Charles Haddon
Spurgeon
BRIEF
TIMELINE
 BORN at Kelvedon, Essex England,
June 19, 1834 |
| BORN AGAIN at Colchester, January 6,
1850 |
|
Becomes a BAPTIST, May 3, 1850
(Baptized in the River Lark, at
Isleham) |
| Preaches FIRST SERMON, at a Cottage in Teversham,
1850 |
| Preached First Sermon at WATERBEACH Baptist
Chapel, October 12, 1851 |
| Preached First Sermon at New Park Street
Chapel, London, December 18, 1853 |
| Accepts PASTORATE at New Park Street Chapel,
April 28, 1854, (232 members then) |
| First Sermon in the "New Park Street
Pulpit" PUBLISHED, January 10, 1855 |
| MARRIAGE to Miss Susannah Thompson (born
1/15/1832), January 8, 1856 |
| 10-Day WEDDING TRIP in Paris France
by the newly married Spurgeons, Spring 1856 |
| TWIN SONS (not identical) Thomas and Charles
Born, September 20, 1856 |
| METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE Building Committee
Begins, June 1856 |
| Establishes THE PASTOR'S COLLEGE, 1856, and
Expanded in 1857 |
| Metropolitan Tabernacle OPENS with a Great
Prayer Meeting, March 18, 1861 |
| Metropolitan Tabernacle COLPORTAGE Association
Founded, 1866 |
| STOCKWELL Orphanage (Boy's side) Founded, 1867,
Foundation Stone Laid Sept. 9, 1869 |
| Foundation Stone Laid by Senior Deacon Thomas
Olney for the Pastor's College |
| Building,
May 6, 1867 (with construction completed in March, 1868) |
| Begins Annual Vacations to Southern France
for Rest & Relaxation, December 1871 |
| 571 New Members Added by February 1873, now
4,417 Total Membership |
| Foundation Stone Laid for a newer
Pastor's College Building, October 14, 1873 |
| Mrs. Spurgeon's BOOK FUND Inaugurated,
1875 |
| Presentation of the Pastoral SILVER WEDDING
Gift (offering) May 20, 1879 |
| STOCKWELL Orphanage (Girl's side) Founded,
1879, Found. Stone Laid June 22, 1880 |
| JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS and Testimonials, June
18 & 19, 1884 |
| "Down Grade" Paper #1 Published
in The Sword & the Trowel,
August 1887 |
| Spurgeon's Mother ELIZA Dies, Aged 75 Years,
1888 |
| LAST SERMON Delivered at Metropolitan Tabernacle,
June 7, 1891 |
| —
During his Pastorate, 14,692 were Baptized and Joined the
Tabernacle |
| — As
Year 1891 ends, Membership given as 5,311 (Tabernacle capacity: 6,000
people, |
| with 5,500 Seated, 500
Standing Room; Tabernacle Dimensions: 146' long, 81' wide, 68'
high) |
| Suffers much pain and sickness during the months
of June & July, 1891 |
| Travels to MENTONE France again (for the
Last Time), October 26, 1891 |
| —
While there, becomes SEVERELY ILL
from his
long-suffering combination |
of Rheumatism, Gout and Bright's disease (Kidney) |
| Still Resting in Mentone, he Finally TAKES
TO BED, January 20, 1892 |
| Spurgeon's Flesh DIES, but His Spirit
Enters Into GLORY, January 31, 1892 |
| INTERRED and BURIED at Norwood Cemetary,
February 11, 1892 |
| His Brother (& Asst. Tabernacle Pastor)
JAMES Dies, Aged 61 Years, March 22, 1899 |
| His Father (& Pastor) JOHN Dies, Aged Almost
92 Years, June 14, 1902 |
| His Wife (& Laborer) SUSANNAH Dies,
Aged 71 Years, October 22, 1903 |
| His Son (& Pastor) THOMAS Dies,
Aged 61 Years, October 17, 1917 |
| His Son (& Pastor) CHARLES Dies,
Aged 70 Years, December 13, 1926
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BIOGRAPHICAL
INTRODUCTION
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"Who's
C. H. SPURGEON
?" |
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by BOB L. ROSS and
MICHAEL ROSS |
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READ
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SPURGEON'S
DECLARATION |
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SPURGEON'S "WORDLESS
BOOK" |
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DOCTRINAL
BIOGRAPHY
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A Brief Biography |
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by BOB L.
