Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834–1892
With his keen sense of humor, allied with a sure grasp of scripture and a deep love of Christ, he produced some of the noblest preaching and writing of his or any age. In 1852, at age 18, he took charge of a small congregation at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, and, at 20, went to London as pastor of the New Park St. Chapel. His immediate popularity made necessary larger buildings for his audiences, until the huge Metropolitan Tabernacle, erected for his use, was opened in 1861. Around this developed a pastors' college, an orphanage, and missions. During much of his time at the Metropolitan Tabernacle Spurgeon's sermons were published weekly and later were collected in a 50 volume set. His messages were diffidently Christ centered and in his early ministry focused on two fronts, against hyper-Calvinism and Arminianism. With his views founded solidly in the Gospel he opposed the doctrine of baptismal regeneration, which ultimately caused his withdrawal in 1864 from the Evangelical Alliance. He then later separated (1887) from the Baptist Union because he believed that modern biblical criticism was threatening orthodoxy. Among his numerous publications are John Ploughman's Talks (1869) and The Treasury of David (7 vol., 1870–85). His autobiography (4 vol., 1897–1900), compiled by his wife from his diary and letters, was edited and condensed (1946) by D. O. Fuller.
“The best sermons are the sermons which are most full of Christ. A sermon without Christ.... it is an awful, a horrible thing; it is an empty well; it is a cloud without rain; it is a tree twice dead, plucked by the roots.” – C.H. Spurgeon
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Pardon
Christ property
Are you chosen?
Little secret
Thus says the Lord
Sovereign electing grace of God
Best sermons
Soft pillows
Plan
No apology
Illuminated Bible
God’s promises
Salvation by grace
Christmas Superstition
Glory in Damnation
Enternal, absolute predestination
Deadly, destructive, damming
Sound Theologians
Is conversion necessary
Sheep and thier Shepherd
No new doctrine
Contemplation of the Divinity
Growing in Grace
Way to Hell
True Love to Christ
What have I done
True Faith
Jesus deserves our best
Their homes were holy places
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