In this sermon preached on the evening before his 21st birthday, CH Spurgeon reflects on the profound question, "What is your life?" 

With poetic intensity, he walks through Scripture's gallery of metaphors to reveal life's swiftness, uncertainty, and constant change.

Spurgeon paints life as a racing messenger, a swift ship crowding on sail, an eagle hastening to prey, a weaver's shuttle, and wind itself. He shows it as fragile as vapor, insubstantial as shadow, uncertain as a shepherd's tent pitched and removed at God's command. Through it all, he calls believers to recognize that life is a pilgrimage leading to heaven, a story directed by God's sovereign will, ending in eternal glory or judgment.

This sermon was preached on June 18, 1855 at New Park Street Chapel, Southwark and is found in Volume 55 of the New Park Street Pulpit.

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In this sermon on Matthew 15:21–28, Charles Spurgeon illustrates the power of steadfast faith through the story of the Canaanite woman seeking help for her daughter. Though she faced silence, discouragement, and apparent rejection, she refused to let go of her confidence in Christ’s mercy.

The woman’s humility, persistence, and confidence in Christ’s mercy serve as a model for all who seek Him. Though she was an outsider to Israel’s covenant blessings, her faith made her a partaker of grace and brought the Savior’s commendation: “O woman, great is thy faith.”

This sermon was preached on July 25, 1886, and is found in Volume 42 of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit.

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"He could heal her daughter with a word, yet not a word did he utter; an awful silence filled the room as she waited for him to speak. But she did not give up in despair; there is the point, she still had faith in him, and when there was nothing for her ear to hear, there was still something for her heart to believe." — CH Spurgeon

"Though your prayer grows shorter because you are getting weary, if it grows very intense, and you still keep on pleading, it cannot be long before a prayer-hearing Savior will give you the desire of your heart." — CH Spurgeon

"He does love being trusted; and if the biggest sinner out of hell will trust him, that trust is sweetest of all to Christ." — CH Spurgeon

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In this sermon on Galatians 2:21, CH Spurgeon confronts the error of seeking salvation by works rather than by faith in Christ. He shows how works-based righteousness undermines the gospel, minimizes Christ's sacrifice, and exalts self instead of God.

Spurgeon contrasts this false way with the true gospel of grace, declaring that salvation is wholly a gift of God, received by faith in Christ alone. He urges his hearers to abandon every hope in their own merit and rest only in the righteousness of Jesus.

This sermon was preached on April 18, 1880 and is found in Volume 26 of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit.

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In this sermon on Proverbs 22:13 and 26:13, CH Spurgeon addresses the excuses of the slothful person, who claims, “There is a lion in the way,” to justify shirking his duty. 

Spurgeon uses this picture to expose the self-deception of laziness, particularly in spiritual matters. He warns that many put off repentance, obedience, and service by inventing obstacles that do not exist. Rather than delay, he urges hearers to set aside their excuses and fulfill their duties, trusting God to sustain them in the path of obedience. 

This sermon was preached on June 8, 1882 and is found in Volume 28 of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit.

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Have you ever wondered what it was like to attend a worship service at Charles Spurgeon’s church?

On this episode of the Spurgeon Legacy Podcast, we'll explore vivid first-hand accounts from those who experienced a Sunday service at the Metropolitan Tabernacle during Spurgeon’s ministry. 

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In “A Gospel Worth Dying For,” Charles Spurgeon proclaims the unparalleled value of the Gospel of Grace. He emphasizes that the true gospel is worth living for and worth dying for. Spurgeon underscores the necessity of faith in Jesus Christ and the assurance of salvation it brings, presenting the gospel as the ultimate truth worth proclaiming and defending. He calls believers to live and, if necessary, die for this message of divine grace.

This sermon was delivered on August 12, 1883 and was originally published in Volume 29 of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit.

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"We are none of us called to the apostleship, and we may not all have been called to the public preaching of the word of God; but we are all charged to be valiant for the truth upon the earth, and to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints."

"We have gospels nowadays which I would not die for, nor recommend anyone of you to live for, inasmuch as they are gospels that will be snuffed out within a few years."

"Grace is the essence of the gospel. Grace is the one hope for this fallen world! Grace is the sole comfort of saints looking forward for glory!"

