1867

The Echo No. 767A SermonDelivered 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 natural duty …

Psalms:27:8

1867

Believing to See No. 766By C.H. SpurgeonAt 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 it …

Psalms:27:13

1867

Grace—The One Way of Salvation No. 765By C.H. SpurgeonAt 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 …

Acts:15:11

August 4, 1867

Our Life, Our Work, and Our Change   “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 friends, and the cutting suggestion of his wife. It is no …

Job:14:14

July 28, 1867

Songs of Deliverance   “They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.” — Judges 5:11.   DEBORAH sang …

Judges:5:11

1867

The Relationship of Marriage No. 762By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you.”—Jeremiah 3:14.   These be dainty words—a grateful anodyne for a troubled conscience. Such singular comfort is fitted to cheer up the soul, and put the brightest hue on all her prospects. The person …

Jeremiah:3:14

July 21, 1867

The Shrill Trumpet of Admonition   “Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that …

Jeremiah:48:11-12

July 14, 1867

The Sweet Harp of Consolation   “Fear thou not; for I am with thee.” — Isaiah 41:10.   WE sometimes speak and think very lightly of doubts and fears; but such is not God’s estimate of them. Our heavenly Father evidently considers them to be great evils, extremely mischievous to us, and exceedingly dishonourable to himself, for he very …

Isaiah:41:10

July 7, 1867

Jesus Putting Away Sin   “But now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” — Hebrews 9:26.   WHEN the conscience is unenlightened and the heart is rebellious, man is divided from his God by a false sense of personal righteousness. He imagines that God deals hardly …

Hebrews:9:26

June 30, 1867

The Glorious Gospel of the Blessed God   “According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.” — 1 Timothy 1:11.   THIS verse occurs just after a long list of sins, which the apostle declares to be contrary to sound doctrine; from which we gather that one test of sound doctrine is its …

1 Timothy:1:11