Historical Writings

  • A Song Among the Lilies

    Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, August 30th, 1874, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.''Song of Solomon 2:16. LAST SABBATH, in our morning's sermon, we began at the beginning and described the turning point in which the sinner sets his face…

  • The Turning Point

    Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, August 23rd, 1874, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington And he arose, and came to his father.'Luke 15:20. THIS SENTENCE EXPRESSES the true turning point in the prodigal's life story. Many other matters led up to it, and before he came to it there was much in him…

  • A Word for the Persecuted

    Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, August 16th, 1874, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington What if thy father answer thee roughly?''1 Samuel 20:10. IT WAS NOT AN UNLIKELY THING that his father would answer Jonathan roughly. Saul had taken great umbrage against David, while Jonathan his eldest son, on the contrary, loved David…

  • The Three Witnesses

    Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, August 9th, 1874, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington There are three that bear witness on earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.''1 John 5:8. CHRISTIANITY PUTS FORTH very lofty claims. She claims to be the true faith, and the…

  • The Blood of the Covenant

    Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, August 2nd, 1874, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working…