Jesus Christ

Hearken and Look; or, Encouragement for Believers

Isaiah 51:2-3

… that it is brighter now in the person of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, than it could have been through seer and vision; but that should be …

Wheat in the Barn

… Be not dispirited, Christ will not be disappointed. “He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied.” He went forth weeping, bearing precious seed …

The Sciences as Sources of Illustration

… Thus, brethren, I do not believe that our Lord Jesus Christ ever receives so much attention from men as when he is set forth as the suffering Saviour …

The Principal Wheat

… I cannot live without Christ, or for anything but Christ.” Let your whole nature yield itself to Jesus, and to none else. We should give to this principal …

“A New Departure”

… round, What a dear Saviour we had found.” People said, “That dear young man does not know very much, but he loves Jesus Christ, and he talks about …

Psalm 96

Psalm 96

… The dominion of Jehovah Jesus is not irksome, his rule is fraught with untold blessings, his yoke is easy, and his burden is light. The world also shall …

Psalm 100

Psalm 100

… For he is your Saviour, as well as Creator; your friend, as well as Lord. 4. The angels, so much greater than yourself, know no reason why they …

Early Criticisms and Slanders

… earnest a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, who was labouring with all his might to bring sinners to the Saviour. At that early stage of his ministry …

Lecture V: The Sciences As Sources Of Illustration.

… Thus, brethren, I do not believe that our Lord Jesus Christ ever receives so much attention from men as when he is set forth as the suffering Saviour …

Father’s Furlough, and how I Shared it

… He spoke very earnestly about the blessed Book, and his dear Saviour Jesus Christ. On the journey, father amused us for some time with arithmetical puzzles, in which …

Psalm 9

Psalm 9

… Just as our hymn puts it:— "O the length and breadth of love! Jesus, Saviour, can it be? All thy mercy's height I prove, All the depth …

Mr. Spurgeon as a Literary Man

… if by that means he could the better serve his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.” On another occasion, in a sermon at the Tabernacle, his reference to John …

The Judgment Upon Zacharias

Luke 1:20

… He that believeth on the Lord Jesus Christ hath eternal life—he that believeth not (whatever else his apparent excellences will assuredly perish. Faith, faith! this is the …

Alas! I Can Do Nothing!

… Here we see conscious helplessness succored--succored by the interposition of the Lord Jesus. Our helplessness is extreme. It is not written, "When we were comparatively weak Christ …

Meeting in the Unfinished Tabernacle

… I am sure they think vastly more of her than of our Lord Jesus Christ ; 'for, though we saw many crucifixes, and many representations of the Saviour, yet …

“Westwood”

… soul who knows and loves God, and who lives and communes with his Saviour." A visitor at " Westwood," who professed to have come from the United States, was …

Joy in Salvation

Psalm 9:4

… You have salvation wrapped up in the gift of the person of Jesus Christ. All of it lies in Christ. Because he died, our sin is put away …

Spiritual Gleaning

… Grow in grace and in the knowledge of your Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Everything taught in the word of God is meant to be the subject of …

The Absent Pastor’s Care for his Flock

… I send my love to my Co-pastor and true helper, to the deacons, elders, and every one of you in Christ Jesus. “Yours heartily, “C. H. Spurgeon.”

To Workers with Slender Apparatus

… As the image with the Roman Catholic is intended to make him think of Christ, and in effect keeps him from Christ, so books are intended to make …

The Pastors’ College, 1861-1878

… Spurgeon brought the College still more prominently before the notice of the Christian public by means of the following letter:— “To Believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, “Dear …

Loyal to the Core

2 Samuel 15:21

… A Christian’let us glory in the name! A believer in the Lord Jesus Christ’let them write it on our door plates, if they will. Why should …

Sin Slain

Judges 4:22

… If thou shouldest live twice ten thousand years no sin could ever be laid to thy charge again if thou believest in Christ Jesus. Thou hast no conscience …

Psalm 31

Psalm 31

… Christ for and Christ in us. My times in his hand. My life can be no more in vain than was my Saviour's life in vain. E …

Psalm 19

Psalm 19

… Jesus Christ is called the Word, for he is a far more distinct display of Godhead than all the heavens can afford; they are, after all, but dumb …

Psalm 18

Psalm 18

… never express any longing desire after God and Jesus Christ. They love salvation, but they care not for a Saviour. Now that which faith pitcheth most upon is …

Psalm 53

Psalm 53

… The amazing love of Christ—"While we were enemies, Christ died for us." Robert Murray Macheyne, 1813-1843. Verse 1. There is no God. ny'is properly a …

Psalm 109

Psalm 109

… But to us it sets forth the sufferings of Christ." For this reason all these imprecations are transferred to the enemies or murderers of Jesus Christ.— John Augustus …

The Stony Heart Removed

Ezekiel 36:26

… What, then, is to be done? Christ is the great heart changer. "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be be saved." The Holy Spirit gives …

Psalm 68

Psalm 68

… Moreover, the ascension of Jesus is the reason for the descent of the Lord God, the Holy Spirit. Because Jesus dwells with God, God dwells with men. Christ …

A Double Silver Wedding

… When I recollect how, as a boy, I stood among you, and feebly began to preach Jesus Christ, and how these twenty-five years, without dissension, ay, without …

Frost and Thaw

… Only believe in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. 5. Our last thought upon the operation of God was his goodness in it …

Psalm 38

Psalm 38

… it is the right spirit in which to repair to Jesus, who is the reconciliation and the Saviour. A man is near to the end of his trouble …

The Ploughman

… Come along, old friend, Jesus Christ invites you to come to him even now, though you have stood out so long. You have been a sadly tough piece …

Fear Not

Isaiah 41:14

… Christian brethren, there are some in this congregation, I hope many, who have solemnly devoted themselves to the cause and service of the Lord Jesus Christ: let them …

Psalm 97

Psalm 97

… Across the sea to maritime regions a voice cries for rejoicing at the reign of Jesus (Ps 97:1), the sacred fire descends (Ps 97:3), like lightning …

A New School of the Prophets

… I cannot bear to think that, while the devil sets all his servants to work, there should be one servant of Jesus Christ asleep. Young man, go home …

Lecture I: Illustrations In Preaching.

… Our Lord Jesus Christ used very much of it; indeed, "without a parable spake he not unto them"; because they were not educated up to the point at …

Psalm 35

Psalm 35

… 8:1) "There is no damnation to them which are in Christ Jesus." But I leave this point that it may be sure, as granted; and come to …

Psalm 137

Psalm 137

… of the sons of God, at the appearing of their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in his own kingdom.— William Wilson. Verse 7. Edom's hatred was the …