One challenge preachers face is figuring out what to preach week after week. This was no different for Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the Prince of Preachers. Speaking to a group of pastors, Spurgeon once said, “All through the week I am on the look-out for material that I can use on the Sabbath.” Spurgeon believed in the providence of God and saw a world full of important lessons for the observant Christian. He encouraged his students, “Always keep your eyes and ears open, and you will hear and see angels. The world is full of sermons—catch them on the wing.” From time to time, this meant preaching sermons that were inspired by contemporary events of the day.
Spurgeon lived during a time of social and political upheaval. Throughout the British empire in the 19th century, there was no shortage of urgent news to lure a preacher’s attention. However, Spurgeon didn’t allow these matters to direct his preaching from week to week. In determining what to preach, Spurgeon was primarily driven by his own study of Scripture and his pastoral sense of his people’s needs. His primary goal in preaching was to open up and apply the Scriptures to his people. As
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