Overcoming Fear Part 1

Overcoming Fear Part 1

From Keeping It Young by Dave Young, Bethlie Young

June 8, 2026 · 25 min · Season 7 · Episode 319

About this episode

The episode discusses the universal nature of fear and its impact on individuals and families.

We're continuing our Overcoming series and beginning a new topic, fear. Fear is universal Adam and Eve experienced fear in the garden Farther we go from God and the more disobedient we are, the greater the fear that we experience Our world offers a continual diet of fear Economy World conditions Medical concerns See Reader's Digest illustration p. 82 LaHaye Joseph Fort Newton, former pastor of St. James Church, Philadelphia Had newspaper article called "A ministers mail" His column "everyday living" reached millions of people One article was about fear and he said that "fear leads to worry and worry is a tiny rivulet seeping into the mind like slow poison, until it paralyzes us and cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained." Fear is personal We fear failure We fear that our kids will be hurt We fear retirement We fear not having medical help Parents in our culture especially battle with fear Fear of leaving our kids in a church nursery Fear of letting our kids attend youth ministry Fear of losing our kids to the world Singles battle fear Fear of getting married to the wrong person Fear of being deceived by someone you marry Fear is costly 92% of our fears NEVER…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Young, Bethlie Young

Topics covered

  • fear
  • overcoming fear
  • emotional issues
  • parenting fears
  • spirituality
  • anxiety

Keywords

  • fear
  • anxiety
  • parenting
  • emotional issues
  • spirituality
  • overcoming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. James Church, Reader's Digest

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