Rather than writing a straightforward biography, Nettles traces ten themes or convictions that recurred throughout Spurgeon’s life-from around or before his conversion to the full bloom of his faith in adulthood. The Child is the Father of the Man (Tom Nettles) There were also a couple of chapters focused on Spurgeon’s wife, Susannah, which got me all the more eager to read the biography Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon by Ray Rhodes Jr. Prayer was what truly made Spurgeon extraordinary. Dallimore writes of the Prince of Preachers: “Throughout his entire ministry many hearers remarked that, moved as they were by his preaching, they were still more affected by his praying” (79). I read two thirds of it in one sitting because it was so fascinating! While Spurgeon’s achievements were immense, what really stuck out to me from this biography were his humility and prayer life. Dallimore)ĭallimore’s biography was my favourite book that I read about Spurgeon. If you’d like to start with an overview of Spurgeon’s life before jumping into his writings, there are several excellent biographies you can choose from. Here’s a reader’s guide for getting started with the many works about and by Spurgeon. He has much to teach not only pastors but every Christian today through his passion for the gospel, love for the lost, and warm zeal for right doctrine. But in addition to this voracious reading schedule, Charles Spurgeon preached several times a week, cared for his congregation, loved his wife and two sons, wrote (many!) books, and ran an orphanage, theological college, and other ministries.Ĭharles Spurgeon (1834–1892) was a Baptist preacher in London whose influence looms large over evangelicalism.
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If you’re anything like me, you might also wish that was your life.
Master Ministries International, Inc.If you heard that someone read six books every week and owned a personal library of 12,000 volumes, you might conclude that they’d have little time to do anything else but read. Iglesia Bautista Gracia Redentora 11 sermons Harbor Reformed Baptist Church 12 sermons Hackberry House of Chosun 366 sermons Evangelisch-Reformierte Baptisten 3 sermons Evangelisch-Reformierte Baptisten 3 sermons Arann Reformed Baptist Church 6 sermons Evangelisch-Reformierte Baptisten 1 sermons Covenanted Reformed Presbyterian Church 1 sermons Arann Reformed Baptist Church 6 sermons In 1861 the congregation moved permanently to the new Metropolitan Tabernacle. In these venues Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000—all in the days before electronic amplification. The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. In 1854, just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 20, became pastor of London's famed New Park Street Church (formerly pastored by the famous Baptist theologian John Gill). Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92) was England's best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. The congregation quickly outgrew their building.
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