Charles H. Spurgeon — An All-Round Ministry

All whom the Lord has chosen and received into the society of his saints ought to prepare themselves for a life that is hard, difficult, laborious and full of countless griefs.

There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.

The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction.

Prayer is the longing of the soul to hold communion with the Most High, the desire of the heart to obtain blessings at His hands.

The established church of the town of Mansoul has the Devil for its archbishop. Sin has enclasped our nature as a boa constrictor encircles its victim, and when it has maintained its hold for twenty, forty, or sixty year…

He will glory against the church, and say, ' These are your holy preachers: you see what their preciseness is, and whither it will bring them.' He will glory against Jesus Christ Himself, and say, ' These are thy champio…