Historical Writings

  • Great Forgiveness for Great Sin

    Great Forgiveness for Great Sin (No. 2863) A WATCH-NIGHT SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1903. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1876. "In whom we have redemption through the blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His Grace." Ephesians 1:7. You scarcely…

  • The Way of Wisdom

    The Way of Wisdom (No. 2862) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1903. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1872. "There is a path which no fowl knows, and which the vulture's eyes have not seen; the lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the…

  • “The Time Is Short”

    "The Time Is Short" (No. 2861) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1903. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "The time is short." 1 Corinthians 7:29. THE text does not say that time is short. That would have been a true statement, but compared with eternity, time, at the very…

  • Owl or Eagle?

    Owl or Eagle? (No. 2860) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1903. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1872. "I am like an owl of the desert." Psalm 102:6. "Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."…

  • The Lions’ Den

    The Lions' Den (No. 2859) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1903. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?" Daniel 6:20. THE empire of Babylonia and Chaldea passed into the…

  • Migratory Birds

    Migratory Birds (No. 2858) A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1903. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1870. "Yes, the stork in the heavens knows her appointed times, and the turtledove and crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming, but My people…