Charles H. Spurgeon

Supposing Him to Be the Gardener Charles H. Spurgeon

This sermon grew out of John 20:15: ?Supposing him to be the gardener.? Spurgeon used an extensive well-tended garden as a setting for this discourse, probably Dr. Bennet?s large garden in Mentone, which Spurgeon frequently visited. When Jesus Christ is the gardener of creation it leads to many inferences: it spurs people to their duties, it relieves people from responsibilities they should never assume, it delivers people from fears, it is a warning for the careless, it is a calming influence to those who complain and lastly it is an outlook full of hope. Spurgeon said he is ?hoping that I may open many roads of meditation for your hearts . . . to indicate in which direction you may look for a vein of precious ore.? This sermon has been updated to modern language.