April 27, 1879

Concealing the Words of God    “I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.” — Job vi. 10.   JOB’S dire distress was aggravated by the remarks of his friends. Eliphaz the Temanite opened fire against him in such words as these: “Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. Thy words have …

Job:6:10

April 27, 1879

Intercession and Supplication   “Art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee.”— Jeremiah xiv. 22.   THIS is an instance of amazing yet holy boldness. The prophet had received from the Lord the explicit command, “Pray not for this people for their good;” and yet, after expostulation with God, his heart grew so …

Jeremiah:14:22

April 24, 1879

Lost Through One; Saved Through One     “And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.” — Romans v. 16.   MY one and only desire, at this time, is to help those who are sincerely seeking …

Romans:5:16

April 20, 1879

Mistaken Notions about Repentance   “Thou shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.” — Ezekiel xxxvi. 31.   WE noticed, in our reading, in what a kingly style the Lord speaks all through this chapter. He does …

Ezekiel:36:31

April 13, 1879

Interrogation and Exclamation          “But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My Father; and shalt not turn away from me.” — Jeremiah iii. 19.   April 13, 1879      MEN think very lightly of …

Jeremiah:3:19

January 26, 1879

Other “Olive” Sermons by C. H. Spurgeon are as follows: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, No. 1,569 a double number, “The Golden Lamp and its Goodly Lessons,” No. 3,176, “The Beauty of the Olive Tree,” a double number, with Address on “Peace, Perfect Peace,” No. 3,190, “Christ in Gethsemane;” No. 3,208, “The Faithful Olive Tree;” and No. …

Joshua:24:13

January 12, 1879

The Sick Man Left Behind   “But Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.” — 2 Timothy iv. 20.   THESE are among the last words of Paul the Apostle, for we find them in the closing verses of the last of his epistles. The chapter reminds us of a dying man’s final adieu to his best beloved friend, …

2 Timothy:4:20

1878

A Vile Weed and a Fair Flower   “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”— …

Hebrews:13:5-6

December 22, 1878

The Immoveability of the Believer   “They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.”— Psalm cxxv. 1.   THIS is the first verse of one of the Songs of degrees. These Songs were probably sung by the pilgrims as they went up to Jerusalem, when they halted at …

Psalms:125:1

1878

Forgiveness Made Easy “Forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”—Ephesians iv. 32. THE heathen moralists, when they wished to teach virtue, could not point to the example of their gods, for, according to their mythologists, the gods were a compound of every imaginable, and, I had almost said, unimaginable vice. Many of …

Ephesians:4:32