Sermon: Fear Not

Published: Sept. 25, 2017, 1 a.m.

b'Isaiah 41\\n\\n10\\xa0So do not fear,\\xa0for I am with you;\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0do not be dismayed, for I am your God.\\n\\nI will strengthen\\xa0you and help\\xa0you;\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I will uphold you\\xa0with my righteous right hand.\\n\\n11\\xa0\\u201cAll who rage\\xa0against you\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0will surely be ashamed and disgraced;\\n\\nthose who oppose\\xa0you\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0will be as nothing and perish.\\n12\\xa0Though you search for your enemies,\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0you will not find them.\\n\\nThose who wage war against you\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0will be as nothing\\xa0at all.\\n13\\xa0For I am the\\xa0Lord\\xa0your God\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0who takes hold of your right hand\\n\\nand says to you, Do not fear;\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I will help\\xa0you.\\n14\\xa0Do not be afraid,\\xa0you worm\\xa0Jacob,\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0little Israel, do not fear,\\n\\nfor I myself will help\\xa0you,\\u201d declares the\\xa0Lord,\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0your Redeemer,\\xa0the Holy One\\xa0of Israel.\\n15\\xa0\\u201cSee, I will make you into a threshing sledge,\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0new and sharp, with many teeth.\\n\\nYou will thresh the mountains\\xa0and crush them,\\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and reduce the hills to chaff.\\n16\\xa0You will winnow\\xa0them, the wind will pick them up,\\n\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edboston/message'