Join us as Rabbi Schneider guides us through the journey of overcoming fear through faith. From the experiences of biblical figures like Abraham and Paul, to practical steps for tackling common fears, learn how to wield God’s word as a weapon against the lies of the enemy. This episode offers encouragement and spiritual empowerment, equipping believers to face their fears with divine strength.
Hello and welcome to this edition of Discovering the Jewish Jesus. I’m your host, Dustin Roberts. And today, Rabbi Schneider, he’s gonna show us how to wield the sword of truth. Fear can paralyze us, trapping us in a prison of our own making, and it can leave us feeling defenseless against the enemy’s attacks. But today, Rabbi Schneider, he takes us to Hebrews chapter two, and he’s gonna share how Jesus’ message is a message of freedom. God’s word, it holds the key to liberation and unlocking the chains that the enemy uses to bind us. You can learn more about Rabbi and this ministry, just visit us online at discoveringthejewishjesus.com. Right now, let’s begin our message titled, Confronting the Fears We Face. Here’s Rabbi Schneider.
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Did you know that Jesus came, we read in the book of Hebrews chapter number two, to set us free, not only from the devil, but also from the fears that the devil puts upon God’s people. The word of God is living and active and sharper than a two edged sword, able to pierce between the division of soul and spirit and the bone and its marrow. It’s the word of God, beloved, that created you. It’s the word of God that caused the heavens and earth to come into existence, and it’s the Word of God, beloved, that’s become our sword to defeat the lies of the enemy. You see, fears are made of thoughts. In fact, the Word of God itself is also an expression of thought. What is a word? You don’t have a word without a thought behind the word, so that the word is the verbal expression of the thought. In the same way that God has a word, which is the expression of his thought, Satan also, beloved, is a spirit who moves in the realm of thought. And the way he brings God’s people into fear is through wrong thoughts. We allow our minds to be taken captive by an enemy that pollutes them. God wants to redeem us, spirit, soul, mind, and body. And we need, beloved, to make up our mind that before we die, we’ll be free from fear. Jesus said seven times, he that overcomes will inherit these things. And part of overcoming is overcoming fear. As I’ve said on my previous broadcast, God wants you to win. He wants you to overcome fear. Let’s talk first of all about the fear of getting sick. The Bible says, if he that raised Jesus dwells in us, that he will also give life to our mortal bodies. We need to believe, beloved, that even though the body is decaying, that the Spirit of God within us, the Spirit of life and health can keep us healthy even in a body that’s aging. I’m not saying that your body won’t have some of the symptoms of aging, that you’ll, you know, you won’t be able to do the things that you used to do when you’re young, but you shouldn’t forecast your future in sickness. You should forecast your future in health. See, the Bible says about the patriarchs that they died at an advanced age. Some of them were weak in their body. But the scripture also says that they were satisfied, that God had blessed them in every way, and they were full of life. I’m going to read now from the book of Genesis, chapter number 25, verse 8. Listen to what the Lord said about Abraham, his life when he was old. And Abraham breathed his last. He’s an old man now. I’m sure he’s probably limping, maybe walking with the cane. Maybe his eyesight wasn’t what it once was. But listen what he was like at the end of his life. And Abraham breathed his last and died. In a ripe old age, an old man, listen to this, and satisfied with life, he was gathered to his people. And the scripture says that God had blessed him, beloved, in every way. This is what it says to the patriarchs. So when we read about their life, yeah, they grew old, but beloved, they didn’t grow old in a state of total suffering. We need to believe God, beloved, that his grace is sufficient. Even the theme of suffering. We shouldn’t be afraid of suffering. You know, we look at the Apostle Paul’s life and the prophets kept on warning the Apostle Paul that when he was getting to the end of his journey, that he was going to go into Jerusalem. And they said that when he got into Jerusalem, he was going to be persecuted. He was going to be put in chains. He was going to be thrown into prison. And they were warning him. And, you know, that would be pretty scary to a natural man. You’re going to be arrested. You’re going to be beaten. You’re going to be put in prison. Let me read the book of Acts chapter 20, first of all, verse 22. I’m trying to encourage you. Some of you, you’re not afraid of dying, but you’re afraid of suffering. You’re afraid of getting old and suffering. I want to command you and encourage you today, beloved, to defeat this fear of suffering. Do not be afraid of anything. God’s grace is sufficient. There is nothing to fear. God will be with you. And that means wherever you’re going to be, God’s grace is going to be active in your situation. His power and presence is going to be with you. going before you. He’s going to be a shield for you, like he said to Abraham. Hear the Word of God. Once again, I’m going to read now from Acts chapter 20. We’re talking