Lectures to My Students

"The solemn work of Christian ministry demands a man’s all, and that all should be at its best. To engage in ministry halfheartedly is an insult to God and man. Sleep must leave our eyelids before men are allowed to perish. Yet we are all prone to sleep, and students, among the rest, are apt to act the part of the foolish virgins. Therefore, I have sought to speak out my whole soul in the hope that I might not create or foster any dullness in others, and to this end, my lectures are colloquial, familiar, full of anecdote, and often humorous. May He, in whose hand are the churches and their pastors, bless these words to younger brethren in the ministry, and if so, I will count it more than a full reward and will gratefully praise the Lord."


- Charles H. Spurgeon


Includes lectures 1-13 from Volume 1


Table of Contents

Ch. 1: The Minister

Ch. 2: The Call to Ministry

Ch. 3: Our Private Prayer

Ch. 4: Our Public Prayer

Ch. 5: Sermons

Ch. 6: Choosing a Text

Ch. 7: On Spiritualizing

Ch. 8: Your Voice

Ch. 9: Keeping Their Attention

Ch. 10: Impromptu Speech

Ch. 11: The Preacher’s Fainting Fits

Ch. 12: The Preacher’s Ordinary Conversation

Ch. 13: Your Library


About the Author

Charles Haddon (C. H.) Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a British Baptist preacher. He started preaching at age 17, and quickly became famous. He is still known as the “Prince of Preachers,” and frequently had more than 10,000 people present to hear him preach at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. His sermons were printed in newspapers, translated into many languages, and published in many books.