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  GREATNESS OF CHRIST
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the greatness of Christ and encourages
listeners to have high thoughts of Him, leading to a deeper appreciation
and confidence in His power to pardon, forgive, and save.

Topics: "Spiritual Warfare", "Mental Discipline"
Scripture References: 1 Kings 18:46, Job 38:3, Jeremiah 1:17, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Ephesians 6:14, Philippians 4:8, Hebrews 5:11, Hebrews 6:11, 1 Peter 1:13

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The preacher emphasizes the importance of being mentally prepared and
ready for spiritual battle, drawing from various biblical examples where
individuals were instructed to gird up their loins as a symbol of
readiness and resolve. This metaphorical girding of the mind signifies
the need for courage, resolve, and preparedness in facing challenges and
conflicts in the Christian journey. Just as physical girding removes
hindrances for action, believers are called to remove mental hindrances
like worry, fear, and impurity to allow the Holy Spirit to work
effectively in their lives. The sermon highlights the necessity of
disciplining one's mind, focusing on truth, and taking every thought
captive to Christ to live a life of holiness and obedience.

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CONTENT
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"Paul preached the gospel better than I do, but even he could not preach
a better gospel," declared C. H. Spurgeon.

My Master has such riches that you cannot count them; you cannot guess
them, much less can you convey their fullness in words. They are
unsearchable! You may look, and search, and weigh, but Christ is a
greater Christ than you think Him to be when your thoughts are at the
greatest. My Master is more able to pardon than you to sin, more able to
forgive than you to transgress. My Master is more ready to supply than
you are to ask, and ten thousand times more prepared to save than you
are to be saved. Never tolerate low thoughts of my Lord Jesus. . . .
Come with your great sins, and your great cares, and your great wants!
Come, and welcome (Sermons of C. H. Spurgeon of London, Vol. 9, pp.
259).

Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to
God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name (Hebrews
13:15).

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