Fear & Anxiety

The Work of the Holy Spirit

Galatians 3:3

… The man is sick by day and night; his flesh creepeth on his bones for fear; he cannot eat, his appetite fails him. He cannot bear the sound …

The Battle of Life

… If you begin with lowliness, you will not need to be humiliated. "He that is down need fear no fall, He that is low no pride; He that …

Paul's Sermon Before Felix

Acts 24:25

… But, blessed be God, from that fear I have been delivered long ago. There walketh not a man on the surface of this earth whom I dare not …

Justice Satisfied

Romans 3:26

… your feet shall be on a rock; and a new song shall be in your mouth, even praise for evermore. “From whence this fear and unbelief?— Hast thou …

Sins of Omission

Jeremiah 11:8

… of commission there is an omission—an omission, at least, of that godly fear which would have prevented disobedience. Our Lord has told us that the whole law …

Sharing Christ's Life

John 14:19

… At the bottom of every man's heart there is, I suppose, a fear of ceasing to be. Some infidels seem to find comfort in the thought of …

Jerusalem the Guilty

Luke 13:33

… We begin to look at them and we must be quick, for fear he should come and catch us. Look at this entry, "Half a dozen widows' houses …

Jehovah Tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness

Jeremiah 23:6

… your future errors, and while you weep the tears of repentance, let no fear of damnation blanch your cheek. You stand before God to-day robed in your …

Elijah’s Appeal to the Undecided

1 Kings 18:21

… On the one hand, their ancient traditions led them to fear Jehovah, and on the other hand, their interest at court led them to bow before Baal. Many …

Simeon's Swan Song

Luke 2:29

… Unless something can be done, I fear that many will desert from under the black flag and enlist under the standard of Jesus of Nazareth. I would gladly …

Pleading With the Indifferent

Lamentations 1:12

… any reason to believe that 15 more years will do it? No, I fear that with some of you the harvest is past and the summer is ended …

Clinging to Christ

John 6:67

… The secret of the Lord is with you who fear Him. He has delivered you in six troubles, and in seven no evil has touched you. You bear …

The New Song

Psalm 98:1

… This it is to be a Christian, and ever afterwards this shall be your war-note—“Holiness, and the cross thereof!” O take this, all! Fear not. The …

Lecture II: Anecdotes From The Pulpit.

… More of such, preaching, and we should have less fear of the return of popery. The common people heard him gladly, and his lively anecdotes accounted for much …

Faith in the Person of the Lord Jesus

… what is the reason? Do you think the way of salvation, as laid down in the text we have quoted, to be dubious? Do you fear that you …

How May Faith Be Illustrated?

… For days, weeks, or even months, he never sees sail or shore; yet on he goes day and night without fear, till one morning he finds himself exactly …

Heavenly Worship

Revelation 14:1-3

… To a lion-Christ we need fear to come; but the Lamb-Christ!—oh, little children, were ye ever afraid of lambs? Oh, children of the living God …

Love's Commendation

Romans 5:8

… the city; or if some little sickness is about thee thou shakest for fear; what wilt thou do when thou art in the jaws of death, when his …

Human Depravity And Divine Mercy

Genesis 8:21

… there is no fear of God before their eyes. Now we know that what things so ever the Law says, it says to them who are under the …

The Father's Will

John 6:39

… close, let me say to any troubled person here present—beloved Friend, never fear that there is anything in the secret purposes of God which can contradict the …

Prompt Obedience

Psalm 18:44

… of sin—and pray that you may walk in holiness and in the fear of the Lord all the days of your life. If any of you have …

Pride and Humility

Proverbs 18:12

… ask God to make you a man—those are scarce things now-a-days—a man who only fears God, who knows no fear of any other kind …

The Two Effects of the Gospel

2 Corinthians 2:15-16

… Will ye then ever cease to pray? I fear ye have not uttered so many prayers this morning as ye should have done; I fear there has not …

Faith Justifying Speech

Psalm 116:10

… Even under the old dispensation, "they that feared the Lord spoke often, one to another." And they that truly fear the Lord do the same now. If you …

Some Reminiscences of Foreign Travel

… It was such a novel experience, too, for he always enjoyed the mountain passes, and never knew any fear. At last, we did get him to make the …

The Pleiades and Orion

Job 38:31

… Between these two millstones will not Christ's kingdom be crushed? May we not fear that rationalism and ceremonialism will be like the two hands of Samson to …

Overwhelming Obligations

Psalm 116:12

… I was delivered up to fear, and doubt, and despair. Bless the Lord, it is over now! Blessed be the name of God, my soul has escaped like …

Under His Shadow

Psalm 91:1

… God is withdrawn—if you dwell near to God you shall know no fear of these things, for neither death nor Hell can injure the man that lives …

How God Condemned Sin

Romans 8:3

… For how, then, should we fear Him with the reverence due unto His name? The fact of there being mysteries should never stagger us, poor worms of a …

Meditation on God

Psalm 104:34

… First, here is A VERY PROFITABLE EXERCISE—"meditation." Meditation is a word that more than half of you, I fear, do not know how to spell. You know …

God's Knowledge of Sin

Psalm 69:5

… My true record is on high, so I need not fear what the record below may be." That is a very delightful thought! At the same time, can …

The Exodus

Exodus 12:41

… Ah! do not fear, ye sons of God; he who brought the Israelites all out in one night can bring you all out, though you are in the …

Christ's Prayer and Plea

Psalm 16:1

… Do not allow me to bow before its blandishments, nor to fear its frowns. Preserve me from the devil. Let him not tempt me above what I am …

The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:34

… There was the bloody sweat in Gethsemane; there was the watching all night, just as the high priest did for fear that uncleanness might touch him; there was …

The Broad Wall

Nehemiah 3:8

… this or that just now, for So-and-So is here." They will fear you in a certain sense. They will admire you in secret. And who can …

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

2 Corinthians 9:15

… They sometimes think that they have, but they more often fear that they have not. Never tolerate a doubt on this subject, I implore you. Get full assurance …

Our Hiding Place

Isaiah 32:2

… But if Immanuel's face appears, My hope, my joy begins! His name forbids my slavish fear, His Grace removes my sins." The very fact that God has …

Grace For Communion

Solomon 4:16

… Our highest wish is that Jesus may have joy in us! I fear that we often come to the table of communion with the idea of enjoying ourselves …

God's Unspeakable Gift

2 Corinthians 9:15

… He had boasted of what they would do, but he had just a little fear that they might fall behind and not quite come up to what he …

The Immutability of God

Malachi 3:6

… I go flat on the promise at once, and that is why I fear no fall.” Then let us always say, “Lord there is the promise; it is …