Gleanings Among the Sheaves

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon (June 19, 1834 – January 31, 1892) was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers." This despite the fact that he was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, against liberalism and pragmatic theological tendencies even in his day.
In his lifetime, Spurgeon preached to around 10,000,000 people, often up to 10 times each week at different places. His sermons have been translated into many languages. Spurgeon was the pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. He was part of several controversies with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and later had to leave that denomination. In 1857, he started a charity organization called Spurgeon's which now works globally. He also founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him posthumously.
Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, a commentary, books on prayer, a devotional, a magazine, poetry, hymnist, and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Arguably, no other author, Christian or otherwise, has more material in print than C.H. Spurgeon

Genres: Theology, Audiobook

Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

About the author

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was England's best-known preacher for most of the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1854, just four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, then only 20, became pastor of London's famed New Park Street Church (formerly pastored by the famous Baptist theologian, John Gill). The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. In these venues, Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000—all in the days before electronic amplification. In 1861, the congregation moved permanently to the newly constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle.

Reviews

[Warren Benton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disclaimer:"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review."

It is not humility for a man to stand up and say he cannot do something when he knows he is capable of doing it.  If a man has 10 talents, it is not humility for him to say that he only has 5 talents.

There has never been a man of a changed heart that at first didn't have a miserable heart.

We do not grow strong in faith during sunny days.

 Cross in the heart gamers a cross the back easy to bear. If we have Christ crucified in our heart the troubles of the world are easier to take.

 Christ on the cross is of no value to us if we do not have the Holy Spirit in us.

Idle Christians are not always tempted by the devil, but by being idle tempts the devil to tempt them.

Jesus will not listen to dictatorial prayers.

The nice thing about reading books by pastors of the past is you see that the human plight has not changed much.   We still struggle with the same overall needs and wants.  Yes, technology and advancement may change the way it looks for us today than it did in the 1860's when Spurgeon wrote this book.  

One aspect of this audiobook I enjoyed was that each chapter contained study guide / deeper thinking questions at the end.  Also hats off to the narrator because the thou knowest how to speaketh these words! 

[William · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a review copy of this audiobook.

Spurgeon, as always, is insightful and clever, with good biblical examples and allusions.

The AOG additions, however, are obnoxious. Unlike many others in the series that take the author's perspective as fact, they ask why he might say the things he does. Further, the sections into which the book was split were too large, leaving too many topics too slip through the cracks.

[Rob Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it!

Love Spurgeon and his understanding of the gospel. He is a legend. His devotional are must reads for any believer

[Katie Burrows · Rating 5 out of 5]

Small enough sections to be read each morning but packed with wisdom. I love an old book but an old dead guy.