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The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon #1
The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon Volume I: His Earliest Outlines and Sermons Between 1851 and 1854
In 1857, Charles Spurgeon—the most popular preacher in the Victorian world—promised his readers that he would publish his earliest sermons. For almost 160 years, these sermons have been lost to history. Beginning in January 2017, B&H Academic will start releasing a multi-volume set that includes full-color facsimiles, transcriptions, contextual and biographical introductions, and editorial annotations. Written for scholars, pastors, and students alike, The Lost Sermons of C.H. Spurgeon will add approximately 10% more material to Spurgeon's body of literature and will constitute the first critical edition of any of Spurgeon's works. *Please note that the price difference between Vol. 1 and Vols. 2-12 is due to the addition of a 100 page critical introduction to the series.
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September 17, 2017
The greatest value of this volume is that it contains a cover-to-cover photographic reproduction of Spurgeon's first notebook of sermon outlines, written in around 1851 and 1852. The images are extremely clear and it's very convenient to be able to study Spurgeon's notebook from the comfort of your own home. It was definitely a good idea to include the images of the original pages as the editor's transcriptions of the same pages are often defective for one reason or another, and being able to consult Spurgeon's own notes gives clarity (or conveys a different meaning) to the editor's transcriptions.
In a very few cases this is because Spurgeon's words have been misread, or because an occasional word has been left out. Often the difficulty for the editor is that Spurgeon's grammar and punctuation is rather erratic, without clear distinctions between sentences. The editor has had to use his own judgment in how to divide Spurgeon's text, entirely revising the punctuation. But I have to say that I often found it much easier to follow Spurgeon's own notes. I felt that the editor quite frequently divided the text wrongly, tearing sentences to pieces, putting in full stops and commas where they were not required. The sermon outlines are already brief and can take some effort to grasp where Spurgeon was coming from, without further complicating things by breaking up logical sentences into incomprehensible subsections.
The book is a lot bigger and heavier than I expected it to be. It has been nicely produced and it handled nicely (though being so heavy it isn't comfortable to hold in your hands for any length of time). I have just got the ordinary edition with a dust jacket. The jacket looks nice, feels nice, and seems to wear well.
There are a lot of introductory pages before you eventually get to the sermons. I can't say that I enjoyed them though. Some of the information was interesting, but much of it felt a bit pointless or repetitive. I felt rather like I was reading someone's dissertation. There was a timeline which seemed to be filled with too much irrelevant information, such as an overabundance of the publication dates of various books. There were descriptions of the scientific or technological advances being made during Spurgeon's lifetime, as though to demonstrate how dramatically life had changed, but in reality the ordinary person didn't have access to many of these inventions for decades to come. Refrigerators may have existed in Spurgeon's lifetime but a friend of mine never owned a fridge until around the year 2000, when he was nearly 90, and likewise he never owned a telephone till around the same time. Electricity may have been invented but gas lighting was still in common use well into the twentieth century.
My overall feel was that it was a very large book for comparatively little useful content. Many of the notes which accompanied each sermon seemed rather mundane or pointless, but perhaps scholars and students can find some way to utilize them, and perhaps this is who Mr George was aiming the work at, students of Spurgeon who might be able to find interesting lines of enquiry to pursue through perusing such a volume as this.
I wouldn't place this volume high on the list of Spurgeon books to obtain. The general Christian would probably get more enjoyment and benefit out of reading complete sermons such as are found in a volume of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, rather than the skeleton sermons found here. But if they want to see Spurgeon's handwriting, and to see his early compositions, this is of course the perfect book to go for.
The advertising for this new series is rather misleading, which claims that it will add "10% more material to Spurgeon's body of literature". That is nonsense. As Christian George more accurately explains in his introduction, it adds 10% only to the number of Spurgeon's sermons available, (and then it is only in outline form). In terms of the actual word count, this series will add comparatively little to Spurgeon's total body of published literature. The 78 sermons outlines in this first volume amount to only about 16,000 words in total, which is the equivalent of about three full sermons in a volume of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit.
I'm sorry to be negative about this volume after all the effort that must have gone into producing it, but I think the volume will be of limited appeal to many Christians, even if they do ordinarily love Spurgeon's writings.
