Sermons In Candles
Overview
In Sermons in Candles, Spurgeon explores the endless relationship between light and darkness—found in Scripture, and found in daily experiences. From the “the people walking in darkness” to God’s command to “let there be light,” these themes are pervasive throughout the Bible. Sermons in Candles offers Spurgeon’s thoughts on the metaphor of light and darkness, and contains a rich source of illustrations for pastors and teachers. The Logos Bible Software edition of Sermons in Candles was originally published in New York by A. C. Armstrong & Son in 1891.
Product Details
- Title: Sermons in Candles
- Author: Charles Spurgeon
- Publisher: A. C. Armstrong & Son
- Publication Date: 1891
- Pages: 170
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
- Title: Sermons In Candles: Two Lectures upon the Illustrations which may be Found in Common Candles
- Authors: Charles Spurgeon, Robert Stuart MacArthur
- Publisher: A. C. Armstrong and Son
- Print Publication Date: 1891
- Logos Release Date: 2009
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Sermons, English › 19th century
- Resource ID: LLS:SRMSINCANDLE
- Resource Type: text.monograph.lecture
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-03-08T19:07:48Z