FULL ASSURANCE – Charles Spurgeon

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FULL ASSURANCE – Charles Spurgeon FULL ASSURANCE “Say unto my soul, I am your salvation.” Psalm 35:3. THE Psalmist, when he wrote these words, was surrounded by many and furious enemies. He pleads with God to take hold on shield and buckler, and to come forth for his defense. Yet, he feels that there is […]

THE MISSIONARIES’ CHARGE AND CHARTER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE MISSIONARIES’ CHARGE AND CHARTER – Charles Spurgeon THE MISSIONARIES’ CHARGE AND CHARTER “And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth, go you, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy […]

JESUS ABOUT HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS – Charles Spurgeon

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JESUS ABOUT HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS – Charles Spurgeon JESUS ABOUT HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS “Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.” John 4:34. IT is peculiarly pleasing to the Christian to observe the interest which God the Father takes in the work […]

THE LAST CENSUS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE LAST CENSUS – Charles Spurgeon THE LAST CENSUS “The Lord shall record, when He registers the people, that this man was born there.” Psalm 87:6. SEVERAL times, according to the record of Scripture, there was a census taken of the people of God. When Jacob went down into Egypt all his offspring were numbered, […]

CHRISTIAN BAPTISM – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRISTIAN BAPTISM – Charles Spurgeon CHRISTIAN BAPTISM “Buried with Him in baptism, wherein also you are risen with Him through the faith of the operation of God who has raised Him from the dead.” Colossians 2:12. IT is the firm belief of almost all Christian people that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, before He […]

A BLAST OF THE TRUMPET AGAINST FALSE PEACE – Charles Spurgeon

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A BLAST OF THE TRUMPET AGAINST FALSE PEACE – Charles Spurgeon A BLAST OF THE TRUMPET AGAINST FALSE PEACE  “Peace, peace, when there is no peace.” Jeremiah 6:14. MINISTERS are fearfully guilty if they intentionally build up men in a false peace. I cannot imagine any man more greatly guilty of blood than he who […]

PERFECT CLEANSING – Charles Spurgeon

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PERFECT CLEANSING – Charles Spurgeon PERFECT CLEANSING “For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed.” Joel 3:21. SOME think that this text has reference to the blood of the persecuted and martyred Israel. God had by terrible judgments avenged Himself of the different nations who had carried His people captive, and according […]

CHRIST’S FINISHED WORK – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST’S FINISHED WORK – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S FINISHED WORK . “It is finished!” John 19:30. THERE never existed but one being who in truth could affirm of His work—“It is finished!” Incompleteness and defect trace the vastest, elaborate, and accomplished products of human genius and power. That brilliant volume of history, at a period of […]

TEMPLE GLORIES – Charles Spurgeon

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TEMPLE GLORIES – Charles Spurgeon TEMPLE GLORIES “It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For […]

THE INTEREST OF CHRIST AND HIS PEOPLE IN EACH OTHER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE INTEREST OF CHRIST AND HIS PEOPLE IN EACH OTHER – Charles Spurgeon THE INTEREST OF CHRIST AND HIS PEOPLE IN EACH OTHER “My Beloved is mine, and I am His.” Song of Solomon 2:16. THE Church says concerning her Lord, “My Beloved is mine, and I am His.” No “ifs,” no “buts.” The two […]

SPIRITUAL PEACE – Charles Spurgeon

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SPIRITUAL PEACE – Charles Spurgeon SPIRITUAL PEACE  “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you.” John 14:27. OUR Lord was now about to die, to depart from this world, and to ascend to His Father; He therefore makes His will; and this is the blessed legacy which He leaves to the faithful—“peace […]

CHRIST SET FORTH AS A PROPITIATION – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST SET FORTH AS A PROPITIATION – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST SET FORTH AS A PROPITIATION “Christ Jesus whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood.” Romans 3:25. WE commenced the services in this place by the declaration that here Christ shall be preached. Our brother, who followed us, expressed […]

SIN IMMEASURABLE – Charles Spurgeon

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SIN IMMEASURABLE – Charles Spurgeon SIN IMMEASURABLE “Who can understand his errors?” Psalm 19:12. WHAT we know is as nothing when compared with what we know not. The sea of wisdom has cast up a shell or two upon our shore, but its vast depths have never known the footstep of the searcher. Even in […]

MR. EVIL-QUESTIONING TRIED AND EXECUTED – Charles Spurgeon

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MR. EVIL-QUESTIONING TRIED AND EXECUTED – Charles Spurgeon MR. EVIL-QUESTIONING TRIED AND EXECUTED “Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them and be clean?” 2 Kings 5:12. PROUD SELF and EVIL QUESTIONING are two of Satan’s firmest allies and two of the […]

EVANGELICAL CONGRATULATIONS – Charles Spurgeon

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EVANGELICAL CONGRATULATIONS – Charles Spurgeon EVANGELICAL CONGRATULATIONS “Christ is preached, and I therein do rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.” Philippians 1:18. HOW Paul would have rejoiced had he been living now! Judging from the effect that was produced upon his mind by the evangelical labors at Rome, what do you think, brothers and sisters, would […]

A REVIVAL SERMON – Charles Spurgeon

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A REVIVAL SERMON – Charles Spurgeon A REVIVAL SERMON “Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that sows seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.” Amos 9:13. GOD’S promises are not exhausted when they are […]

THE FIRST SERMON IN THE TABERNACLE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FIRST SERMON IN THE TABERNACLE – Charles Spurgeon THE FIRST SERMON IN THE TABERNACLE “And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.” Acts 5:42. I DO not know whether there are any persons here present who can contrive to put themselves into my present […]

THE MARCH! – Charles Spurgeon

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THE MARCH! – Charles Spurgeon THE MARCH! “And it came to pass, when the ark set out, that Moses said, Rise up, O Lord! Let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.” Numbers 10:35. THE people of God in the wilderness were led instrumentally by the wisdom of Moses […]

THE TREASURE OF GRACE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE TREASURE OF GRACE – Charles Spurgeon THE TREASURE OF GRACE “The forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.” Ephesians 1:7. AS IS Isaiah among the prophets, so is Paul among the apostles; each stands forth with singular prominence, raised up by God for a conspicuous purpose and shining as a star […]

THE GREAT SUPREME – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GREAT SUPREME – Charles Spurgeon THE GREAT SUPREME “Ascribe you greatness to our God.” Deuteronomy 32:3. OUR God is one God. He is none other than the infinite Jehovah who of old spoke unto His people, and revealed Himself by that marvelous incommunicable name—the name Jehovah! And yet, though He is one God, we […]

HOME QUESTION – Charles Spurgeon

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HOME QUESTION – Charles Spurgeon HOME QUESTION “But are there not with you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God?” 2 Chronicles 28:10. THIS was a home stroke. When the children of Israel had bloodthirsty thoughts towards their brethren of Judah, the prophet very earnestly dissuaded them. “Why deal you so sternly with […]

THE SILVER TRUMPET – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SILVER TRUMPET – Charles Spurgeon THE SILVER TRUMPET “Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Isaiah 1:18. THE chiefs of sinners are objects of the choicest mercy. […]

HUMILITY – Charles Spurgeon

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HUMILITY – Charles Spurgeon HUMILITY “Serving the Lord with all humility of mind.” Acts 20:19. IT is not often that a man may safely speak about his own humility. Humble men are mostly conscious of great pride, while those who are boastful of humility have nothing but false pretense, and really lack and need it. […]

THE KING’S HIGHWAY OPENED AND CLEANED – Charles Spurgeon

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THE KING’S HIGHWAY OPENED AND CLEANED – Charles Spurgeon THE KING’S HIGHWAY OPENED AND CLEANED “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved, and your house.” Acts 16:31. YOU will remember that when the children of Israel were settled in Canaan, God ordained that they should set apart certain […]

THE SHULAMITE’S CHOICE PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SHULAMITE’S CHOICE PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon THE SHULAMITE’S CHOICE PRAYER “Set me as a seal upon Your heart, as a seal upon Your arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench Your love, nor can […]

THE GLORIOUS RIGHT HAND OF THE LORD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GLORIOUS RIGHT HAND OF THE LORD – Charles Spurgeon THE GLORIOUS RIGHT HAND OF THE LORD “And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short? You shall now see whether My word shall come to pass unto you or not.” Numbers 11:23. GOD had made a positive promise to Moses that […]

NONE BUT JESUS—SECOND PART – Charles Spurgeon

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NONE BUT JESUS—SECOND PART – Charles Spurgeon NONE BUT JESUS—SECOND PART “He who believes on Him is not condemned.” John 3:18. our time was mainly taken up with the description of Faith—what it is. We had only a few minutes left at its close to describe what it leads to—the privilege of justification, which is […]

NONE BUT JESUS—FIRST PART – Charles Spurgeon

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NONE BUT JESUS—FIRST PART – Charles Spurgeon NONE BUT JESUS—FIRST PART “He who believes on Him is not condemned.” John 3:18. THE way of salvation is stated in Scripture in the very plainest forms and yet, perhaps, there is no truth about which more errors have been uttered than concerning the faith which saves the […]

A NEW YEAR’S BENEDICTION – Charles Spurgeon

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A NEW YEAR’S BENEDICTION – Charles Spurgeon A NEW YEAR’S BENEDICTION “But the God of all grace, who has called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.” 1 Peter 5:10. THE apostle Peter turns from exhortation to prayer. He knew that if […]

ADOPTION – Charles Spurgeon

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ADOPTION – Charles Spurgeon  ADOPTION “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.” Ephesians 1:5. IT is at once a doctrine of Scripture and of common sense, that whatever God does in time He predestined to do in eternity. Some men find […]

THE TABERNACLE—OUTSIDE THE CAMP – Charles Spurgeon

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THE TABERNACLE—OUTSIDE THE CAMP – Charles Spurgeon THE TABERNACLE—OUTSIDE THE CAMP “And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it outside the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that everyone which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which […]

A CHRISTMAS QUESTION – Charles Spurgeon

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A CHRISTMAS QUESTION – Charles Spurgeon A CHRISTMAS QUESTION “For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given.” Isaiah 9:6. UPON other occasions I have explained the main part of this verse—“The government shall be upon His shoulders, His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God.” —HIS NAME—WONDERFUL —HIS […]

THE EARNEST OF HEAVEN – Charles Spurgeon

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THE EARNEST OF HEAVEN – Charles Spurgeon THE EARNEST OF HEAVEN “That Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance.” Ephesians 1:13, 14. SO then, heaven, with all its glories, is an inheritance! Now, an inheritance is not a thing which is bought with money, earned by labor, or won by conquest; […]

THE INEXHAUSTIBLE BARREL – Charles Spurgeon

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THE INEXHAUSTIBLE BARREL – Charles Spurgeon THE INEXHAUSTIBLE BARREL “And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which He spoke by Elijah.” 1 Kings 17:16. IN the midst of wrath God remembers mercy. Divine love is rendered conspicuous when it shines in […]

THE CHRIST OF PATMOS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CHRIST OF PATMOS – Charles Spurgeon THE CHRIST OF PATMOS “And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt […]

WORDS OF EXPOSTULATION – Charles Spurgeon

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WORDS OF EXPOSTULATION – Charles Spurgeon WORDS OF EXPOSTULATION “And now what have you to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? Or what have you to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?” Jeremiah 2:18. THE Jews had been chosen by God to […]

PORTRAITS OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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PORTRAITS OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon PORTRAITS OF CHRIST “For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son.” Romans 8:29. IT is not so much predestination which will occupy our attention this morning, as the fact that believers are predestinated to be conformed to the image […]

A SERMON FOR THE WEEK OF PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon

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A SERMON FOR THE WEEK OF PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon A SERMON FOR THE WEEK OF PRAYER “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.” Colossians 4:2. THOSE of you who constantly listen to my voice are aware that on the first Sabbath of the year I always receive of a venerable Clergyman—a […]

THE CLEANSING OF THE LEPER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CLEANSING OF THE LEPER – Charles Spurgeon THE CLEANSING OF THE LEPER “And if a leprosy breaks out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of him that has the plague, from his head even to his foot, wherever the priest looks; then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if […]

A MERRY CHRISTMAS – Charles Spurgeon

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A MERRY CHRISTMAS – Charles Spurgeon A MERRY CHRISTMAS “And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified […]

PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION – Charles Spurgeon

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PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION – Charles Spurgeon PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION “With Him is plenteous redemption.” Psalm 130:7. REDEMPTION is a word which has gladdened many ears when there was no heavenly sound in its blessed chime. Apart from any theological use of it, the word is a very sweet one, and has been melodious to many hearts. In […]

A BLOW AT SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS – Charles Spurgeon

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A BLOW AT SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS – Charles Spurgeon A BLOW AT SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS “If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.” Job 9:20. EVER since man became a sinner he has been self-righteous. When he had righteousness of his own he never gloried […]

THE WAILING OF RISCA – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WAILING OF RISCA – Charles Spurgeon THE WAILING OF RISCA “Suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.” Jeremiah 4:20. THE sorrow of the weeping prophet was exceedingly heavy when he uttered these words of bitter lamentation. A great and present burden from the Lord is weighing so heavily upon our […]

CONSOLATION IN CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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CONSOLATION IN CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon CONSOLATION IN CHRIST “If there is therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy.” Philippians 2:1. THE language of man has received a new coinage of words since the time of his perfection in Eden. Adam […]

MAN’S RUIN AND GOD’S REMEDY – Charles Spurgeon

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MAN’S RUIN AND GOD’S REMEDY – Charles Spurgeon MAN’S RUIN AND GOD’S REMEDY “And the LORD said unto Moses, Make you a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass that everyone that is bitten, when he looks upon it, shall live.” Numbers 21:8. I DO not propose this […]

ONE ANTIDOTE FOR MANY ILLS – Charles Spurgeon

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ONE ANTIDOTE FOR MANY ILLS – Charles Spurgeon ONE ANTIDOTE FOR MANY ILLS “Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause Your face to shine; and we shall be saved.” Psalm 80:19. THIS seems to be the only prayer the Psalmist puts up in this Psalm, as being of itself sufficient for the removal […]

THE SWEET USES OF ADVERSITY – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SWEET USES OF ADVERSITY – Charles Spurgeon THE SWEET USES OF ADVERSITY “Show me why You contend with me.” Job 10:2. AND will God contend with man? If God is angry, can He not take away the breath of his nostrils, and lay him low in the dust of earth? If the heart of […]

CHRIST’S ESTIMATE OF HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST’S ESTIMATE OF HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S ESTIMATE OF HIS PEOPLE “How fair is your love, My sister, My spouse! How much better is your love than wine! And the smell of your ointments than all spices! Your lips, O My spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under your tongue; […]

THE SAVIOR’S MANY CROWNS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SAVIOR’S MANY CROWNS – Charles Spurgeon THE SAVIOR’S MANY CROWNS “On His head were many crowns.” Revelation 19:12. AH, well you know whose head this was and you have not forgotten its marvelous history. A head which once in infancy reclined upon the bosom of a woman! A head which was meekly bowed in […]

