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Many of Charles Spurgeon's books are available in audio and narrated by other people.
There's no recordings of Spurgeon himself.
C H Spurgeon's material is from the midst 1800's.
I'll post some more of his material and some of his books this weekend.
God bless
In general I think we could talk to people about God's love . That there is a God who doesn't live up there in the distant space just watching us from above, but there is a God who is down here on earth next to us, close to us and to our lives. Who is interested in our lives, ready to help when we ask Him, who can guide our lives, who takes care of us. That there is eternal life and eternal hell. That we are still sinners, regardless of whether we commit small or big sins. And that we need faith in Jesus to get rid of them. We need to repent for our sins. Explain them what Jesus' sacrifice means. Most people do not know why faith in Jesus saves. These things about God's love for people.
But all of this, if the Spirit doesn't give you words, will be just words that don't affect people. The Spirit knows people's hearts. He knows what their problems are, their interests, their pursuits, their needs. And He knows the words that will touch their hearts. So always pray before you speak to people. And always be in prayer mode. I would add fasting occasionally or before you decide to talk to someone. Maybe that last one sounds like a lot, but this is what will make the difference. Fasting and praying before you talk to people. This is what I would do. Blessings
Tell Spencer you should make your series a book
is your mother dealing with lower neck pain?
Did your father get electric shock yesterday?
It is true that our Lord is always with us and when all others fail us, He never does.
It can be a lonely time when we are tried by difficulties and painful circumstances, but seeing these times as opportunities to lean into Christ for comfort, love, company, direction, wisdom, and strength to continue to follow him despite what confronts us will bring us to a place of holy struggle with our circumstance with the Lord, our vanguard, walking through the valley of evil, distress, loneliness, and/or other aspects of a situation that we cannot bear alone. He is our burden bearer, our sin bearer, our strong fortress, our calm in the storms of life. Thankfully!
I have approached relatives regarding The Gospel. However, I struggle to know how to bring up the subject with someone I don't know well. I was praying about this today, and here was your post! Would you share any thoughts on how to do this? Other than waiting on the Holy Spirit to guide me, I have no idea. Anyone else reading this with advice, please respond as well. Thank you so much, and God bless you!
The above means that if Jesus had not died on the cross, He alone would had remained, without saving anyone to Himself.
Jesus went all the way to the end, without abandoning us. Had He given up during the crucifixion, we would had been lost forever. So He patiently endured the pain. He patiently suffered the nails in His body. Because He had a vision in His mind. He saw the future. He saw us all in His Kingdom, happy with Him forever.
I once wondered. What was in Jesus' mind during the crucifixion? What could He have been thinking? Was He thinking of His palaces in Heaven that He left behind? Maybe the other two persons of the Godhead? Maybe His life there before He became one of us? Maybe His angels? Maybe the pain? No, nothing like that. He was thinking of me and you and you... all of us. He gave Himself courage, as if He were saying to Himself, "Endure my soul a little longer, for John, endure my soul a little longer for Mary, endure my soul a little longer for David, endure a liitle bit for.." In His mind were all of the faces of ours. And He did not want to lose a single one of us. So He endured to the end.
Similarly, are we willing to endure the pain, the nails, the cross to save others? It is not easy. We have to accept ridicule, insults, bullying and so many other things from people of the world who will sometimes try to make our lives a nightmare. But are we willing to suffer to the end? Some of them will never believe, but some will be influenced and attracted to Jesus after seeing our holy behavior.
So? Will you endure the nails to save your wife, your husband, your relative, your friend, your neighbor, your collegue? God will give the grace to bear. But the decision is yours. If you decide not crucify yourself you will be left on your own, just you, noone else.
Yes you can purchase Charles H Spurgeon books on line or listen to some audio books.
Blessings.
What would Jesus do if that happened to his friend?
Would he leave it alone? NO!
Would he heal it? YES!
I have a question for you. Do you see your nephew getting healed? if so I, will pray.
My first reading was from the perspective that "not much was to be learned here." So it was a quick reading, and in areas briefly glanced over. However, I wondered, perhaps there is more there. So I took time to read it carefully and with a more respectful attitude.
Wow! What a great work this is. Thank you for sharing. Is this a book that is available for purchase?
