The Gospel

The Form and Spirit of Religion

1 Samuel 4:3

… And with regard to the doctrines of the Gospel, no alteration must be allowed here. I know that forms of doctrine are very little, compared with the spirit …

A Dire Disease Strangely Cured

Isaiah 53:5

… IT is well for the preacher, every now and then, to go back to the very beginning and once again traverse the whole ground of the Gospel, just …

Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man (Concluded)

… That was The Gospel of the Kingdom ; a Popular Exposition of the Gospel according to Matthew, concerning which Mrs. Spurgeon wrote, after her beloved's promotion to glory …

Saving the Lost

Luke 19:10

… At this present moment, under the Gospel dispensation, there is no division between Israel and the Gentile. I do not care whether I am an Israelite or not …

Lingerers Hastened

Genesis 19:16

… In the days immediately before the Reformation, and at the time of the Reformation, God's Gospel grew mightily and prevailed because the believers in the Gospel were …

Near the Kingdom, or in It?

Mark 12:34

… They come to the House of Prayer on purpose that they may hear the Gospel and, after a fashion, they pray that the Gospel may be a blessing …

A Simple Remedy

Isaiah 53:5

… It is a great mercy for us who have to preach, as well as for you who have to hear, that the Gospel healing is so very simple …

Our Lord before Herod

Luke 23:8

… The Church of God is their lounge; Divine service is their theater; ministers are to them, as actors, and the Gospel, itself, so much play-house property. They …

The Northern Iron and the Steel

Jeremiah 15:12

… They burnt the gospel out in Spain, did they not? And in the Low Countries they erased the memory thereof. How is it now? Has not Spain achieved …

First Literary Friends

… Altogether, he seems to want the reverence of manner which is essential to the success of a minister of the gospel.* We hope, however, that in these respects …

Conversions Encouraged

Deuteronomy 4:29-31

… Why, that is a book of the Law and is plentifully besprinkled with terrible threats! And yet I find a Gospel theme in it, yes, and one of …

A Special Benediction

… Nothing could more discredit the Gospel than the first error, that of turning the Grace of God into lasciviousness. And nothing could more injure the Gospel than the …

The Proof of Our Ministry

2 Corinthians 13:3

… Power in weakness is the great secret of the Gospel mode of working! Life, born of death, is the life of our souls—a life which would never …

The Lord's Own Salvation

Hosea 1:7

… Thirdly, there is a Gospel in this, a Gospel which has special relation to us. Oh, for a blessing from the Spirit of the Lord! I. First, then …

The Greatest Exhibition of the Age

1 Corinthians 11:26

… Welch, a very devout minister of the Gospel in Suffolk, who was found weeping one day. And when he was asked by a brother minister why he wept …

Jehovah Has Spoken—will You Not Hear?

Jeremiah 13:15-17

… The Prophet, in what we may venture to call an evangelistic style, exhorts the people and addresses to them the characteristic Gospel precept—"Hear you, and give ear …

The Story of a Runaway Slave

… Public sentiment was not enlightened, although the Gospel has always struck at the very root of slavery. The essence of the Gospel is that we are to do …

The Withering Work of the Spirit

Isaiah 40:6-8

… When man has fallen, when did the Lord bring him the gospel? The first whisper of the gospel, as you know, was, “I will put enmity between thee …

Untitled Sermon

Ephesians 1:12

… The Apostle also says to these Ephesians, "You heard the Gospel of your salvation." O delightful word! The Gospel, the glad tidings! The glad tidings of salvation! Yes …

The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus

Acts 26:14

… What hurt has he ever done thee? Has Christ ever despoiled you, robbed you, injured you in any way whatever? Has his gospel in any way whatever taken …

Freedom At Once and Forever

Isaiah 61:1

… Is that the Gospel? Am I to proclaim liberty only to men who are about to die? I will preach no such Gospel! I come to proclaim, in …

Christ's Universal Kingdom and How It Comes

Psalms 2:8

… On the other hand, I would not venture to assert that the Gospel cannot be universally victorious before His coming, because I perceive that this opinion is a …

Under Arrest

Galatians 3:23

… Some of us used to hear the Gospel. Some of us did not. But, whether we heard the Gospel or not, "before faith came," we did not know …

Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace

… Every truth in the Gospel is open to you; every promise in the Gospel is open to you; every invitation in Scripture speaks to you. If thou art …

Evangelical Congratulations

Philippians 1:18

… It is not simply that the Gospel will be proclaimed, but that that Gospel is the power of God unto salvation. My Brother will not stand here as …

The Hope Laid Up In Heaven

Colossians 1:5

… And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you." Note the next word, "The Word of the Truth of the Gospel," or of the …

"If There Is No Resurrection"

1 Corinthians 15:12-19

… Paul preached the Gospel. His hearers received it and also stood in it—"wherein you stand." It is essential to salvation to hear the Gospel, to receive it …

One Lion, Two Lions, No Lion at All!

Proverbs 22:13

… You are Gospel-hardened! And that is the worst kind of hardening! You have heard the Gospel so long that there is no novelty in it and you …

The Marvelous Magnet

John 12:32

… Why, it is not merely those that hear the Gospel, but whole nations have been drawn, in other respects, by the all-pervading influence of Jesus and His …

The Heavenly Wind

John 3:8

… It is the very pith and heart of the Gospel and yet you can dwell so exclusively upon it that you cause many to forget other important practical …

Good Cheer From Christ's Call and From Himself

Mark 10:46-52

… Ministers are bid to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. You, my Friend, are a creature and, consequently, the Gospel has a …

Nearness To God

Ephesians 2:13

… The great attracting loadstone of the Gospel is the doctrine of the Cross. To preach the atoning sacrifice of Jesus is the shortest and surest way, under God …

A Gospel Promise

Ezekiel 36:27

… It is very necessary that we should talk over the commonplaces of the Gospel and the simplicities of the Word of God. I do not doubt but that …

Despair Denounced and Grace Glorified

Ezekiel 37:11

… Their Sabbaths are no rest to them; the House of Prayer brings no delight; the preaching of the Gospel yields no consolation. They turn to their Bibles and …

The Need of Decision for the Truth

… Believing, therefore, that there is such a thing as truth, and such a thing as falsehood, that there are truths in the Bible, and that the gospel consists …

For the Candid and Thoughtful

Mark 12:34

… With sincere heart I ask enlightenment from the divine Spirit.’ Now, when we meet with a man of that kind, and see him hearing the gospel, we may …

Unbelief Condemned and Faith Commended

Deuteronomy 32:20

… This vile unbelief has in it a tendency to destroy the Gospel itself. If it could but have its own way, it would undermine the whole fabric of …

Spiritual Gleaning

… Permit me to speak of the wide gospel fields which our heavenly Father farms for the good of his children. There is a great variety of these fields …

Christ Made Sin

2 Corinthians 5:21

… But if our Gospel is hid, it is hid to them that are lost. [See Sermon #1663, Volume 28—THE true gospel is no hidden gospel.] It was …

Christ's Word with You

Matthew 11:28

… I shall fail at this in setting forth the Gospel if I shall lead anybody to think that he can get salvation by going to a church, or …