THE CHAFF DRIVEN AWAY – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CHAFF DRIVEN AWAY – Charles Spurgeon THE CHAFF DRIVEN AWAY “The ungodly are not so; but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.” Psalm 1:4. AND who are the ungodly? Are they open and willful sinners—men who take God’s name in vain, and curse, and blaspheme—men who break the laws of man, […]

COME AND WELCOME – Charles Spurgeon

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COME AND WELCOME – Charles Spurgeon COME AND WELCOME “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him who hears say, Come. And let him who is thirsty come. And whoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” Revelation 22:17. THE cry of the Christian religion is the simple word, “Come.” […]

GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon

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GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT “And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:30. THERE is something very touching in this admonition, “Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.” It does not say, “Do not make Him angry.” A […]

THE BLOOD OF THE EVERLASTING COVENANT – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BLOOD OF THE EVERLASTING COVENANT – Charles Spurgeon THE BLOOD OF THE EVERLASTING COVENANT “The blood of the everlasting covenant.” Hebrews 13:20. ALL God’s dealings with men have had a covenant character. It has so pleased Him to arrange it that He will not deal with us except through a covenant, nor can we […]

A DIVIDED HEART – Charles Spurgeon

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A DIVIDED HEART – Charles Spurgeon A DIVIDED HEART “Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty.” Hosea 10:2. THIS passage may be taken as referring to the people of Israel as a nation and it is not less applicable to the church of God. It is one grand and grievous fault with […]

WHO CAN TELL? – Charles Spurgeon

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WHO CAN TELL? – Charles Spurgeon WHO CAN TELL? “Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, that we perish not?” Jonah 3:9. THIS was the forlorn hope of the Ninevites—“Who can tell if God will turn and relent and turn away from His fierce anger, that […]

PAUL’S DESIRE TO DEPART – Charles Spurgeon

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PAUL’S DESIRE TO DEPART – Charles Spurgeon PAUL’S DESIRE TO DEPART “Having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.” Philippians 1:23. WE know that death is not the end of our being. By a confident faith we are persuaded that better things await us in another state. We are […]

CHRIST TRIUMPHANT – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST TRIUMPHANT – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST TRIUMPHANT “And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” Colossians 2:15. TO the eyes of reason, the cross is the center of sorrow and the lowest depth of shame as Jesus dies a malefactor’s death. He hangs upon the […]

LIMITING GOD – Charles Spurgeon

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LIMITING GOD – Charles Spurgeon LIMITING GOD “They limited the Holy One of Israel.” Psalm 78:41. MAN is always altering what God has ordained. Although God’s order is always the best, yet man will never agree with it. When God gave forth the law it was engraved upon two stones. The first table contained the […]

FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Charles Spurgeon

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FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Charles Spurgeon FAITH ILLUSTRATED “For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day.” 2 Timothy 1:12. AN ASSURANCE of our safety in […]

THE TABERNACLE OF THE MOST HIGH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE TABERNACLE OF THE MOST HIGH – Charles Spurgeon THE TABERNACLE OF THE MOST HIGH “In whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.” Ephesians 2:22. UNDER the old Mosaic dispensation God had a visible dwelling place among men. The bright shekinah was seen between the wings of the […]

THE BLIND BEGGAR – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BLIND BEGGAR – Charles Spurgeon THE BLIND BEGGAR “And they came to Jericho: and as He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to […]

THE MEEK AND LOWLY ONE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE MEEK AND LOWLY ONE – Charles Spurgeon THE MEEK AND LOWLY ONE “Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest unto your souls. […]

HOW SAINTS MAY HELP THE DEVIL – Charles Spurgeon

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HOW SAINTS MAY HELP THE DEVIL – Charles Spurgeon HOW SAINTS MAY HELP THE DEVIL “That you may bear your own shame, and may be confounded in all that you have done, in that you are a comfort unto them.” Ezekiel 16:54. IT is not a comfortable state to be at enmity with God and […]

THE STORY OF GOD’S MIGHTY ACTS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE STORY OF GOD’S MIGHTY ACTS – Charles Spurgeon THE STORY OF GOD’S MIGHTY ACTS “We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work You did in their days, in the times of old.” Psalm 44:1. PERHAPS there are no stories that stick by us as long as those […]

DISTINGUISHING GRACE – Charles Spurgeon

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DISTINGUISHING GRACE – Charles Spurgeon DISTINGUISHING GRACE “For who makes you to differ from another?” 1 Corinthians 4:7. OR, as it is in the Greek—“For who distinguishes you?” “Who gives you distinguishing and discriminating mercy?” “Who makes you to differ from another?” Pride is the inherent sin of man and yet it is of all […]

THE CALL OF ABRAHAM – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CALL OF ABRAHAM – Charles Spurgeon THE CALL OF ABRAHAM “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he went.” Hebrews 11:8. ABRAHAM’S faith was of the most eminent order, for he is […]

AN EARNEST INVITATION – Charles Spurgeon

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AN EARNEST INVITATION – Charles Spurgeon AN EARNEST INVITATION “Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish from the way when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they who put their trust in Him.” Psalm 2:12. IT will not be necessary for me this morning to be controversial in […]

A HOME MISSION SERMON – Charles Spurgeon

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A HOME MISSION SERMON – Charles Spurgeon A HOME MISSION SERMON “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you are going.” Ecclesiastes 9:10. IF God had willed it, we might, each one of us, have entered […]

HIS NAME—THE MIGHTY GOD – Charles Spurgeon

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HIS NAME—THE MIGHTY GOD – Charles Spurgeon HIS NAME—THE MIGHTY GOD “The Mighty God.” Isaiah 9:6. OTHER translations of this divine title have been proposed by several very eminent and able scholars. Not that any of them are prepared to deny that this translation is, after all, most accurate, but rather that while there are […]

THE SCALES OF JUDGMENT “TEKEL – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SCALES OF JUDGMENT “TEKEL – Charles Spurgeon THE SCALES OF JUDGMENT “TEKEL  You are weighed in the balances, and are found wanting.” Daniel 5:27. THERE is a weighing time for kings and emperors and all the monarchs of earth, albeit some of them have exalted themselves to a position in which they appear to […]

THE BELIEVER’S CHALLENGE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BELIEVER’S CHALLENGE – Charles Spurgeon THE BELIEVER’S CHALLENGE “Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.” Romans 8:34. THE protest of an innocent man against the charge of an accuser may […]

JUSTICE SATISFIED – Charles Spurgeon

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JUSTICE SATISFIED – Charles Spurgeon JUSTICE SATISFIED “Just and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.” Romans 3:26. “Just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9. WHEN the soul is seriously impressed with the conviction of its guilt, when terror and alarm get hold upon it […]

THE WOUNDS OF JESUS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WOUNDS OF JESUS – Charles Spurgeon THE WOUNDS OF JESUS “He showed them His hands and His feet.” Luke 24:40. I HAVE selected this sentence as the text, although I shall not strictly adhere to it. What was to be seen on Christ’s hands and feet? We are taught that the prints of the […]

A PSALM OF REMEMBRANCE – Charles Spurgeon

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A PSALM OF REMEMBRANCE – Charles Spurgeon A PSALM OF REMEMBRANCE “We have known and believed the love that God has to us.” 1 John 4:16. IT is very pleasant to read descriptions of the Holy Land from observant travelers, who, in glowing language, have depicted its interesting scenes. I must confess that all books […]

HOLY VIOLENCE – Charles Spurgeon

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HOLY VIOLENCE – Charles Spurgeon HOLY VIOLENCE “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.” Matthew 11:12. WHEN John the Baptist preached in the wilderness of Judea, the throng of people who pressed around him became extremely violent to get near […]

THE NECESSITY OF THE SPIRIT’S WORK – Charles Spurgeon

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THE NECESSITY OF THE SPIRIT’S WORK – Charles Spurgeon THE NECESSITY OF THE SPIRIT’S WORK “And I will put My Spirit within you.” Ezekiel 36:27. THE miracles of Christ are remarkable for one fact, namely that they are, none of them, unnecessary. The pretended miracles of Mohammed and of the Church of Rome, even if […]

WAR! WAR! WAR! – Charles Spurgeon

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WAR! WAR! WAR! – Charles Spurgeon WAR! WAR! WAR! “Fight the Lord’s battles.” 1 Samuel 18:17. WE shall not take these words in their literal application, as coming from the lips of Saul, when he gave David his elder daughter, Marab, to wife; but we shall accommodate the passage and use it as an exhortation […]

A VISION OF THE LATTER DAY GLORIES – Charles Spurgeon

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A VISION OF THE LATTER DAY GLORIES – Charles Spurgeon A VISION OF THE LATTER DAY GLORIES “And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow […]

LITTLE SINS – Charles Spurgeon

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LITTLE SINS – Charles Spurgeon LITTLE SINS “Is it not a little one?” Genesis 19:20. THESE words we shall take for a slogan, rather than a text in the ordinary acceptation of that term. I shall not this morning attempt to explain the context. It was the utterance of Lot when he pleaded for the […]

THE BEST OF MASTERS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BEST OF MASTERS – Charles Spurgeon THE BEST OF MASTERS “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, give I unto you.” John 14:27. THE gospel of John is peculiarly the history of Jesus, the Son of God. Matthew deals with Jesus as the Prince of […]

MR. FEARING COMFORTED – Charles Spurgeon

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MR. FEARING COMFORTED – Charles Spurgeon MR. FEARING COMFORTED “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” Matthew 14:31. IT seems as if doubt were doomed to be the perpetual companion of faith. As dust attends the chariot wheels so do doubts naturally becloud faith. Some men of little faith are perpetually enshrouded with […]

THE WAY TO GOD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WAY TO GOD – Charles Spurgeon THE WAY TO GOD “No man comes unto the Father, but by Me.” John 14:6. THERE are many men in this world who so far from coming to God are going as far as they can from Him. Nothing would delight such men as much as to be […]

THE BED AND ITS COVERING – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BED AND ITS COVERING – Charles Spurgeon THE BED AND ITS COVERING “For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself.” Isaiah 28:20. GOD has so made men that there are two things essential for their comfort, if not for their […]

WEAK HANDS AND FEEBLE KNEES – Charles Spurgeon

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WEAK HANDS AND FEEBLE KNEES – Charles Spurgeon WEAK HANDS AND FEEBLE KNEES “Strengthen you the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees.” Isaiah 35:3. IT is the duty of all men to be careful of the sons of sorrow. There are some who from their very birth are marked by melancholy as her own. […]

CHRIST PRECIOUS TO BELIEVERS – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST PRECIOUS TO BELIEVERS – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST PRECIOUS TO BELIEVERS “Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.” 1 Peter 2:7. THIS text calls to my remembrance the opening of my ministry. It is about eight years since as a lad of sixteen, I stood up for the first time in my life, to […]

PREDESTINATION AND CALLING – Charles Spurgeon

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PREDESTINATION AND CALLING – Charles Spurgeon PREDESTINATION AND CALLING “Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called.” Romans 8:30. THE great book of God’s decrees is fast closed against the curiosity of man. Vain man would be wise; he would break the seven seals thereof and read the mysteries of eternity. But this cannot […]

PRAYER ANSWERED, LOVE NOURISHED – Charles Spurgeon

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PRAYER ANSWERED, LOVE NOURISHED – Charles Spurgeon PRAYER ANSWERED, LOVE NOURISHED “I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice and my supplication.” Psalm 116:1. IN the Christian pilgrimage it is well for the most part to be looking forward. Whether it is for hope, for joy, for consolation, or for the inspiring of […]

JACOB AND ESAU – Charles Spurgeon

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JACOB AND ESAU – Charles Spurgeon JACOB AND ESAU “Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” Romans 9:13. DO not imagine for an instant that I pretend to be able to thoroughly elucidate the great mysteries of predestination. There are some men who claim to know all about the matter. They twist it […]

REFORM – Charles Spurgeon

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REFORM – Charles Spurgeon REFORM “Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until […]

THE MINISTER’S FAREWELL – Charles Spurgeon

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THE MINISTER’S FAREWELL – Charles Spurgeon THE MINISTER’S FAREWELL Upon the last occasion of his preaching in that place. “Therefore I testify to you this day, that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare to you all the counsel of God.” Acts 20:26-27. WHEN Paul was […]

“LET US PRAY” – Charles Spurgeon

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“LET US PRAY” – Charles Spurgeon “LET US PRAY” “But it is good for me to draw near to God.” Psalm 73:28. THERE are many ways by which the true believer draws near to God. The gates of the King’s palace are many; and through the love of Jesus and the rich grace of His […]

DILEMMA AND DELIVERANCE – Charles Spurgeon

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DILEMMA AND DELIVERANCE – Charles Spurgeon DILEMMA AND DELIVERANCE “You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.” Psalm 9:10. THERE are many men who are exceedingly well read in heathen mythologies. They can tell you the history of any of the heathen gods, but who, at the same time, know very little of the […]

WOMAN’S MEMORIAL – Charles Spurgeon

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WOMAN’S MEMORIAL – Charles Spurgeon WOMAN’S MEMORIAL “Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done, will also be told as a memorial to her.” Matthew 26:13. THE evangelists are, of course, the historians of the time of Christ. But what strange historians they are! […]

HYPOCRISY – Charles Spurgeon

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HYPOCRISY – Charles Spurgeon HYPOCRISY “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” Luke 12:1. THIS age is full of shams. Pretence never stood in so eminent a position as it does at the present hour. There are few, I fear, who love the naked truth—we can scarcely endure it in our houses! […]

THE SHAMEFUL SUFFERER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SHAMEFUL SUFFERER – Charles Spurgeon THE SHAMEFUL SUFFERER “Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2. “OH what shall I do, my Savior to praise?” Where shall language be found which […]

THE FAINTING WARRIOR – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FAINTING WARRIOR – Charles Spurgeon THE FAINTING WARRIOR “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 7:24, 25. IF I chose to occupy your time with controversial matter, I might demonstrate that the apostle Paul is here […]

CORN IN EGYPT – Charles Spurgeon

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CORN IN EGYPT – Charles Spurgeon CORN IN EGYPT “Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do you look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get down there and buy for us from there; that we […]

CORN IN EGYPT – Charles Spurgeon

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CORN IN EGYPT – Charles Spurgeon CORN IN EGYPT “Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do you look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get down there and buy for us from there; that we […]

FREE GRACE – Charles Spurgeon

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FREE GRACE – Charles Spurgeon FREE GRACE “Not for your sakes do I this, said the Lord God, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.” Ezekiel 36:32. THERE are two sins of man that are bred in the bones and that continually come out in […]

PERFECTION IN FAITH – Charles Spurgeon

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PERFECTION IN FAITH – Charles Spurgeon PERFECTION IN FAITH “For by one offering Christ has perfected forever those who are sanctified.” Hebrews 10:14. THINK of this morning’s text—“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me.” Is it not very grateful to observe that what is in one part of Scripture presented to us as a […]

FAITH IN PERFECTION – Charles Spurgeon

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FAITH IN PERFECTION – Charles Spurgeon FAITH IN PERFECTION “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: forsake not the works of Your own hands.” Psalm 138:8. I HAVE selected this text, or, rather, it has been given to me to furnish a motto for the whole year to […]