It could be a good tool for pastors and students. The good thing about it is that it doesn't do the work for the preacher. A preacher couldn't just glance at one of Spurgeon's outlines and have a ready-made sermon. The outlines are not always so clear in their meaning as all that. They will require the readers to think for themselves, to study the Bible passage in question, and try to get inside Spurgeon's mind, to try to see where he was coming from, in order to make sense of his words. We, as readers, are apt to become too lazy, to enjoy the fruit of other men's labours, to reap the benefit of other men's studies and meditation, without doing any of the work ourselves. This volume won't let people get away with that. If they want to understand the outlines, they will have to think for themselves.
In a very few cases this is because Spurgeon's words have been misread, or because an occasional word has been left out. Often the difficulty for the editor is that Spurgeon's grammar and punctuation is rather erratic, without clear distinctions between sentences. The editor has had to use his own judgment in how to divide Spurgeon's text, entirely revising the punctuation. But I have to say that I often found it much easier to follow Spurgeon's own notes. I felt that the editor quite frequently divided the text wrongly, tearing sentences to pieces, putting in full stops and commas where they were not required. The sermon outlines are already brief and can take some effort to grasp where Spurgeon was coming from, without further complicating things by breaking up logical sentences into incomprehensible subsections.
The book is a lot bigger and heavier than I expected it to be. It has been nicely produced and it handled nicely (though being so heavy it isn't comfortable to hold in your hands for any length of time). I have just got the ordinary edition with a dust jacket. The jacket looks nice, feels nice, and seems to wear well.
There are a lot of introductory pages before you eventually get to the sermons. I can't say that I enjoyed them though. Some of the information was interesting, but much of it felt a bit pointless or repetitive. I felt rather like I was reading someone's dissertation. There was a timeline which seemed to be filled with too much irrelevant information, such as an overabundance of the publication dates of various books. There were descriptions of the scientific or technological advances being made during Spurgeon's lifetime, as though to demonstrate how dramatically life had changed, but in reality the ordinary person didn't have access to many of these inventions for decades to come. Refrigerators may have existed in Spurgeon's lifetime but a friend of mine never owned a fridge until around the year 2000, when he was nearly 90, and likewise he never owned a telephone till around the same time. Electricity may have been invented but gas lighting was still in common use well into the twentieth century.
My overall feel was that it was a very large book for comparatively little useful content. Many of the notes which accompanied each sermon seemed rather mundane or pointless, but perhaps scholars and students can find some way to utilize them, and perhaps this is who Mr George was aiming the work at, students of Spurgeon who might be able to find interesting lines of enquiry to pursue through perusing such a volume as this.
I wouldn't place this volume high on the list of Spurgeon books to obtain. The general Christian would probably get more enjoyment and benefit out of reading complete sermons such as are found in a volume of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, rather than the skeleton sermons found here. But if they want to see Spurgeon's handwriting, and to see his early compositions, this is of course the perfect book to go for.
The advertising for this new series is rather misleading, which claims that it will add "10% more material to Spurgeon's body of literature". That is nonsense. As Christian George more accurately explains in his introduction, it adds 10% only to the number of Spurgeon's sermons available, (and then it is only in outline form). In terms of the actual word count, this series will add comparatively little to Spurgeon's total body of published literature. The 78 sermons outlines in this first volume amount to only about 16,000 words in total, which is the equivalent of about three full sermons in a volume of the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit.
I'm sorry to be negative about this volume after all the effort that must have gone into producing it, but I think the volume will be of limited appeal to many Christians, even if they do ordinarily love Spurgeon's writings.
It could be a good tool for pastors and students. The good thing about it is that it doesn't do the work for the preacher. A preacher couldn't just glance at one of Spurgeon's outlines and have a ready-made sermon. The outlines are not always so clear in their meaning as all that. They will require the readers to think for themselves, to study the Bible passage in question, and try to get inside Spurgeon's mind, to try to see where he was coming from, in order to make sense of his words. We, as readers, are apt to become too lazy, to enjoy the fruit of other men's labours, to reap the benefit of other men's studies and meditation, without doing any of the work ourselves. This volume won't let people get away with that. If they want to understand the outlines, they will have to think for themselves.
June 28, 2020
Let me preface my review by stating that I am a HUGE Charles Spurgeon fan. I’ve read twelve complete volumes of his sermons, about 20 other of his books, and I attended a service at (what’s left of) the Metropolitan Tabernacle on my first trip to London. Why, I even had a t-shirt that read: “I’d rather be reading Charles Spurgeon.”
