# A Discourse upon True Blessedness Here and Hereafter (S1874)

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Podcast: [From the Heart of Spurgeon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-the-heart-of-spurgeon-1367960)
Published: 2026-02-20T12:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://heartofspurgeon.podbean.com/e/a-discourse-upon-true-blessedness-here-and-hereafter-s1874/
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## Resource

This is another simple sermon in two parts. Whereas the previous sermon offered a stark contrast between the wages of sin and the gift of life, this provides a sequence. After an introduction in which Spurgeon suggests a difference between happiness and blessedness (the former being a good thing, but essentially being of this world, while the latter has a heavenly quality about it), he exposes the world’s suggestions of where blessedness—true and lasting happiness—can be found. Then he turns us to the somewhat surprising text of James 1:12 to look at blessedness in this life and in the life to come. Yes, there are heavenly joys even now for the man who endures temptation—the man who, out of love to God, holds fast in the storm, and whose faith and hope and love are demonstrated to be real and true. And then there are joys to come, the crown of life which the Lord bestows upon those who do not turn away or fall away. Sustained and strengthened by his grace in Christ Jesus for every good work, their heavenly reward shall only make their appreciation of God’s favour all the richer and riper. Spurgeon gets happily expansive, almost carried away, as he considers the blessedness of the blessed in the glory to come, urging all to make sure that they enjoy this crown, awaking in the likeness of Jesus Christ, our resurrected Lord and King. Podcast 273: A Discourse upon True Blessedness Here and Hereafter (S1874) Jas 1:12 Read the sermon here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/resources/a-discourse-upon-true-blessedness-here-and-hereafter Check out the new From the Heart of Spurgeon Book! British: https://amzn.to/48rV1OR American: https://amzn.to/48oHjft Connect with the Reading Spurgeon Community on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ReadingSpurgeon Sign up to get the weekly readings emai…

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