The breadth of Spurgeon’s ministry is instructive (bearing in mind that what we have available is only a representative selection, and we are simply sampling that!). His versatility shows itself not just in the way he handles his material, but even also in the material which he handles. So here he deals with self-examination concerning our spiritual fruitfulness, speaking plainly not only concerning the fruit we expect to find in a true saint, but also the reality of pruning in a Christian’s life. Spurgeon is not merely some genial Victorian pulpiteer, dispensing sentimental religious notions. His aim is that we should be true disciples of Jesus Christ, show ourselves and know ourselves to be such disciples, and grow in grace as followers of the Lamb. So here, he does not so much wield the knife as describe how the Lord wields it, teaching us to look carefully at our own souls, and to submit humbly to the heavenly Vinedresser’s dealings with us.
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Right Replies to Right Requests (S959)
A String of Pearls (S948)
The Way (S942)
The Winnowing Fan (S940)
Martha and Mary (S927)
Nathanael and the Fig Tree (S921)
Work In Us and Work By Us (S914)
Overwhelming Obligations (S910)
The Upper Hand (S901) Rom 6:14
A Word With Those Who Wait for Signs and Wonders (S898)
Serving the Lord (S885)
A Well-Ordered Life (S878)
The Unwearied Runner (S876)
Tearful Sowing and Joyful Reaping (S867)
The Fulness of Jesus the Treasury of the Saints (S858)
Fire—The Want of the Times (S854)
Justification by Faith—Illustrated by Abram’s Righteousness (S844)
Sins of Omission (S838)
Grey Hairs (S830)
Christ the Glory of his People (S826)
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