Fear & Anxiety

Very Singular

2 Samuel 17:23

… You bow your heads in prayer and yet you do not pray! You are anxious, too, sometimes, and yet that which would end all your anxiety, namely, submission …

Something Worth Seeking

Matthew 6:33

… If you desire knowledge, seek it, but seek first that fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom. If you want wealth, seek it in that …

"By All Means, Save Some"

1 Corinthians 9:22

… At first it shows itself by tender anxiety. The moment a man is saved he begins to be anxious about his wife, his child, or his dearest relative …

Preparation for the Coming of the Lord

1 John 2:28

… OUR first anxious desire is that our hearers would come to Christ. We lay ourselves out to lift Him up, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the …

The Preacher's Last Sermon for the Season

John 7:37

… Have you any desire after God? Have you any will to be rid of your sin? Have you any anxiety to escape from the wrath to come? Have …

A Private Enquiry

1 Samuel 3:17

… him! A pressing anxiety was on him as to how he should speak to Eli—and a battle raged within his heart between a fear of grieving the …

The Growth of the Institutions, 1878-1892

… Flash after flash made everybody feel sober, and prompted me to talk with the boys about that freedom from fear which comes through faith in the Lord Jesus …

Stewards

… Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” The apostle was anxious to be rightly accounted of, and well he might be; for ministers …

Strength in Weakness

… Did you fear him when you first came into contact with him? Did you look upon him as an ironclad, utterly impregnable? The delusion did not last long …

Trust In God—True Wisdom

Proverbs 16:20

… You must fret and worry, and think much about it. That is the way to handle a matter wisely. Why," he says, "look how many are ruined from …

The Comer’s Conflict with Satan

Luke 9:42

… But if you fear that these thoughts are your own, you may say, “I will go to Christ, and even if these blasphemies are mine I will confess …

Penitence, Pardon and Peace

Luke 7:37-38

… That long hair of hers, I fear, is rightly called by Bishop Hall, "the net which she was known to spread to catch her amorous companions." She was …

On the Choice of a Text

… With regard to the sermon, we shall be most anxious, first of all, respecting the selection of the text. No one amongst us looks upon the sermon in …

Royal Homage

Revelation 4:10

… Come! If you have had much to worry you throughout the day, let the sweet thought that you will soon be where not a wave of trouble shall …

Life, and the Path to It

Psalm 16:11

… He will show you the way to meet your last great adversary without a fear and without even a tremor—and He will teach you how to find …

Enquire of the Lord

Ezekiel 36:37

… I pray He will give you painful anxiety for those who are not anxious. In fact, may God make all the members of this Church into anxious enquirers …

The Search Warrant

John 6:64

… But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear Him who after He has killed has power to cast into Hell; yes, I say unto you, Fear …

My Last Letters from Mentone

… In the present instance, the battle raged for eight days with much fury, and then God gave victory to the anxious combatants, and partial deliverance to the poor …

The Great Arbitration Case

Job 9:33

… But the infinite Grace of God proposes an arbitration—and I trust there are many here who are not anxious to have their suit carried into court—but …

Psalm 128

Psalm 128

… Let us cultivate that holy filial fear of Jehovah which is the essence of all true religion;—the fear of reverence, of dread to offend, of anxiety to …

Peace—How Gained, How Broken

Psalm 85:8

… And, secondly, what we fear may hinder our enjoying the blessing which He speaks to us—"Let them not turn again to folly"—a notable word of warning …

Teaching for the Outer and Inner Circles

Mark 4:33

… If they would wait a little while and be instructed, their time might come—but they are so anxious to fight that they will neither put on armor …

The Believer's Present Rest

Hebrews 4:3

… But when our faith begins to forget the Lord and we commence to worry and to fret, then our rest goes at once. It is glorious to live …

"My Garden"—"His Garden"

Solomon 4:16

… There were some parts of the field where the harvest was as low as thirty-fold and I fear that there are some of the Lord's gardens …

Wanted, A Guest Chamber!

Mark 14:14

… That person is already anxious, and my conversation is so consoling that it seems to him that I am sent for the very purpose of relieving his anxiety …

Peter's Shortest Prayer

Matthew 14:30

… I had a godly mother, who has gone Home to Glory—and my dear father is walking in Your fear—let not their son be a castaway. Lord …

Absconding and Apostasy

John 6:67

… It causes great searching of heart among those who abide faithful—and occasions deep anxiety to gentle spirits of tender, sympathetic mold. I trust, dear Friends, that you …

Bright Prospects for Young Believers

Malachi 4:2

… They fear God just as much as this—that they would not willfully sin. They are checked from presumptuous sins by the fear of God and this is …

Heavenly Rest

Hebrews 4:9

… the state of the believer here! Here the Christian has to suffer anxiety. He is anxious to serve his Master, to do his best in his day and …

Fullness of Joy Our Privilege

1 John 1:4

… In this object of pastoral anxiety, he seems to include the whole of the Apostolic College with himself when he says, "These things we write unto you that …

The Great Emancipator

Exodus 4:22

… Should the fear of man, or the fashion of the age so beguile our hearts, becloud our eyes, belie our good profession and utterly befool our common sense …

The Destroyer Destroyed

Hebrews 2:14

… I have no fear of that; O Satan, thy power to tempt me here faileth utterly and entirely. See there my Saviour! He died—he died really and …

The Hunger and Thirst Which Are Blessed

Matthew 5:6

… But I feel a dreadful fear lest I should fall into sin. O wretched man that I am, to have sinful tendencies! Oh, that I could be perfect …

Psalm 37

Psalm 37

… To fret is to worry, to have the heartburn, to fume, to become vexed. Nature is very apt to kindle a fire of jealousy when it sees lawbreakers …

The Unchanging God Cheering Jacob in His Change of Dwelling Place

Genesis 46:1-4

… The Lord loves to see His children anxious to be right. For that anxiety is a great point in their right guidance. If He does not speak to …

A Vexed Soul Comforted

Job 27:2

… Or it may be that there is one ill at home and you fear that precious life cannot be preserved—your cup seems full of trembling. Or, possibly …

A King Sent in Love

2 Chronicles 2:11

… so, I would always be in a fidget about it! I would be anxious to know whether I had made a wise choice or not—whether I might …

Scriptural Salvation

Romans 10:11

… Lord Christ he is not driven into worry and hurry. He quietly walks with God and does not hasten through fear. They say that the floods are out …

Christ with the Keys of Death and Hell

Revelation 1:18

… To comfort him and as if to make this clear the words were spoken, "Fear not." Beloved, those words I would address to you this morning, "Fear not …

Entangled in the Land

Exodus 14:3

… Perhaps their God had shot His last arrow and Egypt might capture His people, again, without fear of plagues. Thus men thought—but the Lord thought otherwise. Do …