Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Particular Baptist preacher.
Portrait of Spurgeon by Alexander Melville (1885)
Image: C. H. Spurgeon's signature
Spurgeon at age 23.
Staffordshire figurine, c. 1860
A sermon is a religious discourse or oration by a preacher, usually a member of clergy. Sermons address a scriptural, theological, or moral topic, usually expounding on a type of belief, law, or behavior within both past and present contexts. Elements of the sermon often include exposition, exhortation, and practical application. The act of delivering a sermon is called preaching. In secular usage, the word sermon may refer, often disparagingly, to a lecture on morals.
A Roadside Sermon by John Pettie
The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch, 1877
Martin Luther Preaching to Faithful (1561)
A Reformed Christian minister preaching from a pulpit, 1968