about Paul and how he knew that in the future he was going to have to suffer some things. But let’s see how Paul responded to it. And let’s pray for the Lord to strengthen us by his Spirit. So we would not be afraid of what we’re going to face when we’re older. Hear the word of God, Acts chapter 20, verse number 22. They’re speaking to Paul. And now behold, bound. Paul says, in spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, except, he says in verse 23, that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions Await me. But I did not consider my life of any account as dear to myself in order that I might finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus to testimony solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God. I’m switching now to chapter 21. I’m going one chapter over, continuing this theme in verse number 10 of Acts 21. And as he was staying there for some days, a certain prophet named Agapus came down from Judea. And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, this is what the Holy Spirit says. In the same way, the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. In other words, the prophet is taking the belt and he’s binding the belt. And he says, in the same way that I’m binding this belt, that’s what’s going to happen to Paul when he goes into Jerusalem. They’re going to take him there and bind him. As the text continues, what happens? Luke is writing, and Luke says in verse 12, and he says, when we heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, what are you doing weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. So Paul had no fear of suffering. Listen, if he didn’t have a fear of suffering, if he didn’t have a fear of facing his old age in life, of being bound and thrown in prison and beaten, if he had no fear of that, he says, I’m not afraid of that. I’m ready not only to suffer for Messiah, I’m ready to die for him. Listen, if he had that strength in his heart, that it’s possible for you and I to have that same strength in our heart. We must not be afraid of the future. We must not be afraid of what we’re going to face in the future. We must not be afraid of what we may suffer in the future. We need to have, beloved, the strength that Paul had in his inner man. He was strengthened with divine might, with the power that had risen Jesus from the dead, that he had no place for fear. Paul said God has not given us a spirit of fear or timidity, but of love and of power and a sound mind. Jesus commanded his disciples, do not be afraid. We’re going to pray right now, beloved. because it’s not enough just to hear. The hearing needs to be mixed with faith, and it needs to be mixed with the power and the energizing work of the Ruach HaKadosh, of the Holy Spirit activated in our soul. So Father God, we bless you right now in Yeshua’s name. And Father, we need your help. We’re asking for a supernatural energizing, Father, of the Holy Spirit in our soul. We’re asking you to strengthen us, Father God, with divine faith. We’re asking you, Father God, to strengthen us, God, that we would take a hold of the word of God and not be afraid according to your command. We’re asking you to strengthen us, Father God, to believe your word that you’re going to be with us in the future. That no matter what we face in the future, we don’t have to live in fear. That we don’t have to tremble. That we can live free. Because Yeshua said, Father, if the Son shows such you free, you’ll be free indeed. And if we would continue in your word, we would be free. So Father God, we pray together as your people. Father, we have made up our mind by your grace to obey you. We know that it does not please you, that it grieves you when we’re living in fear because we’re magnifying Satan rather than magnifying you that has said to us, be of good cheer and do not be afraid. So Father, we ask you not to give us the strength we need, supernatural strengthening and energizing God in our inner man that we would rise up on the inside and And from this day forward, God, we will declare revolt at fear and crush it under our feet. Strengthen us, Father, from this day forward to tread upon demons and scorpions and the power of the enemy in Yeshua’s name. Father, we bless you today. We love you. And we want to love you by not being afraid. We know, Father God, that your testimony The testimony of Jesus’ goodness, God, the fragrance of Messiah Yeshua is not radiating through our lives and not emanating through our lives when we’re living in fear. Father, we know that when we are fearing, we’re not trusting you. Father, when we’re fearing, we’re not loving you. when we’re fearing we’re not in fellowship with you, and this grieves us. Father God, we reach out today like that woman of old that took a hold of your seat, Yeshua, that took a hold of the fringe of your garment. We ask to receive virtue in our life. Strengthen us, oh Father, I pray, with divine might to not fear, to drive the devil and his lies out, Father. with the Word of God to subdue strongholds of fear, to crush them under our feet, and in so doing, Father, glorify You in the process. In Yeshua’s name, and I speak for all Your people, Father, when we say together, amen and amen. Release power, Lord. Release H, Lord. Release fire, strengthen us, Lord. You said that we’d receive power when the Holy Spirit came upon us. So strengthen us with power, I pray, Father, to rise up, O God, and to crush fear and Satan and his lies under our feet. In Jesus’ name, amen and amen.
