Category Archives: Charles Spurgeon

“Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” [Luke 12:1] This age is full of shams. Deception never stood in so eminent a position as it does at the present hour. I fear that there … Continue reading →

“Behold a greater than Solomon is here”-Luke 11:31. Our first thought is that no mere man would have said this concerning himself unless he had been altogether eaten up with vanity; for Solomon was among the Jews the very ideal … Continue reading →

“I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, … Continue reading →

“But one thing is needful.”—Luke 10:42. We have no difficulty whatever in deciding what the one thing is. We are not allowed to say that it is the Saviour, for he is not a thing; and we are not permitted … Continue reading →

“And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee: but—.”—Luke 9:61. When you have walked through a cemetery, you have frequently seen over a grave a broken column, intended to memorialize the death of some one who was taken away … Continue reading →

“And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him.”—Luke 9:42. Our Lord Jesus Christ taught the people much by his words, but he taught them even more by his actions. He was always preaching, … Continue reading →

“And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.”-Luke 9:42. This child possessed with an evil spirit, … Continue reading →

“He healed them that had need of healing.” — Luke 9:11 “HE healed them that had need of healing,” that is to say, on this gracious occasion no single case came before” him which baffled him. However rampant might be … Continue reading →

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.”—Luke 7:50. There appear to have been four stages in Christ’s dealing with this woman. I know not what had preceded the narrative as we have it … Continue reading →

“And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.”– Luke 7:50. The main part of my subject will be–that gracious dismissal, “Go in peace.” To her who had been so lately blest, the word “Go” … Continue reading →

“Thy faith hath saved thee.”–Luke 7:50; and Luke 18:42. I do not remember that this expression is found anywhere else in the Word of God. It is found in these two places in the Gospel by Luke, but not in … Continue reading →

“And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to … Continue reading →

“And it came to pass the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him and much people. Now when He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there … Continue reading →

“And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town … Continue reading →

“Did ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?”—Luke 2:49. Behold then, how great an interest God the Father takes in the work of salvation. It is called “his business;” and though Jesus Christ came to accomplish our … Continue reading →

“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: for mine eyes have seen thy salvation.”—Luke 2:29-30. Blessed wert you, O Simeon, for flesh and blood had not revealed this unto thee; neither had it enabled … Continue reading →

“When they had seen Him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and … Continue reading →

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”Luke 2:14 (KJV) It is wrong to worship angels; but it is appropriate to love them. Although it would be a great sin, and a crime against … Continue reading →

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is … Continue reading →

“The angel said to them, `Do not be afraid.’“ Luke 2:10 As soon as the angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, they were terrified. It had come to this, … Continue reading →