Gleanings among the Sheaves

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's 'Gleanings among the Sheaves' include 146 short devotional excerpts from his sermons and other writings to encourage and build the faith of the Christian.

Genres: Theology, Audiobook

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2009

About the author

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was England's best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1854, just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 20, became pastor of London's famed New Park Street Church (formerly pastored by the famous Baptist theologian, John Gill). The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. In these venues, Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000—all in the days before electronic amplification. In 1861, the congregation moved permanently to the newly constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle.

Reviews

[Warren Benton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disclaimer:"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review."

It is not humility for a man to stand up and say he cannot do something when he knows he is capable of doing it.  If a man has 10 talents, it is not humility for him to say that he only has 5 talents.

There has never been a man of a changed heart that at first didn't have a miserable heart.

We do not grow strong in faith during sunny days.

 Cross in the heart gamers a cross the back easy to bear. If we have Christ crucified in our heart the troubles of the world are easier to take.

 Christ on the cross is of no value to us if we do not have the Holy Spirit in us.

Idle Christians are not always tempted by the devil, but by being idle tempts the devil to tempt them.

Jesus will not listen to dictatorial prayers.

The nice thing about reading books by pastors of the past is you see that the human plight has not changed much.   We still struggle with the same overall needs and wants.  Yes, technology and advancement may change the way it looks for us today than it did in the 1860's when Spurgeon wrote this book.  

One aspect of this audiobook I enjoyed was that each chapter contained study guide / deeper thinking questions at the end.  Also hats off to the narrator because the thou knowest how to speaketh these words! 

[William · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a review copy of this audiobook.

Spurgeon, as always, is insightful and clever, with good biblical examples and allusions.

The AOG additions, however, are obnoxious. Unlike many others in the series that take the author's perspective as fact, they ask why he might say the things he does. Further, the sections into which the book was split were too large, leaving too many topics too slip through the cracks.

[Rob Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it!

Love Spurgeon and his understanding of the gospel. He is a legend. His devotional are must reads for any believer

[Katie Burrows · Rating 5 out of 5]

Small enough sections to be read each morning but packed with wisdom. I love an old book but an old dead guy.