Resources

A Sermon   DELIVERED ON SABBATH EVENING, MARCH 18, 1855, BY THE   REV. C. H. SPURGEON,   AT EXETER HALL, STRAND.   ‘I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.’—Hosea 8:12.  THIS is God’s complaint against Ephraim. It is no mean proof of his goodness, that he […]

A Sermon DELIVERED ON SABBATH MORNING, MARCH 18, 1855, BY THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON, AT EXETER HALL, STRAND. ‘For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.’—1 John 5:4. THE epistles of John are perfumed with love. The word is continually occurring, […]

A Sermon DELIVERED ON SABBATH MORNING, MARCH 11, 1855, BY THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON, AT EXETER HALL, STRAND. ‘For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.’—2 Corinthians 1:5. SEEK ye rest from your distresses ye children of woe and sorrow? This is the place where ye […]

In Exodus 19:4 God says that he bore his people on eagles’ wings. What does that mean? It’s a picture he returns to in Deuteronomy 32:11, where he says he dealt with Israel Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on […]

The death of Ben Ramsbottom in January was an enormous grief to his former congregation in Luton which he pastored for decades. He was a fascinating preacher, always fresh, interesting and full of his Saviour, Jesus Christ. To spend an afternoon with him in his lovely home in the town was an introduction to how […]

I often make the same pastoral mistake. It is not deliberate, it is often well-intentioned, sometimes it is even hopeful. It is this: to presume upon the biblical knowledge of the people to whom I speak. I do not at all mean by this to deliver a backhanded insult, appearing to confess a shortcoming of […]

On 13 January 2023, Eric Alexander passed into the nearer presence of the Saviour he loved and loved to proclaim. Eric was one of the most gifted preachers of his generation, but more than his preaching, his life testified to the transforming grace of God. From 1959 to 1997, Eric ministered successively in three Church […]

A Sermon DELIVERED ON SABBATH MORNING, MARCH 4, 1855, BY THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON, AT EXETER HALL, STRAND. ‘For so he giveth to his beloved sleep.’—Psalm 127:2. THE sleep of the body is the gift of God. So said Homer of old, when he described it as descending from the clouds, and resting on […]

A Sermon DELIVERED ON SABBATH MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1855, BY THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON, AT EXETER HALL, STRAND. ‘I have exalted one chosen out of the people.’—Psalm 79:19. ORIGINALLY, I have no doubt, these words referred to David. He was chosen out of the people. His lineage was respectable, but not illustrious. His family […]

Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem? One answer is because it was prophesied in Micah 5:2 and Scripture had to be fulfilled. This just puts the question one stage further back though. Why did God ordain that his Son would be born in Bethlehem? Every detail of his mission was carefully planned–nothing was random, least […]

The story begins like this: on the night that Jesus was born certain shepherds were out in the field, keeping watch over their flock. It was to them first of all that the news of his birth was broken. And by an angel no less! “I bring you good news of great joy that will […]

A Sermon DELIVERED ON SABBATH MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1855, BY THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON, AT NEW PARK STREET CHAPEL, SOUTHWARK. ‘And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.’—Revelation 5:10. ‘MUSIC hath charms.’ I am sure sacred music has; for I have felt something of its […]

The following sermon, ‘Spiritual Liberty’, was delivered on Sabbath morning, February 18, 1855, by the Rev. C.H. Spurgeon, at Exeter Hall, Strand. ‘Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.’—-2 Corinthians 3:17. LIBERTY is the birthright of every man. He may be born a pauper; he may be a foundling; his parentage may […]

If it were to be asked what is the recurring theme in Knox’s words and writings the answer is perhaps a surprising one. Sometimes he could be severe, and sometimes extreme. Given the days and the harshness of the persecution he witnessed, it would be understandable if these elements had preponderated in his ministry. But […]

The following sermon, ‘Christ Crucified’, was delivered on Sabbath morning, February 11, 1855, by the Rev. C.H. Spurgeon, at Exeter Hall. ‘But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of […]