C. H. Spurgeon

Here is a saint with whom each of us should become familiar, that we might learn from his service to Jesus.  He was a true Prince of Prayer.

A Brief C. H. Spurgeon Biography

        An extensive archive of his sermons online

    The Spurgeon Archive of Prayer is an adaptation of Phillip R. Johnson's The Spurgeon Archive.  The feature conveniently lists as many of Charles Hadden Spurgeon's prayer related sermons, from The Spurgeon Archive, as possible.  Even where the related sermon is not available online, just knowing which text this giant in Israel chose for instruction on prayer, warrants our attention.  Therefore, I adapted Phil's text index to link to the Blue Letter Bible.  

    Known as "The Prince of preachers", it is not duly emphasized that Spurgeon was truly a man of prayer.  The Kneeling Christian wrote, " C. H. Spurgeon had the joy of being able to say that he conducted a prayer-meeting every Monday night 'which scarcely ever numbers less than from a thousand to twelve hundred attendants.' "  That was roughly 1 out of 4 persons from his congregation.  He knew the source of his preaching eminence came not from oratory skills, but, from God's faithfulness to His Word, pleaded upon by His praying saints, weekly, and both before, and during Spurgeon's public addresses.  E. M. Bounds, in his "Purpose in Prayer", wrote, "It was said of the late C. H. Spurgeon, that he glided from laughter to prayer with the naturalness of one who lived in both elements. With him the habit of prayer was free and unfettered. His life was not divided into compartments, the one shut off from the other with a rigid exclusiveness that barred all intercommunication. He lived in constant fellowship with his Father in Heaven. He was ever in touch with God, and thus it was as natural for him to pray as it was for him to breathe."  Everyone is encouraged to read the sermons "Daniel: A Pattern for Pleaders" and, "Let Us Pray".