Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the “Prince of Preachers.” [Українська] [Русский]
Charles Spurgeon Quotes
“Oh that we may have such an estimate of the value of a single soul that we count whole days well spent to bring one fallen woman or one drunkard to the Saviour’s feet.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“Do you want to know love?
Go to Calvary and see the Man of Sorrows die.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“I pray that the Lord may work in us the steadfast desire to do good on the quiet, by stealth, when no one looks on, when not a single disciple is near.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“Behold our Lord and Master with divinely skilful art seeking after a single soul!”
– Charles Spurgeon
“Seek then strength from the Strong one and wisdom from the Wise One.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“If a man has not been called to holiness, he certainly has not been challed to the ministry.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“We shall trust everything in those dear hands that were nailed to the cross for us.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“If ye love Christ, show it, and show it by doing good to others, by laying yourself out to help others that Jesus may have joy of them.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“Though we are accustomed to hear the gospel often, it never loses its charm.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“The master-motive of a good shepherd is love. We are to feed Christ’s lambs out of love.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“Trust in God to fulfill his Word to you, and it will be done.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“Love, and then feed. If thou lovest, feed. If thou dost not love, then wait till the Lord hath quickened thee, and lay not thy unhallowed hand to this sacred service.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“Every minute that the Chrsitian lives will be a minute of grace.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“Sitting at the feet of Jesus must lead to following in the footsteps of Jesus.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“Love is the grandest preparation for the ministry, whether exercised in the congregation or in the class.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“God is near, and therefore hope is near.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“Our object is to create love in the hearts of those we teach, and to foster it where it already exists; but how can we convey the fire if it is not kindled in our own hearts?”‘
– Charles Spurgeon
“A dusty Bible ought never to be in your house.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“Where there is no love there will be no life; living lambs are not to be fed by dead men.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“The flood of God’s mercy flows down to refresh the thirsty sons of men.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“Faith is not a blind thing; for faith begins with knowledge.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“A shepherd that does not love his sheep is a hireling and not a shepherd: he will flee in the time of danger, and leave his flock to the wolf.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“On his knees, the believer in invincible.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“We must love or we cannot bless. Teaching is poor work when love is gone; it is like a smith working without fire, or a builder without mortar.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“Get near to Jesus. An hour’s communion with Jesus is the best preparation for teaching either the young or the old.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“By grace you are saved.
What glad tidings for the undeserving.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“I commend to you the study of instructive books, but above all I commend the study of Christ. Let him be your library.”
– Charles Spurgeon
“He who gets money without Christ is a beggar still.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“The Lord Jesus came to remove the penalty, power, and presence of sin.”
— Charles Spurgeon
“[…] I think a teacher is very unwise who does not come to hear the gospel preached and get a meal for his own soul. First be fed, and then feed.”
– Charles Spurgeon