PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH (BY SPURGEON)
Gracious God, preserved by your goodness, we are permitted to come up to your house. We desire here to pay our vows in the midst of your people. We hail Sunday as a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable. We delight to find ourselves in the place where prayer is frequently offered, and we humbly hope that this day our supplications will be heard in heaven.
Let our praise be accepted at the throne and that there will be for each of us a portion of meat in due season. Oh for the sprinkling of the Holy Spirit upon every plant of the Lord’s right-hand planting. Let every soul be nourished in this house today. As trees planted in the courts of the Lord, so may we flourish and bring forth fruit.
Amen.
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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)
Something Worth Seeking
If we are first of all seeking the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, it will be safe to trust us with wealth, and it will be equally safe to trust us with none at all. Having grasped the nobler thing, we shall neither be over-balanced if we gain, nor despairing if we lose. So I leave with you both the precept and the promise of the text: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” May this be true of all of you, dear friends, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake! Amen.
Read the full sermon from the Spurgeon Center for Biblical Preaching at Midwestern Seminary.
A FREE RESOURCE FROM MIDWESTERN
The Theology in the Everyday series seeks to introduce and explain theological concepts in 500 words or less, with a 200-word section helping explain the doctrine to kids.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ONLINE SEMINARY TRAINING
Online seminary can give you an opportunity to train for ministry without leaving your current ministry context. Wherever you serve, you can prepare online at Midwestern Seminary.
If you’re interested in learning more about online seminary, you will definitely want to be a part of their online Preview Day this week — Thursday, July 20 at 1 p.m. central time.
You’ll get to explore their online programs and ask your questions to faculty and admissions staff.