Daily Spurgeon
DEVOTION for June 30th *A.D. 2025 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892
PLEASE VIEW THE FOLLOWING VIDEO TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR PREFERRED VERSION OF THE BIBLE HAS BEEN AND IS IS PROTECTED AND PRESERVED BY GOD AS INSPIRED [GOD-BREATHED,
WORD FOR WORD], INNERANT, INFALLIBLE, IMMUTABLE AND HOLY
WORD OF GOD?
Bridge to Babylon The 1881 Textual Criticism Controversy
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC5rUbs_-E&t=9s
(2 hrs. 49 mins.)
This video presents historical evidence explaining the explosion of over 100 published English versions of the Bible. This continuing attempt to replace, add or take away from the 1769 King James Version of the Holy Bible do not prevail because GOD Himself preserves and protects His Holy Scripture from all heresy, blasphemy, confusion and error.
Note: The New King James Version does NOT follow the Greek text of the Textus Receptus, but a Greek Text fabricated by Westcott and Hort and is therefore inferior to the trustworthy 1769 [1611] King James Version, the KJV!
JESUS CHRIST, THE MESSIAH, IS RISEN INDEED! HE IS ALIVE FOREVERMORE!
Resurrection Romans 6:3-5
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
EASTER [Resurrection Sunday] IS NEVER OVER BECAUSE…
Jesus said:
John 11:25 -26 “I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest thou this?” 2 Timothy 2:8-26
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel.
9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 If we believe not, yet he abideth [abides] faithful: he cannot deny himself.
14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth [pottery] ; and some to honor, and some to dishonor.
21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet [the perfect match] for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strife.
24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
e25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure [perhaps] will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
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DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION for June 30th *A.D. 2025 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892
BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a difference?​
Yes! Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?
Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon
URL: https://www.gotquestions.org/Charles-Haddon-Spurgeon.html
Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago, was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and He, Himself, is coming again.
DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION written and calendared for the exact date of June 30th .
PREACHING from Metropolitan Tabernacle London, U.K. (C.H. Spurgeon 1834-1892)
Mutual Debts in Marriage 1 Corinthians 7:3 By Dr. Peter Masters 15 January 2012
A key word has slipped out of some modern translations – the marital debt of benevolence, meaning goodwill and kind benefits. Here are seven debts each has to the other in Christian marriage, a sevenfold bond and blessing to the crowning earthly friendship of life’s journey, are we paying what is ‘due’?
The Years the Locust Has Eaten Joel 2:21-27 Message by Charles Haddon Spurgeon from the Series: Truth Stranger Than Fiction, delivered on Lord’s day Evening May 30, 1896
Recording by: Gavin Childress 44:24 minutes
304,103 views Jan 5, 2017
Thy Hand Was Heavy Upon Me Psalm 32:3-4 by Charles H. Spurgeon
(Terrible Convictions and Gentle Drawings) - Preached on May 6. 1860 by C.H. Spurgeon at Exeter Hall. Recorded by Charles Koelsch, Christian Sermons and Audio Books
SACRED PRAISE:
Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior by Gaither Music TV Congregation
Do, Lord, Do Remember Me with Mauldin Harmony Arrangement Music selections came to mind from SERMON’S SCRIPTURE VERSE Luke 23:42)
… be [be being filled, right now] with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
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BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL! Gaither Congregation (Sing with us, won’t you?)
https://youtu.be/d3pQOmFts0E
Amen, The Anthem by Harry Belafonte
https://youtu.be/UfEwnRV_qdU
* Note: In God’s divine providence, Harry Belafonte died April 25, 2023; one day before the posting anniversary of this Amen Anthem. It will continue to warm the hearts of all who whisper-it-out in prayer …
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Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon
https://youtu.be/PNzpbk4P6Gc
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DEVOTION for June 30th
Written And Calendared By Charles H. Spurgeon.
PRAYER: Part 7 of 7 THE LOOK OF FAITH (Repeat)
ANECDOTE 334 (Repeat): A Preacher Converted.
