NO. 1522 DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “Shew ye the proof of your love.”-2 Corinthians 8:24. IN every believer’s heart there is love to God. He cannot else be a child of God. In every Christian’s soul there is love to Jesus Christ. How could he be a Christian otherwise? … Continue reading “EXPECTED PROOF OF PROFESSED LOVE.”
A PLAIN ANSWER TO AN IMPORTANT ENQUIRY.
NO. 1521 DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”-John 6:29. Notice the connection, or you will miss the meaning of the words; for at first sight it looks as if our … Continue reading “A PLAIN ANSWER TO AN IMPORTANT ENQUIRY.”
PRESSING QUESTIONS OF AN AWAKENED MIND.
NO. 1520 DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “Who art thou, Lord?…What wilt thou have me to do?”-Acts 9:5, 6. PAUL fell to the ground overcome by the brightness of the light which outshone the mid-day sun, and as he lay there he cried, “Who art thou, Lord?” After receiving an … Continue reading “PRESSING QUESTIONS OF AN AWAKENED MIND.”
AT SCHOOL.
NO. 1519 DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God.”-Psalm 143:10. This is a prayer about doing, but it is perfectly free from legal taint. The man who offered it had no idea of being saved by his doings, for in the … Continue reading “AT SCHOOL.”
BELOVED, AND YET AFFLICTED.
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 … Continue reading “BELOVED, AND YET AFFLICTED.”
FOR THE CANDID AND THOUGHTFUL.
NO. 1517 DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, PREACHED AT THE THURSDAY EVENING LECTURE 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 … Continue reading “FOR THE CANDID AND THOUGHTFUL.”
SALVATION BY KNOWING THE TRUTH.
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 … Continue reading “SALVATION BY KNOWING THE TRUTH.”
A WOMAN OF A SORROWFUL SPIRIT
NO. 1515 DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit” (1 Samuel 1:15). The special cause of Hannah’s sorrow arose from the institution of polygamy, which, although it was tolerated under the old law, is always exhibited to … Continue reading “A WOMAN OF A SORROWFUL SPIRIT”
THE KEY-NOTE OF A CHOICE SONNET.
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 comprehended. Her prayer, “Behold … Continue reading “THE KEY-NOTE OF A CHOICE SONNET.”
CHEER UP, MY COMRADES!
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 root … Continue reading “CHEER UP, MY COMRADES!”