I was excited when I saw a description of this book. Imagine, “lost sermons” in his own handwriting! The book itself is a work of art, containing dozens of full-size reproductions of pages from CHS’s notebook, heavy-duty paper stock, lovely typesetting, etc. They even hired someone to reproduce the marbled endpapers that were common in the 19th century.
So after reading all 500 pages, why do I feel so “meh”? Because these really aren’t sermons. They’re “skeletons” – bare-bones outline written by a teenage Spurgeon as he garnered pulpit experience. If you’re used to reading the full transcribed sermons from the MT days, these pale in comparison. (Supposedly, further volumes in this series will show that CHS began to write out his thoughts in more detail, but not in these 70+ sermons.) Some of the outlines are even borrowed from CHS’s favorite authors. They all show great insight in to the Word, but in this form they are passionless and dry.
Besides the reproductions of the handwritten versions, and the clear, typeset versions on facing pages, each sermon has detailed notes on the contents of the outlines. Some are basic (Scripture references); others have a little more meat (pertinent quotes from other CHS books, or from his sources). But hundreds are devoted to “jot and tittle” details: what caused that dark spot on the page? Did he cross out a letter here? Why did he use Roman numerals here and Greek letters there? In other words, trivia which is only of interest to the most scholarly readers, not to the average Spurgeon fan. Sometimes I almost laughed at the extent to which the editor strained at gnats (what was the significance of that group of tiny ink dots??). Honestly, I’m in awe of the hours of scholarly research that the young editor has put into this project, but as a famous ruler once said, “much learning doth make thee mad.”
There are some other helpful short sections at the front and back of the book, including a timeline which contains bits of trivia about famous people who met Spurgeon, or at least came to hear him speak (including Mark Twain, who wasn’t impressed). You’ll also pick up tidbits about the books Spurgeon had in his library, from Puritan preachers to popular novels.
I have to ask: who is the target audience for these coffee-table style books? Not the casual reader, pastor, or even the avid Spurgeon buff. Most of the contents, once you get over the amazement of seeing CHS’s handwriting, is only of use to the most nerdy Spurge-a-holic. There are going to be several more hefty volumes in the series. I’m sure they will be gorgeous to look at, but I’m not buying another one. I’ll go back to reading the fully transcribed sermons that are already available. I have hundreds left to go.
I was excited when I saw a description of this book. Imagine, “lost sermons” in his own handwriting! The book itself is a work of art, containing dozens of full-size reproductions of pages from CHS’s notebook, heavy-duty paper stock, lovely typesetting, etc. They even hired someone to reproduce the marbled endpapers that were common in the 19th century.
So after reading all 500 pages, why do I feel so “meh”? Because these really aren’t sermons. They’re “skeletons” – bare-bones outline written by a teenage Spurgeon as he garnered pulpit experience. If you’re used to reading the full transcribed sermons from the MT days, these pale in comparison. (Supposedly, further volumes in this series will show that CHS began to write out his thoughts in more detail, but not in these 70+ sermons.) Some of the outlines are even borrowed from CHS’s favorite authors. They all show great insight in to the Word, but in this form they are passionless and dry.
Besides the reproductions of the handwritten versions, and the clear, typeset versions on facing pages, each sermon has detailed notes on the contents of the outlines. Some are basic (Scripture references); others have a little more meat (pertinent quotes from other CHS books, or from his sources). But hundreds are devoted to “jot and tittle” details: what caused that dark spot on the page? Did he cross out a letter here? Why did he use Roman numerals here and Greek letters there? In other words, trivia which is only of interest to the most scholarly readers, not to the average Spurgeon fan. Sometimes I almost laughed at the extent to which the editor strained at gnats (what was the significance of that group of tiny ink dots??). Honestly, I’m in awe of the hours of scholarly research that the young editor has put into this project, but as a famous ruler once said, “much learning doth make thee mad.”
There are some other helpful short sections at the front and back of the book, including a timeline which contains bits of trivia about famous people who met Spurgeon, or at least came to hear him speak (including Mark Twain, who wasn’t impressed). You’ll also pick up tidbits about the books Spurgeon had in his library, from Puritan preachers to popular novels.
I have to ask: who is the target audience for these coffee-table style books? Not the casual reader, pastor, or even the avid Spurgeon buff. Most of the contents, once you get over the amazement of seeing CHS’s handwriting, is only of use to the most nerdy Spurge-a-holic. There are going to be several more hefty volumes in the series. I’m sure they will be gorgeous to look at, but I’m not buying another one. I’ll go back to reading the fully transcribed sermons that are already available. I have hundreds left to go.