THE VANGUARD AND REAR-GUARD OF THE CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE VANGUARD AND REAR-GUARD OF THE CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon THE VANGUARD AND REAR-GUARD OF THE CHURCH “The Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rear-guard.” Isaiah 52:12. [The original title of this sermon is THE VANGUARD AND REREWARD OF THE CHURCH.] THE Church of Christ is continually represented […]

LOVE – Charles Spurgeon

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LOVE – Charles Spurgeon LOVE “We love Him because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19. DURING the last two Sabbaths, I have been preaching the gospel to the unconverted. I have earnestly exhorted the very chief of sinners to look to Jesus Christ—and have assured them that as a preparation for coming to Christ […]

THE BLOOD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BLOOD – Charles Spurgeon THE BLOOD “When I see the blood, I will pass over you.” Exodus 12:13. GOD’S people are always safe. “All the saints are in His hands.” And the hand of God is a place of safety as well as a place of honor. Nothing can hurt the man who has […]

“COMPEL THEM TO COME IN” – Charles Spurgeon

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“COMPEL THEM TO COME IN” – Charles Spurgeon “COMPEL THEM TO COME IN” “Compel them to come in.” Luke 14:23. I FEEL in such a haste to go out and obey this commandment this morning by compelling those to come in who are now tarrying in the highways and hedges that I cannot wait for […]

THE FEAST OF THE LORD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FEAST OF THE LORD – Charles Spurgeon THE FEAST OF THE LORD “The governor of the feast called the bridegroom and said unto him, every man at the beginning does set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but you have kept the good wine until now.” […]

SATAN’S BANQUET – Charles Spurgeon

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SATAN’S BANQUET – Charles Spurgeon SATAN’S BANQUET “The governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and said unto him, every man at the beginning does set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but you have kept the good wine until now.” John 2:9, 10. THE governor of […]

SAMSON CONQUERED – Charles Spurgeon

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SAMSON CONQUERED – Charles Spurgeon SAMSON CONQUERED “And she said, the Philistines are upon you, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep and said, I will go out as at other times before and shake myself free. And he knew not that the Lord was departed from him. But the Philistines took him and […]

THE EVIL AND ITS REMEDY – Charles Spurgeon

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THE EVIL AND ITS REMEDY – Charles Spurgeon THE EVIL AND ITS REMEDY “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great.” Ezekiel 9:9. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7. I SHALL have two texts this morning—the evil and its remedy. “The iniquity […]

THE CHRISTIAN’S HEAVINESS AND REJOICING – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CHRISTIAN’S HEAVINESS AND REJOICING – Charles Spurgeon THE CHRISTIAN’S HEAVINESS AND REJOICING “Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, you are in heaviness through manifold temptations.” 1 Peter 1:6. THIS verse to a worldly man looks amazingly like a contradiction. Even to a Christian, when he understands it best, […]

A PASTORAL LETTER – Charles Spurgeon

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A PASTORAL LETTER – Charles Spurgeon A PASTORAL LETTER I AM still a prisoner. Weakness has succeeded pain, and languor of mind is the distressing result of this prostration of my physical powers. It is the Lord’s doing. In some sense I might say with Paul, “I am a prisoner of Jesus Christ.” But ah, […]

COMFORT PROCLAIMED – Charles Spurgeon

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COMFORT PROCLAIMED – Charles Spurgeon COMFORT PROCLAIMED “Comfort you, comfort you My people, says your God.” Isaiah 40:1. WHAT a sweet title—“My people!” What a cheering revelation—“Your God!” How much of meaning is couched in those two words, “My people!” Here is specialty. The whole world is God’s. The heaven, even the heaven of heavens […]

GOD’S BARRIERS AGAINST MAN’S SIN – Charles Spurgeon

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GOD’S BARRIERS AGAINST MAN’S SIN – Charles Spurgeon GOD’S BARRIERS AGAINST MAN’S SIN “Fear you not Me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at My presence, which has placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet […]

AN APPEAL TO SINNERS – Charles Spurgeon

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AN APPEAL TO SINNERS – Charles Spurgeon AN APPEAL TO SINNERS “This man receives sinners.” Luke 15:2. IT was a singular group which had gathered around our Savior when these words were uttered, for we are told by the evangelist—“Then drew near unto Him all the publicans and sinners for to hear Him.” The publicans—the […]

SELF-EXAMINATION – Charles Spurgeon

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SELF-EXAMINATION – Charles Spurgeon SELF-EXAMINATION “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are reprobates.” 2 Corinthians 13:5. I HAD intended to address you this morning from the third title given to our blessed Redeemer in the verse […]

DECLENSION FROM FIRST LOVE – Charles Spurgeon

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DECLENSION FROM FIRST LOVE – Charles Spurgeon DECLENSION FROM FIRST LOVE “Nevertheless I have somewhat against you, because you have left your first love.” Revelation 2:4. IT is a great thing to have as much said in our commendation as was said concerning the church at Ephesus. Just read what “Jesus Christ, who is the […]

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION – Charles Spurgeon

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION – Charles Spurgeon CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION “And the publican, standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.” Luke 18:13. THE heroes of our Savior’s stories are, most of them, selected to illustrate traits […]

HIS NAME—COUNSELOR – Charles Spurgeon

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HIS NAME—COUNSELOR – Charles Spurgeon HIS NAME—COUNSELOR “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor.” Isaiah 9:6. LAST Sabbath morning we considered the first title, “His name shall be called Wonderful.” This morning we […]

HIS NAME—WONDERFUL! – Charles Spurgeon

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HIS NAME—WONDERFUL! – Charles Spurgeon HIS NAME—WONDERFUL! “His name shall be called Wonderful.” Isaiah 9:6. ONE evening last week I stood by the seashore when a storm was raging. The voice of the Lord was upon the waters. And who was I that I should tarry within doors when my Master’s voice was heard sounding […]

THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD – Charles Spurgeon THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD “Our Father which are in heaven.” Matthew 6:9. I THINK there is room for very great doubt whether our Savior intended the prayer of which our text forms a part to be used in the manner in which it is commonly employed among professing […]

THE NEW HEART- Charles Spurgeon

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THE NEW HEART- Charles Spurgeon THE NEW HEART “A new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26. BEHOLD a wonder of divine love! When […]

THE VOICE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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THE VOICE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon THE VOICE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST “The blood of sprinkling, that speaks better things than that of Abel.” Hebrews 12:24. OF all substances, blood is the most mysterious and in some senses the most sacred. Scripture teaches us—and after all there is very much […]

“AS YOUR DAYS, SO SHALL YOUR STRENGTH BE” – Charles Spurgeon

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“AS YOUR DAYS, SO SHALL YOUR STRENGTH BE” – Charles Spurgeon “AS YOUR DAYS, SO SHALL YOUR STRENGTH BE” “As your days, so shall your strength be.” Deuteronomy 33:25. BELOVED, it seems a sad thing that every day must die and be followed by a night. We have seen the hills clad with greenery to […]

THE WAY OF SALVATION – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WAY OF SALVATION – Charles Spurgeon THE WAY OF SALVATION “Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12. IT is a very happy circumstance when the servants of God are able to turn everything to account […]

RIGHTEOUS HATRED – Charles Spurgeon

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RIGHTEOUS HATRED – Charles Spurgeon RIGHTEOUS HATRED “You who love the Lord, hate evil.” Psalm 97:10. THE Christian religion is a golden chain with which the hands of men are fettered from all hatred. The spirit of Christ is love. Wherever He governs, love reigns as a necessary consequence. The Christian is not allowed to […]

SOVEREIGN GRACE AND MAN’S RESPONSIBILITY – Charles Spurgeon

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SOVEREIGN GRACE AND MAN’S RESPONSIBILITY – Charles Spurgeon SOVEREIGN GRACE AND MAN’S RESPONSIBILITY “But Isaiah is very bold and says, I was found by those who sought Me not. I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me. But to Israel He says, All day long I have stretched out My hands […]

EVERYBODY’S SERMON – Charles Spurgeon

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EVERYBODY’S SERMON – Charles Spurgeon EVERYBODY’S SERMON “I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes.” Hosea 12:10. WHEN the Lord would win His people Israel from their iniquities, He did not leave a stone unturned, but gave them precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little and there a little. He taught them sometimes with […]

A LECTURE FOR LITTLE-FAITH – Charles Spurgeon

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A LECTURE FOR LITTLE-FAITH – Charles Spurgeon A LECTURE FOR LITTLE-FAITH “We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because that your faith grows exceedingly and the charity of every one of you all toward each other abounds.” 2 Thessalonians 1:3. “WE are bound to thank God always for […]

THE MISSION OF THE SON OF MAN – Charles Spurgeon

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THE MISSION OF THE SON OF MAN – Charles Spurgeon THE MISSION OF THE SON OF MAN (Particular Redemption) “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10. HOW fond our Master was of the sweet title, the “Son of man”! If He had chosen, He […]

THE SYMPATHY OF THE TWO WORLDS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SYMPATHY OF THE TWO WORLDS – Charles Spurgeon THE SYMPATHY OF THE TWO WORLDS “There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Luke 15:10. MAN’S heart is never big enough to hold either its joys or its sorrows. You never heard of a man whose heart […]

THE CONVERSION OF SAUL OF TARSUS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CONVERSION OF SAUL OF TARSUS – Charles Spurgeon THE CONVERSION OF SAUL OF TARSUS “And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the pricks.” Acts […]

THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon

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THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT “While Peter yet spoke these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the Word.” Acts 10:44. THE Bible is a book of the Revelation of God. The God after whom the heathen blindly searched and for whom […]

THE WICKED MAN’S LIFE, FUNERAL, AND EPITAPH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WICKED MAN’S LIFE, FUNERAL, AND EPITAPH – Charles Spurgeon THE WICKED MAN’S LIFE, FUNERAL, AND EPITAPH “And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.” Ecclesiastes 8:10. IT is […]

A FREE SALVATION – Charles Spurgeon

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A FREE SALVATION – Charles Spurgeon A FREE SALVATION “Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.” Isaiah 55:1. YOU see, I have something to sell this evening. I have to invite you to come and buy that which will this night be proclaimed in the gospel. Now, it is usual when […]

THE HEAVENLY RACE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE HEAVENLY RACE – Charles Spurgeon THE HEAVENLY RACE “So run, that you may obtain.” 1 Corinthians 9:24. WE are continually insisting upon it from day to day that salvation is not of works, but of grace. We lay this down as one of the very first doctrines of the gospel. “Not of works, lest […]

THE SPIES – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SPIES – Charles Spurgeon THE SPIES “And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eats up the inhabitants thereof. And all the people that we saw in it […]

A PRESENT RELIGION – Charles Spurgeon

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A PRESENT RELIGION – Charles Spurgeon A PRESENT RELIGION “Beloved, now are we the sons of God.” 1 John 3:2. I SHALL not pretend to preach from the whole of my text this morning, short though it is. The word, “now,” is to me the most prominent word in the text and I shall make […]

LOOKING UNTO JESUS – Charles Spurgeon

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LOOKING UNTO JESUS – Charles Spurgeon LOOKING UNTO JESUS “They looked unto Him and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.” Psalm 34:5. FROM the connection we are to understand the pronoun, “Him,” as referring to the word, “Lord,” in the preceding verse. “They looked unto the Lord Jehovah and were lightened.” But no […]

HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY – Charles Spurgeon

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HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY – Charles Spurgeon HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY “If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no cloak for their sin.” John 15:22. THE peculiar sin of the Jews, the sin which aggravated above everything their former iniquities, was their rejection of Jesus Christ as the […]

THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN – Charles Spurgeon THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN “Those who have turned the world upside down have come here too.” Acts 17:6. THIS is just an old version of an oft-repeated story. When disturbances arise in a state, and rebellions and mutinies cause blood to be shed it is still […]

HEALING FOR THE WOUNDED – Charles Spurgeon

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HEALING FOR THE WOUNDED – Charles Spurgeon HEALING FOR THE WOUNDED “He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3. THE next verse finely declares the power of God. “He tells the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.” Perhaps there is nothing which gives us a […]

FREE WILL—A SLAVE – Charles Spurgeon

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FREE WILL—A SLAVE – Charles Spurgeon FREE WILL—A SLAVE “And you will not come unto Me, that you might have life.” John 5:40. THIS is one of the great guns of the Arminians; mounted upon the top of their walls, and often discharged with terrible noise against the poor Christians called Calvinists! I intend to […]

COMFORT FOR THE DESPONDING – Charles Spurgeon

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COMFORT FOR THE DESPONDING – Charles Spurgeon COMFORT FOR THE DESPONDING “Oh that I were as in months past.” Job 29:2. FOR the most part, the gracious Shepherd leads His people beside the still waters and makes them to lie down in green pastures. But at times they wander through a wilderness where there is […]

THE GREAT TEACHER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GREAT TEACHER – Charles Spurgeon THE GREAT TEACHER “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak of Himself; but whatever He hears, that will He speak: and He will show you things to come.” John 16:13. THIS generation has gradually and […]

THE GOD OF PEACE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GOD OF PEACE – Charles Spurgeon THE GOD OF PEACE “Now the God of Peace be with you all. Amen.” Romans 15:33. PAUL once advised the Romans to strive. Three verses before our text he actually gives them an exhortation to strive and yet here he utters a prayer that the God of Peace […]

CHASTISEMENT – Charles Spurgeon

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CHASTISEMENT – Charles Spurgeon CHASTISEMENT “And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks unto you as unto children, My son, despise not you the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked of Him.” Hebrews 12:5 GOD’S people can never, by any possibility, be punished for their sins! God has punished them already […]

CHRIST’S PRAYER FOR HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST’S PRAYER FOR HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S PRAYER FOR HIS PEOPLE “I pray not that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.” John 17:15. THIS prayer of Christ is an ever precious portion to all true believers from the fact that each […]

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER—A STEWARD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER—A STEWARD – Charles Spurgeon THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER—A STEWARD “Give an account of your stewardship.” Luke 16:2. WE have heard many times in our lives that we are all stewards to Almighty God. We hold it as a solemn truth of our religion that the rich man is responsible for the […]

THE GLORIOUS HABITATION – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GLORIOUS HABITATION – Charles Spurgeon THE GLORIOUS HABITATION “Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.” Psalm 90:1. MOSES was the inspired author of three devotional compositions. We first of all find him as Moses the poet, singing the song which is aptly joined with that of Jesus in the Book of […]

CHRIST GLORIFIED AS THE BUILDER OF HIS CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST GLORIFIED AS THE BUILDER OF HIS CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST GLORIFIED AS THE BUILDER OF HIS CHURCH “He shall build the temple of the Lord, and He shall bear the glory.” Zechariah 6:13. “There’s music in all things, if men had ears; This world is but the echo of the spheres.” HEAVEN sings […]

THE DESOLATIONS OF THE LORD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE DESOLATIONS OF THE LORD – Charles Spurgeon THE DESOLATIONS OF THE LORD— THE CONSOLATION OF HIS SAINTS “Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations He has made in the earth. He makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth; He breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in sunder; He […]

CONVERSION – Charles Spurgeon

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CONVERSION – Charles Spurgeon CONVERSION “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one converts him, let him know that he who converts the sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” James 5:19, 20. THE true believer is always […]

