Historical Writings

  • Fellowship With God

    Fellowship With God A Sermon (No. 409) Delivered on Sunday Morning, September the 15th, 1861 by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with…

  • Accidents, Not Punishments

    Accidents, Not Punishments Spurgeon preached this message in response to two disasters that had hit very close to home. On Sunday, August 25, 1861, a nightmarish collision between two trains in the Clayton Tunnel (a 1.5-mile long tunnel between London and Brighton) had claimed 23 lives and severely injured hundreds. Barely more than two weeks…

  • Natural or Spiritual?

    Natural or Spiritual? A Sermon (No. 407) Delivered on Sunday Morning, September the 1st, 1861 by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God, neither can he know then because they are spiritually discerned."–1 Corinthians 2:14. THE APOSTLE PAUL knows…

  • Intercessory Prayer

    Intercessory Prayer A Sermon (No. 404) Delivered on Sunday Morning, August the 11th, 1861 by the Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends."–Job 42:10. THE LORD turned the captivity of Job." So, then, our longest sorrows have a close,…