Sermon 312 - Personal Service
A Sermon
(No. 312)
Delivered on Thursday Evening, May 3rd, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At Surrey Chapel, Blackfriar's Road,
ON BEHALF OF THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.
"O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant and the son of thine handmaid thou hast loosed my bonds."--Psalm 116:16.
THESE SENTENCES SUGGEST a contrast. ...read
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Sermon 318 - High Doctrine
A Sermon
(No. 318)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, June 3rd, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At Exeter Hall, Strand.
TO THE READERS OF THE PARK STREET PULPIT
MY DEAR BRETHREN,
Incessant labour has so completely wearied me, that I am compelled to retire for a few weeks from active service. The great Master bade his disciples to "g ...read
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Sermon 320 - Contentment
A Sermon
(No. 320)
Delivered on Sabbath Evening, March 25th, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark.
"For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."--Philippians 4:11.
THE APOSTLE Paul was a very learned man, but not the least among his manifold acquisitions in science was thi ...read
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Sermon 322 - The Beginning, Increase, and End of the Divine Life
A Sermon
(No. 311)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, April 29th, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At Exeter Hall, Strand.
"Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase."--Job 8:7.
THIS WAS the reasoning of Bildad the Shuhite. He wished to prove that Job could not possibly be an upright man, for if he were ...read
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Sermon 323 - Vile Ingratitude!
A Sermon
(No. 323)
Delivered on Sabbath Evening, May 27th, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark.
"Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations."--Ezekiel 16:1-2.
AND HOW THINK YOU did the prophet proceed in order to accomplish the solemn commi ...read
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Sermon 328 - True Prayer--True Power!
A Sermon
(No. 328)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, August 12th, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
at Exeter Hall, Strand.
"Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive and ye shall have them."--Mark 11:24.
THIS VERSE has something to do with the faith of miracles; but I think it hath fa ...read
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Sermon 329 - Christ's First and Last Subject
A Sermon
(No. 329)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, August 19th, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
at Exeter Hall, Strand.
"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"--Matthew 4:17.
"And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning ...read
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Sermon 336 - Struggles of Conscience
A Sermon
(No. 336)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, September 22nd, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
at Exeter Hall, Strand.
"How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin."--Job 13:23.
THERE ARE MANY PERSONS who long to have a deeper sense of their sinfulness, and then with a certain show of consc ...read
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Sermon 337 - Sin Slain
A Sermon
(No. 337)
Delivered on Sabbath Evening, July 29, 1860, by the
Rev. C. H. SPURGEON,
At New Park Street, Southwark.
"And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him. Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou, seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead and the nail was ...read
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Sermon 339 - The Sons of God
A Sermon
(No. 339)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, October 7th, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At Exeter Hall, Strand.
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God; and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorif ...read
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Sermon 348 - Consolation in Christ
A Sermon
(No. 348)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, December 2nd, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At Exeter Hall, Strand.
"If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies."--Philippians 2:1.
THE language of man has received a new coinage of words sinc ...read
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Sermon 349 - The Wailing of Risca
A Sermon
(No. 349)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, December 9th, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At Exeter Hall, Strand.
"Suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment."--Jeremiah 4:20.
THE sorrow of the weeping prophet was exceeding heavy when he uttered these words of bitter lamentation. A great and present burden fro ...read
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Sermon 350 - A Blow at Self-Righteousness
A Sermon
(No. 350)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, December 16th, 1860, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON
At Exeter Hall, Strand.
"If I justify myself, mine 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 a righteousness o ...read
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Sermon 351 - Plenteous Redemption
A Sermon
(No. 351)
Delivered at Exeter Hall, Strand, by the
REV. C.H. SPURGEON.
"With him is plenteous redemption."--Psalm 103:7.
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 ...read
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Sermon 361 - None But Jesus
A Sermon
(No. 361)
Delivered on Sunday Morning, February 17th, 1861 by the
Rev. C. H. SPURGEON,
At Exeter Hall, Strand
"He that believeth on him is not condemned" --John 3:18
THE way of salvation is stated in Scripture in the very plainest terms, and yet, perhaps, there is no truth about which more errors have been uttered, than c ...read
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Sermon 362 - None But Jesus--Second Part
A Sermon
(No. 362)
Delivered on Sunday Evening, February 17th, 1861 by the
Rev. C. H. SPURGEON,
At New Park Street, Southwark.
"He that believeth on him is not condemned" --John 3:18
IN the morning sermon, 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 describ ...read
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Sermon 369 - The First Sermon in the Tabernacle
A Sermon
(No. 369)
Delivered on Monday Afternoon, March 25th, 1861 by the
Rev. C. H. SPURGEON,
"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 position, and to feel m ...read
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Sermon 385 - Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace + 386-388 - part 1
Nos. 385-88.
Thursday, April 11th, 1861.
EDITOR'S NOTE: These messages are part of the inaugural ceremonies held at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, when it first opened. Spurgeon had already preached the first sermons there, beginning March 25, while the building was not yet quite finished. This, however, was the official opening ceremon ...read
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Sermon 385 - Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace + 386-388 - part 2
ELECTION
BY THE
Rev. JOHN BLOOMFIELD,
OF MEARD'S COURT, SOHO.
My dear Christian friends, those who best know my cast of mind and ministry will readily believe me when I say I would rather have spoken on the majesty and mystery of the person of Christ, or I would rather have spoken on the perfection and intrinsic worth of the mediation o ...read
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Sermon 385 - Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace + 386-388 - part 3
The Meeting then adjourned till half-past six. After the friends had assembled--
The REV. C. H. SPURGEON said, I wish to make one or two observations before I introduce to you the speakers of this evening. Controversy is never a very happy element for the child of God: he would far rather be in communion than engaged in defence of the faith or i ...read
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