1869

A Serious Remonstrance A Sermon Delivered By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash and be clean?”— 2 Kings 5:13. I AM somewhat myself in the position of Elijah, when Naaman, …

2 Kings:5:13

1869

The Vital Force A SermonDelivered By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “Now, the just shall live by faith.”— Hebrews 10:38. SEE here the germ of the Christian’s life! See, too, how it blooms, blossoms, and bears! But observe it is not said the just shall live for his faith, or because of the merit of his believing …

Hebrews:10:38

September 12, 1869

The Bellows Burned   “The bellows are burned.”— Jeremiah vi. 29.   THE prophets frequently spoke in parables. This they did partly to excite the attention of their hearers. Those to whom they spoke might not have listened to didactic truth expressed in abstract terms, but when they heard mention of common things, such as bellows, and lead, and …

Jeremiah:6:29

September 5, 1869

Real Grace for Real Need   “He healed them that had need of healing.”— Luke ix. 11.   “HE healed them that had need of healing,” that is to say, on this gracious occasion no single case came before him which baffled him. However rampant might be the disease, however extreme the condition of the patient’s malady, Jesus wrought …

Luke:9:11

August 29, 1869

The Silken Fetter   “Fear the Lord and his goodness.”— Hosea iii. 5.   THE whole verse runs thus: “Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.” A brief word may suffice upon the prophecy. I think no …

Hosea:3:5

August 22, 1869

A Door Opened in Heaven   “After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven.” — Revelation iv. I.   How highly favoured was the apostle John! While his Master was on earth he was the favoured disciple, permitted to lean his head upon his bosom, as a token of the most familiar and loving intercourse. …

Revelation:4:1

August 15, 1869

Serving the Lord   “Serving the Lord.”— Romans xii. 11.   THE harmony of Scripture is admirable. Everything is proportionate and balanced. He who weighed the mountains in scales has had a clear eye to the adjustment of truth in his word. Within these pages you find a sufficiency of doctrine, for it is the basis of practice; you …

Romans:12:11

August 8, 1869

Help for Seekers of the Light   “We wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.” Isaiah lix. 9.   ISRAEL had greatly revolted from her God, and in consequence she had brought upon herself great sorrow. Still, instead of repenting of their faults, and returning to their allegiance to Jehovah, the nation continued to …

Isaiah:59:9

August 1, 1869

Multitudinous Thoughts and Sacred Comforts    “In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.”— Psalm xciv. 19   IF man were a mere animal, his joy and sorrow would depend entirely upon outward things. Let but the trough be full, and the swine are happy; let the pasture be abundant, and the sheep are …

Psalms:94:19

July 18, 1869

The Believer a New Creature “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” — 2 Corinthians v. 17. THIS text is exceedingly full of matter, and might require many treatises, and even multitudes of folios, to bring forth all its meaning. Holy Scripture is notably sententious. Human teachers are given to verbiage; we …

2 Corinthians:5:17