From the Heart of Spurgeon

Salvation of the Lord (S 131)

The preacher’s gift for forceful simplicity is again on display here. Spurgeon’s doctrinal clarity comes to the fore as he gives a sweeping overview of sovereign grace at every point of Christian experience. His confidence in the truth is plain as he shows how we are shut up to believing what God has said in this regard. His expectation of engagement is clear as he talks about the influence of this truth. His concern for souls is revealed as he talks about the damnation that unrepentant sinners bring upon themselves.

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Christ about His Father's Business (S 122)

It is not always easy to hold together the indicatives of the gospel (what God has done in salvation) with the imperatives of the gospel (the demands of and responses to the gospel). Spurgeon does so here masterfully, holding up the finished work of Christ both for adoration and emulation, as something for us to rest in for our souls and to copy in our lives. It is a stirring call to Christian service, and truly lifts the heart.

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Secret Sins (Sermon 116)

Spurgeon is too faithful an ambassador of Christ to leave the stones of our hearts unturned. This sermon is particularly penetrating, as he surveys the hidden sins that many try to hold in their hearts unknown to others. Pressing hard, the preacher points out the folly, misery, guilt and danger of secret sins, especially in the hearts of hypocrites, but also in the experience of God’s people, before offering the only effective remedy.

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A Mighty Savior (Sermon 111)

Here we zero in on Christ’s might as Mediator, as the God-man willing and able to accomplish a ‘big picture’ salvation for all his chosen ones, a salvation that is not momentary, shallow, or incomplete, but which really, absolutely and permanently accomplishes their deliverance and assures them of all needful grace to bring them safely to glory. He finds here encouragements for preachers, for prayers, and for all who need a Saviour.

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Christ in the Covenants (Sermon 103)

This wonderful sermon follows on from #93 on “God in the Covenant.” Enthusiastically, energetically, overwhelmingly, Spurgeon sets forth the wonders of Christ in himself, and what it means to know him, and to possess him in the covenant of grace. Pressing home these blessings into the experience of believers, Spurgeon then pleads with those who know Christ in the covenant to act accordingly, and with those who do not to come to him and receive all the mercy that he has to bestow.

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Making Light of Christ (Sermon 98)

This is a more evangelistic sermon, and as such serves a good purpose for self-examination, as well as helping us to pray for those who preach and hear the gospel, and instructing us as to how we might ourselves press the claims of Christ upon those whom we love. Of course, almost incidentally but substantially, Spurgeon holds up the beauty and the glory of the Christ who is so often slighted and neglected, reminding those who believe of who and why we trust him with our souls.

 

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The Benefits and Dangers of Reading Old Books (Special episode with John Snyder)

Jeremy sat down with John Snyder, cohost of The Whole Counsel podcast to discuss why we enjoy and benefit from reading old writers. The duo also share some of the dangers and abuses of reading old books and sermons.

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God in the Covenants (Sermon 93)

Spurgeon is a Particular Baptist, following in the footsteps of those who held fast to the God of the covenant. Here he holds up and holds out the crowning jewel of the blessing of the new covenant: that God becomes our God. Setting this jewel in the context of his covenant theology, he traces out and presses home what it means for God to be the God of his people in the deepest and richest sense.

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Omniscience (Sermon 85)

Omniscience refers to the perfect and complete knowledge of God. From the simple reminder that God is the all-seeing God, Spurgeon develops not only a general doctrine of God’s knowledge, but also brings it to bear on the heart of every one of his hearers (and readers), before pressing it home with sweet comforts to the godly and faithful warnings to the unbeliever. 

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The Character of Christ's People (Sermon 78)

Spurgeon’s simplicity and spiritual sweetness are on delightful display in this sermon on John 17:16, that Christ’s people are not of the world, just as Christ was not of the world. With some surprisingly straightforward insights and a crisp structure, Spurgeon looks at the doctrinal, experiental and practical implications and applications of our union and communion with Christ in this regard.

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