I am sorry to say that much of legerdemain and trickery are to be met with in the religious world. Why, there are those who pretend to save souls by curious tricks, intricate maneuvers, and dexterous posture-making! A basin of water, half-a-dozen drops, certain syllables—heigh, presto!—the infant is made a child of God, a member of Christ, and an inheritor of the kingdom of Heaven! This aqueous regeneration surpasses my belief; it is a trick which I do not understand: the initiated only can perform the beautiful piece of magic, which excels anything ever attempted by the Wizard of the North. There is a way, too, of winning souls by laying hands upon heads, only the elbows of the aforesaid hands must be encased in lawn, and then the machinery acts, and there is grace conferred by blessed fingers! I must confess I do not understand the occult science, but at this I need not wonder, for the profession of saving souls by such juggling can only be carried out by certain favored persons who have received apostolic succession direct from Judas Iscariot.

Spurgeon connects repentance and forgiveness into one indivisible unity.

Throughout this sermon, Spurgeon complains that he is falling short of the subject which he has taken. I think other preachers, reading and responding to what he says, might long for such a failure as this! The text itself is a casket of pearls, and Spurgeon, after giving us a survey of them, urges us to ponder them more carefully for ourselves: "Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all my heart and with all my soul." Having considered some of what that means, perhaps the high point of the sermon then comes as Spurgeon considers the fact that this whole-hearted, whole-souled demonstration of practical love comes from the triune God, and is manifest in all the dealings of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Those paragraphs are worth soaking in! Finally, he offers consolation and exhortation to the people of God, as we consider God's heart toward us and examine our own hearts toward him. The whole closes with a heartfelt plea from the preacher for those who do not yet know God's love in this way to come to him and receive all that is held out. I would urge you to read the whole sermon. I am persuaded it will do much good to our souls.

A new MP3 sermon from Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Coruja ou Águia?

Subtitle: V.49 Metropolitan Tabernacle

Speaker: C. H. Spurgeon

Broadcaster: Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon

Event: Audiobook

Date: 12/3/1903

Bible: Psalm 102:6

Length: 37 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Величие в страдании

Subtitle: V.49 Metropolitan Tabernacle

Speaker: C. H. Spurgeon

Broadcaster: Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon

Event: Audiobook

Date: 4/5/1903

Bible: Luke 22:63–65

Length: 44 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Prisioneiros da Esperança

Subtitle: V.49 Metropolitan Tabernacle

Speaker: C. H. Spurgeon

Broadcaster: Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon

Event: Audiobook

Date: 7/12/1903

Bible: Zechariah 9:11, 12

Length: 30 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Наше убежище

Subtitle: V.49 Metropolitan Tabernacle

Speaker: C. H. Spurgeon

Broadcaster: Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon

Event: Audiobook

Date: 11/5/1903

Bible: Isaiah 32:2

Length: 40 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Семя на камне

Subtitle: V.49 Metropolitan Tabernacle

Speaker: C. H. Spurgeon

Broadcaster: Audiobooks by C. H. Spurgeon

Event: Audiobook

Date: 8/13/1903

Bible: Matthew 13:5, 6

Length: 42 min.