For a talk given Feb 13, 2016 at Blazing Fire Church. The audio (and embedded slides) can be found at: http://blazingfire.podbean.com/e/russ-fochler-boldness-and-humility/

1. Boldness & Humility
Russ Fochler
February 13, 2016

2. Keys to Truly Living Life
• God resists the proud but gives
grace to the humble (1 Peter 5:5b,
James 4:6, Prov 3:34)
• Blessed are the “poor” in spirit.
(Matt 5:3)
• After Jesus’ death, His disciples
prayed for boldness (Acts 4:29)
• We give our Father pleasure when
we live boldly instead of fearfully.
(Heb 10:38)

3. But, We’re Tempted to
Misuse and Excuse
• My stiff-necked, hard-driving, steam-
roller ways? Oh, but I’m just being
“Bold in Lord”! I’m making things
happen!
• My avoidance of uncomfortable conflict,
hiding from challenges, putting myself
down? Oh, but I’m just being “humble”.
I’m “staying low”!

4. True Humility
Means We Are Receptive:
• To God’s heart - via impressions,
pictures, thoughts, feelings…
• To new information that may not “fit” with
what we’ve assumed.
• To the possibility we may need to change
what we are doing — in order to stay “in
alignment” with what is true and loving.

5. Humility Like Jesus:
• Jesus resisted being offended when
others put him down, and sought to
hurt his reputation. Jesus didn’t ask
his Father to send angels to prove
His divinity.
• Yet Jesus strongly stood up for the
work of Holy Spirit and Father God.

6. True Humility:
Doesn’t Force It’s Way
• Lives in unforced rhythms of grace.
• Motivated by 1st Cor 13 ways of Love.
• “Love is patient and kind. Love is not
jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It
does not demand its own way. It is not
irritable…” (1 Cor 13:4-5a)

7. “Checking In” with our heart:
What is my true motivation here?
• Fear and Anxiety?
• Love and Trust?
• Afraid of looking silly? Fear of being
misunderstood? Fear of appearing
vulnerable? Anxiety about my needs?
• Connecting with God’s heart? Loving
someone God loves? Confidence that God is
with me. Trusting He cares about my needs?

8. Godly Boldness Comes When
• Our heart is aligned with Jesus’ heart;
when our passion for His Kingdom to
come into a situation is strong.
• We move in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• We feel confident — a confidence that
comes from Father’s confidence in us.
We “know” that we are flowing in an
aspect of our destiny.

9. Churchill’s Bodyguard and Aide
Walter Thompson
Winston Churchill 1941
“Walking With Destiny”

10. Godly boldness and confidence often are
“fruit” from what you and God walked
through earlier. He uses all things for
our good — He wastes nothing.
Moses starts his life’s work at 80,
Churchill at age 65, yet David had godly
boldness as a youth (the bear, and the
lion before Goliah).

11. 1 Peter 5:6
Therefore humble yourselves under the
mighty hand of God, that He may exalt
you in due time, 7 casting all your care
upon Him, for He cares for you.

12. “Heroes”
David Hogan speaking at Bethel Church in Redding

13. –David Hogan
“It’s a good thing I’ve lost my
embarrassment, my fear of man, and
my ‘give a flying flip’ button…”