-And he [God] saith [says] unto him,[Jacob] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man- [Jesus Christ] John 1:51
MORNING: "Get thee up into the high mountain. "—Isaiah 40:9
EVENING: "The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. " —Genesis 8:9
A SINNER'S PRAYER
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BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL! Gaither Congregation (Sing with us, won’t you?)
https://youtu.be/d3pQOmFts0E
Amen, The Anthem by Harry Belafonte
https://youtu.be/UfEwnRV_qdU
* Note: In God’s divine providence, Harry Belafonte died April 25, 2023; one day before the posting anniversary of this Amen Anthem. It will continue to warm the hearts of all who breathe-it-out in prayer …
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Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon
https://youtu.be/PNzpbk4P6Gc
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DEVOTION for June 30th :
PRAYER 23, Part 7 of 7 (Repeat)
THE LOOK OF FAITH
Father, glorify Thy Son that Thy Son may glorify Thee. Holy Spirit, do Thine office [will, purpose and move] and take of these things of Christ and reveal [make known] them unto us. We gather up [put together] all our prayers in that salvation through the blood of the Lamb, [The Lord Jesus]. Amen.
(Attachment: PRAYER 23.doc)
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ANECDOTE 334 (Repeat): A Preacher Converted.
You remember Rowland Hill’s Story in “The Village Dialogues,” about Mr. Merriman. Mr. Merriman was a sad scapegrace of a preacher; and was to be seen at every fair and revel [party], and used seldom to be found in his pulpit when he should have been. But when by God’s Grace, he was converted, he began to preach with tears running down his face!
The Church soon became crowded, but the squire [Mayor] would not go [to church]—he even locked up his pew [designated seats].
So, Mr. Merriman had a little ladder made outside the door [of the Mayor’s pew] , as he did not wish to break it [the pew] open, and the people used to sit on the steps, up one side and down the other, so that there was twice as much room as there was before! ________________________________________
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK June 30th A STAIRCASE TO HEAVEN (Jacob’s Ladder)
By C.H. Spurgeon 1834 – 1892
-And he [God] saith [says] unto him, [Jacob]
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man [Jesus Christ] - John 1:51
Y dicele: De cierto, de cierto os digo: De aqui adelante vereis el cielo abierto, y los angeles de Dios que suben y descienden sobre el Hijo del hombre- Juan 1:51
Yes, to our faith this sight is plain even at this day [even today]. We do see Heaven opened. Jesus Himself has opened that kingdom to all believers. We gaze [stare] into the place of mystery and glory, for He has revealed it to us. We shall enter it soon, for He is the way.
Now we see the explanation of Jacob’s ladder. Between earth and Heaven there is a holy commerce [of communications]; prayer ascends, and answers come down, by the way of [through] Jesus, the Mediator. We see this ladder when we see our Lord.
In Him a stairway of light now furnishes a clear passage to the throne of the Most High.
Let us use it, and send up by it the messengers of our prayers. We shall live the angelic life ourselves if we run up to Heaven in intercession, and lay hold upon the blessings of the covenant, and then descend again to scatter those gifts among the sons of men.
This choice sight which Jacob only saw in a dream we will turn into a bright reality. This very day we will be up and down the ladder each hour; climbing in communion, [two-way prayer] and coming down in labor [to work] to save our fellow-men.
This is thy promise, O Lord Jesus, let us joyfully see it fulfilled.
Prayer: Thank You Lord Jesus, for this, that was also given to Jacob in a dream. -And he [God] saith [says] unto him, [Jacob] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man [Jesus Christ] -
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MORNING June 30th
"Get thee up into the high mountain. "—Isaiah 40:9
-Súbete sobre un monte alto — Isaías 40:9
OUR knowledge of Christ is somewhat like climbing one of the Welsh mountains [in Wales]. When you are at the base you see but little: the mountain itself appears to be only one-half as high as it really is.
Confined in a little valley, you discover scarcely anything but the rippling brooks as they descend into the stream at the foot of the mountain. Climb the first rising knoll, [hill] and the valley lengthens and widens beneath your feet. Go higher, and you see the country for four or five miles round, and you are delighted with the widening prospect. Mount still [go higher], and the scene enlarges; until at last, when you are on the summit and look east, west, north, and south, you see almost all England lying before you.
Yonder [over there] is a forest in some distant county, perhaps two hundred miles away, and here the sea, and there a shining river and the smoking chimneys of a manufacturing town, or the masts of the ships in a busy port. All these things please and delight you, and you say,
"I could not have imagined that so much could be seen at this elevation."
Now, the Christian life is of the same order [like that, too].
