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COURAGE
Character Counts – Part 4
February 28, 2021
Esther 

COURAGE IS…

 1.    A Call to ______________________________.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.” II Timothy 1:7 (CSB)

 “Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” I John 4:4 (CSB)

 2.    A Call to ________________________________.

“Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:  ‘Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.” Esther 4:15-16 (CSB)

“On the third day, Esther dressed in her royal clothing and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace facing it. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing its entrance.” Esther 5:1 (CSB)

 3.    Often a call to ___________________________.

 “…choose for yourselves today: Which will you worship—the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living? As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord.”  Joshua 24:15 (CSB)