Fear & Anxiety

The Poor Man's Prayer

Psalm 106:4

… Notice with interest the first fear felt by this poor trembling Christian. He is afraid that he is such a little one that God will forget him and …

On the Voice

… The thing could be done here, but perhaps the example is needless, as I fear some of you perform the business with remarkable success. Waves of air may …

Confirmation

… But you need not fear; the good Lord will work in you as well as in them. One of these days you who are now a "babe" in …

A Traveller’s Letters Home

… The unhappy vendors of shells and miniature gondolas will, I fear, be half-starved, and the flower-girls look very downhearted. The water now is over the paths …

Jesus Only

… If Jesus only be your trust, you need not fear but what you shall effectually be saved, both now and in the day of his appearing. When a …

Watch-Night Service

Psalm 90:1-22

… I am almost sorry to see this service in print, and fear it will rob many of their week’s food from the regular sermon; but as it …

Letters on Private and Public Affairs, 1856-1890

… Were you up in London last Sunday ? " I am studying that commandment, and I begin to think that I must work much harder, for fear somebody should be …

Why Are We Saved By Faith?

… It enables a man both to live and to die without fear; it prepares both for action and for suffering; and hence the Lord selects it as a …

All of Grace

… Come, and fear not, because remember, if thou feelest thyself to be a sinner, that feeling is God’s gift; and therefore thou mayst very safely come to …

The Increase of Faith

… The foreman of a certain works had often heard the gospel, but he was troubled with the fear that he might not come to Christ. His good master …

Our Manifesto

Galatians 1:11

… Albeit that in so large a company as this I fear there may be a Judas, and the, "Lord, is it I?" may well be passed round with …

Exposition: 1 John 3:1-10

… are your graces like a candle well nigh blown out by the wind! Fear not, beloved; it is not your graces, it is not your frames, it is …

Psalm 58

Psalm 58

… When angels execute God's judgments upon sinners, the saints see much in it; they see matter of fear and praise; of fear, in that God's power …

Ancestry and Genealogy

… house, and has been pleased to bring first one and then another to fear and love His name. I was amused when I read that a friend in …

Psalm 98

Psalm 98

… There is no fear of our being too hearty in magnifying the God of our salvation, only we must take care the song comes from the heart, otherwise …

Frost And Thaw

Psalm 147:16-18

… Even to feel it for a season would congeal the marrow of one's bones and make one's whole being stiff with fear. "Who can stand before …

The Old Man Crucified

Romans 6:6

… If you go to the Commandments of God, or to the fear and dread of Hell, you will find such motives, as they suggest, to be as powerless …

The Loaded Wagon

… Some of you, I fear, have never seen sin in the light of grieving God, or else you would not wish to grieve him any more. On the …

Election

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

… If you are walking in the fear of God, trying to please him, and to obey his commandments, doubt not that your name has been written in the …

Christ and His Table-Companions

… We, at least, have no rebukes to fear from antiquity, for we follow, and mean to follow, the primitive method. Our Lord has given us commandment to do …

Jesus, The Delight of Heaven

Revelation 5:9

… But on this rock our souls may rest without fear and it is because of this that they sing in Heaven, "You are worthy, for You were slain …

The Great Supreme

Deuteronomy 32:3

… My Friends, we also are about to engage in an enterprise for which I fear we are not quite competent. But remember God will provide for us. Often …

Psalm 143

Psalm 143

… He doth not say, "with an enemy, a rebel, a traitor, an impenitent sinner"; but "with thy servant" , one that is devoted to thy fear, one that is …

The Evil and Its Remedy

Ezekiel 9:9

… behold the flashing of its terrible lightnings, till, like Moses, ye shall exceedingly fear and quake, and come away declaring that sin must be a terrible thing, otherwise …

Distinguishing Grace

1 Corinthians 4:7

… Never fear but we should find too many rather than too few to aid its accomplishment. Oh that we had the good spirit of the ancient church, the …

The Memorable Hymn

… dying hour is near at hand! Courage, brother! The waters are chilly; but fear will not by any means diminish the terrors of the river. Courage, brother! Death …

Psalm 106

Psalm 106

… We fear the sons are no great improvement upon the sires. We inherit from our fathers much sin and little wisdom; they could only leave us what they …

The Love Of Jesus—What It Is—None But His Loved Ones Know

Ephesians 3:19

… Yet I fear that if you do not love Christ better than you did. If you do not feel that there are new tendrils which bind you to …

The Sweet Uses of Adversity

Job 10:2

… It was but a little while ago that on thy knees thou west saying, “Lord, I fear I have no faith: let me know that I have faith …

The Saviour's Many Crowns

Revelation 19:12

… was a circumstance on earth, which Christ did not over-rule, I should fear that that circumstance would ruin me. Nay, if there were an angel in heaven …

Psalm 93

Psalm 93

… The conclusion and inference from the whole matter is that "holiness" —not fear nor man serving, but separation unto the Lord— "becometh, " or is the right, wise, and …

Christ—The Power and Wisdom of God

1 Corinthians 1:24

… Get the gospel, and you are a wise man. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and right understanding have they who keep his commandments …

Repentance Unto Life

Acts 11:18

… The summons reach thro’ all the earth Let earth attend and fear; Listen, ye men of royal birth, And let your vassals hear! Together in his presence bow …

Confession of Sin—A Sermon With Seven Texts

Exodus 9:27

… But as I intend to dwell upon this in the evening, I shall now leave it, for fear of wearying you. David was a specimen of this kind …

Christ in the Covenant

Isaiah 49:8

… It all belongs to thee; it is out of pure free favour, beyond the fear of revocation, passed over to thee to be thine actual property—and that …

The Truly Blessed Man

Psalm 1:1-3

… How may I begin this way?" "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom," and this is the fear of the Lord—to trust your soul …

The Blind Beggar

Mark 10:46-52

… O my poor blind brothers and sisters! you, who cannot see Christ to be your Saviour, you that are full of guilt and fear, he calleth you, “Come …

Baptismal Regeneration

Mark 16:15-16

… To open warfare, bold and true hearts raise no objection but the ground of quarrel; it is covert enmity which we have most cause to fear, and best …

Reigning Grace

Romans 5:21

… God would make you master of them all! You have never need to fear! Storms are the triumph of His art and Grace can steer the ship the …

The Enchanted Ground

… Yet there is one more thing; and, if I ever were afraid of anything, I should fear to speak before my grave and reverend fathers in the faith …