May 5, 2020
Absolutely wonderful book. Christian Timothy George has done an outstanding job and has to be the most well-read Spurgeon scholar I have ever come across. The scope of research that has gone into this is simply breath-taking.
Pros:
- Very helpful footnotes that cite important primary and secondary sources not only around Spurgeon, but the larger Victorian era and its significant events, developments, and thinkers. My 'to read' list has grown significantly after reading this.
- The introductory material is masterful (in particular the very robust timeline, as well as the essays on Spurgeon both being a man of his times and a man behind his times). I've gotten to a point where a lot of introductory/biographical material around Spurgeon can get a little repetitive, but this material was full of things I didn't know and connections I hadn't thought of. So, so good.
- This a beautifully set out book. The cover (designed by Lesley Patterson-Marx) was made using centuries old techniques to imitate how Victorian Era notebook covers used to look (this one in particular designed to look like Volume 1 of Spurgeon's notebooks). The whole book is super aesthetically pleasing though: great use of fonts, colour, and even tables & graphs.
- This books is full of high quality photos of Spurgeon's hand written work, which is super cool.
Cons:
- If you're looking for a nice, devotional, heartwarming book, or even something resembling the NPSP or MTP, this is not that. This is a work by a scholar for scholars. That is not to say it's unaccessible; on the contrary, it is designed to be accessible. But in terms of subject-matter, I can only imagine Spurgeon-nerds being interested. Keep in mind that these sermons are not written out in their entirety, but rather are 'skeletons' (ie. an arrangement of his flow of thought which he could use as cues). Christian Timothy George says in the introduction that during his time at Waterbeach, Spurgeon does start writing out full manuscripts, so I assume future volumes in this series will have more complete texts to deal with. But for this volume, it's just the skeletons, that are then heavily annotated by George, and when I say 'heavily,' believe me. The book is replete with comments like "You will notice that Spurgeon originally wrote an 'i' here, before fixing it to make it a 'y,'' or, 'Spurgeon likely got this idea/illustration/concept from Gill/Bunyan etc.' or, 'you will notice that the ink from the previous page has bled through onto this side' or, 'Spurgeon's thought around this developed over the course of his life.' To be fair, this is not really a con. I personally dug it. But if you're wondering why everyone goes on about Spurgeon, you will not get it if you start here. Go read All of Grace or The Soul Winner instead.
If I could give this more stars I would. Extremely excited to dig into the rest of the series.
Pros:
- Very helpful footnotes that cite important primary and secondary sources not only around Spurgeon, but the larger Victorian era and its significant events, developments, and thinkers. My 'to read' list has grown significantly after reading this.
- The introductory material is masterful (in particular the very robust timeline, as well as the essays on Spurgeon both being a man of his times and a man behind his times). I've gotten to a point where a lot of introductory/biographical material around Spurgeon can get a little repetitive, but this material was full of things I didn't know and connections I hadn't thought of. So, so good.
- This a beautifully set out book. The cover (designed by Lesley Patterson-Marx) was made using centuries old techniques to imitate how Victorian Era notebook covers used to look (this one in particular designed to look like Volume 1 of Spurgeon's notebooks). The whole book is super aesthetically pleasing though: great use of fonts, colour, and even tables & graphs.
- This books is full of high quality photos of Spurgeon's hand written work, which is super cool.
Cons:
- If you're looking for a nice, devotional, heartwarming book, or even something resembling the NPSP or MTP, this is not that. This is a work by a scholar for scholars. That is not to say it's unaccessible; on the contrary, it is designed to be accessible. But in terms of subject-matter, I can only imagine Spurgeon-nerds being interested. Keep in mind that these sermons are not written out in their entirety, but rather are 'skeletons' (ie. an arrangement of his flow of thought which he could use as cues). Christian Timothy George says in the introduction that during his time at Waterbeach, Spurgeon does start writing out full manuscripts, so I assume future volumes in this series will have more complete texts to deal with. But for this volume, it's just the skeletons, that are then heavily annotated by George, and when I say 'heavily,' believe me. The book is replete with comments like "You will notice that Spurgeon originally wrote an 'i' here, before fixing it to make it a 'y,'' or, 'Spurgeon likely got this idea/illustration/concept from Gill/Bunyan etc.' or, 'you will notice that the ink from the previous page has bled through onto this side' or, 'Spurgeon's thought around this developed over the course of his life.' To be fair, this is not really a con. I personally dug it. But if you're wondering why everyone goes on about Spurgeon, you will not get it if you start here. Go read All of Grace or The Soul Winner instead.
