January 1, 1970

PRAYING AND PLEADING.   “O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that …

Jeremiah:14:7-9

January 1, 1970

THE CAST-OFF GIRDLE.   “Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. So I got a girdle, according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins. And the word of the Lord came unto me the …

Jeremiah:13:1-11

January 1, 1970

Seekers Directed and Encouraged    “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”— Jeremiah xxix. 13.   THIS was a part of the direction which God gave by his servant to the captives in Babylon. They were to remain quiet in Babylon until the set time came for their …

Jeremiah:29:13

January 1, 1970

Bad Lodgers, and How to Treat Them    “O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?” — Jeremiah iv. 14.   ONE notices in reading such a chapter as this fourth of Jeremiah that the change which God required in the Jewish people was a very …

Jeremiah:4:14

January 1, 1970

TRUTHFULNESS.   “O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth?” — Jeremiah v. 3.   THE allusion is not to doctrinal truth, or truth in the abstract, but to practical truth as it should exist in the hearts and lives of men. It might be read “O Lord, are not thine eyes upon truthfulness?” or “upon faithfulness?” The …

Jeremiah:5:3

April 8, 1909

No. 3139A Sermon Published on Thursday, April 8th, 1909,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon,At The Baptist Chapel, Church Street, Blackfriars Road,On Tuesday Evening, April 3rd, 1855, On Behalf of the Christian Blind Relief Society  “Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and …

Jeremiah:31:8

July 18, 1907

No. 3049A Sermon Published on Tuesday, July 18, 1907, Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon,  At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, On Thursday Evening, November 9, 1871.  “Going and weeping.” — Jeremiah 50:4. POSSIBLY, someone says, on hearing my text, “I like better to be going and singing.” Yes, my friend, and I do not blame you for making such …

Jeremiah:50:4

April 11, 1907

No. 3035 A Sermon Published on Thursday, April 11th, 1907, Delivered By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s-Day Evening, January 9th, 1870 “They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward.” — Jeremiah 1:5. I am going to take these words out of their context, and use them, as I believe they may very …

Jeremiah:1:5

September 27, 1906

Gadding About No. 3007A Sermon Published On Thursday, September 27th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? — Jeremiah 2:36. GOD’s ancient people were very prone to forget him, and to worship the false deities of the neighbouring heathen. Other nations were faithful to their blocks of …

Jeremiah:2:36

June 14, 1906

God’s Writing Upon Man’s Heart No. 2992A Sermon Published On Thursday, June 14th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.In The Year 1864 “I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts.” — Jeremiah 31:33. THIS is not the language of the old covenant, but of the new covenant. The prospects …

Jeremiah:31:33