40 Inspirational Charles Spurgeon Quotes On Prayer & Faith
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Charles Spurgeon was born on June 19, 1834, in London. He is considered the “Prince of Preachers” among Christians of various denominations. He is the key figure within the Reformed Baptist tradition. Charles Spurgeon was an opponent of the liberal and pragmatic approaches to theology in his day and defended the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith.
Discover these Charles Spurgeon quotes on prayers, faith and, inspiration by one of the most influential pastors of all time. These quotes are a great source for anyone who wants to find comfort, encouragement and hope.
Charles Spurgeon Quotes On Prayer
A prayer that springs from the heart, that is full of passion, desire, and faith, these are truly spiritual prayers, and God will accept no other prayers but those that originate from the heart. We have collected some of the best Charles Spurgeon Quotes on prayer for you.
“I never expect, until I get to heaven, to be able to cease confessing sin every day and every time I stand before God.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: ENCOURAGED TO PRAY: CLASSIC SERMONS ON PRAYER
“Dear brethren, if we shut our ears to what Jesus tells us, we shall never have power in prayer, nor shall we enjoy intimate communion with the Well-beloved.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: ENCOURAGED TO PRAY: CLASSIC SERMONS ON PRAYER
“My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: MORNING BY MORNING
“The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
“If you profess to be a Christian, yet find full satisfaction in worldly pleasures and pursuits, your profession is false.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: MORNING AND EVENING
“Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: BRILLIANTS SELECTED FROM THE WORKS OF C.H. SPURGEON
“True prayer is the trading of the heart with God.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
“The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
“You may fear that the Lord has passed you by, but it is not so: he who counts the stars, and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting his own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature he ever made, or the only saint he ever loved. Approach him and be at peace.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: MORNING AND EVENING
SOURCE: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES SPURGEON
“We should pray when we are in a praying mood, for it would be sinful to neglect so fair an opportunity. We should pray when we are not in a proper mood, for it would be dangerous to remain in so unhealthy a condition.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
“If Christ is not all to you He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Saviour of men. If He be something He must be everything, and if He be not everything He is nothing to you.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES SPURGEON
“God has so made man’s heart that nothing can ever fill it but God himself.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE BEATITUDES
“To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark-that is faith.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES SPURGEON
“It’s a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES SPURGEON
“I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this, that I may die to self, and live wholly to Him.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE SPURGEON SERIES
“Patience! patience! You are always in a hurry, but God is not.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES SPURGEON
Charles Spurgeon Quotes On Faith
We have collected some of the best quotes from Charles Spurgeon on faith that challenge, inspires, moves us to action, and ultimately invite us to keep a close relationship with Christ.
“Anything is a blessing which makes us pray.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: PARALLEL COMMENTARY ON THE NEW TESTAMENT
“When your will is God’s will, you will have your will.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
“The seasons change and you change, but the Lord abides evermore the same, and the streams of His love are as deep, as broad and as full as ever.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: DEVOTIONAL CLASSICS
SOURCE: MORNING BY MORNING
“Prayer and praise are the oars by which a man may row his boat into the deep waters of the knowledge of Christ.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES SPURGEON
“In prosperity God is heard, and that is a blessing; but in adversity God is seen, and that is a greater blessing.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES SPURGEON
“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: ESSENTIAL WORKS OF CHARLES SPURGEON
“I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: SPURGEON’S SERMONS ON PSALMS
“The more you read the Bible; and the more you meditate on it, the more you will be astonished with it.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: CHRIST OUR PASSOVER
SOURCE: MORNING BY MORNING
Inspirational Charles Spurgeon Quotes
Here are some of the best inspirational Charles Spurgeon quotes to encourage your spirit. Charles Spurgeon is perhaps the greatest preacher of the 20th century.
“Evil things are easy things: for they are natural to our fallen nature. Right things are rare flowers that need cultivation.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE PULPIT
“The greater our present trials, the louder will our future songs be, and the more intense our joyful gratitude.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE TREASURY OF DAVID: CONTAINING AN ORIGINAL EXPOSITION OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS V. 6 1882
“The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: GLEANINGS AMONG THE SHEAVES
“Hold everything earthly with a loose hand, but grasp eternal things with a death-like grip.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: STRENGTHEN MY SPIRIT
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
“Winners of souls must first be weepers for souls.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
“So long as we are receivers of mercy, we must be givers of thanks.“
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: THE TREASURY OF DAVID: CONTAINING AN ORIGINAL EXPOSITION OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS
“Care more for a grain of faith than a ton of excitement.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
SOURCE: LECTURES TO MY STUDENTS
“The grace that does not change my life will not save my soul.”
CHARLES SPURGEON
That’s a wrap! These are our favourite list of Charles Spurgeon Quotes. He was an English Particular Baptist preacher who continue to inspire in many ways.
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