Historical Writings

  • The First Christmas Carol

    The First Christmas Carol A Sermon (No. 168) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, December 20, 1857, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."–Luke 2:14. IT IS SUPERSTITIOUS to worship angels; it is but proper to love them….

  • The Destroyer Destroyed

    The Destroyer Destroyed A Sermon (No. 166) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, December 6, 1857, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. "That through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is the devil"–Hebrews 2:14. IN GOD'S ORIGINAL empire everything was happiness, and joy, and peace….

  • The Warning Neglected

    The Warning Neglected A Sermon (No. 165) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, November 29, 1857, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. "He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him."–Ezekiel 33:5. IN ALL WORLDLY THINGS, men are always enough awake to understand…

  • The Loved Ones Chastened

    The Loved Ones Chastened A Sermon (No. 164) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, November 22, 1857, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."–Revelation 3:19. THE DEALINGS OF GOD towards the sons of men have always puzzled the…

  • Awake! Awake!

    Awake! Awake! A Sermon (No. 163) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, November 15, 1857, by the REV. C.H. SPURGEON at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. "Therefore let us not sleep as do others, but let us watch and be sober."–1 Thessalonians 5:6. WHAT SAD things sin hath done. This fair world of ours was once…