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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. To you Christian people, there is given a very full revelation of the truth of God. You live in the mid-day glory of the gospel, but the “prophets...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. Now let us read one other passage, to show how the Lord heals the blind, and makes them see. This exposition consisted of readings from Isaiah 6;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. There are many such hearers, thy just hear the Word, and that is all. They are very like the countryman,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. Because you see behind the curtain, and have grace given to discern the inner meaning through the outer metaphor, come and hear the explanation of the parable of the sower.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
When anyone heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. The gospel is “the word of the kingdom”: it has royal authority in it; it proclaims and reveals King Jesus, and it leads men to obedience to his way....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. A straw fire blazes fiercely, but lasts not long. And so there are some that we...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it, yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He soon ceases even to profess to be a Christian, he jumped into religion, and he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for awhile: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. Here the seed was the same and the sower the same, but the result somewhat...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. Dear friends, who have to teach the young, you have, in their case, less danger in this respect. They have not yet come to the time when the care of this world and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; — Knows what it means, thinks it over, takes it in as the good ground...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. This class of hearers we know by personal acquaintance in this busy age. They hear the word, they are affected by the gospel, they take it as seed into their minds, and it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he that received seed into good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. For all Christians are not alike fruitful. Would God they all reached to the hundredfold, and went beyond it! Such seed, and such a sower, and such fruitful...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. I say again, — Oh, that we had a hundredfold return for our sowing! Yet let us not forget to give God thanks if we have sixtyfold or even thirtyfold.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Here is the story of the Word’s success. This fourth piece of land will repay all charges. Of course, no one parable teaches all truth, and therefore we have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: He knew that it was good. It had been tested: it was unmixed: it was good throughout.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: Jesus never sowed any other kind of seed. The truth which he taught is pure and unadulterated. It is good seed, — good and only good, the very best of seed.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But while men slept his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. It was a very malicious action. The thing has been done many times. Bastard wheat was sown in among the true wheat, so as to injure the crop.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Wherever Christ is active the enemy is sure to be active too. If you have a sleeping church, you may have a sleeping devil; but as soon as ever Christ is in the congregation sowing the good seed, the devil wakes up, and by night, when men are off their guard,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? We often have to ask that question. How comes this about? It was a true gospel that was preached, from whence then come...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. The false wheat came up with the true. Perhaps the seed in the one case may have looked like the other even as there is “another gospel which is not another” with which come still trouble us. The only true test is, “By their fruits ye shall know them;” so,...