In this sermon, Charles Spurgeon preaches on Jesus's command to "love your neighbor as yourself," explaining that a neighbor is anyone near us regardless of their wealth, religion, or behavior, and we must actively love them with genuine kindness, not just avoid hurting them. He emphasizes that this means treating everyone—rich or poor, friend or enemy, even those who sin against us—with the same care and concern we naturally have for ourselves, helping them when they're in need, forgiving them when they wrong us, and speaking kindly rather than harshly to them. Spurgeon concludes by reminding his listeners that since no one has perfectly kept this command, we all need God's forgiveness through Jesus Christ, and once forgiven, Christians should strive to love others as Christ loved us—sacrificially and unconditionally.

Sermon delivered August 9th, 1857.