"Steadfastness at this particular time has a special value, and I urge you to it; to the gospel which ye have received, to the gospel of the grace of God, I implore you to stand fast so long as you live"

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In this sermon on John 12:28, CH Spurgeon meditates on Jesus’ prayer, “Father, glorify thy name,” spoken just before His arrest and crucifixion. Though His soul was troubled, Christ’s chief desire was not deliverance but that God be glorified through it all.

Spurgeon presents this as the believer’s highest aim—to echo Christ’s golden prayer in every circumstance, even in trial or death. He exhorts his hearers to live not for comfort or self fulfillment, but with a consuming passion that the Father’s name be magnified in and through their lives.

This sermon was preached on December 30, 1877 and is found in Volume 24 of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit.

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"If I must lose my property, glorify thy name by my poverty; if I must be bereaved, glorify thy name in my sorrows; if I must die, glorify thy name in my departure."

"Our Lord was called to bear the enormous load of man’s transgressions; over his holy soul the dark shadow of human guilt must pass, and on his sensitive spirit must be made to meet the iniquity of us all."

"Jesus wept, and we may weep. Jesus told out his sorrow to his friends, and you may do the same."

"God’s birds often sing best in cages" 

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 Welcome to the Spurgeon Legacy Podcast.

Each week we’ll explore Spurgeon’s enduring ministry through unabridged audio sermons delivered with the dynamic of live preaching, essays, devotionals, and selections from Spurgeon’s writings, as well as interviews with authors, biographers, and Spurgeon scholars.

On this episode we’ll get to hear from Alex DiPrima, pastor of Emanuel Church in Winston Salem North Carolina — Pastor Alex has a new book out titled 'Spurgeon: A Life -  A Biography of the Prince of Preachers.'

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• Why there is a need for a new biography of Spurgeon
• Important events and aspects of his life and ministry
• Why he is rightly called the Prince of Preachers
• The reason his legacy continues to this day.

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In this sermon on Luke 23:48, Spurgeon reflects on the crowd’s reaction after witnessing Christ’s crucifixion—how they “smote their breasts” as they departed from Calvary. But he warns that mere emotional sorrow over Jesus’ death is not enough.

True, saving sorrow goes deeper—it is a heartfelt mourning over one’s own sin in light of the Savior’s suffering. Spurgeon urges his hearers not to leave the foot of the cross unchanged, but to experience the kind of sorrow that leads to genuine repentance and faith in the crucified Christ.

This sermon was preached on March 14, 1869 and is found in Volume 15 of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit.

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" If Jesus upon the cross do not save you, Christ on the throne shall damn yon. If Christ dying be not your life, Christ living shall be your death. If Christ on earth be not your heaven, Christ coming from heaven shall be your hell."

"Look beyond the sufferings of the innocent manhood of Jesus, and see upon the tree the atoning sacrifice of Christ, or else you look to the cross in vain."

"We need despair of no man now that Jesus has died for sinners. With such a hammer as the doctrine of the cross, the most flinty heart will be broken; and with such a fire as the sweet love of Christ, the most mighty iceberg will be melted."

"Many have come under the sound of the gospel resolved to scoff, but they have returned to pray."

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"The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But, thanks be unto God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."—1 Corinthians 15:56-57

In 'Thoughts on the Last Battle,' Spurgeon reflects on the universal reality of death, which he calls "the last battle" that every person must face. He emphasizes that while death is certain and cannot be avoided, what makes it truly dreadful is its "sting"—sin—and the strength of that sting is the law of God, which condemns the sinner.

But for the believer, Christ has removed that sting by bearing sin and fulfilling the law on our behalf. Spurgeon urges his hearers to examine whether they are in Christ, for only those who are saved can face death with peace and even triumph. He points to the Christian's hope not in an escape of physical death but in victory over it through Jesus Christ.

This sermon was preached on May 13, 1855 and is found in Volume 1 of the New Park Street Pulpit.

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" That which shall make death most terrible to man will be sin, if it is not forgiven."

"If any of you desire to be saved by works, remember one sin will spoil your righteousness."

"Christ has taken away the strength of sin in this respect, that he has removed the law. We are not under bondage, but under grace."

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