Evergreen Christian Community

Great by Choice, 4: The Choice for Courage The Big Idea: Courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to let faith conquer fear through obedience. Backstory on Deborah: Judges 4:4-5 (pg 167) She was a PROPHETESS She was a JUDGE She was WISE Judges 4:6-12 Notes from the Battlefield: 1. The ENEMY is real and intimidating 2. Fear will always search for SOLID FOOTING 3. The strategy for success is FAITHFUL OBEDIENCE ​4​. Being in God's Kingdom and in His FAVOR are distinctly different things COMMUNITY GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. How would you define courage? 2. If courage is something we choose, what is a situation you are facing now, where you need to choose to be courageous? 3. What are some of the things that get in the way of making courageous decisions? 4. What changes when we allow faith to fuel our courage, rather than our will? 5. What is a step you can take this week, to let your faith-led courage move you forward?