When we first believe in Christ we see but little of Him. The higher we climb the more we discover of His beauties. But who has ever reached the summit? Who has known all the heights and depths of the love of Christ that passes knowledge? Paul, when grown old, sitting grey-haired, shivering in a dungeon in Rome, could say with greater emphasis than we can,
"I know whom I have believed,"
for each experience had been like the climbing of a hill, each trial had been like ascending another summit, and his death seemed like gaining the top of the mountain, from which he could see the whole of the faithfulness and the love of Him to whom he had committed his soul.
Get up, dear friend, [climb up] into the high mountain.
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EVENING June 30th
"The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. " —Genesis 8:9
—No halló la paloma donde sentar la planta de su pie —Génesis 8:9
READER, can you find rest apart from the ark, Christ Jesus? If not then be assured that your religion [faith] is in vain. Are you satisfied with anything short of a conscious knowledge of your union and interest in Christ? Then woe [great suffering from loss, misfortune, or trouble] unto you.
If you profess to be a Christian, yet find full satisfaction in worldly pleasures and pursuits, your profession is false.
If your soul can stretch herself at rest, and find the bed long enough, and the coverlet [bedspread] broad enough to cover her in the chambers [bedrooms] of sin, then you are a hypocrite, and far enough from any right thoughts of Christ or perception of His preciousness.
But if, on the other hand, you feel that if you could indulge in sin without punishment, yet it would be punishment enough in itself; and if you could have the whole world, and abide in it forever, it would be quite enough misery to be parted [separated] from your God.
—your God—is what your soul craves after [wants above all] ;
then be of good courage, you are a child of God.
With all your sins and imperfections, take this to your comfort: if your soul has no rest in sin, you are not as the sinner is! If you are still crying after and craving after something better, Christ has not forgotten you, for you have not quite forgotten Him.
The believer cannot do without his Lord; words are inadequate to express his thoughts of Him.
We cannot live on the sands of the wilderness, we want the manna [heavenly nourishment] which drops-from on high; our skin bottles of creature confidence [comforts] cannot yield us a drop of moisture, but we drink of the rock which follows us, and that rock is [Jesus] Christ.
When you feed on Him your soul can sing,
"He hath satisfied my mouth with good things, so that my youth is renewed like the eagle's,"
but if you have Him not, [don’t have Him] your bursting wine vat [barrels] and well-filled barn can give you no sort of satisfaction:
rather, lament [sorrow] over them [earthly wealth] in the words of wisdom,
"Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!"
A SINNER’S PRAYER
Whosoever shall call on the name of the lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21
Pray and call on the name of the Lord Jesus, like this. Won’t you?
“Lord Jesus, I’m a sinner. I’m lost and hopeless to save myself. Without you and your blood that was shed for me and Your death on the cross I would spend eternity in Hell’s fire.
Thank you Lord Jesus that You love me and died for me before I was born and that You have always loved me and will never reject or turn your back on me. I know You are the Way, the Truth and the Life and that no one can come to the Father but by trusting in You.
Thank you, Father that You have caused me to see myself as I am; a lost sinner. But, because of Your love and goodness, You have made a way and given me the desire to come to You, to turn away from my sin and to trust in You, Lord Jesus. You took my place on the cross and provided the way for me to be forgiven. Thank You.
Thank You that You prompted a desire in me to believe in You, the only begotten Son of God who died on the cross to be the sacrifice that would atone for my sins.
Thank You, Father for Your love that allowed Jesus to suffer and die in my place. Thank You that You raised Jesus from the dead. He is RISEN and is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave and in Christ Jesus I am free.
You raised Jesus from the dead, gave Him a Glorified body and after he was seen by many witnesses on earth You took Him up to reign with You in heaven.
Thank you, Father, for saving me in the name, of Your only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Romans 6:11
Thank you, Holy Spirit, that you always give witness to and exalt the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 16:8-11
With all my heart, thank you Lord for saving me.
Live Your life in me, Lord Jesus, in Your name I pray, Amen.
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Please allow us to share in the joy of your having received the new birth with you and the heavenly angels in Heaven as they rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7
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Note: JM witnessed the last few hours of his *Daddy’s life on earth coming to an end and heard him say “Amen” over and over, affirming his own life’s conclusion and giving testimony of God’s goodness to him and his agreement and surrender to his earthly departure to be eternally present with the Lord Jesus.
Amen... Amen… Amen!
