NO. 773 DELIVERED ON THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1867, BY C. H. SPURGEON. AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Psalm 31:19. YOU will observe in … Continue reading “DAVID’S HOLY WONDER AT THE LORD’S GREAT GOODNESS.”
DELAY IS DANGEROUS
NO. 772 BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go” (Genesis 24:55). You know the story of which these words form a part. Abraham was anxious to secure a … Continue reading “DELAY IS DANGEROUS”
SEEING JESUS.
NO. 771 BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “We see Jesus.”-Hebrews 2:9. The apostle in this place does not claim to have seen the Lord in the flesh, although he boasts in another passage that he has done so, and asserts it as one of the proofs of his apostleship. He is … Continue reading “SEEING JESUS.”
THE WATER OF LIFE.
NO. 770 BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water.”-John 4:15. You will remember that our Savior had been speaking to the woman of Samaria concerning living water. He had endeavored to catch her attention by using a metaphor to her work and her … Continue reading “THE WATER OF LIFE.”
SERVING THE LORD WITH GLADNESS.
NO. 769 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1867, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “Serve the Lord with gladness.”-Psalm 100:2. Much of the sweetness of music lies in the ear to which it is addressed. There are mysterious sweetnesses and unknown harmonies, which lurk and the notes, and are detected only … Continue reading “SERVING THE LORD WITH GLADNESS.”
A PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH MILITANT.
NO. 768 BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT SURREY CHAPEL, BLACKFRIARS ROAD. “Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up forever.”-Psalm 28:9. LET me direct your attention to the verse before the text, and then let us read the text in connection with it, “The Lord is their strength, and … Continue reading “A PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH MILITANT.”
THE ECHO.
NO. 767 BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT SURREY CHAPEL, BLACKFRIAR’S ROAD. “When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.”-Psalm 27:8. This ready response to a divine call may be looked at in three ways. It may be said of it, first, that it is the … Continue reading “THE ECHO.”
BELIEVING TO SEE.
NO. 766 BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”-Psalm 27:13. I Have taken the whole verse for my text, but I am not sure that I shall keep to it. The words in … Continue reading “BELIEVING TO SEE.”
GRACE-THE ONE WAY OF SALVATION.
NO. 765 BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.”-Acts 15:11. You who are conversant with Scripture, will recollect that these are the words of the apostle Peter. Paul and Barnabas had been preaching the … Continue reading “GRACE-THE ONE WAY OF SALVATION.”
OUR LIFE, OUR WORK, OUR CHANGE.
NO. 764 DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, AUGUST 4TH, 1867, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. “All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.” -Job 14:14. Job was well nigh driven to desperation by the fearful torment of his bodily pains, by the exasperating remarks of his … Continue reading “OUR LIFE, OUR WORK, OUR CHANGE.”