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Fear & Anxiety

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Questions About Fear & Anxiety

How do I overcome fear? God hasn't given you a spirit of fear. Discover the biblical antidote to fear that brings true freedom. 15 studies What does the Bible say about anxiety? Anxiety is real, but so is God's peace. Discover what Scripture teaches about worry and finding calm. 15 studies Why am I so afraid all the time? Living in constant fear is exhausting. Discover the roots of fear and God's path to lasting peace. 15 studies How do I stop worrying about the future? Tomorrow's troubles steal today's peace. Discover how to release worry and trust God with your future. 15 studies How do I deal with panic attacks as a Christian? Panic attacks are terrifying but you're not lacking faith. Discover help for anxiety disorders. 15 studies

Bible Studies on Fear & Anxiety

When I Am Afraid, I Trust

Written when Philistines seized David in Gath, this psalm demonstrates how to respond to fear with faith. It contains the memorable declaration: "When...

Fear Not, I Am with You

God challenges the nations and their idols to present their case. Israel need not fear—God has chosen her, will uphold her, and will make her victor...

Psalms 112 100%

The Blessed Life of the Righteous

Psalm 112 describes the flourishing life of those who fear the LORD, showing how righteousness produces blessing, generosity, stability, and lasting i...

Warnings, Parables, and Watchfulness

Jesus warns against hypocrisy and the fear of man, teaching that God knows everything and cares even for sparrows. Through parables of the rich fool a...

1 Chronicles 13 89%

Bringing the Ark: Uzzah's Death and David's Fear

This chapter describes David's first attempt to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, which ended tragically when Uzzah touched the ark and died...

The Beginning of Wisdom

Psalm 111 is an acrostic hymn praising God's works, character, and faithfulness, concluding with the foundational truth that the fear of the LORD is t...

Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears the LORD

Psalm 128 paints a portrait of the blessed family: husband, wife, and children flourishing together in the fear of the LORD.

Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit

David entrusts himself to God in distress, declaring confidence in the LORD's faithfulness while crying out for rescue from enemies and sorrow.

Testing the Spirits

John urges believers to test spirits by their confession of Jesus Christ in the flesh. God is love, and this love was demonstrated in sending His Son ...

Israel Oppressed in Egypt

Exodus 1 bridges Genesis to Exodus, showing Israel's explosive growth in Egypt and Pharaoh's increasingly brutal attempts to control them through slav...

The City of Our God

A song of Zion celebrating the beauty and security of Jerusalem, God's holy mountain, where kings flee in terror and God's people rejoice.

The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Practices

Jesus teaches on private spiritual disciplines—giving, prayer, and fasting—and warns against serving money. He calls His followers to trust the Fa...

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

Jesus commissions His twelve apostles with authority and instructions for their mission. He warns of persecution, calls for fearless witness, and teac...

The Way, the Truth, and the Life

Jesus comforts His troubled disciples with promises of heaven, the Father's house, and His return. He declares, "I am the way, the truth, and the life...

The Beginning of Wisdom

Proverbs 1 introduces the purpose of the book—to gain wisdom, discipline, and understanding—and presents wisdom as a woman crying out in the stree...

Hear Me, LORD, and Answer Me

David's personal prayer weaving together petition and praise. He appeals to God's character—mercy, faithfulness, uniqueness—while crying out for h...

Deliver Me from My Enemies

Written when Saul sent men to watch David's house to kill him, this psalm cries out for rescue from those who lie in wait. David's distress becomes a ...

Philippians 4 62%

Rejoice in the Lord Always

Paul calls for unity, rejoicing, and prayer instead of anxiety. Think on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely. He has learned contentment in a...

Unless the LORD Builds the House

Psalm 127 teaches that all human labor is futile without God's blessing—whether building houses, guarding cities, or raising children.

Betrayed by a Friend

David's anguished prayer when someone close betrayed him—possibly Ahithophel who sided with Absalom. This psalm captures the unique pain of broken t...

The Deaths of Jacob and Joseph

Genesis 50 concludes the book with Jacob's burial in Canaan, the brothers' fear of Joseph's revenge, Joseph's profound statement of God's providence, ...

Jonah Flees from the LORD

God calls Jonah to preach against Nineveh. Instead, he flees toward Tarshish. A great storm arises; sailors discover Jonah is the cause. At his own su...

Parables and Power Over the Storm

Jesus teaches the crowds in parables—the Sower, the Lamp, the Growing Seed, and the Mustard Seed—explaining that the Kingdom grows mysteriously bu...

