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A Fear to Be Desired
Hosea 3:5
… Hence, "fear," is a word which has a very wide range of meaning. There is a kind of fear which is to be shunned and avoided—that fear …
SERMON • SERMON 1290Godly Fear and Its Goodly Consequence
Proverbs 14:26
… It is quite another kind of fear. It is what we commonly call filial fear of God, like the child's fear of his father. Just think for …
SERMON • SERMON 3080Two Ancient Proverbs
Proverbs 29:25
… What a common evil the fear of man is—the fear of losing human approbation, the fear of incurring human wrath. There are thousands of men who have …
SERMON • SERMON 727God Incarnate, The End Of Fear
Luke 2:10
… The angel said, "Fear not," as though the times of fear were over, and the days of hope and joy had arrived! "Fear not." These words were not …
SERMON • SERMON 3125Fear of Death
Hebrews 2:15
… Therefore, dear Friends, the Church of Christ loses this defense and the world loses this evidence when we are troubled by the fear of death. This fear ought …
SERMON • SERMON 1759The Spirit of Bondage and Adoption
Romans 8:15
… The next fear is a servile fear—the fear of a slave towards his master, lest he should be beaten when he has offended. That is a fear …
SERMON • SERMON 3286The Fear of Death
Hebrews 2:14
… But this is only by the by—the main theme on which I am going to speak is the fear of death And, first, I observe that THE …
SERMON • SERMON 2147Noah's Faith, Fear, Obedience, and Salvation
Hebrews 11:7
Noah's Faith, Fear, Obedience, and Salvation A Sermon (No. 2147) Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, June 1st, 1890, C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington …
SERMON • SERMON 156Fear Not
Isaiah 41:14
… We must not fear; for fear is weakening. Again; we must not fear; for fear dishonors God. Doubt the Eternal, distrust the Omnipotent? O, traitorous fear! thickest thou …
SERMON • SERMON 1463BThe Rising Sun
Malachi 4:2
… If they backslide, they still fear the name of the Lord. They fear it at times very slavishly, with the spirit of bondage, but they fear it. They …
SERMON • SERMON 773David's Holy Wonder at The Lord's Great Goodness
Psalm 31:19
… It does not signify merely the one virtue of fear—it does not signify that feeling at all in the sense of slavish fear—but it takes a …
DEVOTIONALSept. 9 — FEAR HAS ITS PLACE
Prov. 28:14
… 9 FEAR HAS ITS PLACE "Happy is the man that feareth alway" Prov. 28:14 The fear of the Lord is the beginning and the foundation of all …
COMMENTARYPsalm 56
Psalm 56
… It is a blessed fear which drives us to trust. Unregenerate fear drives from God, gracious fear drives to him. If I fear man I have only to …
SERMON • SERMON 1077The Lord Blessing His Saints
Psalm 115:15
… Have you that fear? Have you the fear that makes you confess your past sins—the fear that makes you dread going into such sin again—the fear …
DEVOTIONALMarch 17 — FEAR TO FEAR
Jer. 1:8
March 17 FEAR TO FEAR "Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord" Jer. 1:8 Whenever fear comes …
SERMON • SERMON 3428Private and Confidential
Psalm 25:14
… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him, and He will show them His Covenant." Psalm 25:14 . THIS …
COMMENTARYPsalm 53
Psalm 53
… There were they in great fear, where no fear was. There is a fond and superstitious fear, when men are afraid of their shadows, as Pisander was afraid …
CHAPTERRedeemed Souls Freed From Fear
REDEEMED SOULS FREED FROM FEAR. A TALK WITH A FEW FRIENDS AT MENTONE. “Fear not: for I have redeemed thee.”— Isaiah xliii. 1. REDEEMED SOULS FREED FROM FEAR …
COMMENTARYPsalm 111
Psalm 111
… For neither fear, if it be fear alone; nor faith, if it be faith alone, is accepted of Him. If it be true fear, if such as God …
SERMON • SERMON 2097The Mediator’The Interpreter
Exodus 20:18-20
