RYAN FINNEY
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Sermon

You Are Not a Grasshopper

Fear can become a way of seeing, but God reshapes identity and teaches us to see possibility where fear once set the limits.

Numbers 13–14June 7, 2026

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About this message

Israel’s promise had not changed, but fear changed the way the people saw themselves, the land, and the obstacles in front of them.

This message explores how old words can become limiting beliefs—and how the Spirit of adoption frees us to live as God’s children rather than as slaves to insecurity.

Key ideas

Fear distorts identity. What we believe about ourselves shapes what we think is possible.

God forms us on the way. The destination matters, but so does the person we are becoming.

Adoption gives fear a new answer. We move forward as sons and daughters who belong to God.

Scripture

Numbers 13–14