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We must not be afraid, beloved, to suffer. I’m considering some of the other things that have been typical areas that the enemy has assaulted us in as I think about fear and I think about witnessing. Some of you are in bondage to the fear of witnessing. You know you’re supposed to share your faith. God says that he created us, not that we would be buried under a rock. but that we’d be like lights on a hill, that men would see our good works and give glory to them in heaven. But beloved, unless we tell people why we’re doing good works, unless we tell people about Jesus, even if you’re the best person in the world, how will Jesus get the glory? They might just think it’s you. So we’ve got to not only have good fruit from our life and the things that we do and in the disposition of our personalities and the way that we relate to people and the calmness of our spirit, Not only does there need to be the presence emanating from our life, beloved, to be a witness for Jesus, but the words of the gospel also need to come from our mouth. This is why Paul said in the book of Romans, how should they call upon him whom they’ve not believed? And how should they believe unless there’s a preacher? How good and beautiful are the feet of those that bear good tidings of good news. And so the point is, is that Some of us, beloved, are in the fear of the enemy when it comes to sharing our faith. You’re afraid of being rejected. You’re afraid of being disliked. You’re afraid of what somebody thinks about you. Beloved, this is a terrible, wicked fear. Jesus said if we’re ashamed of He and His words in this wicked and adulterous generation, That he’s going to be ashamed of us, he said, when he comes again in the glory of his Father. So we must recognize that we don’t have a choice. We have to overcome the fear of man. We have to shed off the fear of witnessing. And you can do it. What you need to do, beloved, is just step out in faith into obedience. You may get rejected at times. That’s part of the price of following the Lord. Jesus said, woe to you if all men speak well of you, but blessed are you if you are persecuted for righteousness sake. It’s a good thing to be rejected sometime because of your witness. Because, beloved, we’re not after the acceptance of the world. We’re after the acceptance of God. Jesus said, how can you believe when you seek the glory that comes from man rather than the glory that comes from the only begotten God? The way to get free, beloved, from the fear of witnessing Start to do it. Don’t let the fear of man stop you. The book of Proverbs tells us that the fear of man is a snare. Another fear, beloved, that we must declare war on is simply the fear of evil, the fear of the devil. You know, there’s a lot of Christian people. They love to talk about God. But when you start talking to them about the reality of the devil, they want to turn away. They want to leave. They don’t want to hear anything about it because they’re afraid of the devil and they’re afraid of evil. But I want you to know, beloved, the devil is real and evil is real. And some of God’s people are afraid of it. Yet Jesus told us that he’s given us power over all the authority of the enemy. And so we need to crush the fear of evil, beloved, by having faith in what the spirit of God says. Greater is he that’s in us than he that is in the world. We’re talking about overcoming fear. The way to overcome fear, beloved, is to take God at his word, to grip it, to take a hold of it, to receive it, and then to use it against our fear. I remember as a young person, I was 15 years old, and I remember seeing the movie The Exorcist. When I saw that movie, The Exorcist, and I don’t advise nobody to see that movie. There’s nothing good in it. But when I saw that movie, beloved, even though the synagogue never told me that there was a devil, I knew when I saw that movie that they couldn’t have made a movie like that if there was no evil and no devil. Because you don’t make a movie with all kinds of evil if evil didn’t exist. The only reason the movie exists is because evil is already in the atmosphere. So when I saw that movie, beloved, I got terrified. I saw that little girl in the movie get possessed by the devil, and I said to myself, if it happened to her, how do I know it won’t happen to me? And I was absolutely terrified. Here I’m 15 years old. I’m so afraid. I’m afraid to be in my house alone after this movie. I would wait for my parents to go to sleep. When they would go to sleep, Then what I would do is I would gently open up the door and I would sleep on the floor next to their bed. I was so afraid of being in my room alone. I was afraid of the devil coming to possess me. But I want you to know, beloved, hallelujah, I’m completely and totally set free from that fear in the name of Jesus. Jesus has set me free from many fears. I’ve got a long way to go to be completely free from fear, but I want you to know, beloved, Jesus has set me free by using his word. I’m not afraid of the devil anymore because I have the word of God. Greater is he that’s in me than he that is in the world. I have a living, resurrected Savior that openly triumphed over all the host of hell that sits in the heavens right now. He’s the head and I’m part of his body. I am not afraid of you, Satan. I’m not afraid of evil. The Word of God, beloved, is our strength. We need to seize it and not let anything else in. Using the Word of God, having faith in the Word of God, Using it as a tool and a weapon is your answer and your secret, beloved, for victory over fear. But as long as you let the devil keep beating you up, as long as you’re passive, as long as you don’t do anything about these fears that are assaulting some of you day and night, you’re going to keep being tormented. I