Lectures to My Students: Practical and Spiritual Guidance for Preachers

Lectures to My Students #3

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, J. Zeiset (Editor)

" The solemn work of Christian ministry demands a man’s all, and that all should be at its best. To engage in ministry halfheartedly is an insult to God and man. Sleep must leave our eyelids before men are allowed to perish. Yet we are all prone to sleep, and students, among the rest, are apt to act the part of the foolish virgins. Therefore, I have sought to speak out my whole soul in the hope that I might not create or foster any dullness in others, and to this end, my lectures are colloquial, familiar, full of anecdote, and often humorous. May He, in whose hand are the churches and their pastors, bless these words to younger brethren in the ministry, and if so, I will count it more than a full reward and will gratefully praise the Lord."
- Charles H. Spurgeon

Includes lectures 1-7 from Volume 3

Table of Contents
Ch. 1: Illustrations in Preaching
Ch. 2: Anecdotes from the Pulpit
Ch. 3: The Uses of Illustrations and Anecdotes
Ch. 4: Where Can We Find Anecdotes and Illustrations?
Ch. 5: Cyclopedia of Anecdotes and Illustrations
Ch. 6: Books of Fables, Emblems, and Parables
Ch. 7: The Sciences As Sources of Illustration

About the Author
Charles Haddon (C. H.) Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a British Baptist preacher. He started preaching at age 16, and quickly became famous. He is still known as the “Prince of Preachers,” and frequently had more than 10,000 people present to hear him preach at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. His sermons were printed in newspapers, translated into many languages, and published in many books.

Genres: Christian

247 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 2010

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

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 5 out of 5]

well, these 3 volumes not that systematic for these are sermons, but we ought to learn many things from the author as a legendary preacher. this book more on the art of preaching, and specifically on the used of anecdotes. the anecdotes maybe seems old enough, but some also an interesting one to be come back alive again in this modern times.

[Ronnie Nichols · Rating 5 out of 5]

Plenty to glean from here. Not as informative as the first two volumes but certainly not a waste of your time. Looking forward to Volume 4.