If I could give this more stars I would. Extremely excited to dig into the rest of the series.
February 9, 2017
This book is a call for celebration for any Spurgeon lovers or any who appreciate great preaching in general. If you are like me, you already read often from the pool of sermons available in either the New Park Street Pulpit or the Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit sermon sets. Perhaps you would agree with me as well in saying that Spurgeon is one of the greatest preachers who ever lived. This gorgeous volume is the first in what will be an indispensable set.
Spurgeon himself meant to publish these sermons from his earliest ministry, but it never worked out. His notes have languished in storage for these many years. Now Christian T. George has rescued the sermons and B & H Publishing has blessed us all by committing to print them in quality, beautiful editions. What will be obvious the minute you pick up these volumes is that both Mr. George and the publishers have treated the sermons as a labor of love.
Once you open this beautiful volume you will find a treasure trove. You will read a history of how the project came together, an interesting timeline that puts Spurgeon in historical context, and introduction, two interesting essays on Spurgeon, and an essay about the sermons themselves. Mr. George then describes his sources and methods and even gives a sermon analysis that reviews the number of words in his sermon notes and other interesting facts. I must confess that I found every page of the introductory material to be interesting reading. Don’t miss the incredible amount of information in the footnotes as well.
Then there’s the sermons. Many of them are only an outline, but Mr. George has put such incredible research of interesting tidbits both historical and personal that are loads of fun for Spurgeon fans. Who would’ve thought that Spurgeon’s first outline mostly came from John Gill! As I read the sermon outlines, I could tell that these were, perhaps, before Spurgeon completely hit his stride, but they still showed the homiletic genius that he was. It also demonstrated how Spurgeon can teach us all to find great sermons in unlikely texts.
I look forward to getting each volume as they come out and can’t wait to have the set completed. If you are a book lover, this is the release of the year. I pray this series has great success and mark me down as its first admirer.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
Spurgeon himself meant to publish these sermons from his earliest ministry, but it never worked out. His notes have languished in storage for these many years. Now Christian T. George has rescued the sermons and B & H Publishing has blessed us all by committing to print them in quality, beautiful editions. What will be obvious the minute you pick up these volumes is that both Mr. George and the publishers have treated the sermons as a labor of love.
Once you open this beautiful volume you will find a treasure trove. You will read a history of how the project came together, an interesting timeline that puts Spurgeon in historical context, and introduction, two interesting essays on Spurgeon, and an essay about the sermons themselves. Mr. George then describes his sources and methods and even gives a sermon analysis that reviews the number of words in his sermon notes and other interesting facts. I must confess that I found every page of the introductory material to be interesting reading. Don’t miss the incredible amount of information in the footnotes as well.
Then there’s the sermons. Many of them are only an outline, but Mr. George has put such incredible research of interesting tidbits both historical and personal that are loads of fun for Spurgeon fans. Who would’ve thought that Spurgeon’s first outline mostly came from John Gill! As I read the sermon outlines, I could tell that these were, perhaps, before Spurgeon completely hit his stride, but they still showed the homiletic genius that he was. It also demonstrated how Spurgeon can teach us all to find great sermons in unlikely texts.
I look forward to getting each volume as they come out and can’t wait to have the set completed. If you are a book lover, this is the release of the year. I pray this series has great success and mark me down as its first admirer.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
May 22, 2017
Charles H Spurgeon is one of the most recognizable names in Christendom, known as the “Prince of Preachers”, he was the minister at Metropolitan Tabernacle for 38 years, from 1854 to 1892, his death. His sermons from this time are highly sought-after and owned by many pastors and laymen alike, yet Spurgeon’s sermons from his itinerant Ministry until his time at Metropolitan Tabernacle which was thought to be lost or minimum largely unknown has been found and is now been released to the public.
B&H Publishers has recently acquired and produced these “lost” sermons and created a wonderful work containing these ‘lost’ sermons preached by Spurgeon from 1851 to 1854. This work is titled “The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon Volume I: His Earliest Outlines and Sermons Between 1851 and 1854″ which is edited by Christian T George. This work is divided into three volumes, the first which was released early in 2017.