ROSS |
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SPURGEON
— 100 YEARS LATER (1992), WHY WAS SPURGEON
SUCCESSFUL? |
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GIFTS
& QUALITIES THAT MADE SPURGEON
USABLE |
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INTRODUCTION
TO SPURGEON'S LITERARY WORKS |
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PAUL'S
BOOKS
— "GIVE THYSELF UNTO
READING" |
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FILM & VIDEO
BIOGRAPHY
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"Seeing
and
Believing"
—
The CALLING of
Spurgeon |
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by ERIC W. HAYDEN and BBC
Television |
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VHS Video —
"The Prince of
Preachers" |
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by KEN
CONNOLLY |
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SPURGEON
IS THE MODEL! |
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SPURGEON'S
CONVERSION and BAPTISM
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"Looking
Unto Jesus"
—
Isaiah 45:22 |
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Autobiographical Statements Compiled
by ERIC W. HAYDEN |
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CONVERSION
& BAPTISM
— NOTES BY ROBERT
SHINDLER |
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SPURGEON'S
PLEA
— "By the Grace of God I Am What I
Am" |
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BIOGRAPHICAL
APPENDIX
—
CONVERSION |
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BIOGRAPHICAL
APPENDIX
— VARIOUS
SUBJECTS |
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"The
Death of My Best Friend" |
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Spurgeon's GUILT of SIN
at CONVERSION |
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THE DECEPTION
OF SIN |
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CARNAL
SECURITY |
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TRUE
RELIGION —
NO JOKING
MATTER |
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SPURGEON'S
PREACHING
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The Secrets of Spurgeon's Preaching |
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by LEWIS A.
DRUMMOND |
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THE SECRET
OF SPURGEON'S POWER |
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"SELL
All You Have... and BUY Spurgeon!" |
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Memorizing a Spurgeon Sermon |
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by C. ALAN
STEPHENS |
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SPURGEON'S
SERMONS -- GENERAL
HISTORY
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Publishing Spurgeon Sermon Booklets |
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by BOB L. ROSS and
MICHAEL ROSS |
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PREACHING
AND C. H. SPURGEON |
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First [and Last] Words at the Tabernacle
(SPURGEON) |
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Formative Years and the
"Penny
Pulpit" |
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by ERIC W. HAYDEN and BOB
L. ROSS |
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COMMENTS
BY BOB L. ROSS, W. R. NICOLL, AND IAN
MACLAREN |
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SPURGEON
— "THE PRINCE OF
PREACHERS" |
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SPURGEON'S
DECLARATION |
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SPURGEON'S
ABIDING LEGACY AS A BIBLE
INTERPRETER |
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SPURGEON
— A PREACHER TO
PREACHERS! |
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SPURGEON'S
SERMONS -- ANNOTATED
HISTORY
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Spurgeon Remembers
"Our First
Sermon" |
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READ
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Spurgeon Sermons in
"A Body of
Divinity" |
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by ERIC W. HAYDEN and BOB
L. ROSS |
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—
Compiled by ERIC W. HAYDEN |
| . |
READ
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Spurgeon's
"Confession of
Faith"
(August 1891) |
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from an Editorial published in
The Sword and The Trowel Magazine |
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STAND
FAST |
| . |
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Spurgeon's
"Sermons on
Sovereignty" |
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WHY THE
TERM "CALVINIST?" |
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SPURGEON
ON THE "DOCTRINES OF GRACE" |
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WAS SPURGEON
A
"HYPER-CALVINIST?" |
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--
SPURGEON'S LIFE, WORK, &
DEATH
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8 Glimpses of the Genius of C. H. Spurgeon |
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by J. J. BROWN
(from Spurgeon's College Archives,
London) |
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SPURGEON
— A MESSAGE FOR
TODAY |
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The Anguish and Agonies of C. H. Spurgeon |
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by Dr. DARREL W.
