Only a Prayer Meeting (C. H. Spurgeon)

Description

A paperback edition. Spurgeon used to address his church at midweek meetings as well as the powerful sermons on Sundays. These addresses were generally more informal in tone and were designed to supply motivation for the church to pray. They are classic Spurge on i and is divided into 4 sections and concludes with a hymn Spurgeon composed himself for morning prayer meetings.

Section 1 – Addresses on prayer and prayer meetings

Section 2 – Expositions of script

Section 3 – Incidents and illustrations

Section 4 – Addresses on practical matters in the church

Together this collection is charming, challenging and cheering! If you wanted to find out how Spurgeon fueled his church for everyday Christian living and a life of prayer then there is no better starting place.

Table of Contents

PART 1: ADDRESSES ON PRAYER AND PRAYER MEETINGS

1 Only a Prayer Meeting! ................................................... ...... 7

2 Prayer Meetings:

As They Were, and As They Should Be ................................15

3 Business Prayers ................................................... .............twenty one

4 God’s Willingness to Bless Saints and Sinners ..27

5 Confession of Sin ................................................... ..........35

6 I Pray You to Fasten your Grips ......................43

PART 2: EXPOSITIONS OF SCRIPTURE

7 The First Public Worship in the World ..........53

8 Concerning the Dropping of Honeycombs ..........59

9 ‘Do Not Sin Against the Child’: An Address at

 a Prayer Meeting for Sabbath Schools ............................65

10 Fighting and Praying ................................................... ...... 73

11 Another Spiritual Honey-Drop ................................ 83

12 The Three ‘Thens’ of Leviticus 26 ............................................ 87

13 An Address for Sad Times ...................................................95

14 'Honey out of the Rock' ................................................ .. 103

15 The Prevalence of Evil an Argument in Prayer... 107

16 The Three ‘Thens’ of Isaiah’s Temple Vision .......... 113

17 Pruning the Vines ................................................... ..........121

18 ‘Write the name of Jesus on all Your Crosses’ ..... 127

19 Pentecost and Whitsuntide ...................................133

20 The Pastor's Need of the People's Prayers .......... 139

21 Why We Have Not ................................................... .......... 145

PART 3: INCIDENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

22 An Interruption Improved ...................................................157

23 Fishing ................................................... ...................................161

24 'Trespassers Beware!' ................................................ ..... 169

25 The Silent Steamroller ................................................... ..173

26 The Steamroller and the Stone-Roller .......... 177

27 Two Common Dangers ................................................. 183

28 A Little Sermon from the Painter's Brazier ........... 189

29 A Life-Belt for Daily Use ................................................ ..191

30 The Eye, an Emblem of Faith ................................... 197

31 'Nothing to Say' ................................................... ................ 201

32 Fasting and Backsliding ................................................... 205

PART 4: MISCELLANEOUS ADDRESSES

33 Preaching to Sinners ................................................... ......211

34 A Full Christ for Empty Sinners and Saints .......... 215

35 'Steal Away to Jesus' ................................................... ..223

36 An Address to Sunday School Teachers .......... 227

37 Fellowship with God’s Greatness ............................ 231

38 Timely Cautions ................................................... ..........237

39 'Tempted of the Devil' ................................................ ... 243

40 ‘We Shall Get Home; We Shall Get Home’ .......... 249

Product Details

Title: Only a Prayer Meeting

Author: C. H. Spurgeon

Publisher: Christian Focus Publications

Pages: 256

Binding: Paperback

Size: 21.5 x 13.6 x 1.5 cm