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  NO FEAR ON THE JOURNEY
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: The sermon encourages listeners to follow Christ without fear
or reservations, trusting in His presence and guidance.

Topics: "Following Jesus", "Overcoming Fear"
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 20:3, Ruth 1:16, Matthew 16:24, Philippians 4:13, 2 Timothy 1:7

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Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of following Jesus
wholeheartedly, even in the face of fear, trembling, and uncertainty,
urging believers to trust in God's strength and guidance. She emphasizes
the need to overcome cowardice and hardness of heart, asking for the
Lord's help to subdue any resistance to following Him. Tileston
highlights the challenge of anticipating the consequences of following
Christ, drawing parallels to the experiences of Peter and the sacrifices
made by true disciples who are willing to go wherever Jesus leads,
regardless of the difficulties and dangers.

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Let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye
terrified because of them.

DEUTERONOMY 20:3

SON of the living God! Oh, call us

Once and again to follow Thee,

And give us strength, whate'er befall us,

Thy true disciples still to be.

And if our coward hearts deny Thee,

In inmost thought, or deed, or word,

Let not our hardness still defy Thee,

But with a look subdue us, Lord.

HENRY A. MARTIN

HALF our difficulty in doing anything worthy of our high calling, is the
shrinking anticipation of its possible after-consequences. But if Peter
had tarried, and cast up all that was to come, the poverty, and
wandering, and solitude, and lonely old age, the out-cast life, and
chance of a fearful death, it may be he would have been neither an
Apostle nor a Christian.

HENRY EDWARD MANNING

Some men will follow Christ on certain conditions--if He will not lead
them through rough roads--if He will not enjoin them any painful tasks--
if the sun and wind do not annoy them--if He will remit a part of His
plan and order. But the true Christian, who has the spirit of Jesus,
will say, as Ruth said to Naomi, "Whither thou goest I will go,"
whatever difficulties and dangers may be in the way.

RICHARD CECIL

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/no-fear-on-the-journey/
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