October 29, 2017

Work for Jesus   “Son, go work to-day in my vineyard.”— Matthew xxi. 28.   I AM not going to confine myself to the connection of these words, nor to use them strictly after the manner in which they were first spoken. I may, perhaps, explain the parable very briefly at the close; but I take leave to withdraw …

Matthew:21:28

October 29, 2017

Nevertheless. Hereafter.   “Jesus saith saith unto him, Thou hast said (or said so), nevertheless, I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Bon of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” — Matthew xxvi. 64.   OUR Lord, before his enemies, was silent in his own defence, but he …

Matthew:26:64

January 1, 1970

The Final Separation   “And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.” — Matthew xxv. 32.   JESUS Christ, the man of Nazareth, who is also the Son of God, was crucified, dead, and buried, and the third day he rose again …

Matthew:25:32

January 1, 1970

OFFENDED WITH CHRIST.   “And blessed is be, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” — Matthew xi. 6.   THE connection of the passage assists us in feeling its force. John had sent his disciples to ask the Master whether he was indeed the Messiah, and the Saviour, after giving abundant proof that he was the sent one …

Matthew:6:6

January 1, 1970

A Great Bargain   “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”— Matthew xiii. 45, 46.   A MERCHANTMAN endeavours to trade so as to make a profit. Whether he deals in pearls …

Matthew:13:45-46

January 1, 1970

How to Read the Bible   "Have ye not read?...Have ye not read?...If ye had known what this meaneth."—Matthew 12:3-7.   The scribes and Pharisees were great readers of the law. They studied the sacred books continually, poring over each word and letter. They made notes of very little importance, but still very curious notes—as to which was the …

Matthew:12:3-7

January 1, 1970

The Plain Man's Pathway to Peace    “And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They …

Matthew:9:27-30

January 1, 1970

How to Become Fishers of Men    “And Jesus saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”— Matthew iv. 19   WHEN Christ calls us by his grace we ought not only to remember what we are, but we ought also to think of what he can make us. It is, “Follow me, and …

Matthew:4:19

December 30, 1909

NO. 3178 A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, 1909,DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEONAT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON,ON THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7TH, 1873. “Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a …

John:Luke 3:21,22; 6:12,13; 9:28,29; 22:31,32; Matthew 14:23-25; John 11:41,42

August 26, 1909

No. 3159A Sermon Published on Thursday, August 26, 1909,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s-Day Evening, April 27, 1873 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” — Matthew 5:8. IT was a peculiarity of the great Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, that his …

Matthew:5:8