Spurgeon
A Biography
| Weight | 0.82 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8.5 × 5.4 × 0.7 in |
| Binding | Paperback, Kindle (.mobi), ePub, Paperback & Kindle, Paperback & ePub |
| Format | Book |
| ISBN | 9780851514512 |
| Original Pub Date | 1985 |
| Topic | 19th Century, Pastoral Biography |
| Page Count | 280 |
| Banner Pub Date | Sep 1, 1985 |
Book Description
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92) is a name with which every Christian should be familiar. His ministry reached far beyond his London congregation. Not a man to water down his message to attract hearers, his doctrinally rich sermons – as preached and published – provide the meat of biblical Christianity to rich and poor alike.
Spurgeon’s was a life of purpose. He was a man of prayer, but also of intense and varied activity – a man who had a keen social concern, as well as a desire to see churches planted and young men trained for the gospel ministry.
He was humble and warm-spirited, a man who even in times of suffering pointed people to Jesus Christ. His resolute stand for the authority of the Bible in an age of compromise makes him an example for today’s church.
Arnold Dallimore’s concise and sympathetic biography will be an excellent introduction for those who know little or perhaps nothign of Spurgeon, and will also stir the interest of all who value the lessons of a unique and faithful ministry.
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| List of Illustrations | ix | |
| Preface | xi | |
| Acknowledgements | xiii | |
| Conditions in England During Spurgeon’s Time | xv | |
| The Preparation of The Man, 1834–1854 | ||
| 1 | The Boy and the Books | 3 |
| 2 | Through Terrible Conviction to Glorious Conversion | 15 |
| 3 | Joyful First Efforts in Serving the Lord | 23 |
| 4 | The Boy Preacher of Waterbeach | 31 |
| The First Years in London, 1855–1864 | ||
| 5 | ‘A Great Door and Effectual is Opened’ | 43 |
| 6 | Spurgeon’s Marriage—This One Truly Made in Heaven | 55 |
| 7 | Conflict | 65 |
| 8 | Revival in London | 77 |
| The Long Period of Mature Ministry, 1861–1886 | ||
| 9 | The Metropolitan Tabernacle | 91 |
| 10 | Training Young Preachers | 101 |
| 11 | The Growth of the Spurgeonic Enterprises | 111 |
| 12 | Almshouses and Orphanage | 125 |
| 13 | Sunshine and Shadow | 133 |
| 14 | Mrs Spurgeon and Her Work | 145 |
| 15 | Daily Life in the Great Church | 153 |
| 16 | Ten Years of Mighty Ministry | 163 |
| 17 | Personal Characteristics | 177 |
| 18 | Spurgeon as an Author | 191 |
| The Final Years, 1887–1892 | ||
| 19 | Earnestly Contending for the Faith | 205 |
| 20 | Last Labours | 221 |
| 21 | ‘With Christ, Which Is Far Better’ | 235 |
| Appendix: Subsequent History of the Metropolitan Tabernacle | 245 | |
| Annotated Bibliography | 249 | |
| General Index | 253 |
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Arnold Dallimore has written an excellent biography on the nineteenth century baptist preacher. He has obviously researched his subject well, and the book begins with an interesting description of life in nineteenth century England and the circumstances that Spurgeon was born into.
We are told of Spurgeon’s upbringing and his conversion in the small methodist church in Colchester. As his ministry begins and progresses, we get insights into the making of Spurgeon and some of his achievements. We can also get an idea of his preaching at the Metropolitan Tabernacle at London, and the effect it had on so many.
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