Spurgeon's Sermons The Silken Fetter
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Mar 12, 2026 A preacher reflects on fearing God by recognizing His abundant goodness. He contrasts spiritual salvation with earthly blessings and warns prosperity can breed pride. Listeners are urged to respond with gratitude, humility, and dedicated service. Wealth brings responsibility and the risk of chastening if misused. A final appeal invites those prospering apart from God to repent and seek mercy.
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Goodness Can Mislead The Heart
- God's goodness can produce pride or complacency rather than true reverence.
- Spurgeon notes many who enjoy continuous blessings sleep in self-complacency or grow arrogant like Pharaoh and Sennacherib.
Spiritual Goodness Demands Awe
- Divine goodness to believers includes election, covenant, and redemption that ought to provoke awe.
- Spurgeon emphasizes the unsearchable mercy in Christ and long-suffering that drew sinners to salvation.
Let Gratitude Lead To Devoted Service
- Fear God with admiration and adoration, letting gratitude produce worship and devoted service.
- Spurgeon urges believers to be constrained by goodness to offer themselves and long for eminent holy labour.
