Sermon 1290 - Godly Fear and its Goodly Consequence
A sermon
(No. 1290)
delivered
at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,
by C. H. Spurgeon.
"In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge."--Proverbs 14:26.
In the Book of Proverbs you meet with sentences of pithy wisdom, which to all appearance belong entirely to this world, and pert ...read
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Sermon 1292 - The Soul Winner
A sermon
(No. 1292)
delivered on Thursday evening, January 20th, 1876,
at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,
by C. H. Spurgeon.
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise."--Proverbs 11:30.
I had very great joy last night--many of you know why but some do not. We held our annual meeting o ...read
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Sermon 1325 - Christ the End of the Law
A Sermon
(No. 1325)
Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, November 19th, 1876, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth."--Romans 10:4.
YOU REMEMBER we spoke last Sabbath morning of "the days of the Son of man." Oh that every Sabbath now ...read
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Sermon 1326 - Christ the Conqueror of Satan
A Sermon
(No. 1326)
Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, November 26th, 1876, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."--Genesis 3:16
THIS I ...read
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Sermon 1409 - The Shortest of the Seven Cries
A Sermon
(No. 1409)
Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, April 14th, 1878, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst."--John 19:28.
IT was most fitting that every word of our Lord upon the cross s ...read
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Sermon 1418 - The Hold Fast
A sermon
(No. 1418)
delivered on Lord's Day morning, June 9th, 1878,
at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,
by C. H. Spurgeon.
"Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life."----Proverbs 4:13.
Faith may be well described as taking hold upon divine instruction. God has condescended to teach us, a ...read
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Sermon 1435 - Adoption--The Spirit and the Cry
A Sermon
(No. 1435)
Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, April 14th, 1878, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."--Galatians 4:6.
WE do not find the doctrine of the Trinity in Unity set forth in Scripture ...read
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Sermon 1446 - The Best Beloved
A Sermon
(No. 1446)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Yea, he is altogether lovely."--Solomons Song 5:16.
NO WORDS can ever express the gratitude we owe to Him who loved us even when we were dead in trespasses and sins: the love of Jesus is unutterably precious and worthy of daily praise. No s ...read
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Sermon 1448 - Forgiveness Made Easy
A Sermon
(No. 1448)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."--Ephesians 4:82.
THE HEATHEN moralists, when they wished to teach virtue, could not point to the example of their gods, for, according to their mythologists, the gods ...read
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Sermon 1469 - Prayer Perfumed with Praise
A Sermon
(No. 1469)
Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, April 20th, 1879, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"In every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."--Philippians 4:6.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXT, we are both by prayer and supplication to make known ou ...read
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Sermon 1480 - Constant, Instant, Expectant
A Sermon
(No. 1480)
Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, June 22nd, 1879, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Continuing instant in prayer."--Romans 12:12.
THIS is placed in connection with a large number of brief but very weighty precepts. Prayer has a distinct relationship to all Christian duties and graces ...read
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Sermon 1486 - The Shame and Spitting
A Sermon
(No. 1486)
Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, July 27th, 1879, by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.
"I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting."--Isaiah 50:6.
OF WHOM SPEAKETH THE PROPHET this? Of himself or of some othe ...read
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Sermon 1503 - How to Read the Bible
A Sermon
(No. 1503)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"Have ye not read?...Have ye not read?...If ye had known what this meaneth."--Matthew 12:3-7.
THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES were great readers of the law. They studied the sacred books continually, poring over each word and letter. They made not ...read
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Sermon 1511 - Questions Which Ought To Be Asked
A Sermon
(No. 1511)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
(This was followed by a farewell address from his son, Thomas Spurgeon.)
"But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night; who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?" ...read
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Sermon 1512 - Loyal to the Core
A Sermon
(No. 1512)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be."--2 Samuel 15:21.
Although the courage ...read
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Sermon 1513 - Cheer Up, My Comrades!
A Sermon
(No. 1513)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And Josiah set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord"--2 Chronicles 35:2.
JOSIAH, as you remember, in the early part of his reign set his face against the idolatries that prevailed, to roo ...read
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Sermon 1514 - The Key-Note of a Choice Sonnet
A Sermon
(No. 1514)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"My soul doth magnify the Lord."--Luke 1:46.
MARY HAD RECEIVED a wonderful intimation from heaven of which she herself scarcely understood the full length and breadth. Her faith had apprehended a great promise, which as yet her mind hardly c ...read
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Sermon 1516 - Salvation by Knowing the Truth
A Sermon
(No. 1516)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"God our Savior; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."--1 Timothy 2:3, 4.
MAY GOD THE HOLY GHOST guide our meditations to the best practical result this evening, that sinners may be saved and saints ...read
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Sermon 1517 - For the Candid and Thoughtful
A Sermon
(No. 1517)
Delivered by
C. H. SPURGEON,
At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington
"And when Jesus saw" ["saw him," so it should be] "that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God."--Mark 12:34.
THIS MAN BEGAN with Christ as a foe, and he ended as a friend. It does not quite appear ...read
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Sermon 1518 - Beloved, and yet Afflicted
Notes of a Sermon
(No. 1518)
PREACHED BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF INVALID LADIES AT MENTONE, BY
C. H. SPURGEON,
"Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick."--John 11:3.
THAT DISCIPLE WHOM JESUS LOVED is not at all backward to record that Jesus loved Lazarus too: there are no jealousies among those who are chosen by the Well-beloved. Jesus ...read
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