PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH (BY SPURGEON)
Now, Father, save any in this house of worship that remain unconverted. May this day be the day of their salvation. We would most earnestly ask that some word may drop into the most careless heart; and this prayer especially, convert this day in this house of prayer, if it may please you, some who shall be very earnest Christians in years to come.
Take hold today of some whom you have ordained to be like Paul, who shall be missionaries to the ends of the earth! Take hold of some who are especially set against you, some who are very bold spirits even in sin, thorough-hearted in their wickedness—convert such now!
Amen.
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WEEKEND LONG READ (SERMON BY SPURGEON)
The Stronghold
“The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.” (Nahum 1:7)
There are three things here to be thought about. First, let us think of God himself: “The Lord is good.” Then let our minds ponder a little upon what God is to us: “a strong hold in the day of trouble.” And then we will change the theme a little, and speak of God with us: “He knoweth them that trust in him.”
Read the full sermon from the Spurgeon Center for Biblical Preaching at Midwestern Seminary.
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Jonah’s Audience Unlocks our Preaching
Will we let the message of grace and mercy come into our hearts even when it is extended where it is not expected? Will we find be amazed by grace or offended by it? God’s grace is truly amazing in that it comes to all who will trust in Christ. A different prophet who sat outside a different city and was in anguish enough to die. His anguish was not anger; it was grief and it was for us. So, let’s love God’s character and be amazed at the grace given to rebels and enemies like you and me.
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