PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH (BY SPURGEON)
God, as we gather be pleased to reveal yourself to your servants. Oh, for the uplifting of the veil, for the drawing near of the people that are made glad by the blood, for the speaking of God unto the soul, and the speaking of our soul unto God.
Oh, for communication with the Eternal, for such fellowship as they may have who are raised up together with Christ, and made to sit in the heavenly places with him. Oh, Savior, grant us a glimpse of your great love. One flash of your eye is brighter than the noonday. One word from your lips will be sweeter to us and more full of music, than the harps of angels.
Amen.
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Thanks to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College for sponsoring the Weekend Edition.
This month, Midwestern is giving away three copies of Dr. Geoff Chang’s new book, Spurgeon the Pastor. Plus, everyone who enters will receive the first chapter for free! Click here to enter to win.
Spurgeon the Pastor is a great book. When you read this book, Spurgeon becomes your mentor — you’ll learn from his example what a healthy church should look like. This is an incredible resource (and it’s NOT just for pastors!)..
Midwestern has also curated some great resources, including FREE seminary-level video classes. Get all of these resources right here.
WEEKEND LONG READ (SERMON BY SPURGEON)
The Power of His Resurrection
The resurrection of the Lord Jesus was in itself a marvelous display of power. To raise the dead body of our Lord from the tomb was as great a work as the creation. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, each one wrought this greatest miracle.
Read the full sermon from the Spurgeon Center for Biblical Preaching at Midwestern Seminary.
A FREE RESOURCE FROM MIDWESTERN
As we prepare to worship Christ this Easter, we desire that many people will come to know Christ as we celebrate his resurrection.
This article reminded me that no matter what kind of a response we see at our services, we can have confidence that God will do his work.
PREPARE FOR MINISTRY AT MIDWESTERN
Midwestern is home of the Spurgeon Library, which contains more than 6,000 volumes from Spurgeon’s personal library and many of his personal artifacts.
In just a few weeks, they’ll be hosting their annual Spurgeon Library conference. This year, the conference will focus on Spurgeon’s private devotional life.
Registration for the conference is just $30, which includes book giveaways. If you’re close to Kansas City, MO, you don’t want to miss this event.