Sermon 976 - The Wedding Garment
A Sermon
(No. 976)
Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, February 19th, 1871 by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was spe ...read
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Sermon 977 - The Master's Profession--The Disciple's Pursuit
A Sermon
(No. 977)
Delivered on Thursday Evening, April 21st, 1870 by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
In aid of the Baptist Young Men's Missionary Association.
"I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. I have not hid thy righteousnes ...read
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Sermon 978 - All Fulness in Christ
A Sermon
(No. 978)
Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, February 26th, 1871 by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell."--Colossians 1:19.
THE PREACHER IS UNDER NO DIFFICULTIES this morning as to the practical object to be aimed at in his discourse. Eve ...read
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Sermon 979 - Faith and Regeneration
A Sermon
(No. 979)
Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, March 5th, 1871 by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone that loveth him that begot loveth him also that is begotten of him."--1 John 5:1.
FOR THE PREACHER of the gospel to make full pr ...read
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Sermon 980 - Hidden Manna
A Sermon
(No. 980)
Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, March 12th, 1871, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts,"--Jeremiah 15:16.
Jeremiah was a man of exceed ...read
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Sermon 981 - Carried by Four
A Sermon
(No. 981)
Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, March 19th, 1871 by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every ...read
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Sermon 982 - The Ascension of Christ
A Sermon
(No. 982)
Delivered on Lord's-day Morning, March 26th, 1871 by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, when he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended ...read
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Sermon 983 - Moab Is My Washpot
A Sermon
(No. 983)
by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Moab is my washpot."--Psalm 60:8.
MOAB, which had threatened Israel, was to be so completely subdued, and become so utterly contemptible as to be likened to a washpot or basin in which men wash their feet. More than this, however, may have been intend ...read
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Sermon 984 - The Church As She Should Be
A Sermon
(No. 984)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Thou art beautiful, O my love as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners."--Song of Solomon 6:4.
THERE are various estimates of the Christian church. Some think everything of her; some think nothing of her; and probably ...read
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Sermon 985 - The Touchstone of Godly Sincerity
A Sermon
(No. 985)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Will he always call upon God?"--Job 27:10.
WHEN Job resumes his address in this chapter, he appeals to God in a very solemn matter as to the truth of all that he had spoken. No less vehemently does he assert his innocence of any signal crime ...read
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Sermon 986 - Victor Emmanuel, Emancipator
A Sermon
(No. 986)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house."-Isaiah 42:7.
ON A FORMER occasion we contemplated the unconverted man as being bound by the cords of his sins. It was ...read
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Sermon 987 - Marah; or, The Bitter Waters Sweetened
A Sermon
(No. 987)
Delivered On Lord's-day Morning, April 23rd, 1871, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drin ...read
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Sermon 988 - The Pastor's Parting Blessing
A Sermon
(No. 988)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
BEFORE LEAVING HOME FOR A JOURNEY
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."--Romans 16:24.
THE CHRISTIAN IS A MAN of generous actions, but his wishes go far beyond his deeds. Where he cannot be beneficent he is benevolent ...read
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Sermon 989 - A Last Look-Out
A Sermon
(No. 989)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"The time of my departure is at hand."--2 Timothy 4:6.
SO NEAR, SO VERY NEAR THE CHANGE--his removal from this to another world; and so very conscious of it; yet Paul looked back with calm satisfaction; he looked forward with sweet assurance; ...read
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Sermon 990 - Self-Humbling and Self-Searching
A Sermon
(No. 990)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me, they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept."--Song of Solomon 1:6.
WHENCE DO I DRAW MY T ...read
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Sermon 991 - The Fourfold Treasure
A Sermon
(No. 991)
Delivered on Thursday Evening, April 27th, 1871, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that, according as it is written, he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."- ...read
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Sermon 992 - A New Order of Priests and Levites
A Sermon
(No. 992)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord."--Isaiah 66:21.
THIS chapter is surrounded with critical difficulties, and yet it is full of spiritual instruction. The verse before us is by some referred to Gentiles ...read
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Sermon 993 - The Northern Iron and the Steel
A Sermon
(No. 993)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?"--Jeremiah 15:12.
THE prophet Jeremiah was, as we saw upon a former occasion, a man of exquisitely sensitive character; not a prophet of iron, like Elijah, but nearer akin to him who was a ma ...read
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Sermon 994 - The Prayer of Jabez
A Sermon
(No. 994)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed!"--1 Chron. 4:10.
WE know very little about Jabez, except that he was more honorable than his brethren, and that he was called Jabez because his mother bare him with sorrow. It will sometimes happen that ...read
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Sermon 995 - The Sheep and Their Shepherd
A Sermon
(No. 995)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."--John 10:27.
CHRISTIANS ARE HERE compared to sheep. Not a very flattering comparison you may say; but then we do not wish to be flattered, nor would our Lord deem it good to flatt ...read
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