Greatness of Christ
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.
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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"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).
Sermon Outline
- I. The Greatness of Christ
- A. Unsearchable riches
- B. Greater than our thoughts
- C. Able to pardon and forgive
- D. Ready to supply and save
- II. The Importance of High Thoughts of Christ
- A. Never tolerate low thoughts
- B. Come with great sins, cares, and wants
- III. The Call to Praise
- A. Offer up a sacrifice of praise
- B. The fruit of lips that give thanks
Key Quotes
“My Master has such riches that you cannot count them; you cannot guess them, much less can you convey their fullness in words.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“My Master is more able to pardon than you to sin, more able to forgive than you to transgress.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Come with your great sins, and your great cares, and your great wants! Come, and welcome” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- We should never tolerate low thoughts of Christ and instead strive to have high thoughts of His greatness.
- We can come to Christ with confidence, knowing that He is able to pardon and forgive our sins.
- We should continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, expressing our gratitude and thankfulness for His blessings and salvation.