Charles Haddon Spurgeon Text Sermons

BEAUTY FOR ASHES – Charles Spurgeon BEAUTY FOR ASHES “To appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the

BEFORE DAYBREAK WITH CHRIST – Charles Spurgeon BEFORE DAYBREAK WITH CHRIST “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with Him followed after Him. And when they had found

BEHOLD THE LAMB! – Charles Spurgeon BEHOLD THE LAMB! “Behold the Lamb of God!” John 1:36. IT IS the preacher’s principal business, I think I might say, his only business, to cry, “Behold the Lamb of God!” For this reason was John born and sent into the world, and such

BELIEF, BAPTISM, BLESSING – Charles Spurgeon BELIEF, BAPTISM, BLESSING “And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God

BELIEVERS AS BLESSED AS THE BLESSED VIRGIN – Charles Spurgeon BELIEVERS AS BLESSED AS THE BLESSED VIRGIN “And it came to pass, as He spoke those things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said to Him, Blessed is the womb that bore You and the

BELIEVERS FREE FROM THE DOMINION OF SIN – Charles Spurgeon BELIEVERS FREE FROM THE DOMINION OF SIN “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace.” Romans 6:14. OUR constant hearers will remember that a Sabbath or so ago we spoke

BELIEVERS SENT BY CHRIST, AS CHRIST IS SENT BY THE FATHER – Charles Spurgeon BELIEVERS SENT BY CHRIST, AS CHRIST IS SENT BY THE FATHER John 17:18. HERE is a great fact mentioned, namely, that the Father sent the Son into the world. Our Lord’s disciples believed this. Jesus says

BELIEVERS—LIGHTS IN THE WORLD – Charles Spurgeon BELIEVERS—LIGHTS IN THE WORLD “Do all things without murmurings and disputing, that you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world; holding fast

BELIEVING ON JESUS—AND ITS COUNTERFEITS – Charles Spurgeon BELIEVING ON JESUS—AND ITS COUNTERFEITS “As He spoke these words, many believed on Him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which had believed Him, If you continue in My Word, then are you My disciples, indeed; and you shall know the truth,

BELIEVING TO SEE – Charles Spurgeon BELIEVING TO SEE “I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13. I HAVE taken the whole verse for my text, but I am not sure that I shall keep to

BELIEVING WITH THE HEART – Charles Spurgeon BELIEVING WITH THE HEART “For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:10. EVERY star in heaven yields its ray of light to cheer the mariner upon the watery waste, but there are

BEN-HADAD’S ESCAPE—AN ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SINNERS – Charles Spurgeon BEN-HADAD’S ESCAPE—AN ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SINNERS “And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray you, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads,

BETWEEN THE TWO APPEARINGS – Charles Spurgeon BETWEEN THE TWO APPEARINGS “Now once in the end of the world has He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: so Christ was once

BEWARE OF UNBELIEF – Charles Spurgeon BEWARE OF UNBELIEF “Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but

BIT AND BRIDLE—HOW TO ESCAPE THEM – Charles Spurgeon BIT AND BRIDLE—HOW TO ESCAPE THEM “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with My eyes. Be you not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding:

BLESSED PROMISES FOR DYING OUTCASTS – Charles Spurgeon BLESSED PROMISES FOR DYING OUTCASTS “For I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says the Lord; because they called you an outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeks after.” Jeremiah 30:17. THE promises

BLESSING FOR BLESSING – Charles Spurgeon BLESSING FOR BLESSING “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should

BLINDED BY SATAN – Charles Spurgeon BLINDED BY SATAN “The god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not.” 2 Corinthians 4:4. THE practice of blinding men is a horrible process, too horrible for us to say another word about it, but there is also a

BOCHIM—OR, THE WEEPERS – Charles Spurgeon BOCHIM—OR, THE WEEPERS “And it came to pass, when the angel of the Lord spoke these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed

BRAVE WAITING – Charles Spurgeon BRAVE WAITING “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” Psalm 27:14. THE Christian’s life is no child’s play. All who have gone on pilgrimage to the Celestial City have found a rough

BREAD FOR THE HUNGRY – Charles Spurgeon BREAD FOR THE HUNGRY “So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man