AMUNDSEN |
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LARGE
CARTOON-IMAGE OF SPURGEON DEPICTED AS JOHN BUNYAN'S
"GREATHEART" |
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"HIGHER
AND HIGHER" (Approaching
Death)
 |
READ
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GOUT
AND DIET
— September
2004
Report
|
| . |
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C. H. Spurgeon as Poet and Hymn-writer |
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by ERIC W.
HAYDEN |
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SPURGEON'S
HYMN-WRITING
— NOTES BY
ROBERT SHINDLER |
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"MR.
SPURGEON FELL ASLEEP IN JESUS"
— SPURGEON'S
DEATH |
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READ
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The DEATH of Charles Haddon Spurgeon |
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by B. H. CARROLL and ERIC
W. HAYDEN |
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1891-92
IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF C. H.
SPURGEON |
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WORDS
OF TRIBUTE BY SPURGEON TWIN SONS THOMAS and
CHARLES |
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SPURGEON
MEMORIAL SERVICE POEM |
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Walks and Talks with Charles H. Spurgeon |
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by WAYLAND
HOYT |
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Unique, Unusual Stories From His Life |
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by BOB L.
ROSS |
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SPURGEON
AND THE STRAY DOG |
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PARABLE
OF THE "SPURGEON TWIG" |
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LECTURES TO MY STUDENTS |
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by C. H.
SPURGEON |
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"THE
POWER OF FAITH" and "TO A YOUNG
MINISTER" |
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READ
|
 |
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INTRODUCTION
—"Battling
and
Building" |
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by ERIC W.
HAYDEN |
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INTRODUCTION
—
"Spurgeon's
Magnum
Opus" |
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by ERIC W.
HAYDEN |
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C. H.
SPURGEON'S PREFACE TO VOLUME 1 |
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READ
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THE
ORIGINAL, UNEDITED 4-VOLUME
SET |
HIS
DIARY,
RECORDS,
&
LETTERS |
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| NOTES
OF
INTEREST (Chapter Selections)
Courtesy of
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READ
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EARLY
RELIGIOUS IMPRESSIONS |
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HAPPY
CHILDHOOD AT STAMBOURNE |
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CONVERSION
TESTIMONY |
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A TRAVELLER'S
LETTERS HOME (with Pictures) |
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A TRAVELLER'S
LETTERS HOME (continued) |
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| Informative Chapters
From This Book... |
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A Marvellous Ministry
By
CHARLES RAY-
The Story of C. H.
Spurgeon's Sermons
CHAPTER ONE |
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SPURGEON'S
LEGACY --
"Unforgettable!"
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WANTED! Dead or Alive
—
Discover the "Prince of
Preachers" |
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HEAR
C. H. SPURGEON "LIVE"
Today! —
Evangelist Dave
Richards |
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C. H. Spurgeon CENTENARY 1834-1934 |
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by GEORGE W.
TRUETT |
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W. R.
NICOLL'S TRIBUTE TO SPURGEON
— PRINCES OF THE
CHURCH |
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The Influence of C. H. Spurgeon on My Life |
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by ERIC W.
HAYDEN |
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THE DAY
MY FATHER SAW SPURGEON BURIED |
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SPURGEON'S
1884 JUBILEE MEMORIAL SERVICES |
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WITH
TESTIMONIES FROM D. L. MOODY AND JOHN
SPURGEON |
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READ
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1992 Spurgeon Interview with Eric Hayden |
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Interviewed by GRIFF
WILLIAMS |
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SPURGEON
BIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED BY PILGRIM
PUBLICATIONS |
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"THE
UNFORGETTABLE SPURGEON"
— NEW
BIOGRAPHY |
| . |
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|
 |
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by BOB L.
