Christian sympathy—a sermon for the Lancashire distress

Christian sympathy—a sermon for the Lancashire distress

‘Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?’ 

Job 30:25

Suggested Further Reading: 

 1:26–2:16

Remember a little more the intimate connection between the body and the soul. 

Go to the poor man and tell him of the bread of heaven, but first give him the bread of earth, for how shall he hear you with a starving body? It seems an idle tale to a poor man, if you talk to him of spiritual things and cruelly refuse him help as to temporals.

 Sympathy, thus expressed, may be a mighty instrument for good; and even without this, if you are too poor to be able to carry out the pecuniary part of benevolence, a kind word, a look, a sentence or two of sympathy in trouble, a little loving advice, or an exhortation to your neighbor to cast his burden on the Lord, may do much spiritual service. 

I do not know, but I think if all our church members were full of love, and would always deal kindly, there would be very few hearts that would long hold out, at least from hearing the Word. 

You ask a person to hear your preacher; but he knows that you are crotchety, short-tempered, illiberal, and he is not likely to think much of the Word, which, as he thinks, has made you what you are; but if, on the other hand, he sees your compassionate spirit, he will first be attracted to you, then next to what you have to say, and then you may lead him as with a thread, and bring him to listen to the truth as it is in Jesus, and who can tell, but thus, through the sympathy of your tender heart, you may be the means of bringing him to Christ.

For meditation:

 Jesus had compassion on the shepherdless and hungry crowds (Mark 6:34; 8:1–3). His disciples had doubts and wanted to send them away (Mark 6:35–36; 8:4). But it is amazing what God can do with a little willingness on our part (Mark 6:37–44; 8:5–9).

N.B. Due to the failure of the cotton supply, the Lancashire mills had closed, resulting in unemployment and food shortages. Spurgeon was financially supporting one of his former students in his attempts to help those suffering.

Sermon no. 479

9 November (1862)

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“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie,

 not in its fashion and manner, but in the truth which it contains.” 

 C. H. Spurgeon ~ 

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 PRAYER 

 Father, 

I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. 

Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

 Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings.

 Amen. 

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"As ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord."

"As ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord."

Colossians 2:6.

The life of faith is represented as receiving—an act which implies the very opposite of anything like merit. It is simply the acceptance of a gift. As the earth drinks in the rain, as the sea receives the streams, as night accepts light from the stars, so we, giving nothing, partake freely of the grace of God. 

The saints are not, by nature, wells, or streams, they are but cisterns into which the living water flows; they are empty vessels into which God pours His salvation. The idea of receiving implies a sense of realization, making the matter a reality.

One cannot very well receive a shadow; we receive that which is substantial: so is it in the life of faith, Christ becomes real to us. While we are without faith, Jesus is a mere name to us—a person who lived a long while ago, so long ago that His life is only a history to us now! By an act of faith Jesus becomes a real person in the consciousness of our heart.

 But receiving also means grasping or getting possession of. The thing which I receive becomes my own: I appropriate to myself that which is given. When I receive Jesus, He becomes my Saviour, so mine that neither life nor death shall be able to rob me of Him. All this is to receive Christ—to take Him as God's free gift; to realize Him in my heart, and to appropriate Him as mine.

Salvation may be described as the blind receiving sight, the deaf receiving hearing, the dead receiving life; but we have not only received these blessings, we have received CHRIST JESUS Himself. It is true that He gave us life from the dead. He gave us pardon of sin; He gave us imputed righteousness. 

These are all precious things, but we are not content with them; we have received Christ Himself. The Son of God has been poured into us, and we have received Him, and appropriated Him. What a heartful Jesus must be, for heaven itself cannot contain Him!

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“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie,

 not in its fashion and manner, but in the truth which it contains.” 

 C. H. Spurgeon ~ 

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 The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, 

without acquiring any monetary reward. 

God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

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  Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God  

 PRAYER 

 Father, 

I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. 

Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

 Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings.

 Amen. 

 "HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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True Humility Rewarded

True Humility Rewarded

He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)

It ought not to be difficult for us to humble ourselves, for what have we to be proud of? We ought to take the lowest place without being told to do so.

 If we are sensible and honest, we shall be little in our own eyes. Especially before the Lord in prayer we shall shrink to nothing. 

There we cannot speak of merit, for we have none; our one and only appeal must be to mercy: "God be merciful to me a sinner."

Here is a cheering word from the throne. 

We shall be exalted by the Lord if we humble ourselves. 

For us the way upward is downhill. When we are stripped of self we are clothed with humility, and this is the best of wear. 

The Lord will exalt us in peace and happiness of mind; He will exalt us into knowledge of His Word and fellowship with Himself; He will exalt us in the enjoyment of sure pardon and justification. 

The Lord puts His honors upon those who can wear them to the honor of the Giver. He gives usefulness, acceptance, and influence to those who will not be puffed up by them but will be abased by a sense of greater responsibility.

 Neither God nor man will care to lift up a man who lifts up himself; but both God and good men unite to honor modest worth.

O Lord, sink me in self that I may rise in Thee.

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“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie,

 not in its fashion and manner, but in the truth which it contains.” 

 C. H. Spurgeon ~ 

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 The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, 

without acquiring any monetary reward. 

God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ...

  Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God  

 PRAYER 

 Father, 

I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. 

Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

 Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings.

 Amen. 

