A Good Start: A Book for Young Men and Women
Overview
Throughout his decades-long ministry, Spurgeon’s greatest aim was to lead people to Christ, and children were no exception. A Good Start contains messages on character formation and spiritual growth. He warns children against the dangers and pitfalls which can derail their faith, and offers accessible and practical advice. The Logos Bible Software edition of A Good Start was originally published in London by Passmore and Alabaster in 1898.
Product Details
- Title: A Good Start: A Book for Young Men and Women
- Author: Charles Spurgeon
- Publisher: Passmore and Alabaster
- Publication Date: 1898
- Pages: 329
About Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England on June 19, 1834. He converted to Christianity in 1850 at a small Methodist chapel, to which he detoured during a snowstorm. While there, he heard a sermon on Isaiah 45:22 and was saved—“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else.” He began his own ministry of preaching and teaching immediately, and preached more than 500 sermons by the age of twenty.
In 1854, at nineteen years of age, Spurgeon began preaching at the New Park Street Chapel in London. He was appointed to a six month trial position, which he requested be cut to three months should the congregation dislike his preaching. He gained instant fame, however, and the church grew from 232 members to more than five thousand at the end of his pastorate. Many of his sermons were published each week and regularly sold more than 25,000 copies in twenty languages. Throughout his ministry, Spurgeon estimated that he preached to more than 10,000,000 people. Dwight L. Moody was deeply influenced by Spurgeon’s preaching, and founded the Moody Bible Institute after seeing Spurgeon’s work at the Pastor’s College in London.
Spurgeon read six books per week during his adult life, and read Pilgrim’s Progress more than 100 times. In addition to his studying and preaching, Spurgeon also founded the Pastor’s College (now Spurgeon’s College), various orphanages and schools, mission chapels, and numerous other social institutions.
Charles Spurgeon suffered from poor health throughout his life. He died on January 31, 1892, and was buried in London.
Sample Pages from the Print Edition
Top Highlights
“If this night you shall not so much vow as pray that from this time there shall not be a drop of blood in your body, nor a hair of your head, nor a penny in your purse, nor a word on your tongue, nor a thought in your heart, but what should be altogether the Lord’s, I shall be glad enough.” (Page 78)
“Our wisdom is not to desire another place, nor to judge those who are in another position, but each one being redeemed with the precious blood of Jesus, should say, ‘Lord, what would thou have me to do, for here I am, and by Thy grace I am ready to do it.’” (Pages 88–89)
“You will do the right thing under the inward impulse rather than the written law, and your personal salvation will be your prime qualification for seeking out others of your Master’s flock.” (Page 76)
“She had little self-esteem, and therefore she won the esteem of others. She felt herself to be a very inconsiderable person, to whom any kindness was a great favour; and so do young converts, if they are real and true. We meet with a certain class of them who are rather pert and forward, as the fashion of the day is in certain quarters; and then we do not think so much of them as they do of themselves; but the genuine ones, who are truly renewed, and who really hold out, and continue to the end, are always humble, and frequently very trembling, timid, and diffident.” (Pages 37–38)
“Every child of God is where God has placed him for some purpose, and the practical use of this first point is to lead you to inquire for what practical purpose has God placed each one of you where you now are? You have been wishing for another position where you could do something for Jesus: do not wish anything of the kind, but serve Him were you are.” (Page 88)
- Title: A Good Start: A Book for Young Men and Women
- Authors: Charles Spurgeon, George Huntston Williams
- Publisher: Faithlife
- Print Publication Date: 2009
- Logos Release Date: 2009
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Religion › Christian education--Children and youth
- ISBNs: 9781573580083, 1573580082
- Resource ID: LLS:GOODSTART
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:20:11Z