Fear & Anxiety

With the Disciples on the Lake of Galilee

Matthew 8:27

… Brethren, we have been so foolish as to fear His creatures, paying to them a sort of worship of fear, as if they had more power to harm …

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… I feel that I cannot live if He depart; I tremble and fear lest I should grieve Him. I dread lest sloth or pride should overcome me, and …

Cheering Words and Solemn Warnings

Isaiah 3:10

… In our own age, when the Church of God is found among the Gentiles, we see still the broad mark of distinction between men who fear the Lord …

Waiting, Hoping, Watching

Psalm 130:5

… It is mercy that softens the heart, it is the forgiveness of God that leads men to love Him and to fear Him. The true fear of God …

Comfort From the Future

Job 11:16

… For then shall you lift up your face without spot; yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear: because you shall forget your misery, and remember it …

The Last Enemy Destroyed

1 Corinthians 15:26

… By the fear of death they are all their lifetime subject to bondage. Like Uriah the Hittite, they carry in their bosom the message which ordains their death …

Go Back? Never!

Hebrews 11:15

… By faith, Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear For there is a fear which comes of faith—a fear which …

Hypocrisy

Luke 12:1

… There be few, I fear, who love the naked truth; we can scarce endure it in our houses; you would scarcely trade with a man who absolutely stated …

The Church As She Should Be

Solomon 6:4

… Those whom the ungodly fear because they condemn them by their character, they try to put out of the world if they can, or to bespatter them with …

Sweet Stimulants for the Fainting Soul

Psalm 42:6

… One Saturday morning the old lady is full of fear and alarm. If you happen to call upon her just then, you will hear her complaining, "I have …

The Secret Of Health

Psalm 42:11

… Before she had received comfort, they were white with fear. But now they wear a healthy redness and are lovely to her Lord. How about your lips, beloved …

Constraining Love

Psalm 31:23

… O house of Israel be not His slaves—serve not your God as the heathen serve their gods—out of terror and fear, but, "love the Lord all …

Israel And Britain. A Note of Warning

John 12:37-41

… Alas! I fear that we who speak in the name of the Lord in these last days have also to deal with hearts that are gross, ears that …

“Alas For Us, If Thou Wert All, and Nought Beyond, O Earth”

1 Corinthians 15:19

… Even the crossing of the river Jordan is but an easy task, for we shall hear him say, “Fear not; I am with thee: be not dismayed, I …

The Test of Taste

1 Peter 2:3

… Some of you have come as far as that—you know and believe that the Lord is gracious— though you fear that He may not be gracious to …

Untitled Sermon

Exodus 15:1

… No doubt there were individual songs, but the masses did not unite in concerted music—they were too hurried and too much in fear of pursuit. No poet …

The Royal Pair in Their Glorious Chariot

Song 3:6-11

… every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. He made the …

Restraining Prayer

Job 15:4

… THIS is one of the charges brought by Eliphaz the Temanite against Job, "Yes, you cast off fear, and restrain prayer before God." I shall not use this …

Think Well And Do Well

Psalm 26:3

… THROUGHOUT this Psalm David is laboring under the fear that he should be judged and condemned with the ungodly world. He feels in his own heart that he …

The Faculty of Impromptu Speech

… Accustom yourselves to heavenly meditations, search the Scriptures, delight yourselves in the law of the Lord, and you need not fear to speak of things which you have …

The Tender Enquiry of a Friend

Jeremiah 47:5

… Oh, if I am addressing such—and honestly in the sight of God I fear I am—then how long will you chasten yourselves for your neglect? It …

The Purging of the Conscience

Hebrews 9:13

… Nor can we ever be saved from this fear so as to take up our heavenly priesthood and serve God till the precious blood of Christ shall be …

Abram's Call—or, Half-Way—and All the Way

Genesis 11:31

… And any of you who are doing in a measure what is right because of the fear of God and yet are acting in other matters contrary to …

The Search after Happiness

Psalm 4:6

… He has no fear of God, nor any love, nor reverence for Him. Let but his barn be stored, his purse filled, his body fed, his senses gratified …

Speak For Yourself—a Challenge!

John 9:21

… Speak up and speak out for your Master without hesitancy or fear! I. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN SAVED MEN ARE POSITIVELY COMPELLED TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. They must …

Untitled Sermon

Psalm 119:144

… Perhaps, my Brother, you are placed in a position where you are fiercely tempted from without by the world and possibly you may fear that you will not …

Secret Drawings Graciously Explained

Jeremiah 31:3

… Hence the Lord does not decline to work upon the minds of the guilty by motives drawn from fear. Notice the 23rd and 24th verses of the previous …

Joy Born at Bethlehem

Luke 2:10-12

… SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to …

'Cases of Conscience'

Psalm 38:4

… To a greater or less extent, he has first the fear of punishment which afterwards, through the Grace of God, grows into a fear of sin! Then, as …

Patient Job and the Baffled Enemy

Job 1:22

… I fear there are very few of the godly who will fully ripen without affliction. The vine bears but little fruit unless it makes the acquaintance of the …

The Secret of Love to God

1 John 4:19

… There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear. If a man is conscious that he intends no harm to anyone, that he wishes good …

A Paradox

2 Corinthians 12:10

… at least in their own esteem they are very Samsons, although others fear that the Philistines will capture them. By this token may they know their own weakness …

The War of Truth

Exodus 17:9

… Everywhere this is increasing; I fear that the great mass of our population are imbued with an infidel spirit. Then we have more to fear than some of …

Psalm 16

Psalm 16

… Here our joy is mixed with fear (Psalm 2), "Rejoice with trembling;" the women departed from the sepulchre of our Lord "with fear and great joy." Matthew 28 …

A Seasonable Exhortation

1 Peter 1:13

… Our surroundings seem full of fear and we are apt to grow despondent, if not almost despairing. Wisely, then, does bold Peter say to us, "Hope to the …

Climbing the Mountain

Psalm 24:3

… If your road were smooth, you might fear that you were like the wicked who stand in slippery places. Because your pathway is rough, the better foothold for …

A Special Benediction

… When they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear. At the love feasts in the Apostles' day, these ungodly men feasted without fear, just as some do at …

Fast-Day Service

DANIEL 9:1-19

… There is no fear that when we unite in prayer God will refuse to hear. It is as sure as that there is a God, that God will …

The Joy of Redemption

Isaiah 44:23

… Alas, I fear there are some of you who will have no part or lot in this matter! If you would have this last redemption, begin with the …

Jubilee Joy—or, Believers Joyful In Their King

Psalm 149:2

… The text, under the term, "children of Zion," indicates all who fear God, put their trust in Him and yield joyful service to His crown. Are we "children …