Historical Writings

  • Hold Fast Your Shield

    DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Cast not away, therefore, your confidence, which has great recompense of reward." Hebrews 10:35. THE early Christians had to suffer for their faith. They were exposed to great ridicule and enmity. They were, indeed, the byword, the laughingstock and the derision of all mankind. There…

  • Sow To Yourselves

    A SERMON DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1875, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy." Hosea 10:12. FARMERS are now devoting their attention to putting seed into the ground. They know right well that without sowing in the present they cannot expect a reaping…

  • There Go The Ships

    DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "There go the ships." Psalm 104:26. I was walking, the other day, by the side of the sea, looking out upon the English Channel. It so happened that there was a bad wind for the vessels going down the Channel and they were lying in…