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

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

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

April 26, 1917

No. 3561A Sermon Published on Thursday, April 26, 1917,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. "The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore, with loving-kindness have I drawn thee."Jeremiah 31:3 From the connection it is clear that this passage primarily refers to God’s ancient …

Jeremiah:31:3

October 1, 1914

A Sermon Published on Thursday, October 1, 1914,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “They have forgotten their resting-place.” — Jeremiah 1:6. THE people of Israel had been so hunted about that they forgot the place where once they rested. The like remark may be made of some congregations. There are Christian people who have …

Jeremiah:1:6

August 13, 1914

A Sermon Published on Thursday, August 13, 1914,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Thursday Evening, September 30, 1869. “Although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord.” — Jeremiah 31:32. SIN is greatly aggravated by the mercy of God, of which the sinner has been a partaker. Sin in a child of God …

Jeremiah:31:32

June 27, 1912

A Sermon Published on Thursday, June 27, 1912,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s-Day Evening, April 29, 1866. “Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with …

Jeremiah:31:8-9

July 6, 1911

No. 3257A Sermon Published on Thursday, July 6, 1911,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “The fruit of their thoughts.”-Jeremiah 6:19. Do you observe here, my brethren, how God declares that he would not only punish Israel far gross overt acts of sin, but that he would also bring upon the, nation terrible chastisements for …

Jeremiah:6:19