Lectures to My Students: A Selection from Addresses on Preaching to the Students of the Pastors' College - Softcover

Spurgeon, Charles H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1449547311 ISBN 13: 9781449547318

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

Do you need to learn how to speak in public about Christ? Charles Spurgeon teaches not only how to compose and deliver a speech, but how to choose a text, how to hold the audience's attention, the secrets of power in preaching, how to deliver prayers, and how to control the voice so as to hold people's attention. The lectures in this book also deal with the psychological and social pressures faced by preachers. These were informal talks Spurgeon gave to his students on Fridays. He is relaxed and humorous as he speaks to them with the voice of experience. The Preachers' College was founded to provide instruction on evangelizing and preaching for students of all backgrounds, no matter what their previous level of education.

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From the Back Cover

One contemporary scholar and authority on Spurgeon says of this work: 'Next to Mr. Spurgeon's great literary work, The Treasury of David, we consider (these) Lectures to My Students his greatest single contribution to the Christian world. There is more practical wisdom, common sense and sage advice packed within these pages than with any other book of similar size, or content.' This complete and unabridged edition of Spurgeon's great work will make it possible for today's generation to appreciate Spurgeon's combination of discerning wit and refreshingly practical advice. Included in the twenty-eight chapters of this classic volume are lectures such as: - The Call to Ministry - The Preacher's Private Prayer - On the Choice of a Text - On the Voice - The Holy Spirit in Connection with Our Ministry - The Blind Eye and the Deaf Ear - On Conversion as Our Aim - Illustrations in Preaching As were all of Spurgeon's messages to his people, each of these lectures is Scripture-saturated and Christ-honoring. They move swiftly and are fascinating in their content and sage counsel.

About the Author

Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a British Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers." He preached his first sermon, from 1 Peter 2:7, in 1851 at 16 and became pastor of the Church in Waterbeach in 1852. He published more than 1,900 different sermons and preached to around 10,000,000 people during his lifetime. In addition, Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including an autobiography, a commentary, books on prayer, a devotional, a magazine, poetry, hymnist and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were later translated into many languages. Arguably, no other author, Christian or otherwise, has more material in print than C.H. Spurgeon.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1449547311
• ISBN 13: 9781449547318
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 222