BRIEF, SILENT PRAYER – Charles Spurgeon BRIEF, SILENT PRAYER “So I prayed to the God of Heaven.” Nehemiah 2:4. Nehemiah had made inquiry as to the state of the city of Jerusalem and the tidings he heard caused him bitter grief. “Why should not my countenance be sad,” he said,

BRINGING THE KING BACK – Charles Spurgeon BRINGING THE KING BACK “Now therefore, why speak you not a word of bringing the king back?” 2 Samuel 19:10. THIS morning we were indulged with the Master’s blessing while considering one of the most delightful subjects that can ever occupy the minds

BROAD RIVERS AND STREAMS – Charles Spurgeon BROAD RIVERS AND STREAMS “Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: your eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the

BROKEN BONES – Charles Spurgeon BROKEN BONES “Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which You have broken may rejoice.” Psalm 51:8. BACKSLIDING is a most common evil, far more common than some of us suppose. We may ourselves be guilty of it, and yet may delude

BROUGHT UP FROM THE HORRIBLE PIT – Charles Spurgeon BROUGHT UP FROM THE HORRIBLE PIT “I waited patiently for the Lord: and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon

BUT A STEP – Charles Spurgeon BUT A STEP “There is but a step between me and death.” 1 Samuel 20:3. THIS was David’s description of his own condition. King Saul was seeking to destroy him. The bitter malice of that king would not be satisfied with anything short of

Buying the Truth – Charles Spurgeon “Buy the truth, and sell it not.”— Proverbs 23:23 JOHN Bunyan pictures the pilgrims as passing at one time through Vanity Fair, and in Vanity Fair there were to be found all kinds of merchandise, consisting of the pomps and vanities, the lusts and

BUYING WITHOUT MONEY – Charles Spurgeon BUYING WITHOUT MONEY “He that has no money; come, buy, and eat.” Isaiah 55:1. THERE is a semicolon in our translation, but we need not take notice of it. It should not be there, since the text is the second of two parallel sentences

CALEB—THE MAN FOR THE TIMES – Charles Spurgeon CALEB—THE MAN FOR THE TIMES “But My servant Caleb, because he had another spirit in him, and has followed Me fully, him will I bring into the land he went, and his seed shall possess it.” Numbers 14:24. IT is a rough

CAMP LAW AND CAMP LIFE – Charles Spurgeon CAMP LAW AND CAMP LIFE “For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you, and to give up your enemies before you, therefore shall your camp be holy that He sees no unclean thing in you,

CARRIED BY FOUR – Charles Spurgeon CARRIED BY FOUR “And He withdrew Himself into the wilderness, and prayed. And it came to pass on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of

CERTAIN SINGULAR SUBJECTS – Charles Spurgeon CERTAIN SINGULAR SUBJECTS “And I gave unto Isaac, Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau Mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.” Joshua 24:4. THIS passage, though audibly uttered by the mouth of Joshua, is to

CHARACTERISTICS OF FAITH – Charles Spurgeon CHARACTERISTICS OF FAITH “Then said Jesus unto him, Except you see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” John 4:48. YOU will remember that Luke, in his letter to Theophilus, speaks of things which Jesus began both to do and to teach as if

CHASTENED HAPPINESS – Charles Spurgeon CHASTENED HAPPINESS “They shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.” Jeremiah 33:9. GOD’S ancient people sadly provoked Him with their idolatries from age to age. He was longsuffering to them to the last degree,

CHEER FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED – Charles Spurgeon CHEER FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED “But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, He would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would He have showed us all these things, nor

CHEER FOR THE WORKER AND HOPE FOR LONDON – Charles Spurgeon CHEER FOR THE WORKER AND HOPE FOR LONDON “Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not your peace: for I am with you and no man shall

CHEER UP, MY COMRADES! – Charles Spurgeon CHEER UP, MY COMRADES! “And Josiah set the priests in their charges and encouraged them to the service of the house of the Lord” 2 Chronicles 35:2. JOSIAH, as you remember, in the early part of his reign set his face against the

CHILDREN BROUGHT TO CHRIST, NOT TO THE FONT – Charles Spurgeon CHILDREN BROUGHT TO CHRIST, NOT TO THE FONT “And they brought young children to Him, that He should touch them; but His disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was much displeased and said