ROSS |
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THE SPURGEON
LIBRARY
— NOTES BY RICHARD ELLSWORTH
DAY |
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The Spurgeon Collection
@ William Jewell College |
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by ELIZABETH EVANS
TERRY |
How a College's Rare Books Finally
Gained a HOME....
 |
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READ
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Dreams Do Come True!
—
Pilgrim Publications |
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(Brief Summary of How
I Discovered Spurgeon's Works and Began
Publishing) |
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by BOB L.
ROSS |
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A Traveller's TRIP to Spurgeon Country |
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by BOB L.
ROSS |
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A TRAVELLER'S
GUIDE TO "SPURGEON COUNTRY" |
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SPURGEON'S
VIEWS ON...
(more to come)
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B. H. Carroll comments on C. H. SPURGEON, |
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and C. H. Spurgeon on the
"Inerrancy"
|
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of Holy Spirit-INSPIRED Scripture |
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by BOB L. ROSS
— FROM OUR
NEW WEBSITE |
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BAPTISTS OF
TEXAS COMMITTED TO THE BIBLE |
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READ
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Creation
VS. Darwin's
"Evolution
Theory" |
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Compiled by MICHAEL ROSS and BOB
L. ROSS |
READ
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SPURGEON'S
"GORILLA" LECTURE |
READ
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COMMENTS
WITH BOB L. ROSS & DR. HENRY
MORRIS |
READ
|
SPURGEON
DEFENDS THE "GORILLA" AND OTHER
LECTURES |
READ
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RELATED
BOOK REVIEWS FROM THE SWORD AND THE
TROWEL |
| . |
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"Sovereign
Grace" Hated by the |
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---Modern
Religionist! |
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by C. H.
SPURGEON |
READ
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HOW I
LEARNED OF GRACE |
READ
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SOVEREIGN
GRACE POEM |
READ
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SPURGEON
AND "INVITATIONS" |
READ
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1992 SPURGEON
"HOAX" |
| . |
READ
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Spurgeon & the "Public Invitation
System" |
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— Did He Oppose It's Use?
|
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by BOB L.
ROSS |
READ
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REPLY
TO IAIN MURRAY'S ANTI-PUBLIC INVITATION BOOKLET: The Invitation
System |
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Was C. H. Spurgeon the Innovator of the |
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--Modern
Public or Church
INVITATION?
|
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by BOB L.
ROSS |
| . |
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Spurgeon Quotes and Roman Catholicism |
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Compiled by TOM CARTER and MICHAEL
ROSS |
| . |
READ
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"GEESE IN THEIR
HOODS" Anti-Romanism book |
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Compiled by TIMOTHY KAUFFMAN
and MICHAEL ROSS |
READ
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FOREWARD
TO "GEESE IN THEIR HOODS" (NEW
BOOK) |
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The Millennium
Eschatology |
|
by MARK A.
McNEIL |
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WATCHING
AND WAITING MAGAZINE
(ENGLAND) |
| . |
READ
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"Preterism"
— The
PAROUSIA
(Spurgeon's Book
Review) |
|
by BOB L.
ROSS |
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| ********************************************************************************* |
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A Word to Soul-Winners |
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Faith, Not "Signs!" |
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Death is Loss, But Oh, What Gain! |
READ
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By Grace Through Faith |
READ
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Safe In Christ |
READ
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PAUL'S BOOKS (Give Thyself Unto Reading) |
READ
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C. H. Spurgeon and "WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?"
[WWJD] |
READ
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C. H. Spurgeon's "FOOTPRINTS IN
THE SAND" |
READ
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C. H. Spurgeon's "WORDLESS
BOOK" |
READ
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C. H. Spurgeon's "THE DEATH OF MY BEST
FRIEND" |
READ
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JESUS CHRIST —
"And He Was
Clothed |
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With a Vesture Dipped in Blood" |
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