THE CRY OF THE HEATHEN – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CRY OF THE HEATHEN – Charles Spurgeon THE CRY OF THE HEATHEN “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us.” Acts 16:9. THIS was no doubt a special vision sent of God for the direction of […]

THE REDEEMER’S PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE REDEEMER’S PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon THE REDEEMER’S PRAYER “Father, I will that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am; that they may behold My glory, which You have given Me: for You loved Me before the foundations of the world.” John 17:24. WHEN the high priest of old […]

PROVIDENCE – Charles Spurgeon

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PROVIDENCE – Charles Spurgeon PROVIDENCE “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matthew 10:30. DURING this week my mind has been much directed to the subject of Providence and you will not wonder when I relate a portion of one day’s story. I was engaged to preach last Wednesday at Halifax where […]

THE FORM AND SPIRIT OF RELIGION – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FORM AND SPIRIT OF RELIGION – Charles Spurgeon THE FORM AND SPIRIT OF RELIGION “Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it comes among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.” 1 Samuel 4:3. THESE men made a […]

THE GREAT REVIVAL – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GREAT REVIVAL – Charles Spurgeon THE GREAT REVIVAL “The Lord has made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations. And all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” Isaiah 52:10. WHEN the heroes of old prepared for the fight, they put on their armor. But […]

REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE – Charles Spurgeon

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REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE – Charles Spurgeon REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE “Then has God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.” Acts 11:18. ONE of the greatest obstacles which the Christian religion ever overcame was the inveterate prejudice which possessed the minds of its earliest followers. The Jewish believers, the 12 apostles and those whom Jesus […]

THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL – Charles Spurgeon THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15. I SUPPOSE that the message delivered by God’s servants to the people must always be called “the burden […]

THE SOLAR ECLIPSE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SOLAR ECLIPSE – Charles Spurgeon THE SOLAR ECLIPSE “I form the light and create darkness.” Isaiah 45:7. TOMORROW we are all expecting to witness one of the greatest sights in the universe—the annular eclipse of the sun. It is possible that many of us shall have gone the way of all flesh before such […]

THE DEATH OF THE CHRISTIAN – Charles Spurgeon

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THE DEATH OF THE CHRISTIAN – Charles Spurgeon THE DEATH OF THE CHRISTIAN “You shall come to your grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn comes in, in his season.” Job 5:26. WE do not believe all that Job’s friends said. They spoke very often as uninspired men, for we find […]

HUMAN INABILITY – Charles Spurgeon

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HUMAN INABILITY – Charles Spurgeon HUMAN INABILITY (TOTAL DEPRAVITY OF MAN) “No man can come to Me, except the Father who sent Me draws him.” John 6:44. “COMING to Christ” is a very common phrase in Holy Scripture. It is used to express those acts of the soul wherein leaving at once our self-righteousness and […]

UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION – Charles Spurgeon

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UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION – Charles Spurgeon UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION “But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto He called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of […]

PARTICULAR REDEMPTION – Charles Spurgeon

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PARTICULAR REDEMPTION – Charles Spurgeon PARTICULAR REDEMPTION(LIMITED ATONEMENT) “Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28. WHEN first it was my duty to occupy this pulpit and preach in this hall, my congregation assumed the appearance of […]

HOW TO KEEP THE HEART – Charles Spurgeon

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HOW TO KEEP THE HEART – Charles Spurgeon HOW TO KEEP THE HEART “The peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7. IT is remarkable that when we find an exhortation given to God’s people in one part of Holy Scripture, we almost invariably find […]

HEAVEN AND HELL – Charles Spurgeon

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HEAVEN AND HELL – Charles Spurgeon HEAVEN AND HELL “And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and west and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of Heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There shall be weeping […]

THE GREAT RESERVOIR – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GREAT RESERVOIR – Charles Spurgeon THE GREAT RESERVOIR “Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23. IF I should vainly attempt to fashion my discourse after lofty models, I should this morning compare the human heart to the ancient city of Thebes, out of whose […]

THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT “Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the flesh?” Galatians 3:3. YES, we are just so foolish. Folly is bound up not only in the heart of a child but in the […]

STORMING THE BATTLEMENTS – Charles Spurgeon

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STORMING THE BATTLEMENTS – Charles Spurgeon STORMING THE BATTLEMENTS “Go up upon her walls and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord’s.” Jeremiah 5:10. WE have been talking very freely during this last week of “glorious victories,” of “brilliant successes,” of “sieges,” and of “stormings.” […]

GOD, THE ALL-SEEING ONE – Charles Spurgeon

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GOD, THE ALL-SEEING ONE – Charles Spurgeon GOD, THE ALL-SEEING ONE “Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men?” Proverbs 15:11. YOU have often smiled at the ignorance of heathens who bow themselves before gods of wood and stone. You have quoted the words of […]

LAW AND GRACE – Charles Spurgeon

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LAW AND GRACE – Charles Spurgeon LAW AND GRACE “Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” Romans 5:20. THERE is no point upon which men make greater mistakes than upon the relation which exists between the law and the gospel. Some men put the […]

THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN – Charles Spurgeon

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THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN – Charles Spurgeon THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN “But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and had kind compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.” Luke 15:20. ALL persons engaged in education will tell you that they find it far more difficult to make […]

THE TWO TALENTS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE TWO TALENTS – Charles Spurgeon THE TWO TALENTS “He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, You delivered unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful over a few things, I […]

WHAT ARE THE CLOUDS? – Charles Spurgeon

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WHAT ARE THE CLOUDS? – Charles Spurgeon WHAT ARE THE CLOUDS? “The clouds are the dust of His feet.” Nahum 1:3. IT is possible for a man to read too many books. We will not despise learning, we will not undervalue erudition—such acquisitions are very desirable. When his talents are sanctified to God, the man […]

A CALL TO THE UNCONVERTED – Charles Spurgeon

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A CALL TO THE UNCONVERTED – Charles Spurgeon A CALL TO THE UNCONVERTED “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is everyone who continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.” Galatians 3:10. […]

THE DEATH OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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THE DEATH OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon THE DEATH OF CHRIST “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief: when You shall make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His […]

SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES – Charles Spurgeon

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SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES – Charles Spurgeon SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES “To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” Isaiah 8:20. WHEN men will not learn of God, how huge their folly grows! If they despise the wisdom that is from […]

GOD’S PEOPLE IN THE FURNACE – Charles Spurgeon

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GOD’S PEOPLE IN THE FURNACE – Charles Spurgeon GOD’S PEOPLE IN THE FURNACE “I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.” Isaiah 48:10. WHEN traveling through the country you have often noticed that in different spots the old rocks peep out from under the soil as if they would let us know what earth’s […]

PAUL’S SERMON BEFORE FELIX – Charles Spurgeon

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PAUL’S SERMON BEFORE FELIX – Charles Spurgeon PAUL’S SERMON BEFORE FELIX “And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you.” Acts 24:25. THE power of the gospel appears in marvelous grandeur when […]

THE IMMUTABILITY OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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THE IMMUTABILITY OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon THE IMMUTABILITY OF CHRIST “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8. IT is well that there is one person who is the same. It is well that there is one stable rock amidst the changing billows of this sea of life, for how many […]

WHAT HAVE I DONE – Charles Spurgeon

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WHAT HAVE I DONE – Charles Spurgeon  WHAT HAVE I DONE Jeremiah 8:6. PERHAPS no figure represents God in a more gracious light than those figures of speech which represent Him as stooping from His throne and as coming down from heaven to attend to the needs and to behold the woes of mankind. We […]

PREACH THE GOSPEL – Charles Spurgeon

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PREACH THE GOSPEL – Charles Spurgeon PREACH THE GOSPEL “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory in; for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.” 1 Corinthians 9:16 THE greatest man of apostolic times was the apostle Paul. He was always great […]

A WISE DESIRE – Charles Spurgeon

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A WISE DESIRE – Charles Spurgeon A WISE DESIRE “He shall choose our inheritance for us.” Psalm 47:4. THE Christian is always pleased and delighted when he can see Christ in the Scriptures. If he can but detect the footstep of his Lord and discover that the sacred writers are making some reference to Him, […]

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CAROL – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CAROL – Charles Spurgeon THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CAROL “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Luke 2:14. IT is superstitious to worship angels—it is but proper to love them. Although it would be a high sin and an act of misdemeanor against the Sovereign Court […]

THE NECESSITY OF INCREASED FAITH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE NECESSITY OF INCREASED FAITH – Charles Spurgeon  THE NECESSITY OF INCREASED FAITH “And the apostles said unto the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’” Luke 17:5 VERILY if the apostles said this, one and all of us had need take up the prayer. If the twelve mightiest in the army of the Lord of hosts had […]

THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE ONE CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE ONE CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE ONE CHURCH “These are they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.” Jude 1:19. WHEN a farmer comes to thrash out his wheat and get it ready for the market, there are two things that he desires—that there may […]

THE DESTROYER DESTROYED – Charles Spurgeon

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THE DESTROYER DESTROYED – Charles Spurgeon THE DESTROYER DESTROYED “That through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil.” Hebrews 2:14. IN God’s original empire everything was happiness and joy and peace. If there was any evil, any suffering and pain, that was not God’s work. God may […]

THE WARNING NEGLECTED – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WARNING NEGLECTED – Charles Spurgeon THE WARNING NEGLECTED “He heard the sound of the trumpet and took not warning: his blood shall be upon him.” Ezekiel 33:5. IN all worldly things men are always awake enough to understand their own interests. There is scarcely a merchant who reads the paper who does not read […]

THE LOVED ONES CHASTENED – Charles Spurgeon

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THE LOVED ONES CHASTENED – Charles Spurgeon THE LOVED ONES CHASTENED “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” Revelation 3:19. THE dealings of God towards the sons of men have always puzzled the wise men of the earth who have tried to understand them. Apart from the revelation […]

AWAKE! AWAKE! – Charles Spurgeon

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AWAKE! AWAKE! – Charles Spurgeon AWAKE! AWAKE! “Therefore let us not sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” 1 Thessalonians 5:6. WHAT sad things sin has done. This fair world of ours was once a glorious temple, every pillar of which reflected the goodness of God and every part of which […]

THE FIRST AND GREAT COMMANDMENT – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FIRST AND GREAT COMMANDMENT – Charles Spurgeon THE FIRST AND GREAT COMMANDMENT “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.” Mark 12:30. OUR Savior said, “This is the first and great […]

THE SECURITY OF THE CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SECURITY OF THE CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon THE SECURITY OF THE CHURCH “As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people from henceforth even forever.” Psalm 125:2. THE changes of society may well illustrate the immutability of God. In the days of David, Jerusalem was looked upon as […]

LIGHT AT EVENING TIME – Charles Spurgeon

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LIGHT AT EVENING TIME – Charles Spurgeon LIGHT AT EVENING TIME  “It shall come to pass that at evening time it shall be light.” Zechariah 14:7. I SHALL not stay to notice the particular occasion upon which these words were uttered, or to discover the time to which they more especially refer. I shall rather […]

THE TRUE CHRISTIAN’S BLESSEDNESS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE TRUE CHRISTIAN’S BLESSEDNESS – Charles Spurgeon THE TRUE CHRISTIAN’S BLESSEDNESS “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28. I. WE have here the description of a true Christian and a declaration of that Christian’s blessedness. We […]

INSTABILITY – Charles Spurgeon

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INSTABILITY – Charles Spurgeon INSTABILITY “Unstable as water, you shall not excel.” Genesis 49:4. PERFECT stability has ceased from the world since the day when Adam fell. He was stable enough when in the garden, he was obedient to his Master’s will, but when he ate of the forbidden fruit he did not only slide, […]

YOUR REDEEMER – Charles Spurgeon

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YOUR REDEEMER – Charles Spurgeon YOUR REDEEMER “And your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 41:14. AND why does it say, “And your Redeemer”? What was the use of appending the Redeemer’s name to this precious exhortation? By God’s help it shall be the business of this evening to show why there is a […]

FEAR NOT – Charles Spurgeon

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FEAR NOT – Charles Spurgeon FEAR NOT “Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, says the LORD, and your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 41:14. I SHALL speak this morning to those who are discouraged, depressed in spirit and sorely troubled in the Christian life. There […]

FAST-DAY SERVICE – Charles Spurgeon

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FAST-DAY SERVICE – Charles Spurgeon FAST-DAY SERVICE Being the day appointed by Proclamation for a Solemn Fast, Humiliation, and Prayer before Almighty God: in order to obtain Pardon of our Sins, and for imploring His Blessing and Assistance on our Arms for the Restoration of Tranquility in India. BRIEF INVOCATION O GOD, the God of […]

THE MYSTERIES OF THE BRONZE SERPENT – Charles Spurgeon

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THE MYSTERIES OF THE BRONZE SERPENT – Charles Spurgeon THE MYSTERIES OF THE BRONZE SERPENT “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:14-15. WE are told by wise men […]

THINGS THAT ACCOMPANY SALVATION – Charles Spurgeon

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THINGS THAT ACCOMPANY SALVATION – Charles Spurgeon THINGS THAT ACCOMPANY SALVATION “Things that accompany Salvation.” Hebrews 6:9. I AM not quite certain that my text will warrant all I shall say upon it this day if read and understood in its context. But I have taken the words rather by accommodation than otherwise and shall […]

THE CONDESCENSION OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CONDESCENSION OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon THE CONDESCENSION OF CHRIST “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might be rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9. THE apostle, in this chapter, was endeavoring to stir up the […]

INDIA’S ILLS AND ENGLAND’S SORROWS – Charles Spurgeon

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INDIA’S ILLS AND ENGLAND’S SORROWS – Charles Spurgeon INDIA’S ILLS AND ENGLAND’S SORROWS “Oh that my head were waters and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!” Jeremiah 9:1. SOMETIMES tears are base things; the offspring of a cowardly spirit. […]

INDEPENDENCE OF CHRISTIANITY – Charles Spurgeon

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INDEPENDENCE OF CHRISTIANITY – Charles Spurgeon INDEPENDENCE OF CHRISTIANITY “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts.” Zechariah 4:6. GOD’S first and greatest objective is His own glory. There was a time, before all time, when there was no day but the Ancient of Days when God dwelt […]

FIVE FEARS – Charles Spurgeon

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FIVE FEARS – Charles Spurgeon FIVE FEARS “Yet surely I know that it shall be well with them who fear God, who fear before Him.” Ecclesiastes 8:12. I HAVE heard it sometimes said by wicked men, when they would arraign the justice of the Most High, that it is unjust that God should condemn men […]

THE SOUND IN THE MULBERRY TREES – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SOUND IN THE MULBERRY TREES – Charles Spurgeon THE SOUND IN THE MULBERRY TREES “When you hear the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall bestir yourself: for then shall the Lord go out before you, to smite the host of the Philistines.” 2 Samuel 5:24. DAVID […]

THE GOOD MAN’S LIFE AND DEATH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GOOD MAN’S LIFE AND DEATH – Charles Spurgeon THE GOOD MAN’S LIFE AND DEATH “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21. HOW ominously these words follow each other in the text—“live,” “die.” There is but a comma between them, and surely as it is in the words, […]

