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About the AuthorFew people in history can be known by one name and have it ring true with their audience, and "Spurgeon" is one of them. Over time, Spurgeon has become known and revered as the "Prince of Preachers". In the last 200 years he has been one of the most influential men for not only Preachers of the Gospel but for those who have not had the opportunity to hear and receive the Gospel message. He wrote tirelessly over his life, and WORDsearchBible Software is committed to bring as many of Spurgeon's works as possible to you in electronic form.
The details of Charles Haddon Spurgeon's life still continue to amaze one and all. He was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England, on June 19, 1834. He accepted Christ in 1850 at the age of 15. By age 16, he preached his first sermon in 1851, and by age 20, Spurgeon had already preached over 600 sermons. In 1854, Spurgeon was asked to become pastor of the New Park Street Chapel, one of the sixth largest Baptist Churches in London.
The 1200 seat Chapel had previously been pastored by Dr. John Gill among others, and it carried a rich heritage with it. Although the Church was located in the midst of a filthy industrial district which was hard to reach, by 1855, it was obvious that the Church must start meeting at the Exter Hall while the Church building was expanded. When the expansion was completed, it still was too small and the congregation was forced to start meeting at the Surrey Music Hall. By 1856, over 10,000 people would crowd the hall just to get a chance to hear Spurgeon preach a sermon.
To accommodate the growing number of people, the church voted to build a new sanctuary and to change the name of the Church to the Metropolitan Tabernacle. On March 31, 1861, the first service was held in the sanctuary, with a capacity of 5,600 was the largest non-conformist church in the world.
“I've always loved Charles Spurgeon for his plainspokenness, his courage, his enthusiasm for the Word of God, his love for the truth, his command of the English language, and his ability to use simple, vivid language to make difficult truths inescapably clear.”
—Dr. John MacArthur, Pastor, Grace Community Church
“Sell all you have... and buy Spurgeon. Let him be a Socrates who helps you to find your own way.”
—Helmut Thielicke, Author, Theologian
“The continued life and power of his printed sermons show that his oratory, noble as it was, was not the first thing. Our firm belief is that these sermons will continue to be studied with growing interest and wonder; that they will ultimately be accepted as incomparably the greatest contribution to the literature of experiental Christianity that has been made in this century, and that their message will go on transforming and quickening lives after all other sermons of the period are forgotten.”
—W. Robertson Nicoll, Author, Editor
This is the largest electronic Spurgeon library available anywhere! There are 91 Spurgeon titles in this library plus an additional four reference books. Buying all of these Spurgeon books in print would cost you thousands, plus countless hours of bidding on eBay and unwrapping packes. We've done all the bidding for you and compiled them in an easy-to-read, quick-to-reference, dust-free electronic library for one SUPER low price! This collection includes devotions, theology, apologetics, sermons, illustrations, literature on Christian living, and more!
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