CHILDREN’S BREAD GIVEN TO DOGS – Charles Spurgeon CHILDREN’S BREAD GIVEN TO DOGS “And she said, Truth, Lord: yet even the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Matthew 15:27. IN this narrative we have the portrait of a soul for which a sure blessing

CHOICE COMFORT FOR A YOUNG BELIEVER – Charles Spurgeon CHOICE COMFORT FOR A YOUNG BELIEVER “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me: Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: forsake not the works of Your own hands.” Psalm 138:8. CONTINUALLY I am clearing the ground and laying the foundation of

CHRIST ABOUT HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST ABOUT HIS FATHER’S BUSINESS “Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” Luke 2:49. BEHOLD then, how great an interest God the Father takes in the work of salvation! It is called, “His business.” And though Jesus

CHRIST ASLEEP IN THE VESSEL – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST ASLEEP IN THE VESSEL “Master, care You not that we perish?” Mark 4:38. THE day had been a very illustrious one. Our Lord had remarkably displayed His teaching and healing powers. Great crowds had been attracted, and He had both delivered

CHRIST CRUCIFIED – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST CRUCIFIED “But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block and unto the Greeks foolishness, but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:23, 24. WHAT contempt has

CHRIST EXALTED – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST EXALTED “This man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till His enemies are made His footstool.” Hebrews 10:12, 13. AT the Lord’s table we wish to have no subject for

CHRIST GLORIFIED AS THE BUILDER OF HIS CHURCH – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST GLORIFIED AS THE BUILDER OF HIS CHURCH “He shall build the temple of the Lord, and He shall bear the glory.” Zechariah 6:13. “There’s music in all things, if men had ears; This world is but the echo

CHRIST IN YOU – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST IN YOU “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27. THE gospel is the grand secret, the mystery of mysteries. It was hidden from ages and from generations, but is now made manifest to the saints. To the mass of mankind it

CHRIST IS ALL “Christ is All in All.” – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST IS ALL “Christ is All in All.” Colossians 3:11. THE Apostle was arguing for Holiness. He was earnestly contending against sin and for the maintenance of Christian Graces, but he did not, as some do who would like

Christ Is All – Charles Spurgeon “Christ is all” — Colossians 3:11 MY text is so very short that you cannot forget it; and, I am quite certain, if you are Christians at all, you will be sure to agree with it. What a multitude of religions there is in this

CHRIST LIFTED UP – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST LIFTED UP “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me.” John 12:32. IT was an extraordinary occasion upon which the Savior uttered these words. It was the crisis of the world. We very often speak

CHRIST MADE A CURSE FOR US – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST MADE A CURSE FOR US “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, cursed is everyone that hangs on a tree.” Galatians 3:13. THE apostle had been showing

CHRIST MANIFESTING HIMSELF TO HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST MANIFESTING HIMSELF TO HIS PEOPLE “Judas said unto Him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself unto us and not unto the world?” John 14:22. WHAT a blessed Master Jesus Christ was! How familiar did He

CHRIST OUR PASSOVER – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST OUR PASSOVER “For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.” 1 Corinthians 5:7. THE more you read the Bible and the more you meditate upon it, the more you will be astonished with it. He who is but a casual reader of

CHRIST PRECIOUS TO BELIEVERS – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST PRECIOUS TO BELIEVERS “Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.” 1 Peter 2:7. THIS text calls to my remembrance the opening of my ministry. It is about eight years since as a lad of sixteen, I stood up for the first

CHRIST PRECIOUS TO BELIEVERS – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST PRECIOUS TO BELIEVERS “Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.” 1 Peter 2:7. HERE we have no far-fetched statement—it belongs to everyday life. Those now present who believe can verify it on the spot! As Believers they can tell us whether

CHRIST SET FORTH AS A PROPITIATION – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST SET FORTH AS A PROPITIATION “Christ Jesus whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood.” Romans 3:25. WE commenced the services in this place by the declaration that here Christ shall be preached. Our

CHRIST THE CONQUEROR OF SATAN – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST THE CONQUEROR OF SATAN “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” Genesis 3:15. THIS is the first gospel sermon that

CHRIST THE DESTROYER OF DEATH – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST THE DESTROYER OF DEATH “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” 1 Corinthians 15:26. DURING four previous Sabbaths we have been following our Lord and Master through His great achievements. We have seen Him as the end of the

