Preaching for Life

Still thinking I had but little time to live,

My fervent heart to win men's souls did strive;

I preached, as never sure to preach again,

And as a dying ...

Words to the Dying

[My constant sickness] made me study and preach things necessary, and a little stirred up my sluggish heart to speak to sinners with some compassion, ...

Being Offensive for Christ

We don't want to be personally or institutionally offensive, but we cannot buffer the offense of the cross.

Called to Proclaim

I don't perceive my call as one to protest the culture but to proclaim the Savior.

Where's the Fire?

If we are only out to be nice, mild-mannered folk, we should either change our name or change our calling.

Spurgeon's Knocking Knees

Often, in coming down to this pulpit, have I felt my knees knock together.

Safe but Sterile

Christian literature, to be accepted and approved by evangelical leaders of our times, must follow very closely the same train of thought, a kind of "party ...

The King of Preachers

Jesus' preaching was attractive; he sought above all means to set the pearl in a frame of gold, that it might attract the attention of the people. ...

Spurgeon's Sound Check

Testing the acoustics in the vast Agricultural Hall, Spurgeon shouted, "Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world." A worker ...

The Birth of the Church

The Christian church was born not in a clever sermon but in a prayer meeting.