Losses? by Spurgeon— Losses are frequently the means God uses to fetch home His wandering sheep. Like fierce dogs, they bring wanderers back to the Shepherd. When the Christian grows wealthy, and in good repute, and has good health and a happy family, he too often wanders away from the Shepherd. If he is a true […]
THE PRECIOUSNESS OF THE PROMISES By Spurgeon The promises of God are to the believer an ‘inexhaustible mine of wealth’. Happy is it for him if he knows how to search out their secret veins and enrich himself with their hidden treasures. They are an ‘armory’, containing all manner of offensive and defensive weapons. Blessed […]
LOVE HIM! -Spurgeon, “Holy Work for Christmas” Those who come nearest to Jesus, and enter most closely into fellowship with Him, will be sure to be the most engrossed with Him. Beloved, remember what He has done for you– Make your heart the golden cup to hold the rich recollections of His past loving-kindness. Make […]
The cross is not made of soft feathers (Charles Spurgeon) “Take up the cross—and follow Me.” Mark 10:21 You have not the liberty of making of your own cross; although unbelief is a master carpenter at cross-making. Neither are you permitted to choose your own cross; although self-will would gladly be lord and master. Your cross is prepared and appointed […]
Feeding Sheep or Amusing Goats? by Charles Spurgeon (edited) An evil is in the ‘professed’ camp of the Lord, so gross in its impudence, that the most shortsighted Christian can hardly fail to notice it. During the past few years this evil has developed at an alarming rate. It has worked like leaven until the […]
Sitting side by side with corpses? The following is from Spurgeon’s sermon, “Alive or Dead- Which?” No. 755. 1 John 5:12. The moralist says, “Oh! I have always lived a chaste, upright, moral life. I have been attentive to religious duties….” I tell you, unbelieving moralist, what you are- you are a corpse well washed and […]
For Sinners Only! from Spurgeon’s, “THE SINNER’S FRIEND” Jesus Christ is come to seek and to save SINNERS. Electing love has selected some of the worst to be made the best. Redeeming love has bought, specially bought, many of the worst to be the reward of the Savior’s passion. Effectual grace calls out and compels […]
The Spirit’s work in salvation by Spurgeon The Holy Spirit lays bare his heart, lets him see the loathsome cancer that is there eating away his life, uncovers to him all the blackness and defilement of that sink of hell– the human heart; and then the man stands aghast– “I never thought I was like […]
The great fish college! The following is from Spurgeon’s sermon, “The Perseverance of the Saints” #872. Phil.1:6. Along the road from sin to heaven, from the first leaving of the swine trough of sin, right up to the joyful entrance into the eternal banquet, and the music and dancing of glorified spirits, every step we take […]
A strange college! “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 with her bars was about him forever. Most […]