In this sermon, Spurgeon gives his imagination free rein. From a phrase in Hebrews 6:9, he weaves an allegory of things associated with salvation, from before the world began up to the glorification of the believer. The sermon is lively and intense, portraying a great military parade in which Salvation is being carried, and describing both the plan of God and the experience of God’s people as that plan is worked out in their lives. It may not be the most technically correct sermon you will ever read, but it will do your soul good to consider the wonders of redeeming love!

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Spurgeon preaches an eminently practical sermon: not “savoury to sickly sentimental Christians,” he says, not just another round of the same doctrines, but the full force of God’s command to mankind to love our neighbour as ourselves. As you might imagine, Spurgeon puts this to good use in instructing saints, humbling unbelievers, and honouring the God whose law this is. As the preacher says, there are some hard things for us to embrace, but it is a divine command, and our duty and privilege so to live and so to love.

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We know that Spurgeon delights in Christ, and so we are not surprised, but still delighted ourselves, at how readily and eagerly and lovingly he holds up the Saviour to our admiring gaze. Here he speaks of Christ lifted up in terms of Christ’s own glory, the minister’s theme, and the heart’s attraction. Again, he blends deep truths with warm experiences; there is both light and heat for us here.

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The preacher’s gift for forceful simplicity is again on display here. Spurgeon’s doctrinal clarity comes to the fore as he gives a sweeping overview of sovereign grace at every point of Christian experience. His confidence in the truth is plain as he shows how we are shut up to believing what God has said in this regard. His expectation of engagement is clear as he talks about the influence of this truth. His concern for souls is revealed as he talks about the damnation that unrepentant sinners bring upon themselves.

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It is not always easy to hold together the indicatives of the gospel (what God has done in salvation) with the imperatives of the gospel (the demands of and responses to the gospel). Spurgeon does so here masterfully, holding up the finished work of Christ both for adoration and emulation, as something for us to rest in for our souls and to copy in our lives. It is a stirring call to Christian service, and truly lifts the heart.

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Spurgeon is too faithful an ambassador of Christ to leave the stones of our hearts unturned. This sermon is particularly penetrating, as he surveys the hidden sins that many try to hold in their hearts unknown to others. Pressing hard, the preacher points out the folly, misery, guilt and danger of secret sins, especially in the hearts of hypocrites, but also in the experience of God’s people, before offering the only effective remedy.

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Here we zero in on Christ’s might as Mediator, as the God-man willing and able to accomplish a ‘big picture’ salvation for all his chosen ones, a salvation that is not momentary, shallow, or incomplete, but which really, absolutely and permanently accomplishes their deliverance and assures them of all needful grace to bring them safely to glory. He finds here encouragements for preachers, for prayers, and for all who need a Saviour.

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This wonderful sermon follows on from #93 on “God in the Covenant.” Enthusiastically, energetically, overwhelmingly, Spurgeon sets forth the wonders of Christ in himself, and what it means to know him, and to possess him in the covenant of grace. Pressing home these blessings into the experience of believers, Spurgeon then pleads with those who know Christ in the covenant to act accordingly, and with those who do not to come to him and receive all the mercy that he has to bestow.

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This is a more evangelistic sermon, and as such serves a good purpose for self-examination, as well as helping us to pray for those who preach and hear the gospel, and instructing us as to how we might ourselves press the claims of Christ upon those whom we love. Of course, almost incidentally but substantially, Spurgeon holds up the beauty and the glory of the Christ who is so often slighted and neglected, reminding those who believe of who and why we trust him with our souls.

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Jeremy sat down with John Snyder, cohost of The Whole Counsel podcast to discuss why we enjoy and benefit from reading old writers. The duo also share some of the dangers and abuses of reading old books and sermons.

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