1865

The Great Arbitration Case No. 661By C.H. Spurgeon “Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both." Job 9:33. THE patriarch Job, when reasoning with the Lord concerning his great affliction, felt himself to be at a disadvantage and declined the controversy, saying, “He is not a man, as I am, that …

Job:9:33

1865

Simeon No. 659By C.H. Spurgeon "And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and thesame man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the HolyGhost was upon him.”— Luke 2:25. WHAT a biography of a man! How short, and yet how complete! We have seen biographies so prolix, that full …

Luke:2:25

1865

Prevenient Grace No. 656By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “When it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, to reveal his Son in me.”—Galatians 1:15. You all know the story of the apostle Paul; he had been a persecutor, and went armed with letters to Damascus, to hail men …

Galatians:1:15

1865

In Whom Art Thou Trusting? No. 646By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “Now on whom dost thou trust?”—Isaiah 36:5.  THAT question may not be without importance in matters of ordinary life. We have all to trust our fellows, more or less, and I suppose we have all had to smart in some degree, as the result of …

Isaiah:36:5

1865

The Gospel's Power in a Christian's Life No. 640By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ.”— Phil. 1:27. THE word “conversation” does not merely mean our talk and converse one with another, but the whole course of our life and behaviour in the world. The Greek word …

Philippians:1:27

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The Church's Love to Her Loving Lord No. 636By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?”— *Canticles 1:7.      We shall need to …

Song of Solomon:1:7

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Are You Prepared to Die? No. 635By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “How wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?”— Jeremiah 12:5 CANAAN may be considered as a type of two states or conditions in the Christian’s life. It was the land of rest to the children of Israel after a weary pilgrimage in the wilderness. …

Jeremiah:12:5

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Two Loving Invitations No. 633By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “Come and see.” — John 1:39. “Come and dine.” — -John 21:12. THE one text is in the beginning, and the other at the end of John’s gospel. There is a mystery here. Here is typified a growth which it were well for us to understand. “Come and …

John:1:39

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Consider Before You Fight No. 632Preached at The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington By C.H. Spurgeon “What king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, …

Luke:14:31-32

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The Holy Spirit Compared to the Wind No. 630By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the spirit.” — John 3:8. AT the present moment, I am not …

John:3:8