want you to know, beloved, the devil is not going to go away until you make him go away. You have to drive him away. You can drive him away, beloved, if you cry out to the Lord to be strengthened by his spirit. And if you use his word, when you find yourself getting afraid, what do you do? You bring yourself back. You call, you cast your care upon the Lord and you continue to use the word of God. You see, beloved, We must magnify God over our fears. Whatever your fear is, you need to magnify God over your fear. If your fear is the fear of getting sick, no. God, beloved, is bigger than your body, and Jesus is your healer. Jesus said he took our infirmities and our sickness in his own body in the tree. So Jesus, we’re believing that you took sickness from me and I’m relying on you and clinging to you to walk in divine health. If you’re afraid of losing money, you cling to Jesus. Jesus, I thank you that you own the cattle of a thousand hills and you told me that I shouldn’t worry about running out of food or running out of clothing. You told me all you do is seek your face and you’re going to take care of everything else. I know it’s a scary thing to be facing an economy that’s in the condition that it is. But beloved, nevertheless, it was scary for Israel when they walked into the promised land and they saw the giants living there. And yet God said, do not fear them. You shall surely take possession of the land. God’s word is true. It will not fail. It’s our only hope and it’s our only anchor. Your answer and my answer for defeating our fears is the Word, beloved, of God. Regardless of what your fear is, there’s a scripture in the written Word of God that you can use, beloved, to combat that fear. I want to encourage you today, beloved, if you’re serious about loving God, this is not an option. We need to magnify the Lord above our fears. So, Father, we give glory to your great name today. Satan is not God. Fear is not God. You are God. And Father, we will not make ourselves the center of the universe. We will make you the center of the universe. Whatever our fear is, Father God, it’s crushed under your feet. Jesus is Lord. Jesus reigns. And Jesus, you said all authority on heaven and earth is given to you. And you commanded us, do not be afraid. Jesus said, only believe. Do not be afraid and you will be made well. And I am saying to you by the power of God this morning, only believe. Do not be afraid and you will be made well. Beloved, almost everybody knows that there’s the Gospel of John, but some may not be as familiar with the three letters that John wrote. They’re towards the end of the New Testament. I’m right now at John’s third letter, and I’m reading the eighth verse. Listen to what the Word of God says. Therefore, we ought to support such men so that we may be fellow workers with them. What John is saying here is that the church ought to support men that are faithfully teaching the truth. I want to ask you, beloved one, if you believe in me, if you believe in the truthfulness and integrity of the message of this ministry, I want to ask you to financially support us. It’s a biblical principle that we ought to financially support those beloved that are preaching the truth. And in doing so, John says, we share in their reward. Thank you for your help.
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Amen. That’s Rabbi Schneider, and he’s going to return in just a moment with a powerful blessing. But first, if you feel called to financially support Discovering the Jewish Jesus with a gift of any amount, we invite you to connect with us today. You can find us online at discoveringthejewishjesus.com. And if it’s easier for you, give us a call. Our number is 800-777-7835. And as a way of expressing our gratitude, you’ll receive our monthly newsletter. Each issue brings Rabbi’s powerful biblical teachings and heartfelt spiritual reflections from his wife, Ms. Cynthia, and also moving testimonials of lives that have been transformed by this ministry. And this month’s publication also offers a window into the remarkable work that God is accomplishing through your faithful financial support. And for those of you today who are listening that are yearning to build a deeper understanding of the Jewish roots of their faith, I want to encourage you to check out our Messianic content online at discoveringthejewishjesus.com and you can get started absolutely free. These are important foundations to our faith. And honestly, a lot of people aren’t talking about them and they just haven’t been taught. So I believe it’ll be a huge blessing to you and the people you impact. Thanks so much for allowing us to do these things. Your giving, your prayers, everything that you do to support this ministry. We really appreciate it. And if you’ve never contributed or you want to today, again, you can call our number 800-777-7835. You can also mail in your donation to Discovering the Jewish Jesus, P.O. Box 777, Blissfield, Michigan 49228. And now here’s Rabbi with the Aaronic Blessing.
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The Aaronic blessing in the book of Numbers, chapter 6, is not a blessing that comes from an impersonal being out there somewhere in the heavens. This special blessing comes from a person, Yahweh, God Almighty, our Creator and Maker. So receive God’s blessing into your life right now.
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift you up with his countenance and the Lord give you, beloved one, his peace. God bless you and shalom.
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I’m your host, Dustin Roberts, and this program is produced and sponsored by Discovering the Jewish Jesus. Join us again next time when Rabbi Schneider continues to help us learn how we can become more courageous. That’s Friday on Discovering the Jewish Jesus.
