DRAMATIC READINGS
Within 100 miles of Ashford, Connecticut
My Tribute to God and His Instrument, C.H. Spurgeon
Oh, to preach, to teach,
to reach the lost!
Such a man was C.H. Spurgeon.
Called of God,
equipped and burdened
to captain a ship in London.
No soul too far from
Gethsemane’s shore,
that the word of grace
– if only heard –
would turn the tide,
and then wash up,
that drowning man and sinner.
David Marchuck Barbour
The Metropolitan Tabernacle
London, England
OUT OF THE PAST
A ‘Spoken Again’ Series of Selected Sermons
originally preached by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
For those who live within 100-hundred miles of Ashford, Connecticut, we would be delighted to prayerfully consider coming to your church to perform one of our ‘out of the past’ dramatic readings of Pastor Spurgeon’s sermons. Below you can read more about our current selections. As for financial considerations, we ask to minimally cover our travel cost (gas), and if applicable, any lodging and meals. Otherwise, our purpose is first and foremost to bring glory to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to bring the Gospel of hope to a world of lost sinners. Moreover, we pray Pastor Spurgeon’s sermons will challenge our lukewarm brothers and sisters to awaken from their slumber. You see, revival begins with those who answer Christ’s knock on their door (Revelation 3:16), and many today call upon Jesus with only a shallow breath, part of it held back because of unbelief and poor instruction in discipleship. In fact – and I mean no offense unless God’s Spirit indicts you – if not for the existence of a spiritual sleep apnea, some would say many are on the verge of death, soon to be spewed from Christ’s mouth if not already. Now, is that a harsh statement? Yes, but if you are offended by it, then let your village be one that we pass. You certainly do not have the ears for most of Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s sermons, and we’re not about to soft-pedal any hard sayings to ride anywhere!
ABOUT OUR READER
David Marchuck Barbour
David performs our dramatic readings. (He’s the guy on the left.) While he will be attired in appropriate Victorian era garb, he neither represents himself as a look-alike to C.H. Spurgeon nor will he speak with a distinctly British accent. However, based on our research, David does have an engaging and sonorous baritone voice (as Pastor Spurgeon did), and he prays to deliver each sermon in the fulness of God’s spirit and with the conviction Pastor Spurgeon conveyed God’s Word. While he will read each sermon from his notes, his commitment is to know the material well enough to engage with God’s audience.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
OUR ‘SPOKEN AGAIN’ MENU
(As public domain material, Millpond Ink LLC/Quiet Corner Productions made some changes and added some clarifications to the original full texts. This was done to aid in audience understanding and application of the original sermon. However, the audience will receive a copy of the original full text of the sermon in their program so that they can observe the changes as they This will allow our audiences to audit and challenge any changes/additional material that we make to the original text.)
First Offering
Title Scripture Application
Our Lord’s Humanity a Sweet Source of Comfort
Preached – Unknown Date
PREVIEW
YOU CAN TO LISTEN TO THE OPENING OF THIS SERMON BY CLICKING BELOW:
Daniel 10:18
“Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.” (KJV)
Main Idea
Jesus was on earth a human being, and is presently in heaven a human being… standing and advocating for us at the right hand of His Father in heaven. Where else but in heaven – standing at the right hand of Father – can Jesus best comfort his people wherever they are on earth? Because Jesus is human, and died for us, who best to look to but to him for love and comfort during times of loneliness, doubt, disappointment in fellow brethren, our struggles, service unto God, and even as we near death? Christ Jesus is our brother, friend, husband and Best-Beloved. Yes, Jesus was and is distinctly God, but to approach God, we must go through the man, Jesus.
SCHEDULES EVENT(S)
September 23, 2023
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Judy B.- This was an interesting time. I enjoyed listening to the speaker and would be interested in hearing more.
Winne H. – Very interesting to hear the Word of God that was preached over a hundred years ago. Came alive to still be able to touch our hearts today.
Debbie P. – Excellent presentation. Great sermon choice.
Bruce S. – Very excellent presentation and enlightening.
Donna M. – I enjoyed the opportunity to experience a sermon being preached as if I was in a church in the 1800s.
Bev O. -Very interesting Joyce E. -Very inspiring
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Second Offering
Title Scripture Application
To The Saddest of the Sad
Preached – June 3, 1888
Exodus 6:9
“And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.”
Main Idea
When we first heard the Good News of the Gospel, we likely had an excuse for not receiving or believing it. C.H. Spurgeon acknowledges many excuses exist. In this sermon, however, he has compassion for those who are amidst great sorrow and affliction as were the children of Israel who were under the harsh rule of Pharaoh when Jehovah sent Moses to deliver them. Pastor Spurgeon did not excuse them for their unbelief, but he did show them compassion – as does our God in his grace and faithfulness.
Offering Three
Title Scripture Application
A Sermon for Spring
Preached – February 23, 1862
Solomon’s Song 2:10-13
“ My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; the fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.”
Main Idea
Do we earnestly seek revival in our world? Church? Ourselves? Does it seem that the deadness of winter has forever settled over us and spring will never come? In this sermon, Pastor Spurgeon takes a top-down approach discussing the passing of winter to spring within the universal church; the local church, and the personal seasons that we experience in Christ. In this sermon, we can learn much about the universal church, our home church, and our own walk with our Beloved.
Offering Four
Title Scripture Application
Jesus Near but Unrecognized
Preached – January 1, 1874
Luke 24:16
“But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.”
Main Idea
How is it that Jesus is near to us and we do not perceive His presence? Here, in this sermon, Pastor Spurgeon explains how this is possible based upon what we learned from the Gospel of Luke Chapter 24, Verse 16. So many dear Christians wander about and wonder where Jesus is and become downhearted. Well, if you are, indeed, in Christ, he is with you. There are times – because of our sorrow and unbelief – we feel estranged. Our ignorance of Scripture blinds us. Then again, sometimes we do not know in what form Jesus approaches. Let us learn these things, and we will feel less likely alone in the future.
Offering Five
Title Scripture Application
Mysterious Meat
Preached – May 23, 1886
John 4:31-38
“In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye Know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.”
Main Idea
What did Jesus mean when he told his disciples that he had meat and drink that they knew nothing about? Do we know what he meant? Have we eaten and sipped the same heavenly refreshments, which heavenly sustenance is meant to be experienced. If this ‘mysterious meat’ satisfied our Lord when – according to his disciples – he should have suffered physical hunger and thirst, what about us? Where is our appetite? If we wonder what those refreshments are, and how to partake in them, Pastor Spurgeon provides insight. Needless to say, as Jesus explained, ‘My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.’ Yes, but what is doing His will, and why do we hold back? Again, where is our appetite?