CH Spurgeon warned parents about two errors they can make when raising their children: neglecting their souls or assuming that they will automatically be saved because of the faith of their parents.

On this episode we will discuss how to avoid both of these errors. We’re talking with Pastor Brandon Rhea, who has written the forward for a new edition of Spurgeon’s classic, “Come Ye Children” by Particular Baptist Heritage Books.

"Come Ye Children" exhorts parents and pastors alike to take seriously their role in drawing the hearts and minds of children to Jesus Christ, explaining their need for a Savior, urging them on in their sanctification, and teaching them sound doctrine from an early age.

In this conversation will talk about how Spurgeon’s views challenge modern ideas of children’s ministry, practical steps you can take in your own home to teach your kids spiritual truths, and what we can learn from Spurgeon’s example as a pastor and as a father.

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Delivered by CH Spurgeon on December 23, 1860, “A Merry Christmas” reflects on the joy of Christmas and its true significance. He emphasizes that the season is not merely about outward festivities but a heartfelt celebration of Christ's incarnation. 

Spurgeon reminds his listeners that Christ’s birth brought the hope of salvation to sinners, an occasion for profound spiritual rejoicing. He encourages believers to focus on the redemptive work of Jesus, which brings lasting peace and joy to those who embrace Him by faith. Spurgeon also calls on Christians to share this joy with others through acts of love and charity, embodying the gospel message in their lives.

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In “A Christmas Question,” Spurgeon challenges his listeners to move beyond mere festive celebrations to examine whether they can include themselves in Isaiah's words that that "unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.” 

By posing a direct question—whether each individual can truly call Jesus their own—Spurgeon encourages self-reflection, urging people not to be content with superficial religiosity but to seek a genuine, soul-transforming relationship with Christ, which alone makes Christmas meaningful and joyful.

This sermon was preached on December 25, 1859 at Exeter Hall. It is published in Volume 6 of the New Park Street Pulpit.

"The matter of question is this: Is this child born to us? Is he given to us? This is the matter of anxious enquiry. Have we a personal interest in the child that was born at Bethlehem? Do we know that He is our Savior?—that he has brought glad tidings to us?—that to us He belongs? and that we belong to Him?" — CH Spurgeon

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In this sermon on John 8:12, CH Spurgeon proclaims Christ as the Light of the World. He emphasizes that Jesus illuminates the truth about God, dispels the darkness of sin, and provides guidance for believers in a fallen world. Listeners are challenged to live as reflections of Christ’s light, shining brightly in a dark world to lead others to salvation.

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"Oh! beloved, the light of Christ comes out brightest upon the cross."

"Christ, the true, the heavenly light, extinguishes all your earthly luminaries."

"There is no clear light in which any man can discern God, or rightly understand himself, perceive the bitterness of sin, or apprehend the destiny and the doom of heaven and hell, but what flows through Jesus Christ."

"Courage, my brethren! There shall be revival after revival, there shall be reformation after reformation, shock of battle after shock of battle, and the dread artillery of God’s great Gospel shall be fired off against the hosts of hell."

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"Let us constantly read the Scriptures! Let us read them, I would say, in preference to other books. Oh, my Brothers and Sisters, read the Bible! Read the Bible and these things that enfeeble will lose all their attraction for you!

If my sermons kept people from reading the Bible for themselves, I would like to see the whole stock in a blaze and burned to ashes! 

But if they serve as finger-posts, pointing to the Scriptures and saying, “Read this, and this, and this,” then I am thankful to have printed them. 

But if they keep you from your Bibles, burn them, burn them, burn them! Do not let them overlay the Scriptures, but lie beneath them, for that is their proper place. Keep you first to God’s revealed Word."

— CH Spurgeon

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In "Zealous But Wrong," CH Spurgeon emphasizes that salvation is not achieved through zealous works or religious fervor, but solely through faith in Christ. He reflects on the Apostle Paul’s warning against zeal without knowledge in Romans 10, noting that many are driven by religious enthusiasm yet lack a true understanding of God’s righteousness. Spurgeon argues that human efforts, no matter how earnest or well-intentioned, cannot earn salvation; only Christ’s righteousness can justify a person before God.

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"It is of no use to be zealous if you are zealous in a wrong cause."

"The man that is desperately earnest in a wrong way, if you can but show him his wrong, and teach him what is right, will be just as earnest in the right way. Oh, what splendid Christians some would make who are now such devotees of superstition!"

"It is easier to get a sinner out of his sin than a self-righteous man out of his self-righteousness."

"Those who are satisfied with their own holiness are ignorant of God’s attribute of righteousness."

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Recently I had the opportunity to join Troy Frasier over at Revived Thoughts, an excellent podcast dedicated to bringing historical sermons to life.

Troy and I spoke about the life and ministry of CH Spurgeon, with a particular focus on the Downgrade Controversy. Learn about this important issue and how it impacted Spurgeon's life and work.

After our conversation, listen to Spurgeon's sermon "A Dirge for the Downgrade and a Song for Faith."

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In "The Soul’s Great Crisis," Spurgeon expounds on Romans 7:8-9, addressing the role of God's law in revealing our sin and driving us to recognize our spiritual crisis. Spurgeon explores how we may live in false security, believing we are righteous through outward obedience because we fail to grasp the true spiritual demands of the law.

However, when God's law reveals the depth of our sin our self-righteousness dies. Rather than drive us to despair, this is mean to drive us to embrace the grace and salvation found in Jesus Christ alone.

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"God must clear away all your rubbish before He can give His grace."

"There is no sharper instrument with which to lance the soul than the broken law of God."

"As long as you have any good in yourself, I know you will have nothing from Christ, but when all your hope from your own merit is laid at the foot of the law, then what an opportunity there is for the Gospel to come in."

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In "God’s Cure for Man’s Weakness," Spurgeon reflects on Hebrews 11:34 and shows how God often works through our frailty to display His strength. He emphasizes that believers are not hindered by their weakness; instead, it is in our weakness that God's power is fully revealed.

Spurgeon examines biblical examples of those who were weak, yet empowered by God to do mighty things, and encourages believers today to rely on God's strength rather than their own. He assures that through faith, even the weakest person can be made strong and can accomplish great things for God's glory.

"You must be strong. This is not an age in which weak Christianity will do. It is strong, energetic religion that we want now, and you cannot obtain it except by gaining strong faith, and much of it. Plead for it, and then, when you shall have obtained it, the world shall feel your power. God shall be glorified, and Christ’s name shall be lifted high." — CH Spurgeon

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In this sermon on Ephesians 3:8, CH Spurgeon reflects on the "unsearchable riches of Christ," emphasizing the limitless spiritual blessings available to us through the Gospel. He explains that Christ's riches are unsearchable because they offer boundless love to sinners, forgiveness for those who repent, comfort for the mourning, and wisdom for the seeking. He urges believers to treasure Christ above all and unbelievers to respond to the free offer of salvation in Him.

This sermon was preached on April 14, 1867 at the Agricultural Hall in Islington.

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"The doctrines of the gospel are a golden throne upon which Jesus sits, as king." — CHS

"I have had more joy in half-an-hour’s communion with Christ than I have found in months of other comforts." — CHS

"Jesus has riches of pardon for those who repent of their sins." — CHS

"Great sinner, come and do Him honor by trusting in him as a great Savior." — CHS

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