The C. H. Spurgeon
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Subjects "C"
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| Calling [01] | Effectual Calling - "When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today." [Luke 19:5] |
| Calling [02] | The Call of Abraham - "By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going." [Hebrews 11:8] |
| Calvinism | A Defense of Calvinism - "That old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach today, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of no such thing as paring off the rough edges of a doctrine. John Knox's gospel is my gospel. That which thundered through Scotland must thunder through England again."--Charles Spurgeon |
| Care | Spiritual Gleaning - "Even if she gathers among the sheaves, don't embarrass her." [Ruth 2:15] |
| Census | The Census of Israel - "These are the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai. For the LORD had told those Israelites they would surely die in the desert, and not one of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun." [Numbers 26:63-65] |
| Change [01] | The Great Change - "O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me." [Hosea 14:8] |
| Change [02] | My Garden--His Garden - "Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my lover come into his garden and taste its choice fruits." [Song of Solomon 4:16] |
| Children [01] | Early Religious Impressions [from Autobiography] |
| Children [02] | Happy Childhood [from Autobiography] |
| Children [04] | Children Brought to Christ, and Not to the Font - "People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.' And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them." [Mark 10:13-16] |
| Children [05] | "Come, My
Children" - A Book for Parents and Teachers on the Christian Training of
Children - "Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear
of the LORD." [Psalm 34:11]
Table of Contents:
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| Children of God | The Sons of God - "The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs --heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory." [Romans 8:16-17] |
| Christ as King | A Willing People and an Immutable Leader - "Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth." [Psalm 110:3] |
| Christianity [02] | Canaan on Earth - "The land you are entering to take over is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden. But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven. It is a land the LORD your God cares for; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end." [Deuteronomy 11:10-12] |
| Christianity [03] | Christ's People--Imitators of Him - "When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus." [Acts 4:13] |
| Christianity [04] | Religion--a Reality - "They are not just idle words for you - they are your life." [Deuteronomy 32:47] |
| Christianity [05] | Bought with a
Price - "You are not your own: for you are bought with a
price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are
God's." [1 Corinthians 6:19-20] |
| Christianity [06] | The Unkept Vineyard; Or, Personal Work Neglected - "They made me the keeper of the vineyards; but my own vineyard have I not kept." [Song of Solomon 1:6] |
| Christianity [07] | Fair Portrait of a Saint - "My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food." [Job 23:11, 12] |
| Christianity [08] | Churchianity versus Christianity - Article from C. H. Spurgeon's (1834-1892), The Sword and the Trowel, Published Monthly, 1868 |
| Christians | The Character of Christ's People - "They are not of the world, even as I am not of it." [John 17:16] |
| Christmas [01] | Good Cheer for Christmas - "On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine - the best of meats and the finest of wines." [Isaiah 25:6] |
| Christmas [07] | The Incarnation and Birth of Christ- "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." [Micah 5:2] |
| Christmas [09] | Going Home--A Christmas Sermon - "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." [Mark 5:19] |
| Christmas [10] | Joy Born at Bethlehem - "The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." [Luke 2:10-12] |
| Christmas [11] | A Christmas Question - "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given." [Isaiah 9:6] |
| Christmas [12] | The Star and the Wise Men - "Now Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews'? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him....When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy." [Matthew 2:1-2, 9-10] |
| Church [01] | King's Gardens - "The King's Garden." [Nehemiah 3:15] |
| Church [02] | The Broad Wall - "The Broad Wall." [Nehemiah 3:8] This idea of a broad wall around the Church suggests three things: separation, security, and enjoyment. |
| Church [03] | The Church of Christ - "I will bless them and the places surrounding my hill. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing." [Ezekiel 34:26] |
| Church [04] | A Solemn Warning for All Churches - "Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy." [Revelation 3:4] |
| Church [05] | Israel in Egypt - "They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: 'Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages.'" [Revelation 15:3] |
| Church [06] | The Vanguard and Rear Guard of the Church - "The LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard." [Isaiah 52:12] |
| Church [07] | Supposing Him to be the Gardner - "Thinking he was the gardener." [John 20:15] |
| Church [08] | A Sermon for the Time Present - "On that day they will say to Jerusalem, 'Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.' 'The sorrows for the appointed feasts I will remove from you; they are a burden and a reproach to you.'" [Zephaniah 3:16-18] |
| Church [09] | The Tabernacle of the Most High - "In him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." [Ephesians 2:22] |
| Church [10] | The Church as She Should Be - "You are beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, majestic as troops with banners." [Song of Solomon 6:4] |
| Church [11] | The Royal Pair in Their Glorious Chariot -
"Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant?
