luke-15:4

11 "And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and the... Read More

A Sermon (No. 1801) Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, September 28th, 1884, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he f... Read More

A Sermon (No. 1189) Delivered on Lord's-Day Morning, August 23rd, 1874, by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "And he arose, and came to his father."--Luke 15:20. THIS SENTENCE EXPRESSES the true turning point in the prodigal's life story. Many other matters led up to it, and ... Read More

I. Introduction 1. This study is a basic survey of Biblical interpretation and is not intended to be exhaustive. It has been designed for the average or beginning Bible student and, therefore, some matters of a more advanced nature have not been included. 2. As evangelicals, it is not enough to mere... Read More

Revelation 4 - 19: 10. Last week we were occupied with the vision given to John in Patmos. Being in the Spirit, he saw Jesus Christ in the midst of seven golden candlesticks, but with all the glorious insignia of the Ancient of days (yet Son of man) examining the churches. The whole scene was brough... Read More

ASHERITE PSALMS.* No. 1. *These and the following lectures have been printed from authentic, and in many cases verbatim notes, taken at the time, and since carefully rewritten, compared with other notes, and revised. -- ED. Psalm 1. The name of the Book of Psalms is Tehillim in Hebrew, which means p... Read More

What are its uses and applications, by the Spirit, in the Scriptures? The cross seems to me to be used in scripture as especially connected with shame and disgrace. The cross was in itself a cruel and a disgraceful heathen mode of death -- kept, even by them, for the very vilest. It seemed to say --... Read More

- 1. Death, the terminus of suffering as in the Lord, so to each saint. (2 Tim. 2: 8.) - 2. Death, the object proposed in the humiliation, was the result of God's grace, and is presented for the church's admiration, as that by which Christ united the two extremes, namely, the divine glory which He s... Read More

2 Corinthians 12. Christ Himself is our life. We are in Him; and the Head cannot say to the feet, "I have no need of you." Christ would not be a true and faithful Son of the Father unless He carried us Himself into the Father's house. There, then, He is for us, and the Holy Ghost dwells in us. This ... Read More

It is well for us to acquaint ourselves with the many and deep and wondrous interests we have in God--as, for instance, in His affections, His counsels, and His doings. These things are taught and illustrated in Scripture. Divine affections, Divine counsels, Divine doings, make us their object. Bles... Read More