Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit: Topical Index

Publisher:

Wordsearch

, 1917

Overview

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, known as the Prince of Preachers, was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England, on June 19, 1834. He accepted Christ in 1850 at the age of 15. Spurgeon preached his first sermon in 1851, and by age 20, Spurgeon had already preached over 600 sermons. In 1854, Spurgeon was asked to become pastor of the New Park Street Chapel, one of the sixth largest Baptist Churches in London. The 1200-seat Chapel had previously been pastored by Dr. John Gill among others, and it carried a rich heritage with it. Although the Church was located in the midst of a filthy industrial district which was hard to reach, by 1855, it was obvious that the Church must start meeting at the Exter Hall while the Church building was expanded. When the expansion was completed, it still was too small and the congregation was forced to start meeting at the Surey Music Hall. By 1856, over 10,000 people would crowd the hall just to get a chance to hear Spurgeon preach a sermon.

To accommodate the growing number of people, the church voted to build a new sanctuary and to change the name of the Church to the Metropolitan Tabernacle. On March 31, 1861, the first service was held in the sanctuary, with a capacity of 5,600 was the largest non-conformist church in the world. When Spurgeon came to New Park Street in 1854 it had a membership of just 232 members. By the end of 1891, 14,460 souls had been baptized and added to the church with a standing membership of 5311. Spurgeon ministered there for over 30 years. It is estimated that over his lifetime he preached to over 10,000,000 people.

This index, chronicling the collection of Spurgeon’s sermons provides a topical index to all the Metropolitan Tabernacle and New Park Street sermons, so that you can easily search by topic. The vast sermon illustrations are also indexed by topic for easy access.

Product Details

• Title: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit: Topical Index
• Publisher: Wordsearch
• Print Publication Date: 1917
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Biblical studies › Textbooks
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_7EAA903CFC7F4853B850AA09E7B54AF0
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2021-10-11T20:01:58Z