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR – Charles Spurgeon

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LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR – Charles Spurgeon LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 19:19. OUR Savior very often preached upon the moral precepts of the law. Many of the sermons of Christ—and what sermons shall compare with them?—have not what is now currently called “the gospel” in them at all. Our […]

WAITING ONLY UPON GOD – Charles Spurgeon

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WAITING ONLY UPON GOD – Charles Spurgeon WAITING ONLY UPON GOD “My soul, wait you only upon God.” Psalm 62:5. CALVIN translates this verse, “My soul, be you silent before God.” Rest calm and undisturbed. Your enemies are round about you and have sorely beset you. Your troubles surround you like strong bulls of Bashan. […]

A PREACHER FROM THE DEAD – Charles Spurgeon

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A PREACHER FROM THE DEAD – Charles Spurgeon A PREACHER FROM THE DEAD “And He said unto him, if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.” Luke 16:31. MAN is very loath to think ill of himself. The most of mankind are very prone […]

SUBSTITUTION – Charles Spurgeon

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SUBSTITUTION – Charles Spurgeon SUBSTITUTION “For He has made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21. A BOOK is the expression of the thoughts of the writer. The book of nature is an expression of the thoughts of […]

A SIMPLE SERMON FOR SEEKING SOULS – Charles Spurgeon

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A SIMPLE SERMON FOR SEEKING SOULS – Charles Spurgeon A SIMPLE SERMON FOR SEEKING SOULS “Whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13. IT has been said by an eminent divine that many of us in preaching the word suppose too great knowledge in our hearers. “Very often,” says […]

CHRIST LIFTED UP – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST LIFTED UP – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST LIFTED UP “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me.” John 12:32. IT was an extraordinary occasion upon which the Savior uttered these words. It was the crisis of the world. We very often speak of the “present crisis of […]

PRAYER—THE FORERUNNER OF MERCY – Charles Spurgeon

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PRAYER—THE FORERUNNER OF MERCY – Charles Spurgeon PRAYER—THE FORERUNNER OF MERCY “Thus says the Lord God: I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.” Ezekiel 36:37. IN reading the chapter we have seen the great and […]

MERCY, OMNIPOTENCE AND JUSTICE – Charles Spurgeon

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MERCY, OMNIPOTENCE AND JUSTICE – Charles Spurgeon MERCY, OMNIPOTENCE AND JUSTICE “The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked.” Nahum 1:3. WORKS of art require some education in the beholder before they can be thoroughly appreciated. We do not expect that the uninstructed should at […]

ISRAEL IN EGYPT – Charles Spurgeon

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ISRAEL IN EGYPT – Charles Spurgeon ISRAEL IN EGYPT “And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are Your ways, You King of saints.” Revelation 15:3. AT the outset, let us remark the […]

PRESUMPTUOUS SINS – Charles Spurgeon

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PRESUMPTUOUS SINS – Charles Spurgeon PRESUMPTUOUS SINS “Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins.” Psalm 19:13. ALL sins are great sins but yet some sins are greater than others. Every sin has in it the very venom of rebellion and is full of the essential marrow of traitorous rejection of God. But there are […]

ELIJAH’S APPEAL TO THE UNDECIDED – Charles Spurgeon

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ELIJAH’S APPEAL TO THE UNDECIDED – Charles Spurgeon ELIJAH’S APPEAL TO THE UNDECIDED “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, then follow him.” 1 Kings 18:21. IT was a day to be remembered when the multitudes of Israel were assembled at the foot of […]

HEAVENLY REST – Charles Spurgeon

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HEAVENLY REST – Charles Spurgeon HEAVENLY REST “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” Hebrews 4:9. THE apostle proved, in the former part of this and the latter part of the preceding chapter, that there was a rest promised in Scripture called the rest of God. He proved that Israel did not […]

CHRIST—THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST—THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST—THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD “Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:24. UNBELIEF towards the gospel of Christ is the most unreasonable thing in the entire world because the reason which the unbeliever gives for his unbelief is fairly […]

SALVATION OF THE LORD – Charles Spurgeon

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SALVATION OF THE LORD – Charles Spurgeon SALVATION OF THE LORD “Salvation is of the Lord.” Jonah 2:9. JONAH learned this sentence of good theology in a strange college. He learned it in the whale’s belly, at the bottom of the mountains, with the weeds wrapped about his head, when he supposed that the earth […]

REGENERATION – Charles Spurgeon

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REGENERATION – Charles Spurgeon REGENERATION “Unless one is born-again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3. IN daily life our thoughts are most occupied with things that are most necessary for our existence. No one murmured that the subject of the price of bread was frequently on the lips of men at a […]

DAVID’S DYING PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon

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DAVID’S DYING PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon DAVID’S DYING PRAYER “And let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen.” Psalm 72:19. THERE was a time when this prayer would have been unnecessary. A period, in fact, when it could not have been offered, seeing the thing to be asked for was already […]

THE USES OF THE LAW – Charles Spurgeon

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THE USES OF THE LAW – Charles Spurgeon THE USES OF THE LAW “What purpose then does the law serve?” Galatians 3:19. THE apostle, by a highly ingenious and powerful argument, had proved that the law was never intended by God for the justification and salvation of man. He declares that God made a covenant […]

SPIRITUAL RESURRECTION – Charles Spurgeon

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SPIRITUAL RESURRECTION – Charles Spurgeon SPIRITUAL RESURRECTION “And you has He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.” Ephesians 2:1. IT might naturally be expected that I should have selected the topic of the resurrection on what is usually called the Easter Sabbath. I shall not do so—for although I have read portions which […]

JUSTIFICATION BY GRACE – Charles Spurgeon

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JUSTIFICATION BY GRACE – Charles Spurgeon JUSTIFICATION BY GRACE “Being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:24. THE hill of comfort is the hill of Calvary. The house of consolation is built with the wood of the cross. The temple of heavenly cordials is founded upon the […]

THE FRUITLESS VINE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FRUITLESS VINE – Charles Spurgeon THE FRUITLESS VINE “And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying: Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?” Ezekiel 15:1, 2. THE Jewish nation had arrogant ideas of themselves; when […]

THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER – Charles Spurgeon THE SNARE OF THE FOWLER “Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler.” Psalm 91:5. IF Moses wrote this psalm, he might represent the fowler as being, in this case, the king of Egypt who sought to slay him, or the Amalekites, who pounced […]

PARTICULAR ELECTION – Charles Spurgeon

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PARTICULAR ELECTION – Charles Spurgeon PARTICULAR ELECTION “Therefore, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, you shall never fall: for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:10, 11. IT is […]

CHRIST ABOUT HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST ABOUT HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST ABOUT HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS “Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” Luke 2:49. BEHOLD then, how great an interest God the Father takes in the work of salvation! It is called, “His business.” And though Jesus Christ came to accomplish our […]

THE LEAFLESS TREE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE LEAFLESS TREE – Charles Spurgeon THE LEAFLESS TREE “But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten, as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves; so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.” Isaiah 6:13. OUR […]

A FAITHFUL FRIEND – Charles Spurgeon

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A FAITHFUL FRIEND – Charles Spurgeon A FAITHFUL FRIEND “There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24. CICERO has well said, “Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.” Friendship seems as necessary an element of a comfortable existence in this world […]

RAHAB’S FAITH – Charles Spurgeon

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RAHAB’S FAITH – Charles Spurgeon RAHAB’S FAITH “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them who believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.” Hebrews 11:31. IN almost every capital of Europe there are varieties of triumphal arches or columns upon which are recorded the valiant deeds of the country’s generals, its […]

THE BLOOD SHEDDING – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BLOOD SHEDDING – Charles Spurgeon THE BLOOD-SHEDDING “Without shedding of blood is no remission.” Hebrews 9:22. I WILL show you three fools. One is yonder soldier, who has been wounded on the field of battle, grievously wounded, well near unto death. The surgeon is by his side, and the soldier asks him a question. […]

DO YOU LOVE ME – Charles Spurgeon

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DO YOU LOVE ME – Charles Spurgeon DO YOU LOVE ME? “Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, Do you love Me more than these? He said unto Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said unto him, Feed My lambs. He said to him again the second time, Simon, […]

SECRET SINS – Charles Spurgeon

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SECRET SINS – Charles Spurgeon SECRET SINS “Cleanse You me from secret faults.” Psalm 19:12. SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS arises partly from pride but mainly from ignorance of God’s law. It is because men know little or nothing concerning the terrible character of the divine law that they foolishly imagine themselves to be righteous. They are not aware […]

WHY ARE MEN SAVED – Charles Spurgeon

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WHY ARE MEN SAVED – Charles Spurgeon WHY ARE MEN SAVED? “Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake.” Psalm 106:8. IN looking upon the works of God in creation, there are two questions which at once occur to the thoughtful mind and which must be answered before we can procure a clue to the […]

PREACHING FOR THE POOR – Charles Spurgeon

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PREACHING FOR THE POOR – Charles Spurgeon PREACHING FOR THE POOR “The poor have the gospel preached to them.” Matthew 11:5. JOHN, the forerunner of Christ, had some followers who continued with him after Christ had come in the flesh and openly manifested Himself among the people. These disciples were in doubt as to whether […]

CONFESSION OF SIN – Charles Spurgeon

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CONFESSION OF SIN – Charles Spurgeon CONFESSION OF SIN —A SERMON WITH SEVEN TEXTS “I have sinned.” PHARAOH—Exodus 9:27. MY sermon this morning will have seven texts, and yet I pledge myself that there shall be but three different words in the whole of them; for it so happens that the seven texts are all […]

THE WAR OF TRUTH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE WAR OF TRUTH – Charles Spurgeon THE WAR OF TRUTH “And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hands.” Exodus 17:9. THE children of Israel were led out of Egypt […]

A MIGHTY SAVIOR – Charles Spurgeon

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A MIGHTY SAVIOR – Charles Spurgeon A MIGHTY SAVIOR “Mighty to save.” Isaiah 63:1. THIS, of course, refers to our blessed Lord Jesus Christ who is described as “coming from Edom with dyed garments from Bozrah.” And who, when questioned who He is, replies, “I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.” It will be […]

HEAVENLY WORSHIP – Charles Spurgeon

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HEAVENLY WORSHIP – Charles Spurgeon HEAVENLY WORSHIP “And I looked and, lo, a Lamb stood on the Mount Zion and with Him an hundred forty and four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a […]

GOING HOME—A CHRISTMAS SERMON – Charles Spurgeon

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GOING HOME—A CHRISTMAS SERMON – Charles Spurgeon GOING HOME—A CHRISTMAS SERMON “Go home to your friends, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you.” Mark 5:19. THE case of the man here referred to is a very extraordinary one—it occupies a place among the memorabilia […]

Will He plead against me with His great power – Charles Spurgeon

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Will He plead against me with His great power – Charles Spurgeon Will He plead against me with His great power? No, but He would put strength in me.” Job 23:6. I SHALL not, tonight, consider the connection of these words, or what was particularly intended by Job. I shall use them in, perhaps, another […]

FAITH – Charles Spurgeon

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FAITH – Charles Spurgeon FAITH “Without faith it is impossible to please God.” Hebrews 11:6. THE old Assembly’s Catechism asks, “What is the chief end of man?” And its answer is, “To glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” The answer is exceedingly correct. But it might have been equally truthful if it had been […]

TURN OR BURN – Charles Spurgeon

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TURN OR BURN – Charles Spurgeon TURN OR BURN “If he does not turn, He will whet His sword; He has bent His bow and made it ready.” Psalm 7:12. “IF the sinner turns not, God will whet His sword.” So, then, God has a sword and He will punish man on account of his […]

MANASSEH – Charles Spurgeon

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MANASSEH – Charles Spurgeon MANASSEH “Then Manasseh knew that the Lord He was God.” 2 Chronicles 33:13. MANASSEH is one of the most remarkable characters whose history is written in the sacred pages. We are accustomed to mention his name in the list of those who greatly sinned and yet found great mercy. Side by […]

LOVE’S COMMENDATION – Charles Spurgeon

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LOVE’S COMMENDATION – Charles Spurgeon LOVE’S COMMENDATION “But God commended His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8. I SHALL have nothing new to tell you. It will be as old as the everlasting hills and so simple that a child may understand it. Love’s commendation. […]

CHRIST IN THE EVERLASTING COVENANT- Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST IN THE EVERLASTING COVENANT- Charles Spurgeon CHRIST IN THE EVERLASTING COVENANT  “I will give You for a covenant of the people.” Isaiah 49:8. WE all believe that our Savior has very much to do with the everlasting covenant. We have been accustomed to regard Him as the Mediator of the covenant, as the surety […]

FALSE PROFESSORS SOLEMNLY WARNED NO – Charles Spurgeon

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FALSE PROFESSORS SOLEMNLY WARNED NO – Charles Spurgeon FALSE PROFESSORS SOLEMNLY WARNED NO. 102 “For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their […]

THE EXALTATION OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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THE EXALTATION OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon THE EXALTATION OF CHRIST “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name; That at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue […]

THE COMER’S CONFLICT WITH SATAN – Charles Spurgeon

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THE COMER’S CONFLICT WITH SATAN – Charles Spurgeon THE COMER’S CONFLICT WITH SATAN “And as he was still coming, the devil threw him down, and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.” Luke 9:42. THIS child, possessed with an evil spirit, is a […]

MAKING LIGHT OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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MAKING LIGHT OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon MAKING LIGHT OF CHRIST “But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise.” Matthew 22:5. MAN is not much changed since the days of Adam. In his bodily frame he appears to be exactly similar, for skeletons many hundred […]

PRIDE AND HUMILITY – Charles Spurgeon

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PRIDE AND HUMILITY – Charles Spurgeon PRIDE AND HUMILITY “Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility.” Proverbs 18:12. ALMOST every event has its prophetic prelude. It is an old and common saying, that, “Coming events cast their shadows before them.” The wise man teaches us the same lesson in […]

THE CHRISTIAN—A DEBTOR – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CHRISTIAN—A DEBTOR – Charles Spurgeon THE CHRISTIAN—A DEBTOR “Therefore, brethren, we are debtors.” Romans 8:12. OBSERVE the title whereby he addressed the Church—“brethren.” It was the gospel which taught Paul how to say brother. If he had not been a Christian, his Jewish dignity would never have condescended to call a Roman, “brother”—for a […]

THE DAY OF ATONEMENT- Charles Spurgeon

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THE DAY OF ATONEMENT- Charles Spurgeon THE DAY OF ATONEMENT “This shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.” Leviticus 16:34. THE Jews had many striking ceremonies which marvelously set forth the death of Jesus Christ as the great expiation […]

TOMORROW – Charles Spurgeon

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TOMORROW – Charles Spurgeon TOMORROW On behalf of the Metropolitan Benefit Societies’ Asylum, Ball’s Pond Road, Islington. “Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.” Proverbs 27:1. GOD’S most holy Word was principally written to inform us of the way to heaven and to guide us in our […]

