# “He may preach the gospel better than I can, but he cannot preach a better gospel” by Charles Spurgeon

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- Published: 2020-02-20T12:00:00-06:00
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“Dear friends, do not imagine that God will bless one preacher only, or one denomination
only. He does bless some preachers more than others, for He is Sovereign; but He
will bless you all in your work, for He is God.

I shall never forget one day, when my dear old grandfather was alive, I was to preach
a sermon. There was a great crowd of people, and I did not arrive, for the train
was delayed; and therefore the venerable man commenced to preach in my stead.

He was far on in his sermon when I made my appearance at the door. Looking to me,
he said: “You have all come to hear my dear grandson, and therefore I will stop 
that you may hear him. He may preach the gospel better than I can, but he cannot
preach a better gospel. Can you, Charles?”

My answer from the aisle was: “I cannot preach the gospel better; but if I could,
it would not be a better gospel.”

So it is, brethren: others may break the bread to more people, but they cannot break
better bread than the gospel which you teach, for that is bread from our Saviour’s
own hand.

Get to work each one of you with your bread-breaking, for this is Christ’s way of
feeding the multitude.

Let each one who has himself eaten divide his morsel with another.

Today fill someone’s ear with the good news of Jesus and His love.

Endeavour this day, each one of you who are Christian people, to communicate to 
one man, woman, or child, somewhat of the spiritual meat which has made your soul
glad.

This is my Master’s way.”

–Charles H. Spurgeon, “The Problem of the Age,” in _[The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons](https://amzn.to/2HEURtt)_(
[Vol. 32](https://amzn.to/2HEURtt); London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1886), 32: 96.

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