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Complete name : Charles Haddon Spurgeon (June 19, 1834 – January 31, 1892) was an England's best-known and most-loved preacher for most of the second half of the
nineteenth century. Born in Kelvedon, Essex, his conversion to Christianity came
in January 1850 at the age of fifteen. On his way to a scheduled appointment, a
snow storm forced him to cut short his intended journey and turn in to sebuah kapel Methodist Kuno di Colchester where, in his own words: "Allah membuka hati-Nya untuk pesan penyelamatan."
He preached his first sermon in 1851 and, from the beginning of his ministry,
his style and ability were noted far above average.
In 1852 he became pastor of the small Baptist church at Waterbeach,
Cambridgeshire, and in 1854, after preaching three months on probation and just
four years after his conversion, Spurgeon, ketika itu baru berusia 20, terpanggil to the
pastorate of London's famed New Park Street Chapel, Southwark (formerly pastored
by the particular Baptist theologian John Gill). Within a few months of his call
his powers as a preacher made him famous.
The congregation quickly outgrew their building, pindah ke Exeter Hall, kemudian ke
Surrey Music Hall. In these venues Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences
numbering more than 10,000 all in the days before electronic amplification. Pada usia 22 tahun Spurgeon adalah pengkhotbah paling terkenal pada saat itu.
In 1861 the congregation menempati tempat permanen to the newly constructed
purpose-built Metropolitan Tabernacle at Elephant and Castle, provides 5.000 pharisseans with a side reserve room for a thousand people.
Spurgeon was a Baptist and a Calvinist, but is still known to non-conformists of
many denominations as the "Prince of Preachers" in the tradition of the Puritans
and especially highly regarded amongst Presbyterians and Congregationalists,
although he differed with them over the issue of baptism.
Spurgeon's sermons were published in printed form every week, and enjoyed a high
circulation. By the time of his death in 1892, he has publicated more than dua puluh lima sampai lima ratus khotbah and forty-nine volumes of commentaries, sayings,
anecdotes, illustrations, and devotions.
It is said that on the death of missionary Dr David Livingstone, a discolored
and much used copy of one of Spurgeon's printed sermons was found among his few
possessions, along with the handwritten comment at the top of the first page
"Very good, D.L." He had carried it with him throughout his travels in Africa.
In 1856, Spurgeon married Susannah, daughter of Robert Thompson of Falcon
Square, London, by whom he had twin sons, Charles and Thomas. His widow and sons
survived him. Dia menderita sakit penyakit sampai akhir hidupnya, suffering from
a combination of rheumatism, gout and Bright's disease, often recuperating at
Mentone, near Nice, France, where he died in 1892.
Spurgeon's College is a small Bible college named after him.
Some of Spurgeon's written works
Able To The Uttermost
According To Promise
All of Grace
An All Round Ministry
Around the Wicket Gate
Barbed Arrows
C. H. Spurgeon’s Autobiography
Chequebook Of The Bank Of Faith, The
Christ’s Incarnation
Come Ye Children
Commenting and Commentaries
Down Grade Controversy, The
Eccentric Preachers
Feathers For Arrows
Flashes Of Thought
Gleanings Among The Sheaves
Good Start, A
Greatest Fight In The World, The
John Ploughman’s Pictures
John Ploughman’s Talk