*Charles Dumah Riley, Sr. 1897 – 1987
My Daddy’s prayer before every meal, he always offered with all gravity and reverence heard in the unique inflection of his deep Bass voice of prayer:
“Accept our thanks for these and all other blessings, we Humbly ask in Thy name, Amen.”
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PLEASE VIEW THE FOLLOWING VIDEO TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR PREFERRED VERSION OF THE BIBLE HAS BEEN AND IS IS PROTECTED AND PRESERVED BY GOD AS INSPIRED [GOD-BREATHED,
WORD FOR WORD], INERRANT, INFALLIBLE, IMMUTABLE AND HOLY
WORD OF GOD?
Bridge to Babylon The 1881 Textual Criticism ControversyURL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC5rUbs_-E&t=9s
(2 hrs. 49 mins.)
This video presents historical evidence explaining the explosion of over 100 published English versions of the Bible. This continuing attempt to replace, add or take away from the 1769 King James Version of the Holy Bible do not prevail because GOD Himself preserves and protects His Holy Scripture from all heresy, blasphemy, confusion and error.
Note: The New King James Version does NOT follow the Greek text of the Textus Receptus, but a Greek Text fabricated by Westcott and Hort and is therefore inferior to the trustworthy 1769 [1611] King James Version, the KJV!
SPECIAL SACRED FEATURES:
Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTSCJ77SM8
Trump Endorses the God Bless the USA Authorized King James Version KJV Bible
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Why the King James Bible of 1611 Remains the Most Popular Translation in History URL: https://www.history.com/news/king-james-bible-most-popular
SACRED LITERATURE:
Seven reasons to read (or hear) the Pilgrim’s Progress
URL: https://openthebible.org/article/seven-good-reasons-to-read-pilgrims-progress/#:~:text=It's%20a%20classic
Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago, was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and He is coming again.
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The Lord Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh,
was born of a virgin 2025 years ago.
He’s alive today, has always existed as God’s eternal and everlasting Word,
and will soon return for his bride, the Church
[The body of all redeemed believers in Jesus Christ].
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory.
1 Timothy 3:16
Look unto me, and be ye saved all the ends of the earth: for I am God and there is none else.
Isaiah 45:22
You are invited to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal savior and Lord and to follow Him in believer’s baptism.
Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. But, John forbad [refused] Him and said, “I have need to be baptized of You and [yet] you are coming to me?” [for baptism] And Jesus answering him said, “Suffer it to be so [Do it] now: for thus it becometh us [is beautifully fitting and expected of us] to fulfil all righteousness.”
Baptism is not a requirement for salvation but it is the willing desire of all believers to demonstrate agreement and consistency with the righteousness of preaching Repentance and Baptism as preached and practiced by John the Baptist is obedience to scriptural teaching. The issue of baptism is therefore not an issue of salvation but of obedience and the fulfilling of all righteousness.
Worshiping Him in Spirit and in truth will spring-up and be manifested in a sense of gratitude from all born again believers. Such trust and worship can come through prayer, Bible reading, scriptural meditation and study. Fellowship in a local church body, hearing gospel preaching and singing of sacred hymns and spiritual songs are also acts of worship and reflects active discipleship.
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The Strategy of Resurrection John Ch. 20 with Dr. Peter Masters, Pastor
It is clear the resurrection was completely unexpected by the disciples. Here is how it came, first by gentle intimation, then with a caution, then as a proof of Christ's successful atonement, and then as a command to trust in the living Lord.
PRAISE: PLEASE SING Above All by Lenny LeBlanc …Be [be being] filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
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Morning & EveningThis body of inspired work was created by Spurgeon 1834-1892 and has been widely published and preached to this present time. He was Pastor and founder of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, England (Still flourishing TODAY) Still preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. [Click this blue link to hear live, contemporary and traditional preaching brought by the Internet from broadcasts from Dr. Peter Masters, the current Metropolitan Tabernacle minister for over 30 years].
