Spurgeon Gems

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

“When two saints are talking together, Jesus is very likely to come and make the third one in the company! Talk of Him and you will soon talk with Him.”–1892, Sermon 2279

Keep your eyes lifted up to God with Whom nothing is old and nothing is new! Wait at His footstool. Submit your heart like a tablet for Him to write upon it all His instructions. And then do as He has said.”–1892,

“All the works that we can ever do, be they what they may, can never bring such glory to God as a single act of trust in Him!”–1893, Sermon 2305

“The work that you felt you could not do will have more acceptance with God than that which you performed in your ordinary strength.”–1894,

I do not hesitate to say that the whole doctrine of Evolution, with which many men are fascinated today, is ten thousand times more absurd than the most ridiculous travesty of what is taught in the Word of God, and that it requires more faith, and also far greater gullibility, than to believe any doctrine which is deduced from Holy Scripture.”–1893,

When the world pretends to love, understand that it now hates you more cordially than ever and is carefully baiting its trap to catch you and ruin you!

“That man may expect to have presence of mind who has the presence of God.”–1894,

“In the greatness of our troubles there may often be

space for the greater display of the goodness of God!”–1895,

If you dare to do right and face a frowning world, you shall have God’s commendation, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant’ ” (Mat 25:21, 23).

It is always well to think twice before you speak once.”–1894,

“All our infirmities, whatever they are, are just opportunities for God to display His gracious work in us.”–1893, Sermon 2310

May we never dare to tone down the more severe parts of the Gospel and flatter men in their sins; for if we do this, God will mete out to us a portion with the

condemned…How

message that should make us lie in the dust and utterly despair of doing anything in and of ourselves, seeing that all the power is of God alone! It will do us good to be very empty, to be very weak, to be very distrustful of self, and so to go about our Master’s work.”–1892,

“I believe in an established Church, not established by acts of Parliament, but established by the purpose and by the presence of God in the midst of it.”–1894,