Faith’s Checkbook from Charles Spurgeon Originally published as The Chequebook of Faith in 1893, this collection of brief devotionals has been a resource beloved by many a Christian for the past century. Spurgeon’s introduction to the devotional states, “God has given no promise that He will not redeem. He does not offer hope that He will not fulfill. […]
Spurgeon on the Deadly Foe of Sin
From a sermon on Deuteronomy 7:20— Courage, courage! He has not brought you out of Egypt that you may be destroyed. What would the heathen say concerning your God, if after all you should fall and perish? You shall win the day, you shall have every inch of the promised land, only be ye strong […]
"Let us hear the death-cries of Jesus"
On this day, the day after Good Friday and before Resurrection Sunday, I am reminded of a particular devotional from Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening: “Rend your heart, and not your garments.” Joel 2:13 Garment-rending and other outward signs of religious emotion, are easily manifested and are frequently hypocritical; but to feel true repentance is far […]
Faithful to the End
The New Testament is chock-full of stories of men who fought hard—faithful to the end—whatever the cost. If you’re like me, you may have wondered, “What ever happened to these men?” Judas Iscariot, as we know, failed to remain faithful. The others followed Christ’s steps and remained faithful to the end. The Bible tells us […]
“Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor”
“Unto you therefore which believe He is precious.”—1 Peter 2:7, KJV Charles H. Spurgeon reminds us that every single believer, in some form or fashion, is called to the mission field: “If Jesus is precious to you, you will not be able to keep your good news to yourself. You will be whispering it into […]
The Sum of the Bible’s Theology Is Christ
On a Monday afternoon in 1861, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, London’s famed “Prince of Preachers”, delivered his first sermon in the Metropolitan Tabernacle. That momentous day, Spurgeon saw fit to preach on the centrality of Christ in all of Scripture: In the days of Paul it was not difficult at once, in one word, to give […]
First, the Cross
Charles Haddon Spurgeon: Christ’s second coming was never intended to take the place of Christ’s crucifixion, and yet there have been some, I fear, who, in their zeal for the very great and important truth of the coming glory, have suffered the blazing light of the second advent to obscure the milder radiance, and the […]