November 25, 1860

Preaching! Man's Privilege and God's Power   "For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly."—Mark 6:20        The preaching of the Word hath exceeding power. John commenced his ministry as an obscure individual, a man who …

Mark:6:20

November 18, 1860

All-Sufficiency Magnified   “I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.”— Philippians 4:13        THE former part of the sentence would be a piece of impudent daring without the latter part to interpret it. There have been some men who, puffed up with vanity, have in their hearts said, “I can do all things.” Their …

Philippians:4:13

November 11, 1860

Self-Sufficiency Slain   “Without me ye can do nothing.” — John 15:5        CONSCIOUS of this truth in my own case, I would earnestly seek the help of God’s Spirit in preaching as in every other spiritual exercise, for, without Him I can do nothing. It is a remarkable fact that all the heresies which have arisen in …

John:15:5

November 4, 1860

Tender Words of Terrible Apprehension   "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God."— Psalm 9:17        MANY of God’s ministers have been accused of taking pleasure in preaching upon this terrible subject of “the wrath to come” We were, indeed, strange beings if so doleful a subject could afford us …

Psalms:9:17

October 28, 1860

A Basket of Summer Fruit   "Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit. And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, a basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, the end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by …

Amos:8:1-2

1860

Grace Reviving Israel No. 342Delivered At Tottenham Court Road Chapel,By The Rev. C.H. Spurgeon "I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under …

Hosea:14:5-7

October 21, 1860

The High Priest Standing Between the Dead and the Living   "And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the …

Numbers:16:47-48

October 14, 1860

"Magnificat"   "Awake, awake, Deborah; quake, awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam."—Judges 5:12        Many of the saints of God are as mournful as if they were captives in Babylon, for their life is spent in tears and sighing. They will not chant the joyous psalm of praise, and …

Judges:5:12

October 7, 1860

The Sons of God   "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God; and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."—Romans 8:16-17        My brethren, what a contrast there is …

Romans:8:16-17

September 30, 1860

Love to Jesus   “O thou whom my soul loveth.”—Solomon's Song 1:7.    IF the life of a Christian may be compared to a sacrifice, then humility digs the foundation for the altar; prayer brings the unhewn stones and piles them one upon the other; penitence fills the trench round about the altar with water; obedience lays the wood …

Song of Solomon:1:7