By Pastor Naomi Mitchell
Carter County Times
I love reading about the great men of God from times past. Many were God fearing preachers who spent a great deal of time in the Word of God and down upon their knees. Their sermons were anointed with great faith, power, and wisdom. When listening to or reading sermons by some of these great preachers in the past you can just picture them spending many hours with the Lord and that God had spoken into their hearts many wonderful truths.
One of my favorites is Charles H. Spurgeon. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19th June 1834 – 31st January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, to some of whom he is known as the “Prince of Preachers.” He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day.
Charles H. Spurgeon had great wisdom that came right to the point many times in his sermons. I purchased a beautiful red Charles Spurgeon study bible. There are handwritten sermon notes in this Bible. I am blessed every time I read a quote from sermons he gave over the many years of preaching the gospel.
Here are some quotes that get right to the point. We can glean from the wisdom of these great preachers of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The following are a few quotes among hundreds of quotes taken from sermons by Charles H. Spurgeon.
“Family prayer, Bible reading, and teaching the children; these make your house a little paradise.”
“Family worship is a delightful part of each day.”
“If you say to kids, ‘Be good boys and girls and God will love you,’ you are telling lies.”
“It is insane and insulting to trust our feelings and not trust the Savior.”
“Christ died that our sins might die and lives again that our souls may live.”
“A sermon without Christ in it is like a loaf of bread without any flour in it.”
“He who believes himself to be perfect cannot enjoy the blessing of forgiveness.”
“Your old sins are buried, and they shall never have a resurrection.”
“Meditation on Scripture puts the telescope to the eye and enables us to see Jesus.”
“Christ delights to be with us, but we hinder him by our indifference.”
“If you could have all the comforts of life but lost your Savior, you would be poor.”
“Shake off the dust of your worries and put on the beautiful garments of joy.”
“The distinguishing mark of a Christian is his confidence in the love of Christ.”
“When you do not feel like praying, you ought to pray all the more.”
“Our hearts never produced one fruit until they were watered with the Savior’s blood.”
“When Christ’s hands were nailed, he set that door wide open. The devil cannot shut it.”
“When my soul is full of Christ, I can defy the devil himself.”
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