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  (SERMON CLIP) HOW DO YOU FEAR GOD？
  by John Piper
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the concept of fearing God as
acknowledging His power, holiness, and awesomeness, leading us to run to
Him rather than away from Him. Fearing God is not a mere requirement but
a posture of covenant-keeping, receiving Jesus, and approaching Him with
reverence, humility, and without presumption. The sermon highlights the
importance of trembling in God's presence, coming with a broken and
contrite heart, and working out salvation with fear and trembling to
avoid destruction away from Him.

Topics: "Fear of God", "Humility in Worship"
Scripture References: Proverbs 9:10, Psalm 51:17, Philippians 2:12, Hebrews 12:28, Psalm 2:11, Proverbs 8:13, Isaiah 66:2, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Psalm 34:9

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This sermon emphasizes the concept of fearing God as acknowledging His
power, holiness, and awesomeness, leading us to run to Him rather than
away from Him. Fearing God is not a mere requirement but a posture of
covenant-keeping, receiving Jesus, and approaching Him with reverence,
humility, and without presumption. The sermon highlights the importance
of trembling in God's presence, coming with a broken and contrite heart,
and working out salvation with fear and trembling to avoid destruction
away from Him.

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Here's what I think fearing God means today. I think fearing God means
that God is, in your mind and heart, so powerful and so holy and so
awesome that you would not dare to run away from Him, but only run to
Him. In other words, fearing God is not another requirement.

It's the way you do covenant keeping. It's the way you receive Jesus.
It's the way you come to Jesus.

You come reverently. You come humbly. You come without any presumption
that you deserve anything or He owes you anything.

You come trembling, or as we saw in Psalm 51, you come with a heart that
is broken and contrite. Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Tremble, if you ever feel any inclination to leave this God.

There is only destruction away from Him. Oh, how we should fear to leave
the Lord. Tremble in His presence that He would so graciously receive
us, forgive all of our sins, and make an everlasting future.

So many people do not fear their carnal departures. They don't tremble.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/Ft8YuHcqP2o.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/john-piper/sermon-clip-how-do-you-fear-god/
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