But it is the tribulation era that the saints hunker down and turn to the Savior for protection. The judgment era saints are in the open to be gathered.
So think of this as three gatherings of saints.
1) After Babylon falls but before the plagues.
2) Before the Beast and his false prophet are destroyed, in the tribulation era, near the midpoint.
3) And during a general gathering of saints in the judgment era.
So basically, the harvest of saints is ongoing throughout the entire seven years of tribulation and judgment.
These leaders claim to prophesy in the name of Christ, but they are ravenous dogs grinding the faces of the poor ( Isa. 3:15).
Although these have taken the wicked doctrine to the utmost limits, there are others, as you have pointed out.
KSK
Does the Church building need to be filled with the Spirit; when the believer already has the Spirit indwelling him or her?
I believe the Church "Building" has the Holyspirit in it if there's a born again believer in it.
Otherwise a Church Building is a place of worship for what ever religion decides to gather in it.
I believe the Holyspirit gathers and indwells the Church of Christ which we belongs to.
Paul says in Acts 17:24 "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
The Holy Spirit's presence did dwell in the Holy of Holies in the Jewish temples that was fulfilled and ended at Jesus's death and resurrection that ended the Old Covenant, and the tearing of the temple veil symbolized that the separation between God and humanity was removed.
The Holy Spirit now dwells within believers, making them the "temple of the Holy Spirit"
Blessings.
But I'm always being interrupted so I don't take notes.
I had help from the late MacArthur, Cornerstone chapel with P.Gary Hamrick, Dr Baruch Korman (Israel) P. Jack Hibbs. And several more highly reputable ones but I had to go to Baruch at Loveisrael.org to confirm the rapture conflict and I got my answer which is what I thought all along directly from the Bible. (Immediately after the tribulation)
Many times in our lives we may go through a difficult situation and feel that we need some support from others. Some encouragement, some consolation, a nice word, even a verse from the Bible that can lift us up. But sometimes in vain. No one is there to help.
Paul was in a similar situation in Macedonia. Sufferings, conflicts, fears. everywhere he says in his 2nd epistle to Corinthians. Who is there to help? Someone there? Nobody? Yes there is someone."... God, who comforts those who are downhearted, comforted us by the coming of Titus." Yes, even if people, brothers, friends are absent in such a situation, there is always someone who is always present. God Himself. In this case, He used Titus to comfort Paul.
On another occasion, Paul was in prison in Rome. He tells Timothy: "At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me... But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me."
No one was on Paul's side. All the brothers preferred to stay away from him. They feared the Romans. But even though people were absent, God stood with Paul. How? He doesn't say. But it doesn't matter. What matters is that God stood with him and supported him.
On another occasion, Jesus was in the garden of Gethsemane praying just before he was arrested by the Jews. He needed some support from His disciples. Yes, even Jesus needed support and comfort. Jesus feels sorrow, fear, loneliness. Jesus? Yes, Jesus. He needed someone by His side. A human presence to strengthen Him to get through what was soon to come. But no one is there. Peter, John, James, and the rest are asleep. Luke writes, "and an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him." When people, our brothers, our friends, our relatives, are absent, God can even send an angel. He will never leave us alone. He will never be absent. We will never walk alone.
So when you feel that you need someone to help and support, that person is God.
Have a blessed week and month.
You're right, I had to edit the writing by adding the spacing, conjunctions, caps, ect.
I used voice typing and it left me with a little work to do.
Spurgeon quotes Matthew 7:22-23 in his writing as a warning that many will have said to them!
" Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Verse 23 is the crux of the matter and sums up the purpose of the letter.
Vs 23) And then will I profess unto them, I NEVER KNEW YOU: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
These people thought they was a shoo in into heaven!
The Lord said he "NEVER" knew them!
They never recieved Christ!
They were deceived.
This is not speaking of those who strayed or those who are babes in Christ.
This is speaking of those who were deceived by the trust they had in the works of their own hands!
Blessings.
I think Charles Spurgeon hit the nail right on the head!
Sometimes we as Christians go by feel instead of faith (persuasion) and that feeling is our own desires persuaded by our flesh!
It's vital that we examine ourselves.
Blessings.
There's another book coming that is very similar.
That was the short one!
