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Charles Spurgeon

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God’s People Were Chosen In The Furnace of Affliction

“It was never designed by God, when he chose his people, that they should be an untried people. They were chosen in the furnace of affliction.” – Charles Spurgeon
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Put Not Your Trust in Princes

Shane Vander Hart: In Psalm 146, King David encourages us to place our trust in One who will never let us down and who will never lead us astray.

Charles Spurgeon on the Meaning of Immanuel

In 1854, Charles H. Spurgeon preached a Christmas Eve service at New Park Street Chapel in Southwark, London expounding on the word Immanuel: “God With Us.”

Charles Spurgeon: The Memorial of Christ’s Death is a Festival, Not a Funeral

Good Friday (and every day really) we should reflect on the sacrifice that Christ made on our behalf, but instead of being somber, we should celebrate. Because of Christ’s death, we can have new life. As Charles Spurgeon said, “The memorial of Christ’s death is a festival, not a funeral.”

Feeding Sheep or Amusing Goats?

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, a powerful and effective English Baptist preacher, faced the same modern mega-Church and Church growth proposals advocated today.

Four Facts You Should Know About Revival

The current condition of the Church requires an accurate, Biblical definition of revival. The many fallacies of revival cause confusion within the Church.

Caffeinated Thought of the Day: Our Faith Is Personal, Not Private

Shane Vander Hart: God calls us to live our lives in such a way that we are salt and light to the watching public. No closet, private, Christianity allowed.

Charles Spurgeon: Saltiness and Light Are The Power of Christians

Charles Spurgeon would reject the notion that our faith is private and not public. We were meant to be salt and light in the public square.

When You’re Under Attack

…do what Charles Spurgeon did. I’ve been reading slowly through Spurgeon’s autobiography…

God’s People Were Chosen In The Furnace of Affliction

Charles Spurgeon commenting on Acts 14:22, specifically where is says, “through many…

Christ is Mighty to Save

Another great passage from Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotional: By the…

Charles Spurgeon: Enjoying His Visits

British pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) proclaimed that in his book Joy…

A Mass of the Tremulous Jelly of Mutual Flattery

This post’s title describes, in my opinion, what we see in much…