GOD IN THE COVENANT – Charles Spurgeon

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GOD IN THE COVENANT – Charles Spurgeon GOD IN THE COVENANT “I will be their God.” Jeremiah 31:33. WHAT a glorious covenant the second covenant is! Well might it be called a “better covenant, which was established upon better promises” (Heb 8:6). It is so glorious that the very thought of it is enough to […]

PROFIT AND LOSS – Charles Spurgeon

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PROFIT AND LOSS – Charles Spurgeon PROFIT AND LOSS “What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” Mark 8:36. MANY men have been made bankrupts through inattention to their books. No man ever loses anything by counting the cost, knowing his own expenditures and keeping […]

CHRIST EXALTED – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST EXALTED – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST EXALTED “This man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till His enemies are made His footstool.” Hebrews 10:12, 13. AT the Lord’s table we wish to have no subject for contemplation but our blessed Lord, […]

MEN CHOSEN—FALLEN ANGELS REJECTED – Charles Spurgeon

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MEN CHOSEN—FALLEN ANGELS REJECTED – Charles Spurgeon MEN CHOSEN—FALLEN ANGELS REJECTED “Verily He took not on Him the nature of angels; but He took on Him the seed of Abraham.” Hebrews 2:16. THE Almighty God, who dwelt alone, was pleased to manifest Himself by created works which should display His wisdom and His power. When […]

HATRED WITHOUT CAUSE – Charles Spurgeon

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HATRED WITHOUT CAUSE – Charles Spurgeon HATRED WITHOUT CAUSE “They hated Me without a cause.” John 15:25. IT is usually understood that the quotation our Savior here refers to is to be found in the 35th Psalm, at the 19th verse, where David says, speaking of himself, immediately, and of the Savior, prophetically, “Let not […]

THE PLEA OF FAITH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE PLEA OF FAITH – Charles Spurgeon THE PLEA OF FAITH “Do as You have said.” 2 Samuel 7:25. NATHAN had been giving to David, on God’s behalf, sundry exceedingly great and precious promises. David expresses his gratitude to God for having so promised and he says, “Now, O Lord God, the word that You […]

THE MAJESTIC VOICE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE MAJESTIC VOICE – Charles Spurgeon THE MAJESTIC VOICE “The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.” Psalm 29:4. ALL God’s works praise Him whether they are magnificent or minute. They all discover the wisdom, the power and the benevolence of their Creator. “All Your works praise You, O God.” But there are some […]

UNIMPEACHABLE JUSTICE – Charles Spurgeon

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UNIMPEACHABLE JUSTICE – Charles Spurgeon UNIMPEACHABLE JUSTICE “Against You, You only have I sinned and done this evil in Your sight—that You may be found just when You speak, and be clear when You judge.” Psalm 51:4. YESTERDAY was to me a day of deep solemnity. A pressure rested on my mind throughout the whole […]

OMNISCIENCE – Charles Spurgeon

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OMNISCIENCE – Charles Spurgeon OMNISCIENCE “You God see me.” Genesis 16:13. THERE are more eyes fixed on man then he knows of—he sees not as he is seen. He thinks himself obscure and unobserved but let him remember that a cloud of witnesses hold him in full survey. Wherever he is, at every instant, there […]

SALVATION TO THE UTTERMOST – Charles Spurgeon

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SALVATION TO THE UTTERMOST – Charles Spurgeon SALVATION TO THE UTTERMOST “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:25. SALVATION is a doctrine peculiar to revelation. Revelation affords us a complete history of it, but […]

INDWELLING SIN – Charles Spurgeon

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INDWELLING SIN – Charles Spurgeon INDWELLING SIN “Then Job answered the Lord and said, Behold, I am vile.” Job 40:3, 4. SURELY if any man had a right to say I am not vile, it was Job. According to the testimony of God, Himself, Job was “a perfect and an upright man, one that feared […]

THE GOD OF THE AGED – Charles Spurgeon

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THE GOD OF THE AGED – Charles Spurgeon THE GOD OF THE AGED THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH WAS ALSO DELIVERED AT STAMBOURNE, ESSEX, ON THE COMMEMORATION OF THE JUBILEE OF HIS GRANDFATHER, THE REV. JAMES SPURGEON, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1856. “Even to your old age I am He; and even to gray hairs will I […]

GOD ALONE THE SALVATION OF HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon

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GOD ALONE THE SALVATION OF HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon GOD ALONE THE SALVATION OF HIS PEOPLE “He only is my rock and my salvation.” Psalm 62:2. HOW noble a title. So sublime, suggestive and overpowering. “MY ROCK.” It is a figure so divine, that to God, alone, shall it ever be applied. Look on […]

THE FORM OF SOUND WORDS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE FORM OF SOUND WORDS – Charles Spurgeon THE FORM OF SOUND WORDS “Hold fast the form of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 1:13. MY incessant anxiety for you, dearly beloved in the faith of Jesus Christ, is that I may […]

THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST’S PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST’S PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST’S PEOPLE “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” John 17:16. CHRIST’S prayer was for a special people. He declared that He did not offer a universal intercession. “I pray for them,” He said. “I pray not […]

DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY – Charles Spurgeon

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DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY – Charles Spurgeon DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY “Is it not lawful for Me to do what I will with My own”? Matthew 20:15. THE householder says, “Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own?” and even so does the God of heaven and earth ask this question of you […]

GOSPEL MISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY – Charles Spurgeon

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GOSPEL MISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY – Charles Spurgeon GOSPEL MISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. “And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.” Acts 13:49. I SHALL not confine myself to the text. It being an old custom to take texts when we preach, I […]

FINAL PERSEVERANCE (PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS) – Charles Spurgeon

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FINAL PERSEVERANCE (PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS) – Charles Spurgeon FINAL PERSEVERANCE (PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS) “For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to […]

A WILLING PEOPLE AND AN IMMUTABLE LEADER – Charles Spurgeon

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A WILLING PEOPLE AND AN IMMUTABLE LEADER – Charles Spurgeon A WILLING PEOPLE AND AN IMMUTABLE LEADER “Your people shall be willing in the day of Your power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: You have the dew of Your youth.” Psalm 110:3. NEVER has a verse in the Scripture […]

EFFECTUAL CALLING (IRRESISTIBLE GRACE) – Charles Spurgeon

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EFFECTUAL CALLING (IRRESISTIBLE GRACE) – Charles Spurgeon EFFECTUAL CALLING (IRRESISTIBLE GRACE) “When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for today must I abide at your house.” Luke 19:5. NOTWITHSTANDING our firm belief that you are, for the most part, well […]

ISRAEL AT THE RED SEA – Charles Spurgeon

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ISRAEL AT THE RED SEA – Charles Spurgeon ISRAEL AT THE RED SEA “He rebuked the Red Sea also and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.” Psalm 106:9. SEVERAL Sabbaths ago we preached upon the deliverance of the children of Israel out of Egypt by the […]

A BOTTLE IN THE SMOKE – Charles Spurgeon

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A BOTTLE IN THE SMOKE – Charles Spurgeon A BOTTLE IN THE SMOKE “For I have become like a bottle in the smoke; yet I do not forget Your statutes.” Psalm 119:83. THE figure of “a bottle in the smoke” is essentially oriental. We must, therefore, go to the East for its explanation. This we […]

GOOD WORKS – Charles Spurgeon

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GOOD WORKS – Charles Spurgeon GOOD WORKS “Zealous of good works.” Titus 2:14. WE shall not be afraid of leading any of you into a legal spirit this morning through what we shall say. After our frequent exhortations to avoid anything like trusting in your works, attended as they have been, we trust, by the […]

THE ALLEGORIES OF SARAH AND HAGAR – Charles Spurgeon

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THE ALLEGORIES OF SARAH AND HAGAR – Charles Spurgeon THE ALLEGORIES OF SARAH AND HAGAR “These are the two covenants.” Galatians 4:24. THERE cannot be a greater difference in the world between two things than there is between law and grace. And yet, strange to say, while the things are diametrically opposed and essentially different […]

A SOLEMN WARNING FOR ALL CHURCHES – Charles Spurgeon

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A SOLEMN WARNING FOR ALL CHURCHES – Charles Spurgeon A SOLEMN WARNING FOR ALL CHURCHES “You have a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments. And they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.” Revelation 3:4. MY learned and eminently pious predecessor, Dr. Gill, is of opinion that […]

THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD – Charles Spurgeon THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD “There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.” Acts 24:15. REFLECTING, the other day, upon the sad state of the churches at the present time, I was led to look back to apostolic times, and to […]

LIONS LACKING – Charles Spurgeon

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LIONS LACKING – Charles Spurgeon LIONS LACKING —BUT THE CHILDREN SATISFIED ON BEHALF OF THE BAPTIST FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR MINISTERS.“The young lions do lack and suffer hunger: but they who seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.” Psalm 34:10. RIGHT truly did Paul say, “Whereby He has given unto us […]

THE DESIRE OF THE SOUL IN SPIRITUAL DARKNESS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE DESIRE OF THE SOUL IN SPIRITUAL DARKNESS – Charles Spurgeon THE DESIRE OF THE SOUL IN SPIRITUAL DARKNESS  “With my soul have I desired You in the night.” Isaiah 26:9. NIGHT appears to be a time peculiarly favorable to devotion. Its solemn stillness helps to free the mind from that perpetual din which the […]

THE ENCHANTED GROUND – Charles Spurgeon

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THE ENCHANTED GROUND – Charles Spurgeon THE ENCHANTED GROUND “Therefore let us not sleep, as do others. But let us watch and be sober.” 1 Thessalonians 5:6. AS the spiritual guide of the flock of God along the intricate mazes of experience, it is the duty of the gospel minister to point out every turning […]

MARVELOUS INCREASE OF THE CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon

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MARVELOUS INCREASE OF THE CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon MARVELOUS INCREASE OF THE CHURCH “Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?” Isaiah 60:8. THE ancient church, in the foresight of her mighty increase in these latter days, lifts up her hands in astonishment, and having been so used […]

THE BEATIFIC VISION – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BEATIFIC VISION – Charles Spurgeon THE BEATIFIC VISION “We shall see Him as He is.” 1 John 3:2. IT IS one of the most natural desires in the entire world that when we hear of a great and a good man, we should wish to see him in person. When we read the works […]

THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon

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THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT “The power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13. POWER is the special and peculiar prerogative of God, and God alone. “Twice have I heard this, that power belongs unto God” (Psa 62:11). God is God—and power belongs to Him. If […]

SOVEREIGNTY AND SALVATION – Charles Spurgeon

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SOVEREIGNTY AND SALVATION – Charles Spurgeon SOVEREIGNTY AND SALVATION “Look unto Me, and be you saved all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.” Isaiah 45:22. SIX years ago, today, as near as possible at this very hour of the day, I was, “in the gall of bitterness, […]

CHRIST MANIFESTING HIMSELF TO HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST MANIFESTING HIMSELF TO HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST MANIFESTING HIMSELF TO HIS PEOPLE “Judas said unto Him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself unto us and not unto the world?” John 14:22. WHAT a blessed Master Jesus Christ was! How familiar did He allow His disciples to make […]

WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE – Charles Spurgeon

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WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE – Charles Spurgeon WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE “Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up your hands toward Him for the life of your young children that faint for hunger at the head of every street.” Lamentations […]

CANAAN ON EARTH – Charles Spurgeon

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CANAAN ON EARTH – Charles Spurgeon CANAAN ON EARTH “For the land which you go to possess is not as the land of Egypt, from where you came out, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot, as a garden of herbs. But the land where you go to possess it, is […]

THE INCARNATION AND BIRTH OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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THE INCARNATION AND BIRTH OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon THE INCARNATION AND BIRTH OF CHRIST “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.” Micah 5:2. […]

HEAVEN – Charles Spurgeon

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HEAVEN – Charles Spurgeon HEAVEN “As it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. But God has revealed them unto us by His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things […]

THE EXODUS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE EXODUS – Charles Spurgeon THE EXODUS “And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the same day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.” Exodus 12:41. IT is our firm conviction and increasing belief that […]

CHRIST OUR PASSOVER – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST OUR PASSOVER – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST OUR PASSOVER “For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.” 1 Corinthians 5:7. THE more you read the Bible and the more you meditate upon it, the more you will be astonished with it. He who is but a casual reader of the Bible does not know […]

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST- Charles Spurgeon

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THE CHURCH OF CHRIST- Charles Spurgeon THE CHURCH OF CHRIST “And I will make them and the places round about My hill a blessing, and I will cause the shower to come down in his season. There shall be showers of blessing.” Ezekiel 34:26. The chapter (Ezekiel 34) that I read at the commencement of […]

THE ETERNAL NAME – Charles Spurgeon

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THE ETERNAL NAME – Charles Spurgeon THE ETERNAL NAME “His name shall endure forever.” Psalm 72:17. NO one here requires to be told that this is the name of Jesus Christ which “shall endure forever.” Men have said of many of their works, “They shall endure forever.” But how much have they been disappointed! In […]

THE TWO EFFECTS OF THE GOSPEL – Charles Spurgeon

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THE TWO EFFECTS OF THE GOSPEL – Charles Spurgeon THE TWO EFFECTS OF THE GOSPEL “For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved and in them that perish. To the one we are the savor of death unto death, and to the other the savor of life unto […]

THE HOPE OF FUTURE BLISS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE HOPE OF FUTURE BLISS – Charles Spurgeon THE HOPE OF FUTURE BLISS “As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake with Your likeness.” Psalm 17:15. IT would be difficult to say to which the gospel owes most—to its friends or to its enemies! It is […]

FORGIVENESS – Charles Spurgeon

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FORGIVENESS – Charles Spurgeon FORGIVENESS “I, even I, am He that blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25. THERE are some passages of Sacred Writ which have been more abundantly blessed to the conversion of souls than others. They may be called salvation texts. We may […]

THOUGHTS ON THE LAST BATTLE – Charles Spurgeon

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THOUGHTS ON THE LAST BATTLE – Charles Spurgeon THOUGHTS ON THE LAST BATTLE “The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:56, 57. WHILE the Bible is one of the most poetical of […]

A CAUTION TO THE PRESUMPTUOUS – Charles Spurgeon

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A CAUTION TO THE PRESUMPTUOUS – Charles Spurgeon A CAUTION TO THE PRESUMPTUOUS “Let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” 1 Corinthians 10:12. IT is a singular fact, but nevertheless most certain, that the vices are the counterfeits of virtues. Whenever God sends from the mint of heaven a precious coin […]

CHRIST’S PEOPLE—IMITATORS OF HIM – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST’S PEOPLE—IMITATORS OF HIM – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S PEOPLE—IMITATORS OF HIM “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. And they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13. BEHOLD! What a change divine grace will work in […]

THE CARNAL MIND ENMITY AGAINST GOD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE CARNAL MIND ENMITY AGAINST GOD – Charles Spurgeon THE CARNAL MIND ENMITY AGAINST GOD “The carnal mind is enmity against God.” Romans 8:7. THIS is a very solemn indictment which the apostle Paul here speaks against the carnal mind. He declares it to be enmity against God. When we consider what man once was, […]

DAVID’S DYING SONG – Charles Spurgeon

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DAVID’S DYING SONG – Charles Spurgeon DAVID’S DYING SONG “Although my house is not so with God; yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure: for this is all my salvation and all my desire, although He makes it not to grow.” 2 Samuel 23:5 THESE are the […]

