Category Archives: Spurgeon
Christian wakefulness
MORNING & EVENING, is a nourishing collection of devotional thoughts by the prince of preachers, Charles H Spurgeon. The entry for the morning of March 5th is a blessing to read and ponder. “Let us not sleep, as do others” … Continue reading
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A call to prayer from Spurgeon…
‘We need times of refreshing, both at home and abroad. The enemies of the gospel are exceedingly busy and crafty, and we can only meet them by power from on high. The needs of our nation grow upon us, and … Continue reading
God could not love you more!
Charles Spurgeon on “I have loved you, My people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to Myself!” Jeremiah 31:3 He loved you without beginning. Before years, and centuries, and millenniums began to be counted — … Continue reading
Omnipotence
Omnipotence is the attribute of God (alone) describing His unlimited power, and ability to do anything He pleases. Commenting on this, the great 19th century preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon writes…. Omnipotence may build a thousand planets, and fill them with … Continue reading
A Saturday night Savior
Charles Spurgeon brings hope to the Saturday night sinner (and all of us) as he speaks of Jesus Christ, using this text from Hebrews 2:18: “He himself hath suffered being tempted.” It is a common-place thought, and yet it tastes … Continue reading
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings”
Are you afraid of getting bad news? Commenting on Psalm 112:7 (above), the great Charles H Spurgeon, in his fine Morning & Evening devotional book, writes this…. Christian, you ought not to dread the arrival of evil tidings; because if … Continue reading
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Moving a thousand books – again
The offices at our church were damaged by water coming through the flat roof last spring. When the leak was spotted, my kids and I were able to remove my pastor’s library (over 1,200 books) to another room in under … Continue reading
Put Your House in Order
Our Sunday morning sermon was on these sobering words from Isaiah 38… 38:1 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, … Continue reading
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God’s choice of believers
A favorite Spurgeon quotation, from book two of his Lectures to My Students, is about the doctrine of election. Spurgeon says, “I believe the doctrine of election, because I am quite sure that if God had not chosen me I … Continue reading
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The Wander & Wonder of Prayer!
This week is Prayer Week at our church, with a daily gathering for prayer — weather permitting. As I think more deeply about prayer this morning two timely points hit home from the prince of preachers, C.H. Spurgeon. This excerpt … Continue reading
