The Works of Charles H. Spurgeon
 “Whenever you get one inch
above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!”
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“In the greatness of our troubles there may often be space for the greater display of the goodness of God!” |
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Victorian England's best-known Baptist minister, was born on June 19, 1834 in Kelvedon, Essex and spent his childhood and early teenage years in Stambourne, Colchester, and Newmarket. In 1856 he married Susannah Thompson; their only children, twin sons Thomas and Charles, were born on September 20, 1857. Spurgeon had no formal education beyond Newmarket Academy, which he attended from August 1849 to June 1850, but he was very well-read in Puritan theology, natural history, and Latin and Victorian literature. His lack of a college degree was no hindrance to his remarkable preaching career, which began in 1850, when he was only fifteen years old. A few months after his conversion to Christianity, he began preaching at Teversham. The next year, he accepted his first pastorate, at the Baptist Chapel in Waterbeach. The church quickly grew from fewer than a dozen congregants to more than four hundred, and Spurgeon's reputation as a preacher caught the attention of New Park Street, London's largest Baptist church. He was invited to preach there in December 1853 and, following a brief probationary period, he agreed to move to London and become the church's new pastor. Spurgeon's New Park Street congregation grew rapidly as well, soon becoming too large for the 1200-seat auditorium. On August 30, 1854, the membership agreed to enlarge the chapel; during the remodeling, services were held at the 5,000-seat Exeter Hall, a public auditorium in Strand Street. The renovations to New Park Street were complete in May 1855, but the chapel was still too small, and in June a committee was formed to oversee the construction of the church's new home, the 5,000-seat Metropolitan Tabernacle. The congregation moved once again, meeting in Exeter Hall and the 8,000-seat Surrey Gardens Music Hall until the Tabernacle was dedicated on March 18, 1861. Spurgeon began publishing shortly after he started preaching. In January 1855, Passmore and Alabaster inaugurated the "Penny Pulpit," publishing one sermon every week; the series continued until 1917, a quarter-century after Spurgeon's death. Every year these sermons were reissued in book form, first as The New Park Street Pulpit (6 volumes, 1855-1860) and later as The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit (57 volumes, 1861-1917). Spurgeon published scores of religious books in addition to his sermons; the most significant works include Lectures to My Students (1890), a collection of talks delivered to the students of his Pastors' College, and the 7-volume Treasury of David (c. 1869), a best-selling devotional commentary on the Psalms. Spurgeon's work in London was not limited to preaching and sermon-publishing. He also served as president of the Pastors' College, which he founded in 1857; established the Stockwell Orphanage, which opened for boys in 1867 and girls in 1879; and oversaw evangelistic and charitable enterprises such as almshouses, organizations for distributing food and clothing to the poor, and a book fund for needy ministers. To read more on his life and work download the biographies below: Spurgeon's Autobiography—His Diary, Letters, Records Vol. 1 • Vol. 2 • Vol. 3 • Vol. 4 Life Story of Spurgeon By James T. Allen |
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The Spurgeon Sermon Collection |
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The Treasury Of David |
Vol 1 Psalms 1-30, Vol 2 Psalms 31-60, Vol 3 Psalms 61-90, Vol 4 Psalms 91-120, Vol 5 Psalms 121-150 |
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Single Sermon |
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Exposition of the Doctrines of Grace A Fabulous Story of Spurgeon's Sermons Fullers Deceptive Treatment of Spurgeon The Greatest Fight in the World (Final Manifesto) Highlights in the Life of Spurgeon Lectures to my Students--Vol. 1 • Vol. 2 • Vol. 3 • Vol. 4 The Metro Tabernacle…Its History and Work Pictures From Pilgrim's Progress The Salt Cellars Vol. 1 • Vol. 2 The Sword and the Trowel Vol. 1 • Vol. 2 • Vol. 3 • Vol. 4 • Vol. 5 • Vol. 6 • Vol. 7 Teachings of Nature in the Kingdom of Grace The Words of Christ from the Cross Illustration Collection Vol. 1 • Vol. 2 • Vol. 3 • Vol. 4 • Vol. 5 Sermon Indices |