Historical Writings

  • A Root Out Of A Dry Ground

    A SERMON DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1872, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "A root out of a dry ground." Isaiah 53:2. THE Prophet is speaking of the Messiah. He declares of Him, "He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a…

  • The Paraclete

    A SERMON DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1872, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever." John 14:16. THE unspeakable gift of the Son of God was followed up by the equally priceless gift…

  • A Honeycomb

    A SERMON DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1872, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest you are wearied and faint in your minds." Hebrews 12:3. WHEN the Hebrew Christians were suffering dire persecution the Apostle could suggest no better support…

  • My Prayer

    A SERMON DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1872, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Quicken me in Your way." Psalm 119:37. I THINK you will find the prayer for quickening repeated nine times in this Psalm. The form of it differs but it is always the same vehement cry, "Quicken me,…

  • The Ministry Of Gratitude

    A SERMON DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1872, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE NEWINGTON. "And immediately she arose and ministered unto them." Luke 4:39. PETER'S wife's mother had been sick of a great fever and had been restored by the touch of the Savior's hands and by the power of the…

  • Wrecked, But Not reckless

    A SERMON DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1872, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "All hope that we should be sa ved was then taken away." Acts 27:20. HERE was a case of extreme peril, in which there seemed to be no possibility whatever of any of the lives of nearly…