Historical Writings

  • Facing the Wind

    Facing the Wind (No. 2918) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1905. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1876. "But you, brethren, be not weary in doing good," 2 Thessalonians 3:13 THE Christian church ought to be an assembly of holy men. Its members should,…

  • A Memorable Milestone

    A Memorable Milestone (No. 2916) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1904. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1886. "I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, You know. I have not hid Your righteousness within…

  • A Visit to Bethlehem

    A Visit to Bethlehem (No. 2915) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1904. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT NEW PARK STREET CHAPEL, SOUTHWARK, ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1854. "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto us." Luke…

  • A Mournful Defection

    A Mournful Defection (No. 2914) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1904. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON A LORD'S-DAY EVENING, IN THE YEAR 1877. "Will you also go away?" John 6:67. No mischief that ever befalls our Christian communities is more lamentable than that which comes from the…

  • David’s First Victory

    David's First Victory (No. 2913) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1904. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine and slew him, but there was no sword in the hand of David." 1 Samuel…