September 8, 2025

Who is called to proclaim God’s glorious gospel of grace, and who is the message for? God calls all his people to proclaim the gospel so that those who have not accepted Jesus may hear the good news and put their faith in Him. All Christians are expected to share this message; this task is …

Isaiah:6:8

September 3, 2025

Jesus is altogether lovely. That is the beautiful truth that Spurgeon wants his listeners to meditate on in this sermon to the Metropolitan Tabernacle. The infinite beauty of Jesus is not only found in His actions — His life, death, and resurrection — but in His character and nature as well. Spurgeon invites his hearers …

August 21, 2025

Charles Spurgeon’s popularity as a young preacher was unmatched. The congregation at the New Park Street Chapel in London in the winter of 1853 was only a few dozen. But thanks to the young preacher, they outgrew the 1,000-seat chapel in less than a year. And the crowds kept growing. They would eventually outgrow the …

July 15, 2025

The years after the Downgrade Controversy were difficult for Spurgeon. His mother passed away in May of 1888. Spurgeon gave the funeral address. The controversy took a physical and emotional toll on him, and he found himself seriously ill, and sometimes bedridden, for months. His deacons urged him to restrict his outside speaking engagements so …

June 30, 2025

During the first seven years of his ministry, Spurgeon saw a remarkable revival spring up under his ministry. Thousands attended his services, and hundreds made professions of faith and joined the church. But amid all the excitement, how did Spurgeon know that this was a genuine work of the Spirit and not just the product …

May 27, 2025

A. T. Pierson, the American Presbyterian evangelist, had the responsibility of preaching at the Metropolitan Tabernacle during the fall and winter of 1891-1892, while C. H. Spurgeon recovered from his illness.[1] During those months, Pierson had a front-row seat to the ministry at the largest church in evangelicalism with a membership of over 5,300. As …

May 20, 2025

The Downgrade Controversy in the latter part of the 19th century was the most significant conflict of C. H. Spurgeon's ministry, changing the course of British evangelicalism into the following century. But while those events were going on, there was a growing zeal in the Pastors' College among the students for missions. Sometime in the …

May 13, 2025

What is the great mystery of the Christian religion that Paul speaks of in 1 Timothy? What is that reality which infuses wonder in our everyday lives? It is that God, though the Creator and Sustainer of all things, became man. In short, it is the incarnation of Christ. “My brethren, if you will carefully consider …

April 24, 2025

Are you in need of encouragement today? Are you looking for a truth that provides strength and comfort no matter the difficulties you face? This is what the New Covenant provides for every believer, because the covenant brings us to Christ Himself, and “in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily” (Col. 2:9). Spurgeon …

April 14, 2025

There are many questions that preachers are perennially debating: Should I preach sequentially through books of the Bible, or can I preach in different portions of Scripture from week to week? What tools should I use in my sermon preparation? Should I preach from a manuscript, or an outline, or without any notes? Of course, there is no one …