How must the preacher preach the GOSPEL, to reach the hearts of the hearers? That question has been on my mind for a long time.

This morning I read again a devotional book by C.H. Spurgeon, and I am really meditating on what he writes. He is talking about the PREACHER and the HEARER.

The Preacher:

1.  Which subject is seed for the sower?

2. What is the live coal for the lip of the speaker?

The Hearer:

1.  Which subject is bread for the eater?

2. What is the master key to the heart of the hearer?

The answer:

Oh, to speak of  Christ alone. (“Christ and Him Crucified”)

Morning and Evening, March 2 (Evening)

“Oh! to speak of Christ alone, this is the subject which is both ‘seed for the sower and bread for the eater.’ This is the live coal for the lip of the speaker, and the master key to the heart of the hearer.”