Charles Spurgeon is known to many as one the greatest preachers that ever lived. He pastored in London, England for decades, preaching thousands of sermons, and writing prolifically about the gospel and the Scriptures.
Here are some of his powerful quotes on leadership, ministry and spiritual living:
Not for yourself, O church, do you exist, any more than Christ existed for himself. -Charles Spurgeon
I am certain that to preach the wrath of God with a hard heart, a cold lip, a tearless eye, and an unfeeling spirit is to harden men, not benefit them. -Charles Spurgeon
I know of nothing which I would choose to have as the subject of my ambition for life than to be kept faithful to my God till death, still to be a soul winner, still to be a true herald of the cross, and testify the name of Jesus to the last hour. -Charles Spurgeon
If your religion does not make you holy, it will damn you. It is simply painted pageantry to go to hell in. -Charles Spurgeon
All the hope of our ministry lies in the Spirit of God operating on the spirits of men. -Charles Spurgeon
Christ always preached doctrine that was hopeful. While he denounced self-righteousness, he would turn round and say, “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Luke 5:32). If he ever had a frown on his brow, it was for the hypocrite and the proud man. But he had tears for sinners and loving invitations for penitent ones. -Charles Spurgeon
The greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ. -Charles Spurgeon
God’s mercy is so great that you may sooner drain the sea of its water, or deprive the sun of its light, or make space too narrow, than diminish the great mercy of God. -Charles Spurgeon
