NO. 1594 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, APRIL 24TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before they may see your … Continue reading “THE CANDLE.”
REJECTERS OF THE GOSPEL ADMONISHED.
NO. 1593 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, APRIL 17TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.” — Isaiah .12. Assuredly Isaiah was one of the most eloquent … Continue reading “REJECTERS OF THE GOSPEL ADMONISHED.”
THE COMMON SALVATION.
NO. 1592 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, APRIL 10TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “The common salvation.” — Jude 1:3. JUDE says, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you.” The apostle did not write for … Continue reading “THE COMMON SALVATION.”
HONEY FROM A LION.
NO. 1591 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, APRIL 3RD, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, … Continue reading “HONEY FROM A LION.”
THE BARRIER.
NO., 1590 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, MARCH 27TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.” — Revelation 21:27. The text … Continue reading “THE BARRIER.”
A HASTY EXPRESSION PENITENTLY RETRACTED.
NO. 1589 DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.”-Psalm 31:22. That is a bit of genuine experience, honestly told, in the most natural manner. How glad … Continue reading “A HASTY EXPRESSION PENITENTLY RETRACTED.”
THE BELIEVER’S DEATHDAY BETTER THAN HIS BIRTHDAY.
NO. 1588 DELIVERED ON THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 3RD, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day one’s birth.” — Ecclesiastes 7:1. IN this part of the world, we can hardly understand how much the Easterns thought of … Continue reading “THE BELIEVER’S DEATHDAY BETTER THAN HIS BIRTHDAY.”
JESUS AT A STAND.
NO. 1587 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, MARCH 6TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “And Jesus stood still.” — Mark 10:49. A Friend enquired of me yesterday, “Will you preach on Sunday morning to saints or to sinners?” I could not at the moment answer him; but I afterwards thought within … Continue reading “JESUS AT A STAND.”
HOLY LONGINGS.
NO. 1586 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27TH, 1881, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.” — Psalm 119:20. One of the best tests of a man’s character will be found in his deepest and heartiest longings. You … Continue reading “HOLY LONGINGS.”
TRUTHFULNESS.
NO. 1585 DELIVERED BY C H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth?” — Jeremiah 5:3. The allusion is not to doctrinal truth, or truth in the abstract, but to practical truth as it should exist in the hearts and lives of men. It might be read … Continue reading “TRUTHFULNESS.”