THE TOMB OF JESUS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE TOMB OF JESUS – Charles Spurgeon THE TOMB OF JESUS “Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” Matthew 28:6. EVERY circumstance connected with the life of Christ is deeply interesting to the Christian mind. Wherever we behold our Savior, He is well worthy of our notice— “His cross, His manger and His crown, […]

JOSEPH ATTACKED BY THE ARCHERS – Charles Spurgeon

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JOSEPH ATTACKED BY THE ARCHERS – Charles Spurgeon JOSEPH ATTACKED BY THE ARCHERS The archers have sorely grieved him, Shot at him and hated him. But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the […]

PAUL’S FIRST PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon

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PAUL’S FIRST PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon PAUL’S FIRST PRAYER “For behold, he is praying.” Acts 9:11. GOD has many methods of quenching persecution. He will not allow His church to be injured by its enemies, or overwhelmed by its foes. And He is not short of means for turning aside the way of the wicked, […]

THE BIBLE – Charles Spurgeon

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THE BIBLE – Charles Spurgeon THE BIBLE “I have written to him the great things of My law, but they were counted as a strange thing.” Hosea 8:12. THIS is God’s complaint against Ephraim. It is no mean proof of His goodness, that He stoops to rebuke His erring creatures. It is a great argument […]

THE VICTORY OF FAITH – Charles Spurgeon

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THE VICTORY OF FAITH – Charles Spurgeon THE VICTORY OF FAITH “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.” 1 John 5:4. THE epistles of John are perfumed with love. The word is continually occurring while the Spirit enters into every sentence. […]

CONSOLATION PROPORTIONATE TO SPIRITUAL SUFFERINGS – Charles Spurgeon

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CONSOLATION PROPORTIONATE TO SPIRITUAL SUFFERINGS – Charles Spurgeon CONSOLATION PROPORTIONATE TO SPIRITUAL SUFFERINGS “For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds by Christ.” 2 Corinthians 1:5. SEEK you rest from your distresses, you children of woe and sorrow? This is the place where you may lighten your burden and […]

THE PECULIAR SLEEP OF THE BELOVED – Charles Spurgeon

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THE PECULIAR SLEEP OF THE BELOVED – Charles Spurgeon THE PECULIAR SLEEP OF THE BELOVED  “For so He gives His beloved sleep.” Psalm 127:2. THE sleep of the body is the gift of God. So said Homer of old, when he described it as descending from the clouds and resting on the tents of the […]

THE PEOPLE’S CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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THE PEOPLE’S CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon THE PEOPLE’S CHRIST “I have exalted one chosen out of the people.” Psalm 89:19. ORIGINALLY, I have no doubt, these words referred to David. He was chosen out of the people. His lineage was respectable, but not illustrious. His family was holy, but not exalted—the names of Jesse, Obed, […]

THE KINGLY PRIESTHOOD OF THE SAINTS – Charles Spurgeon

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THE KINGLY PRIESTHOOD OF THE SAINTS – Charles Spurgeon THE KINGLY PRIESTHOOD OF THE SAINTS “And has made us unto our God kings and priests. And we shall reign on the earth.” Revelation 5:10. “MUSIC has charms.” I am sure sacred music has. For I have felt something of its charms while we have been […]

SPIRITUAL LIBERTY – Charles Spurgeon

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SPIRITUAL LIBERTY – Charles Spurgeon SPIRITUAL LIBERTY “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17. LIBERTY is the birthright of every man. He may be born a pauper. He may be a foundling. His parentage may be altogether unknown. But liberty is his inalienable birthright. Black may be his skin. […]

CHRIST CRUCIFIED – Charles Spurgeon

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CHRIST CRUCIFIED – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST CRUCIFIED “But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block and unto the Greeks foolishness, but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:23, 24. WHAT contempt has God poured upon the wisdom […]

SWEET COMFORT FOR FEEBLE SAINTS – Charles Spurgeon

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SWEET COMFORT FOR FEEBLE SAINTS – Charles Spurgeon SWEET COMFORT FOR FEEBLE SAINTS “A bruised reed shall He not break and smoking flax shall He not quench, till He send forth judgment unto victory.” Matthew 12:20. BABBLING fame always loves to talk of one man or another. Some there are whose glory it trumpets forth […]

THE COMFORTER – Charles Spurgeon

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THE COMFORTER – Charles Spurgeon THE COMFORTER “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said unto you.” John 14:26. GOOD old Simeon called Jesus the Consolation of Israel. And so […]

THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon

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THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT “And I will pray the Father and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever: even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it sees Him not, neither knows Him: but you […]

THE SIN OF UNBELIEF – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SIN OF UNBELIEF – Charles Spurgeon THE SIN OF UNBELIEF “And that officer answered the man of God and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in Heaven might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes but shall not eat thereof.” 2 Kings 7:19. […]

SWEET COMFORT FOR FEEBLE SAINTS – Charles Spurgeon

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SWEET COMFORT FOR FEEBLE SAINTS – Charles Spurgeon SWEET COMFORT FOR FEEBLE SAINTS “A bruised reed shall He not break and smoking flax shall He not quench, till He send forth judgment unto victory.” Matthew 12:20. BABBLING fame always loves to talk of one man or another. Some there are whose glory it trumpets forth […]

THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon

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THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – Charles Spurgeon THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT NO. 4 A SERMON DELIVERED ON SABBATH MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1855, BY THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON, AT NEW PARK STREET CHAPEL, SOUTHWARK. “And I will pray the Father and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide […]

THE SIN OF UNBELIEF – Charles Spurgeon

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THE SIN OF UNBELIEF – Charles Spurgeon THE SIN OF UNBELIEF   “And that officer answered the man of God and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in Heaven might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes but shall not eat thereof.” 2 Kings 7:19.ONE […]

THE REMEMBRANCE OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon

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THE REMEMBRANCE OF CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon THE REMEMBRANCE OF CHRIST  “This do in remembrance of Me.” 1 Corinthians 11:24. IT seems, then, that Christians may forget Christ. The text implies the possibility of forgetfulness concerning Him whom gratitude and affection should compel them to remember. There could be no need for this loving exhortation […]

THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD – Charles Spurgeon

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THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD – Charles Spurgeon THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD  “I am the Lord, I change not; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.” Malachi 3:6.IT has been said by someone that “the proper study of mankind is man.” I will not oppose the idea, but I believe it is equally true that […]

Abide in Me

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Abide in Me – Charles Spurgeon Abide in Me Communion with Christ is a certain cure for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe, or the cloying surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship with the Lord Jesus will take bitterness from the one, and satiety from the other. Live near to Jesus, Christian, […]

Abel was a keeper of sheep

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Abel was a keeper of sheep – Charles Spurgeon Abel was a keeper of sheep   As a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God, and offered a sacrifice of blood upon his altar, and the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering. This early type of our Lord is exceedingly […]

A Wonderful Guarantee

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A Wonderful Guarantee – Charles Spurgeon A Wonderful Guarantee I will strengthen thee. (Isaiah 41:10) When called to serve or to suffer, we take stock of our strength, and we find it to be less than we thought and less than we need. But let not our heart sink within us while we have such […]

A Woman’s War

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A Woman’s War – Charles Spurgeon A Woman’s War  The Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. (Judges 4:9) Rather an unusual text, but there may be souls in the world that may have faith enough to grasp it. Barak, the man, though called to the war, had little stomach for the […]

A very present help

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A very present help – Charles Spurgeon A very present help Covenant blessings are not meant to be looked at only, but to be appropriated. Even our Lord Jesus is given to us for our present use. Believer, thou dost not make use of Christ as thou oughtest to do. When thou art in trouble, […]

A Trustworthy Name

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A Trustworthy Name – Charles Spurgeon A Trustworthy Name I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord. (Zephaniah 3:12) When true religion is ready to die out among the wealthy it finds a home among the poor of this […]

A Sure Guide

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A Sure Guide – Charles Spurgeon A Sure Guide I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not. (Isaiah 42:16) Think of the infinitely glorious Jehovah acting as a Guide to the blind! What boundless condescension does this imply! A blind man cannot find a way which he does not know. Even […]

A Staircase to Heaven

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A Staircase to Heaven – Charles Spurgeon A Staircase to Heaven And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. (John 1:51) Yes, to our faith this sight is plain even at this day. […]

A Sound Heart

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A Sound Heart – Charles Spurgeon A Sound Heart Let my heart be sound in thy statues: that I be not ashamed. (Psalm 119:80) We may regard this inspired prayer as containing within itself the assurance that those who keep close to the Word of God shall never have cause to be ashamed of doing […]

A Solemn Warning For All Churches

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A Solemn Warning For All Churches – Charles Spurgeon A Solemn Warning For All Churches MY LEARNED AND EMINENTLY pious predecessor, Dr. Gill, is of opinion that the different churches spoken of in the Book of Revelation are types of different states through which the church of God shall pass until it comes into the […]

A Simple Remedy

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A Simple Remedy – Charles Spurgeon A Simple Remedy EVER SINCE THE FALL, healing has been the chief necessity of manhood.  There was no physician in paradise, but outside that blissful enclosure professors of the healing art have been precious as the gold of Ophir. Even in Eden itself there grew the herbs which should […]

A Shepherd Secures Them

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A Shepherd Secures Them – Charles Spurgeon A Shepherd Secures Them They shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid. (Zephaniah 3:13) Yesterday we thought of the afflicted and poor people whom the Lord left to be a living seed in a dead world. The prophet says of such that they shall […]

A Revival Sermon

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A Revival Sermon – Charles Spurgeon, A Revival Sermon  GOD’S promises are not exhausted when they are fulfilled, for when once performed, they stand just as good as they did before, and we may await a second accomplishment of them. Man’s promises even at the best, are like a cistern which holds but a temporary […]

A Promise of Revival

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A Promise of Revival – Charles Spurgeon, A Promise of Revival “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt” (Amos 9:13, KJV).  Originally, as you are aware, […]

A “Prayer Tip” from Charles Spurgeon

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A “Prayer Tip” from Charles Spurgeon – Charles Spurgeon, I like to open the Bible and pray, “Lord God, let the words leap off the page into my soul; make them vivid, powerful, and fresh to my heart.” “How are we to handle this sword of ‘It is written’? First, with deepest reverence. Let every […]

A Heavenly Escort

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A Heavenly Escort – Charles Spurgeon, A Heavenly Escort   And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest. (Genesis 28:15) Do we need journeying mercies? Here are choice ones — God’s presence and preservation, In all places we need both of these, and in all places we […]

A Basket of Summer Fruit

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A Basket of Summer Fruit – Charles Spurgeon, IN READING THROUGH THE PROPHETICAL BOOKS, you must have been struck at their singular variety. On looking a little more closely, you have at once perceived that every prophet has a manner and style peculiarly his own. Although God speaketh through them all, yet they lose not […]

Sword and Trowel Preface 1888 |AD

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Sword and Trowel Preface 1888 AD – Charles Spurgeon, WHETHER we smite with the Sword, or build with the Trowel, LET THE LORD’S NAME BE MAGNIFIED. Our service may often change, but our spirit should remain full of adoration and praise. The century grows old, but the glory of Jehovah is ever new. The twilight […]

All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray

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All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray – Charles Spurgeon, Here a confession of sin common to all the elect people of God. They have all fallen, and therefore, in common chorus, they all say, from the first who entered heaven to the last who shall enter there, “All we like sheep have gone astray.” […]

All Turned to Holiness

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All Turned to Holiness – Charles Spurgeon, In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, holiness unto the Lord, (Zechariah 14:20) Happy day when all things shall be consecrated, and the horses’ bells shall ring out holiness to the Lord! That day has come to me. Do I not make all […]

All They That See Me Laugh Me to Scorn

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All They That See Me Laugh Me to Scorn – Charles Spurgeon, Mockery was a great ingredient in our Lord’s woe. Judas mocked Him in the garden; the chief priests and scribes laughed Him to scorn; Herod set Him at nought; the servants and the soldiers jeered at Him, and brutally insulted Him; Pilate and […]

All They That Heard It Sondered at Those Things

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All They That Heard It Sondered at Those Things – Charles Spurgeon, We must not cease to wonder at the great marvels of our God. It would be very difficult to draw a line between holy wonder and real worship; for when the soul is overwhelmed with the majesty of God’s glory, though it may […]

All the House of Israel Are Impudent and Hardhearted

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All the House of Israel Are Impudent and Hardhearted – Charles Spurgeon, Are there no exceptions? No, not one. Even the favoured race are thus described. Are the best so bad?–then what must the worst be? Come, my heart, consider how far thou hast a share in this universal accusation, and while considering, be ready […]

All the Days of My Appointed Time Will I Wait

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All the Days of My Appointed Time Will I Wait – Charles Spurgeon, A little stay on earth will make heaven more heavenly. Nothing makes rest so sweet as toil; nothing renders security so pleasant as exposure to alarms. The bitter quassia cups of earth will give a relish to the new wine which sparkles […]

All Joy in All Trials

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All Joy in All Trials – Charles Spurgeon, All Joy in All Trials James calls the converted among the twelve tribes his brethren. Christianity has a great uniting power: it both discovers and creates relationships among the sons of men. It reminds us of the ties of nature, and binds us with the bonds of […]

Alive or Dead—Which?

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Alive or Dead—Which? – Charles Spurgeon, Alive or Dead—Which? LAST Sabbath morning we addressed you upon the gracious operations of the Holy Spirit in the believer, and upon the glorious fad of his dwelling in the hearts of the regenerate. Now, it frequently happens that when we discourse upon the work of the Holy Spirit, […]

All Fulness in Christ

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All Fulness in Christ – Charles Spurgeon, All Fulness in Christ THE PREACHER IS UNDER NO DIFFICULTIES this morning as to the practical object to be aimed at in his discourse. Every subject should be considered with an object, every discourse should have a definite spiritual aim; otherwise we do not so much preach as […]

ALAS! I CAN DO NOTHING!

