As a young child I loved the newspaper; and when I say newspaper I mean the sports page of The Dallas Morning News.

Every so often, however, I would dare to venture beyond the league standings, players statistics, and bombastic opinions of columnists. One such venture was the weekly citizen profile in the metro section. The profile would take a notable citizen in the county and ask him or her several questions so readers could get to know them better. One of the most common questions was, “If you could invite any three people do a dinner party, whom would you invite?”

What would you say if I adjusted the question to ask, “If you could invite any one person from church history to a dinner party, whom would you invite?”

For me, the answer must be, “Charles Haddon Spurgeon.”

No man in church history stirs my soul like the Prince of Preachers. His energy, intellect, wit, and eloquence would make that dinner party one to remember for a lifetime. I have never read Spurgeon without finding my heart filled with the majesty of God and the glory of Christ. Have you ever experienced the lion of the Metropolitan Tabernacle?

If not, let the good Dr. Piper introduce you to him.

PIPER ON THE PRINCE

In 2012 RTS Orlando established the Nicole Institute of Baptist Studies and invited Piper to give the first “Spurgeon Lecture”, an annual message designed to equip and inform the audience on a broad range of theological, historical and cultural issues. And what a lecture it was!

Carve out an hour of your day and let the Prince stir your soul in ministry.