CHRIST THE END OF THE LAW – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST THE END OF THE LAW “For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.” Romans 10:4. YOU remember we spoke last Sunday morning of “the days of the Son of man.” Oh that every Sunday

CHRIST THE MAKER OF ALL THINGS NEW – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST THE MAKER OF ALL THINGS NEW Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians, 5:17. WE shall try to preach, this morning,

CHRIST THE OVERCOMER OF THE WORLD – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST THE OVERCOMER OF THE WORLD “Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33. WHEN these words were spoken, our Savior was about to leave His disciples to go to His death for their sakes. His great anxiety

CHRIST WITH THE KEYS OF DEATH AND HELL – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST WITH THE KEYS OF DEATH AND HELL “I have the keys of hell and of death.” Revelation 1:18. THEN hell and death, terrible powers as they are, are not left to riot without government. Death is a land

CHRIST—OUR SUBSTITUTE – Charles Spurgeon  CHRIST—OUR SUBSTITUTE “For He has made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21. SOME time ago an excellent lady sought an interview with me with the objective, as

CHRIST—PERFECT THROUGH SUFFERINGS – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST—PERFECT THROUGH SUFFERINGS “For it became Him, from whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” Hebrews 2:10. BELIEVING that God foreknows all things, we cannot

CHRIST—THE FALL AND RISE OF MANY – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST—THE FALL AND RISE OF MANY [I thank God most devoutly that I am permitted, once again, to appear in my place among you. It is always a most painful deprivation to me when I am unable to preach the gospel

CHRIST—THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST—THE POWER AND WISDOM OF GOD “Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:24. UNBELIEF towards the gospel of Christ is the most unreasonable thing in the entire world because the reason which the unbeliever gives

CHRIST, THE GLORY OF HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST, THE GLORY OF HIS PEOPLE “A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.” Luke 2:32. WE must read this passage literally, for so Simeon intended it. The Lord Jesus Christ, though once despised and rejected

CHRIST’S CONNECTION WITH SINNERS THE SOURCE OF HIS GLORY – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S CONNECTION WITH SINNERS THE SOURCE OF HIS GLORY “Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great. And He shall divide the spoil with the strong. Because He has poured out His soul unto death. And

CHRIST’S CURATE IN DECAPOLIS – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S CURATE IN DECAPOLIS “And they began to pray Him to depart out of their coasts. And when He was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed Him that he might be with Him. However, Jesus did

CHRIST’S FINISHED WORK – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S FINISHED WORK . “It is finished!” John 19:30. THERE never existed but one being who in truth could affirm of His work—“It is finished!” Incompleteness and defect trace the vastest, elaborate, and accomplished products of human genius and power. That brilliant volume of

CHRIST’S HOSPITAL – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S HOSPITAL “He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3. OFTEN as we have read this Psalm, we can never fail to be struck with the connection in which this verse stands, especially its connection with the verse that follows.

CHRIST’S MOTIVE AND OURS – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S MOTIVE AND OURS “For your sakes.” 2 Corinthians 8:9. “For His sake.” Philippians 1:29. The true test of any action lies in its motive. Many a deed which seems to be glorious is really mean and ignoble because it is done with

CHRIST’S ONE SACRIFICE FOR SIN – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S ONE SACRIFICE FOR SIN “Now once in the end of the world has He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” Hebrews 9:26. I NEED not read the text again, for I shall not go far away from

CHRIST’S PASTORAL PRAYER FOR HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S PASTORAL PRAYER FOR HIS PEOPLE “I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which You have given Me; for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I am glorified

CHRIST’S PEOPLE—IMITATORS OF HIM – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S PEOPLE—IMITATORS OF HIM “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. And they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13. BEHOLD! What a change

CHRIST’S PRAYER FOR HIS PEOPLE – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S PRAYER FOR HIS PEOPLE “I pray not that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.” John 17:15. THIS prayer of Christ is an ever precious portion to all true believers

CHRIST’S RESURRECTION AND OUR NEWNESS OF LIFE – Charles Spurgeon CHRIST’S RESURRECTION AND OUR NEWNESS OF LIFE “Therefore we are buried with Him through baptism into death: that just as Christ was raised up from the dead by the Glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in