PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH (BY SPURGEON)
Lord, we ask for your blessings to be upon our dear friends who cannot gather in your house. You remember them, and so do we. May you send your blessings to them in their chambers. Oh, may the places where they reside be filled with the presence of their Lord. Restore the sick among us, and for those in our fellowship who are appointed to face death, may the Lord be solemnly present with them.
Amen.
WIN (A LOT OF) FREE BOOKS
Thanks to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College for sponsoring the Weekend Edition.
This month, its #MBTSBooks Month. Midwestern is giving away a book written by their faculty EVERY DAY. They’re also giving away one complete set of the Lost Sermons of C.H. Spurgeon (7 incredible volumes).
Learn everything you need to know right here.
WEEKEND LONG READ (SERMON BY SPURGEON)
The Power of Christ Illustrated by the Resurrection
God is able then to cause that the same body which on earth we wear in our humiliation, which we call a vile body, shall be fashioned like unto Christ’s body. No difficulties, however stern, that can be suggested from science or physical law, shall for a single instant stand in the way of the accomplishment of this transformation by Christ the King.
Read the full sermon from the Spurgeon Center for Biblical Preaching at Midwestern Seminary.
A FREE RESOURCE FROM MIDWESTERN
Our finite human minds, apart from divine grace, are utterly incapable of knowing God as He is in Himself. Yes, God has manifested his “invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature… in the things that have been made,” such that all people “clearly perceive” His existence and cosmic creativity; and yet, “Who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?” The rhetorical response to Paul’s famous question is clearly, “No one.”
PREPARE FOR MINISTRY AT MIDWESTERN
With all the hardships and headwinds Christian ministers face in a post-Christian world, along with the growing reality of ministry burnout, this year’s For The Church National Conference seeks to remind ministry leaders and saints alike of the glorious calling of everyday ministry. There may be days filled with difficulties and loss, yet being a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ is worth every pain, every worry, and every tear.
Join us in Kansas City on September 11-12 to remember why everyday ministry matters for the glory of God and the good of the Church.