Talks to Farmers: Inspiring, Uplifting, Faith-Building Meditations

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Alan Irving (Narrator), John MacArthur - foreword

What can God’s creation teach us about ourselves, our communities, and modern Christianity? Talks to Inspiring, Uplifting, Faith-Building Meditations, written by world renowned preacher Charles H. Spurgeon, uncovers the lessons we can learn from taking a closer look at nature. Includes Foreword by bestselling author, pastor, and Spurgeon admirer John MacArthur.

First published in 1882, Talks to Farmers is a collection of nineteen of Spurgeon's best-known sermons. Within each chapter, Spurgeon artfully breaks down biblical parables, psalms, and passages through an agricultural lens to teach you timeless spiritual truths and deepen your relationship with Christ. Updated for today’s reader, this new edition of Talks to Farmers is designed to cultivate your faith along the way.

Talks to Farmers is a hopeful, encouraging read for every Christian. Convicting and enlightening, Spurgeon's style of dissecting a verse and beautifully weaving it back together for its true purpose—to point us to Christ, our everlasting source of hope and joy—truly shines in this modern edition of Talks to Farmers.

Throughout Talks to Farmers, Spurgeon shares the essential life lessons he’s learned

The importance of developing a healthy prayer lifeHow implementing a practice of gratitude can change your perspective on the world foreverWhat God's creation can teach us about humanity, society, and modern ChristianityThe power of our day-to-day observations of natureThe incredible variety of ways in which faith journeys can unfoldHow God cares for us, just as he cares for every creature on earthMore than 140 years after these sermons were first delivered, Spurgeon's inspirational messages continue to prove practical and relevant for modern believers, drawing from salt-of-the-earth stories from the Bible that explore our relationship with both God and his creation.

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Published July 12, 2022

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

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun! Sermons drawn from agricultural proverbs and metaphors. The focus in these is mostly on being saved, if you are not already a Christian, or on spreading the gospel, if you are.

[Kristin Nare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it, as I do anything Spurgeon wrote. Four stars only because it has been updated for the modern reader, and I'd rather read the original, just as Spurgeon wrote it.