The Church

Stambourne Meeting-House

… Just below, and in front of the pulpit, was the table-pew, wherein sat the elders of the congregation, the men of gracious “light and leading.” There Uncle …

Preaching for the Poor

… He was not willing to place himself in a parish church, and preach to a large congregation of thirteen and a-half, like our good brethren in the …

The Annual Atonement

Leviticus 16:30

… After the sacrifice and the sending away of the scapegoat, the whole congregation was clean and in a condition to rejoice. If it happened to be the Year …

Bochim—Or, the Weepers

Judges 2:4

… It was a great congregation. It was a great Preacher and it was a great sermon! And yet there was not a great ingathering. Read the sermon through …

A Psalm For The New Year

2 Peter 3:18

… Oh, if we as a congregation and as a Church grew more in Grace—if we were stronger in faith, mightier in prayer, more fervent in heart, more …

The Charge of the Angel

Acts 5:19

… THE second persecution of the Church, in which all the Apostles were put into the common prison, was mainly brought about by the sect of the Sadducees. These …

The Uses of Anecdotes and Illustrations

… his congregation, said, “As to the Magdalenes, and those who commit the sins of the flesh, such persons are very common; they abound even in this church; and …

Lecture III: The Uses Of Anecdotes And Illustrations.

… his congregation, said, "As to the Magdalenes and those who commit the sins of the flesh, such persons are very common; they abound even in this church; and …

The Red Heifer

Hebrews 9:13

… But the Lord set Israel apart to be His people and He came and dwelt in the midst of the congregation. The sacred tent wherein He displayed His …

The Miracle of the Loaves

Mark 6:52

… Now, I must confess, myself, I am not partial to very small children coming into the congregation. I am glad to see their mothers and, if they cannot …

The Sprinkling of the Blood of the Sacrifice

Leviticus 4:6

… There was a sacrifice specially arranged for the anointed priest, another for all the congregation, another for a ruler and yet another for one of the common people …

"The Sure Mercies of David"

Acts 13:34

… I never come to preach at haphazard, saying to myself, "Perhaps my Lord will have some souls bow before Him." I know that I have a large congregation …

Letters concerning Settlement in London

… Although there had not been any additions during the year, and the total income for 1853 had been less than £300, the members of the church and congregation …

Memorable Services away from Waterbeach

… Then the cuckoos were the church clergy, who always utter the same note whenever they open their mouths in the church, and live on other birds’ eggs with …

A Typical Week’s Work

… day evening, to anybody who liked to come, the members of the church and congregation being asked to stay away for that night. It is not many preachers …

Life In Earnest

2 Chronicles 31:21

… Church. I speak not egotistically, to glorify either myself personally or myself in you. But there has never been a congre-gation—certainly never a dissenting congregation—which …

Where Can We Find Anecdotes and Illustrations?

… If you want to interest your congregation, and keep up their attention, you can find anecdotes and illustrations in many channels, like golden grains glistening amongst the mountain …

Dr. Rippon’s Prayer and its Answer

… Rider’s congregation. Benjamin Keach was one of the most useful preachers of his time, and for thirty-six years built up the Church of God with sound …

Lecture IV: Where Can We Find Anecdotes And Illustrations?

… Preaching at Winslow, in Buckinghamshire, it would not be at all amiss to introduce the incident of good Benjamin Keach, the pastor of the Baptist church in that …

Reminiscences as a Village Pastor

… SPURGEON, “living in Cambridge, “Baptist Minister of Waterbeach. “In April, 1854, unanimously elected Pastor of the same Church, which once met in Carter Lane, under Dr. Gill, and …

Wheat in the Barn

… Be not satisfied with church membership; but seek after membership with Christ. Do not talk about faith, but exercise it. Do not boast of experience, but possess it …

Later Literary Works

… It will inform the general Christian public of our movements, and show our sympathy with all that is good throughout the entire Church of God. It will give …

Paul's Sermon Before Felix

Acts 24:25

… I hope I may never preach before a congregation—I desire always to preach to you; nor do I wish to exhibit powers of eloquence, nor would I …

The Ceremony of Laying the...

… Bless, his church and congregation, O Father smile upon them. We leave them in thy hands; we seek thy favor and presence with us tonight. Grant, great God …

On the Choice of a Text

… more so.” Consider what sins appear to be most rife in the church and congregation —worldliness, covetousness, prayerlessness, wrath, pride, want of brotherly love, slander, and such like …

The Oil and the Vessels

2 Kings 4:6

… In a congregation, the Gospel is as the pot of oil and those who receive from it are needy souls, desirous of the Grace of God. Of these …

Psalm 149

Psalm 149

… The New Testament spiritual church cannot pray as the Old Testament national church here prays. Under the illusion that it must be used as a prayer without any …

Opening Services

… The progress which had been made in that work of God was the most extraordinary thing in modern Church history! It began two and a half years ago …

May 29 — FISHERS FOLLOW HIM

Mark 1:17

… Sensational methods, entertainments, and so forth -- are these coming after Jesus? Can we imagine the Lord Jesus drawing a congregation by such means as are now commonly used …

Oct. 28 — SINS OF IGNORANCE

Num. 15:25

… Our great comfort is that Jesus, the true priest, has made atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel. That atonement secures the pardon of unknown …

Oct. 4 — THE MIGHTY MAGNET

John 12:32

… You fear that you cannot draw a congregation. Try the preaching of a crucified, risen, and ascended Saviour; for this is the greatest "draw" that was ever yet …

Our Public Prayer

… A heavy sentence of condemnation was passed upon a minister when it was flatteringly said that his prayer was the most eloquent ever offered to a Boston congregation …

The Carpenter's Son and His Relations

Matthew 13:55

… If you have a sleeping church, you may have a sleeping devil—but as soon as ever Christ is in the congregation, sowing the good seed, the devil …

The Empty Seat

1 Samuel 20:27

… Nelson said, "England expects every man to do his duty" and, at this time, which is an emergency in our Church history, I would say—the Church expects …

The Numbered People

Numbers 4:49

… congregation." We are debtors to all our Brethren and we are their servants to the full extent of our power. The greater we are in the Church, the …

Spiritual Resurrection

Ephesians 2:1

… I have in my church and congregation—and I dare to say what men dare to do—I have in my congregation women whose ruin and destruction have …

Particular Redemption

Matthew 20:28

… WHEN first it was my duty to occupy this pulpit, and preach in this hall, my congregation assumed the appearance of an irregular mass of persons collected from …

The Great Revival

Isaiah 52:10

… How is this again? Why, it Is just the effect of the revival, for when the revival truly comes, the minister and the congregation and the church will …

Evening, March 24

Lu 10:21

… the congregation sang his praise unto God. In this, the Lord Jesus is a blessed picture of his church on earth. At this hour the church expects to …

Letters on Private and Public Affairs, 1856-1890 (Continued)

… Spurgeon, in addressing his church and congregation, made the following reference to a proposal which he had received : — " I had a letter from a gentleman well known in …