1865

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

1865

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

1865

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

1865

The Believer Sinking in the Mire No. 631By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit “Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink.” — Psalm 69:14. MANY rivers, and especially the Nile, have on their banks deep deposits of black mud, and when any person seeks to leap on shore, if he should ignorantly or through …

Psalms:69:14

1865

Jericho Captured No. 629By C.H. Spurgeon,Preached At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Behalf Of The Baptist Irish Society. “And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the …

Joshua:6:2-3

May 7, 1865

A Glorious Church   “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing” but that it …

Ephesians:5:25-27

April 30, 1865

Justification and Glory   “Whom he justified, them he also glorified.”— Rom. 8:30        WELL said the apostle in another place, “All things are of God;” for here in this passage all works of grace are evidently so. The pronoun “he” is repeated yet again and again, as if to set the Lord always before us. “Whom he …

Romans:8:30

April 23, 1865

The Waterer Watered   “He that watereth shall be watered also himself.” — Proverbs 11:25.   THE general principle is, that in living for the good of others, we shall be profited also ourselves. We must not isolate our own interests but feel that we live for others. This teaching is sustained by the analogy of nature, for in …

Proverbs:11:25

April 16, 1865

Jesus Appearing to Mary Magdalene   “Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.” — Mark 16:9.   THE doctrine of a risen Saviour is exceedingly precious. The resurrection is the corner-stone of the entire building of Christianity. It is the …

Mark:16:9

April 9, 1865

Satan Considering the Saints    “And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job.” — Job 1:8   How very uncertain are all terrestrial things! How foolish would that believer be who should lay up his treasure anywhere, except in heaven! Job’s prosperity promised as much stability as anything can do beneath the moon. The man …

Job:1:8