1 Corinthians

The Time is Short

February 17, 2020

The Time is Short     “The time is short.” — 1 Corinthians vii. 29.   *“This date is an approximation of when this sermon was delivered.”   THE text does not say that time is short. That would have been a true statement. Compared with eternity, time, at the very longest, is but as a pin’s point. But note what the …

1 Corinthians:7:29

Now, and Then

January 16, 2018

Now, and Then   "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face."—1 Corinthians 13:12        In this chapter the apostle Paul has spoken in the highest terms of charity or love. He accounts it to be a grace far more excellent than any of the spiritual gifts of which he had just …

1 Corinthians:13:12

Soul Saving Our One Business

January 1, 1970

Soul Saving Our One Business    “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” 1 Corinthians ix. 22.   IT is a grand thing to see a man thoroughly possessed with one masterpassion. Such a man is sure to be strong, and if the master-principle be excellent, he is sure to …

1 Corinthians:9:22

The Sitting of the Refiner

January 1, 1970

The Sitting of the Refiner   “And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.” — Malachi iii. 3.   THIS is spoken of as one of the results of the …

1 Corinthians:4:7

Without Carelessness

January 1, 1970

Without Carelessness   “I would have you without carefulness.”— 1 Corinthians vii. 32.   AT the time when Paul wrote these words he was giving judgment as to whether it was expedient for Christians in those days to marry. The question was whether they were likely to be better Christians married or unmarried. This was a question of much …

1 Corinthians:7:32

The Lord’s Supper, Simple But Sublime!

July 1, 1909

No. 3151A Sermon Published on Thursday, July 1, 1909,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s Day Evening in the Year 1866 “This do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till …

1 Corinthians:11:26-26

In Remembrance

February 4, 1909

No. 3130A Sermon Published on Thursday, February 4th, 1909,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s-Day Evening, January 5th, 1873. “This do in remembrance of me ... This do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.’” — 1 Corinthians 11:24, 25. IT is a wonderful proof of the deep depravity of …

1 Corinthians:11:24-25

The Double Forget-Me-Not

July 2, 1908

No. 3099 A Sermon Published on Thursday, July 2, 1908, Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, On Lord’s-Day Evening, July 5, 1874 “This do in remembrance of me.”— 1 Corinthians 11:24 THERE are some persons who do not consider the Lord’s supper to be a divine ordinance; they say that they cannot see where it …

1 Corinthians:11:24

Paul’s Parenthesis

March 19, 1908

No. 3084A Sermon Published on Thursday, March 19, 1908,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s-Day Evening, April 26th, 1874.   “By the grace of God I am what I am.” — 1 Corinthians 15:10. IF you will read the context of this passage, you will find that these words occur in one of Paul’s digressions, or parentheses. …

1 Corinthians:15:10

Confirming the Witness of Christ

March 17, 1904

Confirming the Witness of Christ   “Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you.” — 1 Cor. i. 6.   *“This date is an approximation of when this sermon was delivered.”   IT is not always the most gifted church which is in the most healthy state. A church may have many rich, influential, or learned members; many that …

1 Corinthians:1:6