How can you tell when God is among his people in a distinctive way? What are the marks of God’s present favour? What are the indications of reviving among the saints? Using Zechariah 8:21 as his springboard, Spurgeon identifies several of the signs of God’s presence among his people: their great interest in divine worship; their encouragement to one another to use the means of grace; their urgency and immediacy in using these means; their eye particularly on God in these duties; and, their personal resolve and investment in waiting upon the Lord. This preacher has a sweet talent for both cutting and binding up; he knows how to expose and clean the wound, but he also knows how to pour in the balm. He is skilled in drawing us to God in Christ, making the exercises of religion seem sweet and delightful to the awakened soul. Here is a true call to worship indeed, not lacking in rebuke for our coolness and dulness, but painting a happy portrait of a people taken up with God, knowing and seeking and enjoying his ministrations toward them.
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The Church—Conservative and Aggressive (S393)
The Missionaries’ Charge and Charter (S383)
Perfect Cleansing (S379)
The First Sermon in the Tabernacle (S369)
Humility (S365)
BONUS EPISODE: The Earnest of Heaven (S358)
A Sermon for the Week of Prayer (S354)
Preaching! Man’s Privilege and God’s Power! (S347)
Self-Sufficiency Slain (S345)
Struggles of Conscience (Sermon 336)
True Prayer—True Power! (S328)
Contentment (S320)
Lively Reading: A Sense of Pardoned Sin (Isaiah 38:17)
Full Redemption (S309)
Jesus About His Father’s Business (S302)
A Revival Sermon (S296)
The Minister’s Farewell (S289)
Grieving the Holy Spirit (S278)
Faith Illustrated (S271)
The Tabernacle of the Most High (S267)
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