Volume one of this work contains his Spurgeon first 77 sermons dealing with a variety of topics. While Spurgeon was not an exegetical preacher, his exposition of scripture, even in his early Ministry was phenomenal. The sermons, which are from his early twenties, demonstrate that even at an early age he showed why he is known as the prince of preachers. God gifted this man in a way he did not gift many men.
The sermons have various levels of detail; all are and outlines some with more in-depth exposition than others. Either way these sermons are an invaluable tool to understand scripture. The sermons can also be used as personal devotions, to sit around and read out loud eating a Layman’s understanding of the Bible teaching on a specific subject or passage of scripture.
In addition to these outlines editor Christian T George gives a personal introduction to this volume as well as an explanation and expansion of Spurgeon sermons. This is truly a remarkable book and an invaluable tool to the minister, Raymond, or scour alike. I look forward to the next to volume in this set and recommend this 1st volume to any and all Christians who desire to grow in the grace of Christ through the understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
This book was provided to me free of charge from B&H Academic in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
B&H Publishers has recently acquired and produced these “lost” sermons and created a wonderful work containing these ‘lost’ sermons preached by Spurgeon from 1851 to 1854. This work is titled “The Lost Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon Volume I: His Earliest Outlines and Sermons Between 1851 and 1854″ which is edited by Christian T George. This work is divided into three volumes, the first which was released early in 2017.
Volume one of this work contains his Spurgeon first 77 sermons dealing with a variety of topics. While Spurgeon was not an exegetical preacher, his exposition of scripture, even in his early Ministry was phenomenal. The sermons, which are from his early twenties, demonstrate that even at an early age he showed why he is known as the prince of preachers. God gifted this man in a way he did not gift many men.
The sermons have various levels of detail; all are and outlines some with more in-depth exposition than others. Either way these sermons are an invaluable tool to understand scripture. The sermons can also be used as personal devotions, to sit around and read out loud eating a Layman’s understanding of the Bible teaching on a specific subject or passage of scripture.
In addition to these outlines editor Christian T George gives a personal introduction to this volume as well as an explanation and expansion of Spurgeon sermons. This is truly a remarkable book and an invaluable tool to the minister, Raymond, or scour alike. I look forward to the next to volume in this set and recommend this 1st volume to any and all Christians who desire to grow in the grace of Christ through the understanding of the Holy Scriptures.
This book was provided to me free of charge from B&H Academic in exchange for an unbiased, honest review.
January 10, 2023
1/10/2023
These 7 (Collectors) are best described as "museum quality" they are simply beautiful. If you are not familiar with them, the volumes are taken from CH Spurgeon's notebooks he had written his Sermons and Outlines beginning in 1851-1854 before he became Pastor of New Park Street.
The editors have represented each page (and the covers) faithfully reproducing the text and excellent critical notes and context. My Wife and I are reading this together for our devotions - 3 Newly discovered Spurgeon sermons a week. What a blessing - Will continue this review as we progress (hopefully) through all 7 volumes.
INCIDENTALLY - These volumes are retail $79.99 (EACH) and are so worth it! They do not have dust covers, each volume has a beautiful dust BOX! We purchased the entire set for $199.99 an absolute steal (From Lifeway) If anyone is interested here is a link to a review I did for a Pastor friend of mine - who also ended up purchasing the set.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wuu1t169o47...
(To be continued)
These 7 (Collectors) are best described as "museum quality" they are simply beautiful. If you are not familiar with them, the volumes are taken from CH Spurgeon's notebooks he had written his Sermons and Outlines beginning in 1851-1854 before he became Pastor of New Park Street.
The editors have represented each page (and the covers) faithfully reproducing the text and excellent critical notes and context. My Wife and I are reading this together for our devotions - 3 Newly discovered Spurgeon sermons a week. What a blessing - Will continue this review as we progress (hopefully) through all 7 volumes.
INCIDENTALLY - These volumes are retail $79.99 (EACH) and are so worth it! They do not have dust covers, each volume has a beautiful dust BOX! We purchased the entire set for $199.99 an absolute steal (From Lifeway) If anyone is interested here is a link to a review I did for a Pastor friend of mine - who also ended up purchasing the set.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wuu1t169o47...
(To be continued)
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