Historical Writings

  • Brave Waiting

    DELIVERED ON LORDS-DAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1877, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the Lord." Psalm 27:14. THE Christian's life is no child's play. All who have gone on pilgrimage to the Celestial City…

  • Sheep Among Wolves

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1877, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." Matthew 10:16. WELL may the text begin with a, "Behold," for it contains some special wonders such…

  • Strong Faith

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1877, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "But was strong in faith, giving glory to God." Romans 4:20. ABRAHAM is the father of the faithful. When children have a noble father it is a good thing for them to be fully conversant with his character and,…

  • The Danger of Unconfessed Sin

    DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the daylong." Psalm 32:3. IT is well known that in ordinary cases grief which is kept within the bosom grows more and more intense. It is a very great relief to shed tears–it…