by Jeremy Walker
We are on a journey to work through the sermons of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, reading one per day. Join our conversation as we discuss the sermons, week by week, to see the truth he preached about Jesus Christ and Him crucified come from Spurgeon's heart to ours.
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June 28, 2024
<p>This is a penetrating sermon, and perhaps not what you would expect as Spurgeon’s first sermon in the new year of 1876, but perhaps all the more valuable for that. Maybe we would assume that we need to start the year with something uplifting, but Spurgeon has decided to begin with humbling, God helping him. In truth, it is a theme we should appreciate at any time of the year, for pride is a perennial weed in the garden of the soul. So Spurgeon catechises pride, asking a series of questions that derive from his text and its underlying assumption. By the answers, pride is condemned, being exposed for the ugliness it is. Spurgeon’s method enables his hearers and readers to interrogate themselves, asking where pride has crept into our own hearts, where it has taken root with regard either to natural or spiritual distinctions, and the bitter fruits it bears where it begins to thrive. Of course, he does not conclude without some gospel correctives, encouraging us to remember the grace of God, and so uproot pride and bring forth better and sweeter flowers, including that of faith in Christ, recognising that—if no-one has anything in which to boast—then a sinner may come to the Lord for that which he freely gives.</p> <p>Read the sermon: <a href='http://www.mediagratiae.org/resources/pride-catechized-and-condemned'>www.mediagratiae.org/resources/pride-catechized-and-condemned</a></p> <p>Check out the new From the Heart of Spurgeon Book!</p> <p>British: <a href='https://amzn.to/48rV1OR'>https://amzn.to/48rV1OR</a></p> <p>American: <a href='https://amzn.to/48oHjft'>https://amzn.to/48oHjft</a></p> <p>Connect with the Reading Spurgeon Community on Twitter! <a href='https://twitter.com/ReadingSpurgeon'>https://twitter.com/ReadingSpurgeon</a></p> <p>Sign up to get the weekly readings emailed to you: <a href='https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts-1/from-the-heart-of-spurgeon'>https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts-1/from-the-heart-of-spurgeon</a>.</p> <p>Check out other Media Gratiae podcasts at <a href='http://www.mediagratiae.org/'>www.mediagratiae.org</a></p> <p>Download the Media Gratiae App: <a href='https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app'>https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app</a></p>
June 21, 2024
<p>This sermon is substantially an expression of adoration, in which Spurgeon traces a line from the general ascription of praise by the church to the specific life of a particular church in glorifying God. Our preacher turns our attention first to God himself, to consider his greatness, his goodness, 45</p> <p> and his grace toward us. His readiness to bless is then traced out in accordance with the measure of his power toward us. Next, he asks what is our proper response to such favour, and how it is to be given. Finally, and briefly, we are challenged with regard to our attitude, here and now: can we say “Amen!” to Paul’s doxology? As so often, Spurgeon’s language, rich as it is, seems to struggle to keep up with his affections. His ability to enter into his text, especially on such a happy theme, is a wonderful example of a heart attuned to truth, leading to a sermon full of questions that push the borders of experience and expression. If we do not soar so high ourselves, at least we can appreciate the view from one who does, and be stirred to seek more.</p>
June 14, 2024
<p>Spurgeon does not confuse the place or sequence of faith and love in our relationship to Christ, but neither does he allow either to recede from their proper place and sequence. The one who has put faith in Jesus will be one who loves the Lord Jesus above all. Saving faith always works by love. What does that mean in practice? It means, first, that love to Christ is essential, a defining mark of true Christianity. It therefore means, second, that love to Christ is the test of whether or not someone is a child of God. It means, third, that every one of us should ask whether or not we are manifesting love to God, according to a biblical mode and pattern. This is the path down which Spurgeon walks us, plainly and practically, pressing it closely home. Our instinct today, as much as ever, is probably to resist absolutes, and to soften the edges of clear truth, either for ourselves or others. Spurgeon does not allow us to evade or avoid the cutting edge of unequivocal scriptural statements: if we do not love Christ, then we do not belong to him. These, then, are needful truths for us to consider, in order that we might properly assess our standing before God, and respond accordingly.</p> <p>Read the sermon: <a href='http://www.mediagratiae.org/resources/love-to-jesus-the-great-test'>www.mediagratiae.org/resources/love-to-jesus-the-great-test</a></p> <p>Check out the new From the Heart of Spurgeon Book!</p> <p>British: <a href='https://amzn.to/48rV1OR'>https://amzn.to/48rV1OR</a></p> <p>American: <a href='https://amzn.to/48oHjft'>https://amzn.to/48oHjft</a></p> <p>Connect with the Reading Spurgeon Community on Twitter! <a href='https://twitter.com/ReadingSpurgeon'>https://twitter.com/ReadingSpurgeon</a></p> <p>Sign up to get the weekly readings emailed to you: <a href='https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts-1/from-the-heart-of-spurgeon'>https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts-1/from-the-heart-of-spurgeon</a>.</p> <p>Check out other Media Gratiae podcasts at <a href='http://www.mediagratiae.org/'>www.mediagratiae.org</a></p> <p>Download the Media Gratiae App: <a href='https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app'>https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app</a></p>
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