 "HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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Let us pray

Let us pray

“But it is good for me to draw near to God.” Psalm 73:28

Suggested Further Reading: James 4:1-8

Draw near to God with living, loving prayer; present the promise, and you shall obtain the fulfilment. Many things I might say of prayer; our old divines are full of high praise concerning it. 

The early fathers speak of it as if they were writing sonnets.

 Chrysostom preached of it as if he saw it incarnate in some heavenly form. 

And the choicest metaphors were gathered together to describe in rapturous phrase the power, nay, the omnipotence of prayer. 

Would to God we loved prayer as our fathers did of old. 

It is said of James the Less, that he was so much in prayer that his knees had become hard like those of a camel. It was doubtless but a legend, but legends are often based on truths. 

And certain it is that Hugh Latimer, that blessed saint and martyr of our God, was accustomed to pray so earnestly in his old age, when he was in his cell, that he would often pray until he had no strength left to rise, and the prison attendants had need to lift him from his knees. 

Where are the men like these? Oh angel of the covenant, where can you find them? When the Son of Man comes shall he find prayer on the earth? Ours are not worthy of the name of supplication. 

Oh that we had learned that sacred art, that would draw near to God, and plead his promise. Cowper has put several things together in one hymn.

Prayer clears the sky; “Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw.”

Prayer is a heaven-climber; “Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw.”

Prayer makes even Satan quake; “For Satan trembles when he sees,

The weakest saint upon his knees.”

For meditation: 

Do you regard your prayer-life as a dead, boring routine? May God teach us to draw near to him and enjoy the relationship in a living and meaningful way (Luke 11:1-4).

Sermon no. 288

6 November (1859)

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“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie,

 not in its fashion and manner, but in the truth which it contains.” 

 C. H. Spurgeon ~ 

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 The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, 

without acquiring any monetary reward. 

God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ...

  Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God  

 PRAYER 

 Father, 

I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. 

Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

 Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings.

 Amen. 

 "HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

 You can see two post at the time, please go to the bottom and look for the "Blog Archive", there is many more, sometimes I do many during the day as the time permits. 

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SPANISH:

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 Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 

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"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper."

"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper."

Isaiah 54:17.

This day is notable in English history for two great deliverances wrought by God for us.

 On this day the plot of the Papists to destroy our Houses of Parliament was discovered, 1605.

"While for our princes they prepare

In caverns deep a burning snare,

He shot from heaven a piercing ray,

And the dark treachery brought to day."

And secondly—to-day is the anniversary of the landing of King William III, at Torbay, by which the hope of Popish ascendancy was quashed, and religious liberty was secured, 1688.

This day ought to be celebrated, not by the saturnalia of striplings, but by the songs of saints. Our Puritan forefathers most devoutly made it a special time of thanksgiving.

 There is extant a record of the annual sermons preached by Matthew Henry on this day. Our Protestant feeling, and our love of liberty, should make us regard its anniversary with holy gratitude. 

Let our hearts and lips exclaim, "We have heard with our ears, and our fathers have told us the wondrous things which Thou didst in their day, and in the old time before them."

 Thou hast made this nation the home of the gospel; and when the foe has risen against her, Thou hast shielded her. Help us to offer repeated songs for repeated deliverances. 

Grant us more and more a hatred of Antichrist, and hasten on the day of her entire extinction. 

Till then and ever, we believe the promise, "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper." 

Should it not be laid upon the heart of every lover of the gospel of Jesus on this day to plead for the overturning of false doctrines and the extension of divine truth? Would it not be well to search our own hearts, and turn out any of the Popish lumber of self-righteousness which may lie concealed therein?

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“The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie,

 not in its fashion and manner, but in the truth which it contains.” 

 C. H. Spurgeon ~ 

 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 

 The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, 

without acquiring any monetary reward. 

God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ...

  Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God  

 PRAYER 

 Father, 

I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, 

who are reading this right now. 

Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. 

Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. 

 Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. 

 Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. 

Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. 

 Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings.

 Amen. 

 "HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

 You can see two post at the time, please go to the bottom and look for the "Blog Archive", there is many more, sometimes I do many during the day as the time permits. 

 DO YOU ENJOY THIS BLOG ? ..

 If you like to visit my other blogs, please click at the link and If not clickable, please copy and paste the address to your browser, Thanks... 

 ENGLISH: 

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 http://jesusmightywarrior.blogspot.com/

 http://elshaddaitheallsufficientone.blogspot.com/ 

http://theinfalliblewordofgod.blogspot.com/

SPANISH:

 http://poderosoguerrerodejesus.blogspot.com/ 

 TRANSLATORS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY LANGUAGE..

 TRADUCTORES AL ESPAÑOL O CUALQUIER OTRO LENGUAJE... 

 Don't forget to spread The Word of GOD by sharing today's passage with friends...

 Please share with your family and friends using small envelope (E-mail) next to a pencil, under my name at the bottom of post, or using the share link.. 

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" Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," 

 Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 

 This resource was produced before 1923 and therefore is considered in the "Public Domain".

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We respect copyright laws and are committed to remove any copyright infringing material from our website. If you find any content on our website which infringes your copyrighted work, please contact us, we’ll be happy to verify and remove such content. Please do provide us the following details:

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 2) Location (URLs) of your copyrighted work on your website. 

3) Location (URLs) of your copyrighted work on our website. 

 Some of images taken from Flickr under Creative Commons License and also the bank of free Creative images for non commercial usage... 

Everything we do is for God Almighty's glory our creator and we pray for all the people that are making images available to continue spreading the Gospel. 

 Thank YOu and God Bless.

Mightywarrior..

Blog created February 15, 2010 .