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Spurgeon was born on June 19, 1834 in Kelvedon, England. He was the grandson of an Essex pastor, and son of John Spurgeon, Independent minister at Upper Street, Islington.
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Praying is one of the most important pieces of a Christian's life in the six sermon's in 'The Power of Prayer' collection Spurgeon shows why it is powerful and how a believer might go about prayer.
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Volume 1 Sermons 1-53 Charles Spurgeon (19 June 1834 31 January 1892) is one of the churchs most famous preachers and Christianitys foremost prolific writers. Called the Prince of Preachers, he was one of England's most notable ministers for most of the second half of the nineteenth century, and he still remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations today. His sermons have spread all over the world, and his many printed works have been cherished classics for decades. In his lifetime, Spurgeon preached to more than 10 million people, often up to ten times each week. He was the pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. He was an inexhaustible author of various kinds of works including sermons, commentaries, an autobiography, as well as books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, hymns and more. Spurgeon was known to produce powerful sermons of penetrating thought and divine inspiration, and his oratory and writing skills held his audiences spellbound. Many Christians have discovered Spurgeon's messages to be among the best in Christian literature. Edward Walford wrote in Old and New London: Volume 6 (1878) quoting an article from the Times regarding one of Spurgeons meetings at Surrey: Fancy a congregation consisting of 10,000 souls, streaming into the hall, mounting the galleries, humming, buzzing, and swarminga mighty hive of beeseager to secure at first the best places, and, at last, any place at all. After waiting more than half an hourfor if you wish to have a seat you must be there at least that space of time in advanceMr. Spurgeon ascended his tribune. To the hum, and rush, and trampling of men, succeeded a low, concentrated thrill and murmur of devotion, which seemed to run at once, like an electric current, through the breast of every one present, and by this magnetic chain the preacher held us fast bound for about two hours. It is not my purpose to give a summary of his discourse. It is enough to say of his voice, that its power and volume are sufficient to reach everyone in that vast assembly; of his language, that it is neither high-flown nor homely; of his style, that it is at times familiar, at times declamatory, but always happy, and often eloquent; of his doctrine, that neither the 'Calvinist' nor the 'Baptist' appears in the forefront of the battle which is waged by Mr. Spurgeon with relentless animosity, and with Gospel weapons, against irreligion, cant, hypocrisy, pride, and those secret bosom-sins which so easily beset a man in daily life; and to sum up all in a word, it is enough to say of the man himself, that he impresses you with a perfect conviction of his sincerity. More than a hundred years after his death, Charles Spurgeons legacy continues to effectively inspire the church around the world. For this reason, Delmarva Publications has chosen to publish the complete works of Charles Spurgeon.
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It is fair to say that Charles Haddon Spurgeon is one of the best-known preachers in the history of the world. It is definite that he was Englands best-known preacher for the second half of the 19th century. He took Christ as his Lord and Saviour in 1850 and just four years later was called to be the pastor of Londons famed New Park Street Church. It was under his pastoral care that this Church outgrew its building and had to move to new premises. This new site gave rise to a new name, one that is renowned even today, the Metropolitan Tabernacle. We are delighted to present to you Spurgeons sermons in this new series of publications. This book is the collection of 25 of C.H. Spurgeons sermons, faithfully recorded and edited for publication. The subject of these sermons is the most important matter of the Holy Spirit. These sermons form Spurgeons teaching on Pneumatology. This is a subject associated with much controversy in the modern day Church. It is our hope and prayer that these sermons will bless you just as they did those who listened to the Prince of Preachers over a century ago. This is still a treasure of wisdom and encouragement for the 21st century.
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 31 January 1892) was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers". Spurgeon was to 19th century England what D. L Moody was to America. Although Spurgeon never attended theological school, by the age of twenty-one he was the most popular preacher in London. A strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day, Spurgeon preached to around 10,000,000 people, often up to 10 times each week at different places. Spurgeon was the pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years, despite the fact he was part of several controversies with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and later had to leave the denomination. In 1857, he started a charity organization called Spurgeon's which now works globally, and he also founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him posthumously. Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works, including sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, hymns and more.
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Spurgeon was born on June 19, 1834 in Kelvedon, England. He was the grandson of an Essex pastor, and son of John Spurgeon, Independent minister at Upper Street, Islington.