Look! It is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of
Israel, all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each
with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night. King
Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from
Lebanon. Its posts he made of silver, its base of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple, its interior lovingly inlaid by the daughters of Jerusalem. Come out, you daughters of Zion, and look at King Solomon wearing the crown, the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding, the day his heart rejoiced." [Song of Solomon 3:6-11] |
| Church [12] | Two Sight Which I Shall Never Forget -- From the April, 1874 Sword and Trowel |
| Church [13] | Feeding Sheep or Amusing Goats? - "The devil has seldom done a cleverer thing than hinting to the church that part of their mission is to provide entertainment for the people, with a view to winning them." |
| Church [14] | Peace at Home, and Prosperity Abroad - "He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly." [Psalm 147:14-15] |
| Church [15] | The Lily among Thorns - "As the lily among thorns, so is my darling among the daughters." [Song of Solomon 2:2] |
| Church Growth [01] | Travailing for Souls - "No sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children." [Isaiah 66:8] |
| Church Growth [03] |
The Ceremony of Laying the First Stone of the New Tabernacle - FOR THE CONGREGATION OF THE C. H. SPURGEON - Took Place On Tuesday, August 16th, 1859. |
| Church Growth [05] |
Christ Glorified as the Builder of His Church - "He shall build the temple of the Lord, and he shall bear the glory." [Zechariah 6:13] |
| Church of England [01] |
The Three Clergymen of the Church of England - Article from C. H. Spurgeon's (1834-1892), The Sword and the Trowel, Published Monthly |
| Church of England [02] |
The Church of England the Bulwark of Our Liberties? - Article from C. H. Spurgeon's (1834-1892), The Sword and the Trowel, Published Monthly |
| Comfort [01] | Joyful Transformations - "I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth." [Isaiah 42:16] |
| Comfort [02] | Sweet Comfort for Feeble Saints - "A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory." [Matthew 12:20] |
| Comfort [03] | The Comforter - "The Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." [John 14:26 - KJV] |
| Comfort [04] | Comfort Proclaimed - "Comfort, comfort my people, says your God." [Isaiah 40:1] |
| Comfort [05] | The Statute of David for the Sharing of the Spoil - "Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who were left behind at the Besor Ravine. They came out to meet David and the people with him. As David and his men approached, he greeted them. But all the evil men and troublemakers among David's followers said, 'Because they did not go out with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and go.' David replied, 'No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and handed over to us the forces that came against us. Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike.' David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this. When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends, saying, 'Here is a present for you from the plunder of the LORD'S enemies.'" [1 Samuel 30:21-26] |
| Comfort [06] | Consolation in Christ - "If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion." [Philippians 2:1] |
| Comfort [07] | A Little Sanctuary - "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone." [Ezekiel 11:16] |
| Comfort [08] | Songs in the Night - "Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night." [Job 35:10] |
| Comfort [09] | A Vexed Soul Comforted - "The Almighty, who has made me taste bitterness of soul." [Job 27:2] |
| Comfort [10] | Beauty for Ashes - "To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified." [Isaiah 61:3] |
| Comfort [11] | Job's Resignation - "Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly." [Job 1:20-22] |
| Comfort [12] | Jonah's Object Lessons - "And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd. But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live." [Jonah 4:6-8] |
| Coming of Christ | Between the Two Appearings - "Now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him." [Hebrews 9:26-28] |
| Communion [01] | Sad Fasts Changed to Glad Feasts - "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.'" [Zechariah 8:19] |
| Communion [02] | Till He Come - A Collection of Communion Meditations and Addresses |
| Communion [03] | The Feast of the Lord - "Whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes." [1 Corinthians 11:26] |
| Communion [04] | A Question for Communicants - "What does this ceremony mean to you?" [Exodus 12:26] |
| Communion [05] | The Remembrance of Christ - "Do this in remembrance of me." [1 Corinthians 11:24] |
