1 Peter

Coming – Always Coming

October 29, 2017

COMING — ALWAYS COMING.   “To whom coming.” — 1 Peter ii. 4.   THE apostle is speaking of the Lord Jesus, of whom he had previously said, “If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious,” and he follows that sentence up with this, “To whom coming as unto a living stone.” Now, I want to …

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On Humbling Ourselves Before God

January 1, 1970

On Humbling Ourelves Before God   “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.” — 1 Peter v. 6.   PRIDE is so natural to fallen man that it springs up in his heart like weeds in a watered garden, or rushes by a flowing brook. It is an all-pervading …

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A Sermon and a Reminiscence

October 1, 1908

No. 3112A Sermon Published on Thursday, October 1, 1908,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, Early in the Year 1873 “Unto your therefore which believe he is precious.” — 1 Peter 2:7 WHEN one has a cold in the head, it is a very effectual hindrance to thought; you may do what you will, and select what …

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If So,— What Then?

July 4, 1907

No. 3047A Sermon Published on Thursday July 4, 1907, Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s-Day Evening, October 15, 1871. “If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” — 1 Peter 4:18. SOME people suppose that it is a very easy thing to be saved; but our Lord …

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A Sermon from a Sick Preacher

November 15, 1906

A Sermon From A Sick Preacher No. 3014A Sermon Published on Thursday November 15th, 1906,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.On Lord’s-Day Evening, in the year, 1869. “Unto you therefore which believe he is precious.” — 1 Peter 2:7.* MY brethren! I am quite out of order for addressing you tonight. I feel extremely unwell, excessively heavy …

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The Test of Taste

October 12, 1890

The Test of Taste   “If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.”— 1 Peter ii.3.     I THINK there can be very little doubt that Peter is here quoting from Psalm xxxiv. 8: “O taste and see that the Lord is good.” As I read you the chapter just now, I could not help …

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Christ Precious to Believers

March 30, 1890

Christ Precious to Believers   “Unto you therefore which believe he is precious.”— 1 Peter ii. 7.   HERE we have no far-fetched statement: it belongs to every-day life. Those now present who believe can verify it on the spot: as believers, they can tell us whether the Lord Jesus is precious to them or not. We are not …

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The Trial of Your Faith

December 2, 1888

The Trial of Your Faith   “The trial of your faith.”— 1 Peter i. 7.   IT is a great thing if any man can truthfully speak to you, my brother, about “your faith” for all men have not faith, and wherever faith is found, it is the token of divine favour. True faith is, in every case, of …

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Our Ascended Lord

November 7, 1886

Our Ascended Lord   “Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.” — 1 Peter iii. 22.   LAST Lord’s-day morning we considered the humiliation of our divine Lord, and I think, if one may speak for the rest, that we consciously and deeply …

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A Seasonable Exhortation

July 11, 1886

A Seasonable Exhortation   “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”— 1 Peter i. 13.   To read the whole chapter is most helpful to the understanding of our text If we have studied it …

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