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The Spurgeon Series 1859 & 1860: Unabridged Sermons In Modern Language

This volume gathers the unabridged sermons delivered by the prominent Victorian preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon during the years 1859 and 1860. The sermons have been carefully rendered into modern language while preserving their original content and theological messages. The book aims to make Spurgeon's influential preaching accessible to contemporary audiences who may find the original 19th-century English challenging. It covers a period of significant spiritual revival and social change, offering insights into Spurgeon's biblical exposition and pastoral concerns during that time. more

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Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, born on June 19, 1834, was a prominent Christian preacher from the United Kingdom. Known as the 'Preacher of London,' he was renowned for his passionate sermons and profound influence. Spurgeon's preaching drew thousands of listeners, and his writings had a widespread impact on the Christian world. more

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“The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the first tokens of His absence will be slothfulness in prayer.”

“There is a general kind of praying which fails for lack of precision. It is as if a regiment of soldiers should all fire off their guns anywhere. Possibly somebody would be killed, but the majority of the enemy would be missed.”

“Often it is hard. So hard, in fact, that Jesus' decree to love and pray for our opponents is regarded as one of the most breathtaking and gut-wrenching challenges of his entire Sermon on the Mount, a speech renowned for its outrageous claims. There was no record of any other spiritual leader ever having articulated such a clear-cut, unambiguous command for people to express compassion to those who are actively working against their best interests.”