NO. 1614 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, AUGUST 21ST, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let … Continue reading “DRESSING IN THE MORNING.”
SHUT IN OR SHUT OUT.
NO. 1613 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, AUGUST 14TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “The Lord shut him in.” — Genesis 7:16. Noah was a very different man from the rest of those who lived in his time, for the grace of God had set a division between him and them. … Continue reading “SHUT IN OR SHUT OUT.”
THE MINSTREL.
NO. 1612 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, AUGUST 7TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. THE text is a somewhat singular one, but I hope it will suggest a profitable idea. “But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord … Continue reading “THE MINSTREL.”
THE WORD OF THE CROSS.
NO. 1611 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, JULY 31ST, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” — 1 Corinthians 1:18. Note well that in the seventeenth verse Paul had … Continue reading “THE WORD OF THE CROSS.”
A MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH.
NO. 1610 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, JULY 24TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, “The Lord was with Joseph.” — Genesis 39:2. Scripture frequently sums up a man’s life in a single sentence. Here is the biography of Joseph sketched by inspiration: — “God was with him,” so Stephen testified in … Continue reading “A MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH.”
FAITH: WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN IT BE OBTAINED?
NO. 1609 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, JULY 17TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “By grace are ye saved through faith.” — Ephesians 2:8. I Mean to dwell mainly upon that expression, “Through faith.” I call attention, however, first of all, to the fountain head of our salvation, which is the … Continue reading “FAITH: WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN IT BE OBTAINED?”
THE DOUBLE “COME.”
NO. 1608 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, JULY 10TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come.” — Revelation 22:17. WE have open before us the last page of the word of God. The Spirit of God will not … Continue reading “THE DOUBLE “COME.””
THE SWIFTLY RUNNING WORD.
NO. 1607 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, JULY 3RD, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE, METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “His word runneth very swiftly.” — Psalms 147:15. A Word is the expression of the mind. What a man has thought may live and die within himself, but when he wishes his thought to live in the … Continue reading “THE SWIFTLY RUNNING WORD.”
ZIKLAG; OR, DAVID ENCOURAGING HIMSELF IN GOD.
NO. 1606 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, JUNE 26TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord … Continue reading “ZIKLAG; OR, DAVID ENCOURAGING HIMSELF IN GOD.”
JESUS KNEW WHAT HE WOULD DO.
NO. 1605 DELIVERED ON THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 22ND, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “This he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.” — John 6:6. Observe, dear friends, how careful the Holy Spirit is that we should not make a mistake about our Lord Jesus … Continue reading “JESUS KNEW WHAT HE WOULD DO.”