Celebrating Charles Spurgeon
He never sought the spotlight, but it found him anyway. Charles Spurgeon, the “Prince of Preachers,” was a man whose voice shook the pulpits of Victorian England—and his message still speaks today.
Born in 1834 in a small English village, Spurgeon wasn’t born into privilege or fame. But at 15 years old, everything changed. Caught in a snowstorm, he stumbled into a tiny chapel and heard a preacher call out, “Look unto Jesus, and be saved.” That moment gripped his heart, and he never looked back.
When he was still a teenager, Spurgeon began preaching. His sermons were bold, heartfelt, and soaked in Scripture. By age 19, he was leading a London congregation of thousands, without a microphone, drawing crowds so large they had to turn people away at the doors.
Spurgeon was a talented preacher and wasn’t afraid to boldly proclaim the truth. He once declared:
“If Christ is not all to you, He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Savior of men. If He be something, He must be everything. And if He be not everything, He is nothing to you.”
That was the heartbeat of his ministry—Christ alone, as everything.
Spurgeon poured himself out for the Gospel. He founded an orphanage, started a pastors’ college, opposed slavery, and published thousands of sermons and devotionals. His works are still among the most-read Christian writings in the world today.
And though he battled depression, sickness, and fierce criticism, he never stopped preaching grace and never stopped offering hope.
When he died in 1892, over 60,000 people came to pay their respects. Flags in London flew at half-mast.
Charles Spurgeon didn’t just preach sermons. He made sure to tell everyone he could about the joy and hope found in Jesus.
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