Faith

Faith Precious: Spurgeon’s Lost Sermon #23

July 6, 2017

In 1857, Charles Spurgeon—the most popular preacher in the Victorian world—promised his readers that he would publish his earliest sermons. For almost 160 years, these sermons were lost to history. Beginning with this inaugural volume, The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon (B&H Academic, 2017) can finally be read, studied, and enjoyed by pastors, scholars, and …

The Hiding of Moses by Faith

January 1, 1970

The Hiding of Moses by Faith   “By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.” — Hebrews xi. 23.   As I observed to you in the exposition, the stress in these passages of sacred biography …

Hebrews:11:23

Faith Among Mockers

January 1, 1970

FAITH AMONG MOCKERS.   “He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.” — Psalm xxii. 8.   DAVID experienced what Paul afterwards so aptly described as “cruel mockings.” Note the adjective cruel: it is well chosen. Mockings may not cut the flesh, but they tear the heart; they …

Psalms:22:8

Faith, and the Witness Upon Which It is Founded

January 1, 1970

Faith, and the Witness Upon Which It is Founded   “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath witnessed of his son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made …

1 John:5:9,10

Faith and Its Attendant Privileges

January 1, 1970

Faith and Its Attendant Privileges    “He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them which believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of …

John:1:11-13

A Plain Answer to an Important Enquiry

January 1, 1970

A Plain Answer to an Important Enquiry   “Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”— John vi. 29.   NOTICE the connection, or you will miss the meaning of the words; for at first sight it looks as if our Saviour taught us that it …

John:6:29

The Obedience of Faith

August 21, 1890

The Obedience of Faith   “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” — Hebrews xi. 8.   THE part of the text to which I shall call your attention lies in these words, “By faith …

Hebrews:9:8

The Mustard Seed: a Sermon for the Sabbath-school Teacher

October 20, 1889

The Mustard Seed: a Sermon for the Sabbath-school Teacher   “Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the …

Luke:13:18-19

Faith Essential to Pleasing God

August 18, 1889

Faith Essential to Pleasing God   “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” — Hebrews xi. 6.   MEN have lived who have pleased God: Enoch was one of them, but he was not …

Hebrews:11:6

Profitable Mixture

June 9, 1889

Profitable Mixture   “For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.” — Hebrews iv. 2.   THE people that came out of Egypt were an interesting company, if we think of what God had done on their …

Hebrews:4:2