| Compassion [01] | The Compassion of Jesus - "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." [Matthew 9:36] |
| Compassion [02] | Our Compassionate High Priest - "He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness." [Hebrews 5:2] |
| Compassion [03] | Compassion for Souls - "She went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept." [Genesis 21:16] |
| Compromise | No Compromise - "The servant asked him, 'What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?' 'Make sure that you do not take my son back there,' Abraham said. 'The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father's household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land' - he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there. If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.'" [Genesis 24:5-8] |
| Confession [01] | Confession of Sin--A Sermon with Seven Texts:
The Hardened Sinner - PHARAOH--"I have sinned." [Exodus 9:27] The Double-minded Man - BALAAM--"I have sinned." [Numbers 22:34] The Insincere Man - SAUL--"I have sinned." [1 Samuel 15:24] The Doubtful Penitent - ACHAN--"I have sinned." [Joshua 7:20] The Repentance of Despair - JUDAS--"I have sinned." [Matthew 27:4] The Repentance of the Saint - JOB--"I have sinned." [Job 7:20] The Blessed Confession - THE PRODIGAL--"I have sinned." [Luke 15:18] |
| Confession [02] | Confession of Sin - "I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the LORD' - and you forgave the guilt of my sin." [Psalm 32:5] |
| Confession [03] | The Danger of Unconfessed Sin - "When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long." [Psalm 32:3] |
| Confession [04] | Confession and Absolution - ""The tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'" [Luke 18:13] |
| Conscience | Struggles of Conscience - "How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin." [Job 13:23] |
| Consecration | Consecration to God--Illustrated by Abraham's Circumcision - "When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, 'I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.'" [Genesis 17:1-2] |
| Contentment | Contentment - "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." [Philippians 4:11] |
| Conversation | Christian Conversation - "They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might." [Psalm 145:11] |
| Conversion [01] | The Need and Nature of Conversion - "Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon." [Isaiah 55:7] |
| Conversion [02] | Conversion - "My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins." [James 5:19-20] |
| Conversion [03] | The New Nature - You have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever." And this is the word that was preached to you. [1 Peter 1:23-25] |
| Conversion [04] | The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus - "We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'" [Acts 26:14] |
| Covenant [01] | The Ark of His Covenant - "Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a great hailstorm." [Revelation 11:19] |
| Covenant [02] | Christ in the Covenant - "I will make you to be a covenant for the people." [Isaiah 49:8] |
| Covenant [03] | The Blood of the Covenant - "May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." [Hebrews 13:20-21] |
| Covenant [04] | The Messenger of the Covenant - ""The messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in." [Malachi 3:1] |
| Conviction [01] | Pricked in Their Heart - "'Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.' When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'" [Acts 2:36, 37] |
| Conviction [02] | Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings - "When I kept silence, my bones willed old through my roaring all the day long. For day, and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer." [Psalm 32:3-4] |
| Creation | Lessons From Nature - "Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, and the rooks for the conies." [Psalm 104:17-18] |
| Cross [01] | The First Cry from the Cross - "Jesus said,
"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
[Luke 23:34] |
| Cross [02] | The Shortest of the Seven Cries - "Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, 'I am thirsty.'" [John 19:28] |
| Crowns | The Savior's Many Crowns - "On his head are many crowns." [Revelation 19:12] |
| Crucifixion [01] | Lama Sabachthani - "About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?' - which means, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'" [Matthew 27:46] |
| Crucifixion [02] | The Shame and Spitting - "I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting." [Isaiah 50:6] |
| Crucifixion [03] | The Wounds of Jesus - "He showed them his hands and feet." [Luke 24:40] |
| Curse | The Curse Removed - "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." [Galatians 3:13] |