The Gospel

Week-day Services, 1858-1860

… The text in the afternoon was singularly suitable to such a place : " So run, that ye may obtain ; " in the evening, the discourse was a powerful gospel invitation …

"Feed My Lambs"—a Sunday School Sermon

John 21:15

… The first work of Christ's servants is comprised in that commission, "Go you into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature," or, "Launch out …

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Psalm 60:4

… Yes, the Gospel is unharmed after all the strife of ages. The infidel threatens to rend the Gospel to pieces, but it is as glorious as ever! Modern …

The Cloud of Doves

Isaiah 60:8

… See how, these many years, the multitudes have pressed and thronged to listen to the Gospel! What other attractions have we had? We have not even that wonderful …

Psalm 96

Psalm 96

… It follows fitly upon the last Psalm, which describes the obstinacy of Israel, and the consequent taking of the gospel from them that it might be preached among …

God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

… Through infirmity we all give some amount of coloring to the Gospel, but he is the man according to God's order of ministry who longs to let …

Later Services at the Music Hall

… I was then simply an evangelist, preaching to many who had not heard the gospel before. By the grace of God, the most blessed change has taken place …

The Anxious Enquirer

Job 23:3

… So the poor soul thinks of the Gospel, "Certainly it cannot heal me" And then he misunderstands the nature of the sacred medicine, altogether, and begins to take …

Christ's Poverty, Our Riches

2 Corinthians 8:9

… IT is well to notice that Believers are to be constrained to Christian duty by Gospel motives rather than by legal arguments. It is poor work to try …

The Curse and the Curse for Us

Galatians 3:10-14

… THE Apostle tells us, in the eighth verse, that the Gospel was preached to Abraham. Very briefly, very tersely but very fully was the Gospel proclaimed to him …

Faith Justifying Speech

Psalm 116:10

… If we could be silent, we would, but we feel that we must preach the Gospel! The man who is sent of God cannot do otherwise than deliver …

The Pastor's Life Wrapped Up with His People's Steadfastness a Pleading Reminder for the New Year

1 Thessalonians 3:8

… Surely I had better give over the preaching of the Gospel when you give over the living of the Gospel! My task, in itself difficult, is rendered absolutely …

A Summary of Experience and a Body of Divinity

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

… Thessalonica, situated on one of the great Roman roads, and center of a large trade, thus became a center for the gospel. Wherever there are true conversions there …

The Holy Spirit in Connection with Our Ministry

… Our subject is “THE HOLY SPIRIT IN CONNECTION WITH OUR MINISTRY,” or—the work of the Holy Ghost in relation to ourselves as ministers of the gospel of …

The Far-off, Near—the Near, Far Off

Matthew 2:1-4

… His Gospel is either, "a savor of life unto life," or else, "a savor of death unto death." I want you, first, to notice the note of exclamation …

The Master’s Profession—The Disciple’s Pursuit

Psalm 40:9

… He was constantly testifying to the gospel of God, the gospel of his righteousness and of his grace. From the first moment when he, being full of the …

Three Homilies From One Text

Matthew 4:23-25

… SPURGEON, AT EXETER HALL, STRAND. "And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom and healing all manner of sickness …

Comfort Proclaimed

Isaiah 40:1

… Happy I am I have no such gospel as that to preach. Let me preach the old gospel of Chrysostom, the old gospel of Augustine, the old gospel …

Self Low, But Christ High

Matthew 8:8

… Humble souls love a plain Gospel. I know what some are—they read a book which contains the Gospel and because it is very simple, they say, "This …

Paul As a Pattern Convert

1 Timothy 1:16

… Whether he stood before Felix or Agrippa, this was his plea for the Gospel. All through his Epistles there are continual mentions of the Grace of God towards …

Conversions Desired

Acts 11:21

… Learn from this, dear Brothers and Sisters, every one of you, that wherever you are called to go, you should persevere in making known the name and Gospel …

Eyes Opened

Genesis 21:19

… Let the Gospel minister charm ever so wisely, yet the unconverted soul, like the deaf adder, hears not the charmer's voice. The spiritual feeling by virtue of …

The Dream of the Barley Cake

Judges 7:13

… And yet the Lord smites His enemies by their feeble means! My Brother, perhaps you have begun to make a little stir by faithfully preaching the Gospel and …

Faith in Christ

Acts 16:31

… The preaching of the Gospel has become, happily, very common in these days. You may hear it at the corner of the streets and any day you may …

Salvation of the Lord

Jonah 2:9

… Thus I have tried to expound the gospel. Now shall I show you How GOD HAS HEDGED THIS GOSPEL ABOUT. Some have said salvation in some cases is …

Faith's Way of Approach

Romans 10:17

… Ask the Lord to give you faith, but I ask you to remember that prayer without faith will not save you and that the Gospel is not, "He …

Am I My Brother's Keeper?

Genesis 4:9

… Each man who hears the Gospel is responsible for the hearing of it. No one else can believe the Gospel for him, or repent for him, or be …

Faith—life

Habakkuk 2:4

… But, Beloved, if I were to begin to draw comfort as to my soul's salvation from the fact of my diligence in preaching the Gospel, I would …

A Clear Understanding

Matthew 13:51

… Men may perish with the Gospel in their houses! They often do perish with the Gospel ringing in their ears, for until they understand its importance, it cannot …

Difficulty in the Way of Believing

… The gospel to me is truth: I am content to perish if it be not true. I risk my soul’s eternal fate upon the truth of the …

A Defence of Calvinism

… John Knox’s gospel is my gospel. That which thundered through Scotland must thunder through England again. — C. H. S. IT is a great thing to begin the …

Footsteps Of Mercy

Job 33:23

… Jesus comes in the preaching of the Gospel. There is never a Gospel sermon preached but it is, in fact, Jesus coming with open arms of love to …

The Arrows of the Bow Broken in Zion

Psalm 76:3

… Our Salem is the peaceful Church or God, and our Zion is the abode of Gospel worship where the general assembly of the first-born unite in holy …

Wanted, A Guest Chamber!

Mark 14:14

… The farm, the merchandise, the newly-married wife—all these are the transparent, weak excuses for not coming to the Gospel supper. Preoccupation of mind with some other …

Withholding Corn

Proverbs 11:26

… There are certain texts in the Scriptures which are very seldom preached upon because it is thought that there is little Gospel in them and that the people …

Salvation By Works, A Criminal Doctrine

Galatians 2:21

… And those, I think, commit this sin in a large measure, who make a mingle-mangle of the Gospel. I mean this—when we preach the Gospel we …

Rivers Of Water In A Dry Place

Isaiah 32:2

… Do you think such churls any credit to the Gospel? Yes, and are there not preachers who appear to be half afraid that some poor non-elect sinner …

The First Five Disciples

John 1:37-51

… Wherever there is the most Gospel preaching, you will find the most conversions. Many of our societies for carrying the Gospel to the heathen forget their main work …

Jesus Angry with Hard Hearts

Mark 3:5

… Does it not happen to many persons that the gospel forces itself upon their belief? They feel that they could not conjure up an argument against the divine …

More Room for More People

Luke 14:22

… Let us, my Brothers and Sisters, always be patient of heart when we see the rage of men awakened against the Gospel of Christ. They can do it …