Winkie Pratney emphasizes that the fear of the Lord is the foremost requirement from God, as stated in Deuteronomy 10:12. He explains that while love, service, and obedience are important, they stem from a proper understanding of God's greatness and holiness. Pratney explores the dual nature of fear in the Bible, contrasting the fear of the Lord with the fear that God does not give us, and highlights that true reverence for God leads to wisdom and understanding. He encourages believers to seek a deeper revelation of God's beauty and majesty, which will transform their lives and lead to genuine worship and obedience.

In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of obeying God's commands and not taking them lightly. He uses the example of Saul, who was given the task of executing justice on a group of people with a bad reputation. However, Saul failed to fully obey God's command and suffered the consequences. The preacher warns that disobedience to God's will can lead to condemnation and judgment, and urges listeners to share this message with others who may be on a destructive path.

This sermon emphasizes the importance of repentance and the seriousness of sin and its consequences, highlighting the need for a change of heart to avoid perishing. It addresses the tendency to justify sin and downplay its severity, warning against hardening our hearts to the truth of God's Word. The speaker urges listeners to align their beliefs with the Bible's standards of right and wrong, emphasizing the reality of eternal punishment and the need to heed Jesus' warnings about hell.

This sermon focuses on hindrances to spiritual growth, emphasizing the importance of unity, forgiveness, and looking to Jesus for salvation, spiritual growth, and rest. It highlights the need to address distractions, excess, disunity, and lack of surrender to God in order to experience true growth and transformation.

Shane Idleman emphasizes the destructive nature of pride in marriage, explaining that God resists the proud but shows grace to the humble. He highlights how pride can lead to a hard heart, bitterness, and ultimately, divorce, while humility fosters healing and unity in relationships. Idleman encourages couples to recognize and repent of prideful attitudes, as humility is essential for receiving God's favor and grace in their marriages. He stresses the importance of being transparent and honest about struggles, as this openness allows God's grace to permeate their lives and relationships. Ultimately, he calls for a commitment to humility as the greatest gift to one's spouse and children.

Edward Payson preaches about the importance of heeding God's warnings and messages, emphasizing the consequences of indifference towards His word. He draws parallels between historical accounts of nations who disregarded God's messages and the current state of the listeners, urging them to repent and seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Payson highlights the severity of the sin of hearing God's word without being moved, pointing out contempt, unbelief, and hardness of heart as underlying issues that need to be addressed.

Charles Finney addresses the 'Hardness of Heart' in his sermon, emphasizing how the disciples, despite witnessing miracles, failed to understand due to their hardened hearts. He explains that hardness of heart is a voluntary state of mind, influenced by selfishness, which blinds individuals to truth and affects their feelings and judgments. Finney illustrates this with examples from scripture and personal observations, showing that a hard heart leads to misunderstanding, delusion, and a lack of genuine faith. He urges listeners to self-examine and recognize the state of their hearts, as true revival and understanding come from a softened heart open to God's truth.

Thomas Watson preaches about the importance of working out one's salvation with fear and trembling, emphasizing the excellence and necessity of salvation, the act of working out salvation, and the obstacles and helps in the journey of salvation. He highlights the difficulty, rareness, and possibility of this work, urging Christians to diligently pursue salvation with holy fear and industry. Watson addresses the act of working out salvation, the object being one's own salvation, and the manner in which this should be done with fear and trembling, drawing attention to the need for fear, love, reliance on Christ's strength, humility, prayer, and hope in the process of working out salvation.

Jonathan Edwards preaches about the contrast between gracious affections that soften the heart and false affections that harden it. Gracious affections lead to a Christian tenderness of spirit, promoting a deep sense of sin, a dread of displeasing God, and a humble reverence in worship. True grace increases convictions of conscience, making the heart tender towards sin, while false conversions diminish conscientiousness. Gracious affections, including godly sorrow, joy, and hope, all contribute to this Christian tenderness of heart, fostering a balance of holy assurance and reverential fear.