… Fear plows deep, and then faith sows, and love reaps; but godly fear must lead the way. Godly fear makes prayer to be fervent prayer; it makes the …
COMMENTARYPsalm 34
Psalm 34
… Fear not the wrath of men, neither be tempted to sin through the virulence of their threats; fear God and fear nothing else. For there is no want …
DEVOTIONALOct. 17 — HOLY FEAR
Prov. 13:13
… We are not in fear of its penalties, because we have a fear of its commands. This holy fear of the commandment produces the restfulness of humility, which …
SERMON • SERMON 760The Sweet Harp of Consolation
Isaiah 41:10
… 760) Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, JULY 14, 1867, by C.H.SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "Fear not, for I am with you."- Isaiah 41 …
SERMON • SERMON 157Thy Redeemer
Isaiah 41:14
… Now, brethren, suffer your thoughts for a moment to enlarge upon the fact, that the promise contained in this verse, “Fear not, I will help thee” ( I will …
SERMON • SERMON 2979Our Banner
Psalm 60:4
… To fear God makes a man brave. To fear man is cowardly, I grant, but to fear God with humble awe and holy reverence is such a noble …
SERMON • SERMON 2928Sham Conversion
2 Kings 17:25
… they fear not the LORRD." 2 Kings 17:25 , 33 , 34 . THE world is full of deceptions and counterfeits. We have had to protect ourselves by law against …
CHAPTERFearing to Believe
It is an odd product of our unhealthy nature– the fear to believe . Yet have I met with it often: so often that I wish I may never …
SERMON • SERMON 1595The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death
Psalm 23:4
… SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me …
SERMON • SERMON 2323Obedience Rewarded
Matthew 28:8-10
… They had no great fear, no, not even a little fear, for their great joy had swallowed up their fear. I should have liked to have seen them …
DEVOTIONALMay 10 — FEAR ONLY GOD
Heb. 13:6
May 10 FEAR ONLY GOD "So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me" Heb …
DEVOTIONALApril 7 — WITHOUT FEAR OF MAN
Deut. 28:10
April 7 WITHOUT FEAR OF MAN "And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be …
COMMENTARYPsalm 55
Psalm 55
… They fear not God. The fear required here, is to fear him as God, and as God presented in this name, Elohim; which though it be a name …
SERMON • SERMON 1622Mongrel Religion
2 Kings 17:41
… Many a man is driven by fear where he could not be drawn by love. He does not love the Lamb, but he does fear the lions. The …
SERMON • SERMON 2176The Lord No More Angry with His People
Isaiah 54:9
… First, what men have the most cause to fear and secondly, what the saints need never fear. I. And, first, WHAT MEN HAVE THE MOST TO FEAR. All …
SERMON • SERMON 2496Joyful Anticipation of the Second Advent
Luke 21:28-31
… because fear has torment." He that fears is not made perfect in love. What cause has a Christian for fear? What is there that can harm the man …
COMMENTARYPsalm 112
Psalm 112
… To fear when it is not becoming, and not to fear when fear is proper, these are not blessedness for a man, but misery and wretchedness. The prophet …
COMMENTARYPsalm 2
Psalm 2
… Verse 11. "Serve the Lord with fear." This fear of God qualifies our joy. If you abstract fear from joy, joy will become light and wanton; and if …
SERMON • SERMON 3128Good Cheer From Christ's Real Presence
Mark 6:45-52
… We are expressly forbidden to fear the fear of the heathen and that is one of their greatest horrors—their dread of witchcraft, necromancy and other supposed manifestations …
COMMENTARYPsalm 36
Psalm 36
… It is not the imperfection or shortcoming in the fear of God, but the being destitute of it altogether, that proveth a wicked man: There is no fear …
DEVOTIONALFeb. 18 — GOD WILL ANSWER
Ps. 145:19
… 18 GOD WILL ANSWER "He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them" Ps. 145:19 His …