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ALAS! I CAN DO NOTHING! – Charles Spurgeon ALAS! I CAN DO NOTHING! AFTER THE ANXIOUS HEART has accepted the doctrine of atonement, and learned the great truth that salvation is by faith in the Lord Jesus, it is often sore troubled with a sense of inability toward that which is good. Many are groaning, […]

Adoption—the Spirit and the Cry

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Adoption—the Spirit and the Cry – Charles Spurgeon, Adoption—the Spirit and the Cry WE do not find the doctrine of the Trinity in Unity set forth in Scripture in formal terms, such as those which are employed in the Athanasian creed; but the truth is continually taken for granted, as if it were a fact […]

Accidents, Not Punishments Charles Spurgeon

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Accidents, Not Punishments Charles Spurgeon – Charles Spurgeon, THE YEAR 1861 will have a notoriety among its fellows as the year of calamities. Just at that season when man goeth forth to reap the fruit of his labors, when the harvest of the earth is ripe, and the barns are beginning to burst with the […]

Abraham’s Prompt Obedience to the Call of God Charles Spurgeon

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Abraham’s Prompt Obedience to the Call of God – Charles Spurgeon, ONE IS STRUCK with the practical character of this verse. Abraham was called, and he obeyed. There is no hint of hesitation, parleying, or delay; when he was called to go out, he went out. Would to God that—such conduct were usual, yea, universal; […]

A Man Without Fear Charles Spurgeon

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A Man Without Fear Charles Spurgeon – Charles Spurgeon, And he said, Certainly I will be with thee. (Exodus 3:12) Of course, if the Lord sent Moses on an errand, He would not let him go alone. The tremendous risk which it would involve and the great power it would require would render it ridiculous […]

A Defense of Calvinism Charles Spurgeon

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A Defense of Calvinism Charles Spurgeon – Charles Spurgeon The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of no such thing as paring off the rough […]

A Fragment Upon the Down-Grade Controversy (November, 1887)

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A Fragment Upon the Down-Grade Controversy (November, 1887) – Charles Spurgeon BY this time many of our readers will be weary of the Down-Grade controversy: they cannot be one-tenth so much tired of it, or tried by it, as we are. When the first article appeared, a friend wrote to warn us that he who […]

He Shall Present My Soul Charles Spurgeon

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How Can a Pure Heart be Obtained? – Charles Spurgeon “He shall present my soul,Unblemish’d and complete, Before the glory of His face, With joys divinely great” All the purposes of man have been defeated, but not the purposes of God. The promises of man may be broken-many of them are made to be broken-but […]

A Constant Witness Charles Spurgeon

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A Constant Witness Charles Spurgeon – Charles Spurgeon For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. (Acts 22:15) Paul was chosen to see and hear the Lord speaking to him out of heaven. This divine election was a high privilege for himself; but it was not intended […]

A Completed Sacrifice Charles Spurgeon

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A Completed Sacrifice Charles Spurgeon – Charles Spurgeon And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering: and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. (Leviticus 1:4) If by that laying on of his hand the bullock became the offerer’s sacrifice, how much more shall Jesus become […]

A Bundle of Myrrh Is My Well-Beloved unto Me Charles Spurgeon

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A Bundle of Myrrh Is My Well-Beloved unto Me – Charles Spurgeon Myrrh may well be chosen as the type of Jesus on account of its preciousness, its perfume, its pleasantness, its healing, preserving, disinfecting qualities, and its connection with sacrifice. But why is He compared to “a bundle of myrrh”? First, for plenty. He […]

A Blast of the Trumpet Against False Peace Charles Spurgeon

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A Blast of the Trumpet Against False Peace – Charles Spurgeon MINISTERS are fearfully guilty if they intentionally build up men in a false peace. I cannot imagine any man more greatly guilty of blood than he who plays jackal to the lion of hell, by pandering to the depraved tastes of vain, rebellious man. […]

Prayer Tip Charles Spurgeon

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Prayer Tip – Charles Spurgeon I like to open the Bible and pray, “Lord God, let the words leap off the page into my soul; make them vivid, powerful, and fresh to my heart.” “How are we to handle this sword of ‘It is written’? First, with deepest reverence. Let every word that God has […]

Sword and Trowel Preface 1887 AD Charles Spurgeon

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Sword and Trowel Preface 1887 AD – Charles Spurgeon WHEN the reader receives this number of the magazine, the Editor hopes to be travelling along the Corniche Road, which in some places winds its wondrous way far above the sea. One gazes down from above, and draws his breath. During the past year we have […]

Loved Unto the End Charles Spurgeon

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Loved Unto the End – Charles Spurgeon For the Lord will not cast off for ever. (Lamentations 3:31) He may cast away for a season but not forever. A woman may leave off her ornaments for a few days, but she will not forget them or throw them upon the dunghill. It is not like […]

Be of Good Cheer Charles Spurgeon

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Be of Good Cheer – Charles Spurgeon In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33) My Lord’s words are true as to the tribulation. I have my share of it beyond all doubt. The flail is not hung up out of the way, nor […]

As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be Charles Spurgeon

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As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be – Charles Spurgeon BELOVED, it seems a sad thing that every day must die and be followed by a night. When we have seen the hills clad with verdure to their summit, and the seas laving their base with a silver glory; when we have stretched our […]

Am I a Sea, or a Whale? Charles Spurgeon

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Am I a Sea, or a Whale? – Charles Spurgeon JOB was in great pain when he thus bitterly complained. These moans came from him when his skin was broken and had become loathsome and he sat upon a dunghill and scraped himself with a potsherd. We wonder at his patience, but we do not […]

Alas For Us, If Thou Wert All, and Nought Beyond, O Earth Charles Spurgeon

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Alas For Us, If Thou Wert All, and Nought Beyond, O Earth – Charles Spurgeon YOU WILL UNDERSTAND that the apostle is arguing with professedly Christian people, who were dubious about the resurrection of the dead. He is not saying that all men are now miserable if there be no hope of the world to […]

A Woman Which Was a Sinner

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A Woman Which Was a Sinner – Charles Spurgeon “And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and […]

The Welcome Visitor Charles Spurgeon

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The Welcome Visitor – Charles Spurgeon “And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was […]

A Warning to Believers Charles Spurgeon

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A Warning to Believers – Charles Spurgeon “Let no man beguile you of your reward.”– Colossians 2:18 THERE is an allusion here to the prize which was offered to the runners in the Olympic games, and at the outset it is well for us to remark how very frequently the Apostle Paul conducts us by […]

The Unchangeable Christ Charles Spurgeon

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The Unchangeable Christ – Charles Spurgeon “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” — Hebrews 13:8 LET me read to you the verse that comes before our text. It is a good habit always to look at texts in their connection. It is wrong, I think, to lay hold of small […]

An Unalterable Law Charles Spurgeon

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An Unalterable Law – Charles Spurgeon “Without shedding of blood there is no remission.” — Hebrews 9:22 EVERYWHERE under the old figurative dispensation, blood was sure to greet your eyes. It was the one most prominent thing under the Jewish economy, scarcely a ceremony was observed without it. You could not enter into any part […]

Strong Faith in a Faithful God Charles Spurgeon

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Strong Faith in a Faithful God – Charles Spurgeon “I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.” — Psalm 57:2 DAVID was in the cave of Adullam. He had fled from Saul, his remorseless foe; and had found shelter in the clefts of the rock. In the beginning […]

A Solemn Deprival Charles Spurgeon

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A Solemn Deprival – Charles Spurgeon “Without Christ.” — Ephesians 2:12 WE shall have two things to consider this evening–the misery of our past estate, and the great deliverance which God has wrought for us. As for:– I. THE MISERY OF OUR PAST ESTATE, be it known unto you that, in common with the rest […]

Sincere Seekers Assured Finders Charles Spurgeon

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Sincere Seekers Assured Finders – Charles Spurgeon “If thou seek him, he will be found of thee.” — 1 Chronicles 28:9 ALTHOUGH this was addressed to Solomon, it may, without any violence to truth, be addressed tonight to every unconverted person here present, for there are a great many texts of Scripture of a similar […]

Salvation Altogether by Grace Charles Spurgeon

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Salvation Altogether by Grace – Charles Spurgeon “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began.” — 2 Timothy 1:9 IF we would influence thoughtful persons it must be by […]

A Question for a Questioner Charles Spurgeon

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A Question for a Questioner – Charles Spurgeon Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email “Hath God forgotten to be gracious?” — Psalm 77:9 ASAPH was very grievously troubled in spirit. The deep waters were not only around his barque, but they had come in even unto his soul. When the spirit of a man is wounded, […]

A New Year’s Benediction Charles Spurgeon

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A New Year’s Benediction – Charles Spurgeon “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” — Hebrews 13:5 OBSERVE the way in which the apostles were accustomed to incite believers in Christ to the performance of their […]

The Need and Nature of Conversion Charles Spurgeon

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The Need and Nature of Conversion – Charles Spurgeon “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” — Isaiah 55:7 SOME years ago I preached from the last […]

King’s Gardens Charles Spurgeon

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King’s Gardens – Charles Spurgeon “The king’s garden.” –Nehemiah 3:15 THERE have been many very famous king’s gardens, such as those “hanging gardens” in Nineveh, wherein Sardanapalus delighted himself, and that remarkable garden of Cyrus, in which he took such great interest, because, as he said, every tree and every plant in it had been […]

The Kind of Revival We Need Charles Spurgeon

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The Kind of Revival We Need – Charles Spurgeon How can we expect a blessing if we are too idle to ask for it? How can we look for a Pentecost if we never meet with one another, in one place, to wait upon the Lord? Brethren, we shall never see much change for the […]

Justification by Faith Charles Spurgeon

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Justification by Faith – Charles Spurgeon “Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ.”– Romans 5:1 WE desire this evening not to preach upon this text as a mere matter of doctrine. You all believe and understand the gospel of justification by faith, but we want to preach […]

Joyful Transformations Charles Spurgeon

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Joyful Transformations – Charles Spurgeon “I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight.”– Isaiah 42:16 IN the pursuit of holiness the pilgrim is often surrounded with darkness: while in the pathway of evil the traveller is dazzled with a glare of light. It is the way of the tempter to make the […]

Jesus, the Example of Holy Praise Charles Spurgeon

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Jesus, the Example of Holy Praise – Charles Spurgeon “I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.” — Psalm 22:22, 23 WE […]

The Honored Guest Charles Spurgeon

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The Honored Guest – Charles Spurgeon “And he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully.” — Luke 19:6 ARE you prepared, like Zaccheus, to give the Lord Jesus Christ a glad and grateful welcome? If we would obtain the full benefit of his devoted life, his atoning death, and his triumphant resurrection, we […]

Holy Song from Happy Saints Charles Spurgeon

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Holy Song from Happy Saints – Charles Spurgeon “Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved.” — Isaiah 5:1 IT was a prophet who wrote this, a prophet inspired of God. An ordinary believer might suffice to sing, but he counts it no stoop for a prophet, and no waste of […]

Good Ernests of Great Success Charles Spurgeon

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Good Ernests of Great Success – Charles Spurgeon “And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.” –Acts 6:7. CERTAIN things preceded this prosperity–the counterpart of which I verily believe we have experienced among ourselves. There had […]

Good Cheer for Christmas Charles Spurgeon

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Good Cheer for Christmas – Charles Spurgeon “And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.” — Isaiah 25:6 WE have nearly arrived at the great merry-making […]

God’s Word Not to Be Refused Charles Spurgeon

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God’s Word Not to Be Refused – Charles Spurgeon “See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven.”– Hebrews 12:25 WE are not a cowering multitude gathered in […]

Go Back? Never! Charles Spurgeon

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Go Back? Never! – Charles Spurgeon “And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is an heavenly … city.” — Hebrews 11:15, 16 ABRAHAM left his country at God’s command, and he never […]

Fruitless Faith Charles Spurgeon

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Fruitless Faith – Charles Spurgeon “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” — James 2:17 WHATEVER the statement of James may be, it could never have been his intention to contradict the gospel. It could never be possible that the Holy Spirit would say one thing in one place, and […]

Fragrant Graces Charles Spurgeon

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Fragrant Graces – Charles Spurgeon “While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.”–Song of Solomon 1:12 THIS passage may be read in several ways. Literally, when Christ tabled among men, when he did eat and drink with them, being found in fashion as a man, the loving spirit broke […]

Found by Jesus, and Finding Jesus Charles Spurgeon

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Found by Jesus, and Finding Jesus – Charles Spurgeon “The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, […]

Faith and Life Charles Spurgeon

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Faith and Life – Charles Spurgeon “Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as […]

Exposition on Psalm 51 Charles Spurgeon

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Exposition on Psalm 51 – Charles Spurgeon There are seven penitential Psalms, but this seems to be the chief one of the seven. The language of David is as suitable to us today as it was to him, and though much was lost to the cause of righteousness by David’s sin, yet the Church is […]

Exposition on Psalm 34:1-20 Charles Spurgeon

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Exposition on Psalm 34:1-20 – Charles Spurgeon VERSE 1. I bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. “Others may do what they please, and murmur, and complain, and be filled with dread and apprehension of the future; but I will bless the Lord at all times. I can […]

Exposition on Hebrews 11:1-26 Charles Spurgeon

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Exposition on Hebrews 11:1-26 – Charles Spurgeon VERSES 1, 2. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. The names of those who lived in old time are handed down with commendation because of their faith. If they had […]

Exposition on Colossians 3, 4:1-4 Charles Spurgeon

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Exposition on Colossians 3, 4:1-4 – Charles Spurgeon VERSE 1. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Oh! how often we need to be called to this, for the flesh is grovelling, and it holds down the spirit; and very […]

Encouragement for the Depressed Charles Spurgeon

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Encouragement for the Depressed – Charles Spurgeon “For who hath despised the day of small things?” — Zechariah 4:10 ZECHARIAH was engaged in the building of the temple. When its foundations were laid, it struck everybody as being a very small edifice compared with the former glorious structure of Solomon. The friends of the enterprise […]

The Desire of All Nations Charles Spurgeon

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The Desire of All Nations – Charles Spurgeon And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts. –Haggai 2:7 THE second temple was never intended to be as magnificent as the first. The first was to be […]

Daniel: A Pattern for Pleaders Charles Spurgeon

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Daniel: A Pattern for Pleaders – Charles Spurgeon “O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God; for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.” –Daniel 9:19 DANIEL was a man in very high position in life. It is true he […]

Creation’s Groans and Saint’s Sighs Charles Spurgeon

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Creation’s Groans and Saint’s Sighs – Charles Spurgeon “We know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.” — Romans […]

The Compassion of Jesus Charles Spurgeon

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The Compassion of Jesus – Charles Spurgeon He was moved with compassion.” — Matthew 9:36 THIS is said of Christ Jesus several times in the New Testament. The original word is a very remarkable one. It is not found in classic Greek. It is not found in the Septuagint. The fact is, it was a […]

Christ Is All Charles Spurgeon

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Christ Is All – Charles Spurgeon “Christ is all” — Colossians 3:11 MY text is so very short that you cannot forget it; and, I am quite certain, if you are Christians at all, you will be sure to agree with it. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! […]

Buying the Truth Charles Spurgeon

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Buying the Truth – Charles Spurgeon “Buy the truth, and sell it not.”— Proverbs 23:23 JOHN Bunyan pictures the pilgrims as passing at one time through Vanity Fair, and in Vanity Fair there were to be found all kinds of merchandise, consisting of the pomps and vanities, the lusts and pleasures of this present life […]

The Approachableness of Jesus Christ Charles Spurgeon

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The Approachableness of Jesus Christ – Charles Spurgeon “Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.” — Luke 15:1 The Approachableness of Jesus Christ Charles Spurgeon The most depraved and despised classes of society formed an inner ring of hearers around our Lord. I gather from this that he was […]

Apostolic Exhortation Charles Spurgeon

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Apostolic Exhortation – Charles Spurgeon “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.”— Acts 3:19 AFTER the notable miracle of healing the lame man, when the wondering people clustered round about Peter and John, they were not […]

All of Grace

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All of Grace – Charles Spurgeon “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.”  –Ephesians 2:8  OF the things which I have spoken unto you these many years, this is the sum. Within the circle of these words my theology is contained, so far as […]

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