DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)
May “Hosanna” be our one cry, which shall make us forget every other prayer this morning. Oh, this one thing we do desire—that the hearts of all would acknowledge you; that every closed door should be opened to you; that every obstinate spirit could yield to you.
Lord Jesus, reign in the hearts of our young children, of our husbands, wives, brethren, friends, and families. Lord, rule in the hearts of our neighbors. Lord Jesus, look at all the kingdoms and republics of the earth. May the whole earth know you, exalted One. By the merit of your Passion, we beseech the Father to glorify you. Father, glorify your Son, that your Son also may glorify you. And unto Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be glory forever and ever, world without end
Amen.
VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)
“When Jesus saw him lying there and realized he had already been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to get well?’” (John 5:6)
The great Physician fixed his eye on him, for his was an extraordinary case. Probably he was known and talked of as the man who had been paralyzed thirty-eight years. Note that it does not say, “When the man saw Jesus,” but, “When Jesus saw him.” He did not know Jesus. Possibly he had not even heard of his healing power and compassionate love. He was not seeking Jesus, but Jesus was seeking him.
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This month only, you can the complete Collector’s Edition Set of Spurgeon’s Lost Sermons collection for $350 off.
What is this series of books?
One thing many people don’t know about Spurgeon is that he started preaching when he was only 17-years-old, about a year after his conversion. Four years later, he would become the pastor of the New Park Street Chapel in London and his sermons began to be regularly published.
But what happened to the sermons he preached before his arrival in London?
Up until a few years ago, these sermons were completely unavailable for reading anywhere. But now, a new series of books is making the outlines and manuscripts of these sermons available for our enjoyment and edification: The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon.
To be honest, before I read the Lost Sermons, I wasn’t sure how useful reading sermons written by a 17-year-old Spurgeon would be, but WOW, the content is so rich.
Each book contains hundreds of outlines and sermons from Spurgeon’s early ministry, including full-color scans from Spurgeon’s personal notebooks, along with typed-out transcripts.
Everytime I pick up any of the volumes, I can’t put them down. Reading them is just such a delight.
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