And of His Fulness Have All We Received
The sermon emphasizes the completeness and sufficiency of Christ's fulness, which is available to all believers and provides comfort, guidance, and every divine attribute.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the abundant fullness found in Christ, highlighting that He embodies the fullness of God, perfect humanity, and atoning power. He explains that through Christ's blood, believers are cleansed from sin, justified, and saved to the uttermost, showcasing the victory over death and the hope offered through His resurrection. Spurgeon encourages believers to draw from this inexhaustible source of grace, comfort, and divine attributes, assuring them that all their needs can be met in Jesus. The sermon calls for a response of faith, urging believers to ask boldly for the blessings available in Christ.
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These words tell us that there is a fulness in Christ. There is a fulness of essential Deity, for "in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead." There is a fulness of perfect manhood, for in Him, bodily, that Godhead was revealed. There is a fulness of atoning efficacy in His blood, for "the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin." There is a fulness of justifying righteousness in His life, for "there is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus."
There is a fulness of divine prevalence in His plea, for "He is able to save to the uttermost them that come unto God by Him; seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them." There is a fulness of victory in His death, for through death He destroyed him that had the power of death, that is the devil. There is a fulness of efficacy in His resurrection from the dead, for by it "we are begotten again unto a lively hope." There is a fuIness of triumph in His ascension, for "when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and received gifts for men."
There is a fulness of blessings of every sort and shape; a fulness of grace to pardon, of grace to regenerate, of grace to sanctify, of grace to preserve, and of grace to perfect. There is a fulness at all times; a fulness of comfort in affliction; a fulness of guidance in prosperity. A fulness of every divine attribute, of wisdom, of power, of love; a fulness which it were impossible to survey, much less to explore. "It pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell."
Oh, what a fulness must this be of which all receive! Fulness, indeed, must there be when the stream is always flowing, and yet the well springs up as free, as rich, as full as ever. Come, believer, and get all thy need supplied; ask largely, and thou shalt receive largely, for this "fulness" is inexhaustible, and is treasured up where all the needy may reach it, even in Jesus, Immanuel--God with us.
Sermon Outline
- The Fulness of Christ
- Divine Prevalence in His Plea
- A Fulness of Blessings
- Comfort in Affliction
- Guidance in Prosperity
- Every Divine Attribute
- Justifying Righteousness in His Life
Key Quotes
“It pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Fulness, indeed, must there be when the stream is always flowing, and yet the well springs up as free, as rich, as full as ever.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Come, believer, and get all thy need supplied; ask largely, and thou shalt receive largely,” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- As a believer, you can access the fulness of Christ by coming to Him and asking largely.
- The fulness of Christ provides comfort in affliction and guidance in prosperity.
- You can trust in the inexhaustible nature of Christ's fulness, knowing that it is always available to meet your needs.