November 24, 1867

Saving Knowledge   “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.” — John 4:10.   THE matter will turn, this morning, upon those few words, “If thou knewest …

John:4:10

November 17, 1867

Christus Et Ego   “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” — Galatians 2:20.   IN great ranges of mountains there are …

Galatians:2:20

November 10, 1867

The Secret Spot   “Their spot is not the spot of his children.” — Deuteronomy 32:5.   THERE are frequently great difficulties in identifying the persons of  men, even when they have been distinctly seen. Our police courts have  given us, during the last few weeks, most serious evidence that men  may be utterly deceived as to the identity …

Deuteronomy:32:5

November 3, 1867

God's Foreknowledge of Man's Sin   “Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.” — Isaiah 48:8.   THE ancient people of God were most vexatiously stolid; and although the Lord taught …

Isaiah:48:8

October 13, 1867

The Great Attraction   “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.” — John 12:32.   THE death of our Lord Jesus Christ must have appeared to his apostles to be an unmitigated misfortune. No doubt they conceived that it would be the death of the cause, a heavy blow, and …

John:12:32

October 13, 1867

Plain Words with the Careless   “When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God Most High? I beseech thee torment me not.” — Luke 8:28.   IF we understand these words to be the exclamation of the …

Luke:8:28

October 10, 1867

A Song at the Well-Head   “And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: the princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged …

Numbers:21:16-18

1867

Helps A SermonDelivered by C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.” — 1 Corinthians 12:28. IT appears, according to the apostle Paul, that, according to the diversity of gifts which proceeded from the …

1 Corinthians:12:28

October 6, 1867

A Sharp Knife for the Vine Branches   “Every branch in me that heareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” — John 15:2.   THESE are the words of Jesus. Unto you that believe he is precious; and every word that he speaks is …

John:15:2

1867

Seeing Jesus A SermonDelivered by C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington “We see Jesus.”— Hebrews 2:9. THE apostle in this place does not claim to have seen the Lord in the flesh, although he boasts in another passage that he has done so, and asserts it as one of the proofs of his apostleship. He is not, indeed, …

Hebrews:2:9