Spurgeon was strongly urged to enter Stepney College to prepare more fully for the ministry, but an appointment with Dr Joseph Angus, the tutor, having accidently fallen through, Spurgeon interpreted the contretemps as a divine warning against a college career.
Though Spurgeon was the son and grandson of ministers, as a child he never considered the vocation. His entry into the ministry can be blamed on serendipity. It happened in January 1850, when the boy was 15. The man turned to Spurgeon and told him he looked miserable and would continue to be unless he obeyed the Bible's text. In that moment, Spurgeon later recalled, he decided to give himself over to God's work and suddenly felt better. In the book Conversions, edited by Hugh T. Kerr and John M. Mulder, Spurgeon described his transformation this way: "There and then the cloud was gone, the darkness had rolled away, and that moment I saw the sun; and I could have risen that instant, and sung with the most enthusiastic of them, of the precious blood of Christ, and the simple faith which looks alone to Him. Oh, that somebody had told me this before, 'Trust Christ, and you shall be saved'. " Just 15, Spurgeon began his service to God by placing religious tracts in envelopes for distribution. He became obsessed with scribbling texts on scraps of paper and dropping them around town. He studied the Bible with renewed passion. By the time he was 20, Spurgeon had preached more than 500 times.
In April 1854, after preaching three months on probation and just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 19, was called to the pastorate of London's famed New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. Within a few months of Spurgeon's arrival at Park Street, his ability as a preacher made him famous. Spurgeon enjoyed a meteoric rise in his ministry. By 1855, the congregation was so large it could no longer fit inside the Park Street Chapel. The church moved to Exeter Hall but soon outgrew the place. From 1856 to 1859, the congregants met at the Royal Surrey Gardens music hall. He was so popular that at times he urged his own members not to attend services so newcomers could hear him speak. Searching for an appropriate church home, the congregation decided to build its own. The Metropolitan Tabernacle, which could seat 6, 000, was dedicated in 1861 and filled to capacity twice each Sunday during Spurgeon's 30-year tenure there. Spurgeon was heavily involved with the plans for the new tabernacle. Afterward, many churches around the world followed his lead, adding Greek touches to their designs.
Spurgeon based his sermons on the Bible, preferring to speak from texts that spoke of sin and salvation. Writing in the New York Times on August 3, 1879, correspondent Grace Greenwood described her visit to the Metropolitan Tabernacle, which she called "a curious experience. " Greenwood said she only got inside because she had a friend in London who made a "donation" and procured tickets for them. Greenwood said many people were turned away, she noted that Spurgeon's voice had tremendous volume, remarkable clearness, and traveling power, she described his style as devout, humorous, and earnest.
Spurgeon was by no accounts attractive and charismatic. In a critique of Spurgeon printed in Littell's Living Age in 1857, the author described Spurgeon as "short, and chubby, and rather awkward. " The author went on to describe his face as homely. In conclusion, the author said Spurgeon was popular simply because his sermons were colloquial and natural, just "one man talking to another. "
Around 1865, Spurgeon began publishing a monthly magazine titled The Sword and the Trowel. During the height of his ministry, Spurgeon spoke 10 to 12 times per week. He typically took just one page of notes into the pulpit, yet talked at a rate of 140 words per minute for an average of 40 minutes. His sermons were written down by stenographers, printed, and distributed throughout England weekly. They were also cabled to the United States and printed in many newspapers. Spurgeon spoke so strongly against slavery, that in the United States, publishers deleted his remarks on the subject. His sermons continued to be printed weekly until 1917, 25 years after his death.
During his ministry, Spurgeon also wrote several books. Lectures to My Students (1890), is a collection of talks delivered to the students of his Pastors' College. Another important work was Spurgeon's seven-volume Treasury of David, circa 1869, a best-selling devotional commentary on the Psalms. His sermons were also re-issued in book form. The first series, called The New Park Street Pulpit, runs six volumes and contains his sermons from 1855-1860. His later sermons were republished as The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit. This 57-volume set includes sermons published from 1861 to 1917 and has sold more than 1 million copies.
Spurgeon suffered from bouts of recurring depression and debilitating gout, which sometimes forced him to take retreats for weeks at a time. "I know of no one who could, more sweetly than my dear father, impart comfort to bleeding hearts and sad spirits, " he once wrote.
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