Historical Writings

  • Joseph’s Bones

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1870, BY C. H. SPURGEON AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel. And gave commandment concerning his bones." Hebrews 11:22. WE cannot readily tell which action in a gracious life God may set the most…

  • Purging Out the Leaven

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1870, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Know you not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?Purge out, therefore, the old leaven, that you may be a newlump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep…

  • The Essence Of The Gospel

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1870, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "He that believes on Him is not condemned. But he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:18. I MAY have preached from this…

  • Our King, Our Joy

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27, 1870, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "Let the children of Zion bejoyful in their King." Psalm 149:2. THE book of Psalms ends in a sacred tumult of joyous praise. There is praise all through it, though sometimes it is but a still small voice. But…

  • A Personal Application

    DELIVERED ON LORD'S-DAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1870, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. "But now once in the end of the world has He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself." Hebrews 9:26. IN those good old times when preachers did not grow weary, though they discoursed for three…