Prayer: Dear Lord, May this endeavor be effective and thrive in winning souls,
and may we also be loving and compassionate as we encourage and comfort all who
are needy, especially to those who are in the household of faith, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
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"For even in [the] Thessaloni'ca [jail] ye sent once and again unto my necessity. Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. Philippians 4:17. But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received the things which were sent from you, an odor of a sweet smell, Exodus. 29.18 a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God. …But I know that my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:17-19. Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Salute [Greet] every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you All the saints salute [Greet] you, chiefly they that are of *Caesar’s household. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Philippians 4:23 Amen”
* Not only were new converts won to the truth in Caesar's household, but after their conversion they remained in that household. They did not feel at liberty to abandon their post of duty because their surroundings were no longer congenial. [They were now out of their comfort zone but obliged to steadfastly remain and serve there] The truth had found them there, and there they remained, by their changed life and character testifying to the transforming power of their new found faith in Jesus Christ. Thank you for your prayers.
Let us make daily use of our riches, and ever repair [return] to Him as to our own Lord in covenant, taking from Him the supply of all we need with as much boldness as men take money from their own purse [wallet].
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TODAY'S DEVOTION
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will Include:
A Prayer
A Spurgeon Anecdote
A promise from scripture in Faith’s Checkbook
Selections from Morning & Evening
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SPECIAL SPURGEON SERMON: “Why Men Cannot Believe in Christ”
[Christ Jesus]
URL: https://youtu.be/hHF1r74XaTQ?si=czhwYSJP9H53XqCy
Note: This Sermon was referenced in the Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday, August 14th 2024 at South Shores Church and is featured here as an unabridged Audio recording of Sermon # 1245 that was preached originally by Charles Spurgeon in 1875 from his home church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, U.K.
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Can You trust this website?
Is it of God?
Is it trustworthy?
1 John Chapter 4
Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [everything you hear] but [continually] be testing the spirit whether it is of God: because many false prophets have come out in the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesseth [confesses, says] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come out of God, is of God: and every spirit [voice] that confesseth not [doesn't confess] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
Hence, I confess [declare and affirm] "Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh."
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He has always existed from eternity past [FOREVER] as the WORD of God. John 1:1-2
And He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago in Bethlehem, the WORD made flesh,
is alive today, and is coming soon for His *bride, the Church
[*All redeemed believers].
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."
1 Timothy 3:16
Let me invite you to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and to publicly confess [declare] Him as such before men [publicly]. He will therefore be able to acknowledge and confess you before His Father in Heaven. He is The God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. Following your public confession, You also invited to follow Him in believer’s baptism by immersion.
Jesus came from Galilee t o Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. But, John forbad [refused] Him and said, “I have need to be baptized of You and [yet] you are coming to me?” [for baptism] And Jesus answering him said, “Suffer it to be so [Allow this]: for thus it becometh [is fitting and right for] us to fulfil all righteousness.”
Baptism is not required for salvation. Remember, what Jesus said to the thief on the cross, who acknowledged Jesus’ innocence and said to him:
“Remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
And then, Jesus said to him:
“Verily [Truly] I say to you, Today you shall be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
Baptism pictures the Lord’s death, burial and resurrection and the believer’s new birth.
It bears witness with John the Baptist who preached that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and exhorted Repentance from sin and the Baptism of atonement. Therefore, the act of baptism is not required for salvation but it is an act of obedience to fulfil all righteousness.
Romans 6:3-5:
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.
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This website is not intended, were it possible, to take the place of in-person, physical gatherings of believers for Gospel Preaching, congregational praise and worship and Christian fellowship of local Church bodies of believers.
“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [accurately proclaiming] the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
Following the Lord Jesus Christ in His purpose for us is our aim. We trust Him for our salvation, guidance, strength and our eternal destiny. We desire to and will, with His help, follow Him in soul winning by use or any instrumentality He may choose. We invite and encourage non-believers to turn away from sin, look to Him and be saved.
We trust that all believers (old and new) will benefit in knowing that He will sustain, guide and build us up. We are being conformed to the image of Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
includes daily devotions by Charles Spurgeon of:
A Prayer,
An Anecdote,
Faith’s Checkbook [God’s Promises]
Morning and Evening [Devotions]
Sermons by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892 and Sermons by Peter Masters preached at The Metropolitan Tabernacle during Worship services that always include sacred congregational singing to be an encouragement to believers to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
INTERVIEW with Former Pastor of Saddleback Church, Rick Warren. “Receiving God’s eternal love for you!”
URL:https://www.tbnplus.com/c/sy/sMW1pnGB?episodeId=EJGY0J8Q&play=1
Behold, therefore: Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh. 1ohn 4:1-3
He was born of a virgin 2,021 years ago, is alive today,
and is coming soon for His bride; the Church (All believers).
"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."