Do Not Cast Me Away When I Am Old

An elderly believer's prayer combining lifelong trust with anxiety about aging. The psalmist looks back on God's faithfulness from the womb while plea...

Awake, Awake, O Zion

God calls His people to remember their heritage and take courage. The chapter proclaims comfort to the afflicted and announces the good news of salvat...

Balak Summons Balaam

Numbers 22 introduces the Balaam narrative as Moab's fearful king hires a foreign diviner to curse Israel, but God intervenes through a donkey and dir...

The Corruption of Humanity

A wisdom psalm paralleling Psalm 14, exposing the universal reality of human sinfulness and the folly of denying God. Yet hope remains for those who l...

Saul and the Medium of Endor

Facing the Philistine army with no divine guidance, the desperate Saul consults a medium at Endor, who summons Samuel. Samuel confirms Saul's doom—h...

Taste and See That the LORD Is Good

David praises God for delivering him from fear, inviting others to taste God's goodness and learn the fear of the LORD that leads to life.

Power Over Demons, Disease, and Death

Jesus demonstrates comprehensive authority: He delivers a man possessed by a legion of demons, heals a woman who touched His garment after twelve year...

Deuteronomy 7 50%

A Holy People Set Apart

Deuteronomy 7 commands complete separation from Canaanite nations, explains why Israel must destroy idolatrous peoples, and assures them of God's fait...

The Oracle Against Babylon

Isaiah begins a series of prophecies against the nations with Babylon. Though Babylon had not yet risen to dominance, Isaiah sees its fall. The proud ...

Oracle Against Egypt

Egypt will face civil war, failing gods, economic collapse, and conquest. Yet astonishingly, the chapter ends with Egypt, Assyria, and Israel worshipi...

My Help Comes from the LORD

Psalm 121 is one of the most beloved psalms of trust, assuring us that God keeps watch over His people without sleeping or slumbering.

The Sign of Immanuel

When Judah faces invasion by Syria and Israel, King Ahaz trembles. Isaiah offers a sign from God—any sign—but Ahaz refuses. So Isaiah gives the fa...

The LORD Is My Light

David expresses confident trust in God as his light and salvation, longing above all to dwell in God's presence and encouraging others to wait for the...

I Remembered You, God, and I Groaned

Asaph wrestles with spiritual desolation, unable to find comfort even in prayer. Yet he disciplines himself to remember God's past acts, finding that ...

God Delivers Jerusalem

Hezekiah prays, spreading the threatening letter before the LORD. Isaiah prophesies: Sennacherib will return home without entering Jerusalem. That nig...

Crossing the Red Sea

Exodus 14 narrates one of Scripture's most dramatic moments—the crossing of the Red Sea. Trapped between Pharaoh's army and the waters, Israel witne...

The Resurrection and Great Commission

On the third day, women discover the empty tomb. An angel announces Jesus is risen. Jesus appears to them and later to the disciples in Galilee, commi...

David's Rise and Saul's Jealousy

Jonathan and David form a deep friendship, David succeeds in all his missions, but Saul becomes murderously jealous when women sing that David has kil...

Deuteronomy 20 44%

Laws of Warfare

Moses outlines Israel's conduct in warfare, including offering peace before battle, exemptions from military service, and treatment of conquered citie...

Hide Me from the Conspiracy of the Wicked

David prays for protection from those who plot in secret, sharpening their tongues like swords. God's unexpected intervention causes the arrogant to s...

Submission to Authorities

Christians are to submit to governing authorities as God's servants. Pay taxes, give respect. Love fulfills the Law. Wake up—salvation is nearer tha...

Abraham and Abimelech

Genesis 20 recounts Abraham's deception of King Abimelech regarding Sarah, revealing both Abraham's faltering faith and God's protective faithfulness ...

Corinth: Ministry in a Difficult City

Paul plants the Corinthian church during an 18-month stay. He works as a tentmaker, receives divine encouragement through a vision, and establishes a ...

Rahab and the Spies

Joshua sends two spies to Jericho; Rahab hides them, confesses faith in Israel's God, and secures safety for her family.

The Lord is My Shepherd

The most beloved Psalm in Scripture reveals God as our caring Shepherd who provides, protects, and guides us through every season of life.

Isaac and the Philistines

Genesis 26 focuses entirely on Isaac, recounting his sojourn among the Philistines, his struggles over wells, and God's reaffirmation of the covenant ...

The Song of Moses

Exodus 15 contains Israel's great song of triumph after crossing the Red Sea—a celebration of God's power and faithfulness—followed by the first t...

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