Blessings.
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Ch. 6, seals 1-6
Ch. 7
Ch. 8, seal 7, and trumpets 1-4
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Ch. 10
Ch. 11
God has in His infinite wisdom used a donkey (won't use the KJV word as to avoid being flagged); and even said the rocks would cry out ( Luke 19:40) if those offering praise were silenced.
When we consider that God sees HIMSELF in all those who come to saving faith we understand that truly we are not our own.
Without Him intervening and living in us as John 16:8 states we are all literally toast.
What this does NOT mean is that we attempt to figure out who is called and chosen and who is not; and that we love our enemies as Jesus did with Judas Iscariot or there wouldn't have been the prophecy of a beloved friend betraying Him ( Psalm 41:9). If things are Predestined why does God bother to rain on the just and the unjust? Things like this are beyond our understanding.
So in one hand we can confidently say that God loves us even in our sin but comes to reveal to us the truth and that is by exposing our dreadful plight. We should consider our own situation when coming to faith and warn others as well. Let them call us what they may; we dare not water down the Gospel to make anyone feel good. This doesn't contradict the dignity of man but it is the love of God which grabs the heart and changes a man and that kind of love only comes from repentance granted by the Lord that causes a person to fall to their knees and confess with their mouths and believe in their hearts as Romans states.
We could say that is is necessary due to God's character to offer salvation; as we are His creation. Rather than saying "limited atonement" we should say that such a lifeline is clearly only taken by some; so it isn't affectatious for those who reject such truth; and that explains their condemnation. We can say that we were needed to complete His plan according to His purposes and He always loves us. He isn't dependent ultimately on success or failure; as Revelation 3:11 warns us we can forfeit our reward to another.
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. ( Isaiah 53:2).
Whatever appeal an image or icon of Christ gives to the unregenerate; it isn't going to reveal God's true character. Jesus in fact at the end of His earthly existence was marred beyond recognition ( Isaiah 52:14). Whatever He DID look like He only spoke the words God gave Him; at least in terms of teaching. Clearly He had permission to turn the water into wine before the time His mission was fully underway; and we can assume that many other things that John mentioned not written down were left out of the Canon for reasons on this side of eternity we won't fully grasp. Jesus told Phillip that to see Him was to see the Father ( John 14:9). It is clear if the 12 Disciples didn't fully grasp the truth before Pentecost then it is something only revealed supernaturally.
Thus; we can extrapolate that any sensational so called miracle needs to be seen in light of scriptural doctrinal truth. Technology of course can simulate many things but cannot truly create; thus the miracle where a seemingly insignificant gnat was created by God showed the intervention of God where demonic entities couldn't replicate during the time Moses was in the process of delivering His people from Pharaoh.
To understand one's sin therefore is clearly a miracle as we are all formerly spiritually dead. Perhaps an emotion can be evoked to simulate such freedom but it is beyond human expression and a renewed heart brings forth life that cannot be explained or replicated with any technology. We also can't conjure up such an experience to bring appeal to the masses; if true conversion occurs in a large scale event each individual must be convicted through a supernatural work of God. Repentance is action beyond lip service and impossible in our own strength.
There are places such as Laodicea where the potential existed for repentance; but even warnings for the Philadelphia church who was the only one as a whole worthy to escape all that would come to pass ( Rev. 3:10); but the next verse warns that we don't lose our reward to another.
Clearly; Jesus Himself spells out the conditions when He says in Matthew 18:20 about being present when two or more gather in His Name; and individually of course according to John 16:8 He is present living in a believer.
This logic makes us face the hard decision as I did recently not to attend services when those in known sinful lifestyles hang out.
This is a different situation from someone that slips into sin; but nonetheless at Communion we need to search our hearts for God can as Paul explains in Corinthians judge His own if they are doing this unworthily.
A place therefore can simultaneously be a place where demons hang out as well as where the Spirit is; as wheat often unknowingly is with tares. We can't control when visitors come in; or even those with a demonic agenda which i have seen several times in a couple different places (the most recent a couple years back where this guy said he was Christ and the Rapture was likely the next day. The Satanic caricatures on his cell phone were poorly disguised; I'll just say that).
