The works of Charles Spurgeon have inspired millions of Christians around the world for over a hundred years. His wisdom and insight into God’s Word and world have helped others discover the richness of Scripture. Answers in Genesis is pleased to present the text of a large collection of sermons from this 19th century “Prince of Preachers.”
Please consider how many times some of us have doubted our Lord. The sin of unbelief becomes all the greater because it is so frequently committed.
The Christ whose gospel we preach is no unapproachable philosopher. The glory of his person reflects even a brighter lustre than the dignity of his office.
When you have all things, find Christ in all; and when you have lost all things, then find all things in Christ.
By nature we are guilty; but when we look to Christ’s stripes, we see our guilt laid on him.
Pride is another enemy of peace and rest. If you see a proud man, you may feel sure that he is not a restful man.
Remember, believers, that you not only have the love of Christ’s heart, but you also have the strength of Christ’s arm at your disposal.
Justification by faith is the side on which God is; but justification by the works of the law is a lie; in fact, it is an impossibility.
I thought that you were pulled up out of the pit; have you been made prisoners again? If so, it is very sad, but you can never be imprisoned as you were before.
There must be an offence committed before there can be mercy displayed towards the offender.
We now have to consider the tearful discovery: “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.”
We may firmly believe that God knows how to persuade men, indeed, and how sweetly to “compel them to come in,” so that his house may be filled.
Brethren, if we had more sense of our need, prayer would be more of an instinct with us; we should pray because we could not help praying.
Possibly, some of you think that you have been forgotten in the arrangements of providence.
If you are soldiers in the army of Christ, you are not intended to win the victory without a conflict.
We must not indulge the mournful strain too much, for we must never forget that it is a joyful feast, not a funeral repast, to which our Lord invites us.
If you can hold your temper when men laugh at you, and if, when they revile you, you do not return it, you will confirm the truth.
If any man serves Christ, his service will be most like his Lord’s when he does, as nearly as he can, what Christ did.
Now, this is just what the Lord, in his infinite mercy, does for all poor sinners who come and trust his Son.
Christ’s death, too, is chosen for special celebration because it is the most important part of all that he did or suffered.
Children of God, do not be anxious. Do not be tossed up and down by your outward circumstances.
As long as we are blind, we can see no faults in ourselves until the Spirit of God comes to us.
It is very much the same thing whether the prayer is printed or is extemporized; unless it comes from the heart, it is equally dead in either case.
Again, the word “ready” frequently means promptly or quickly. In this sense also, God is ready to forgive.
I do not find fault with prayer or the reading of the Scriptures; God forbid!
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