Always Growing
The sermon emphasizes the importance of being willing to see and experience greater truths in God's Word, leading to a deeper fellowship with Him.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the importance of maintaining a childlike faith and openness to the greater truths and experiences that God has in store for believers. He encourages listeners to keep their eyes open to spiritual realities, asserting that those willing to believe will witness greater works, deeper fellowship, and profound discoveries of God's power and love. Spurgeon warns against the dangers of false doctrine and encourages a continual growth in faith, leading to a clearer vision of God and His kingdom. He assures that as believers remain receptive, they will experience an ever-deepening relationship with the divine.
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Thou shalt see greater than these. (John 1:50)
This is spoken to a childlike believer, who was ready to accept Jesus as the Son of God, the King of Israel, upon one convincing piece of argument. Those who are willing to see shall see; it is because we shut our eyes that we become so sadly blind.
We have seen much already. Great things and unsearchable has the Lord showed unto us, for which we praise His name; but there are greater truths in His Word, greater depths of experience, greater heights of fellow- ship, greater works of usefulness, greater discoveries of power, and love, and wisdom. These we are yet to see if we are willing to believe our Lord. The faculty of inventing false doctrine is ruinous, but power to see the truth is a blessing.
Heaven shall be opened to us, the way thither shall be made clear to us in the Son of Man, and the angelic commerce which goes on between the upper and the lower kingdoms shall be made more manifest to us. Let us keep our eyes open toward spiritual objects and expect to see more and more. Let us believe that our lives will not drivel down into nothing but that we shall be always on the growing hand, seeing greater and still greater things, till we behold the great God Himself and never again lose the sight of Him.
Sermon Outline
- The Promise of Seeing Greater
- The Greater Truths of God's Word
- The Blessing of Seeing Truth
- Unsearchable Depths of Experience
- Greater Heights of Fellowship
- Greater Works of Usefulness
- Greater Discoveries of Power, Love, and Wisdom
- Heaven Opened to Us
- The Way to Heaven Made Clear
- Angelic Commerce Made Manifest
Key Quotes
“Thou shalt see greater than these.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Those who are willing to see shall see; it is because we shut our eyes that we become so sadly blind.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Let us believe that our lives will not drivel down into nothing but that we shall be always on the growing hand, seeing greater and still greater things, till we behold the great God Himself and never again lose the sight of Him.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- Keep your eyes open to spiritual objects and expect to see more and more.
- Believe that your life will not stagnate, but will always be on the growing hand.
- Be willing to see and experience greater truths in God's Word.