Pride is a dangerous sin; and that often holds many in bondage today. It has become unpopular to sharpen as iron sharpens iron; and labeled judgmental when we expose evil; nonetheless it is a scriptural mandate following certain protocol if someone is teaching heresy.
I'll say what i've told others don't ask God to reveal things unless you're ready to accept it and count the cost.
RP
I just finished reading all of what you have shared from C.H. Spurgeon. What a powerful message. Every one of us as believers, no matter how many years we have been a believer, would do well to examine ourselves. There are two types of faith. There's human faith, and then there's the faith that the bible speaks of. In the Greek text, the Greek word for faith literally means persuasion. So, when we think about faith (persuasion), are we persuading ourselves, or are we remaining under the persuasion of God's Spirit? Only one is true faith, saving faith!
Thank you so much for sharing this. God Bless!!!
John tells us in Chapter Three that our belief is the cornerstone of our salvation. We are to be born again in Christ. Some people no doubt will fall away, but the beginning is that we believe in Christ and follow him.
Some of these live a good and wholesome life, while others include efforts to save their brothers and sisters. However, for those who turn away from Christ, they are beckoned to come back. But many fall into the traps of Satan and lose their immortal souls.
Sounds like Spurgeon is calling for the lost souls to return to Christ. That they are not committed to the laws and commandments of the Savior but simply coast along being "Christians in Name Only" (CNO). The difficulty is that we do not have the ability to identify who these are. Nor does it really matter that we identify them. But that we sound the warning for them to follow Christ more closely, and that seems to the the message of Spurgeon.
Please let me know if I have made a mistake in my understanding of your eleven-part posting.
This is a whole book you posted. It will take me a lot of time to read it. Thanks for sharing. I will read it. GBU
This year I decided, due to some events occuring in my life, to approach the lord closer than before. So I have spent a lot of time praying. And I am feeling the presence of the Lord more than ever before. Praying is essential to christians. It is not a monologue but a dialogue. God answers back by letting us feeling His presence which is joy and piece. The closer we go to God the closer he comes to us. But the past few months I do not spent so much time praying but I have started studying the Word of God more than ever before. This is also essential and necessary to christians. When the Lord sees the wish in our hearts to aproach Him by praying and studying He reveals to us things we didn't know before. God is like a tap of water. One drinks as much as he turns that tap, the more he turns it the more he drinks.
My volnerable side is the net. Once I am getting there I get lost reading all sort of different things. I like history a lot. All kind of history. And many other things like construction, engineering, anything really. I have always liked reading since a kid. So I spent much time there which I could spent in more necessary things (and my wife keeps telling me that!!!)
This as far as I am concerned. I wish your grandchildren grow in good health. And your sons and their families to come back to their Father's house where they belong to. Have a blessed week and month.
Bread with shredded cabbage, apple, pumpkin and butternut squash puree? Give me the recipee. I"ll tell it to my wife. Just joking, but I wouldn't mind tasting it (I actually think I am a better cook than my wife!!! Don't tell my wife. I also like trying new recipees).
My knee is getting a lot better and I have been back to work since the beggining of November.
About the weather in my country. The weather is usually moderate in Greece. Nothing extreme. Not too hot summers, not too cold winters.. Although this has changed in the last 10-15 years. The winters have been a lot warmer lately, like last year and this year so far. The average temperature in November this year in my place was around 5 to 15 degrees Celsius which is actually a lot warmer than normal. A lot of rain as well. Tomorrow, Monday, the forecast shows 6 to 11 degrees C. The summers have also been warmer lately. The summers of 2023 and 2024 were extremely hot, up to 40 C for a long time. So we had a lot of fires in the summer. Also a lot of floods in the winter. This is not the norm here, but it seems that the climate crisis is here to stay.
I live in a place in Northern Greece (in Macedonia) which is about 150 km from the coast, at 800 meters altitude I have seen in Google maps that the lattitude here is the same as in Northern California or Nevada in USA. In the last decades, this place was considered one of the coldest places in this country, with temperatures in winter below zero Celsius, and a lot of snow during the winter, but in the last 10-15 years it snows only once or twice, but not much. As I said, the climate crisis is here.
In my free time (which I do not have much) I like doing either building work or dealing with machines. l also like, like you, spending time with plants and flowers.