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AbideinHim
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 Spirit Empowered Preaching - Charles Spurgeon

Spirit-empowered Preaching
By Charles H. Spurgeon
From Herald of His Coming:

I am sure the Holy Spirit is able to make the word successful, and the reason why we do not prosper is that we have not the Holy Spirit attending us with might and energy as they [the apostles] had then. My brethren, if we had the Holy Spirit upon our ministry, it would signify very little about our talent. Men might be poor and uneducated; their words might be broken and ungrammatical; but if there were the might of the Spirit attending them, the humblest evangelists would be more successful than the most pompous of divines, or the most eloquent of preachers. It is extraordinary grace, not talent, that wins the day; extraordinary spiritual power, not extraordinary mental power. Mental power may fill a chapel, but spiritual power fills the church. Mental power may gather a congregation; spiritual power will save souls. We want spiritual power. Oh! we know before whom we shrink into nothing as to talent, but who have no spiritual power, and when they speak they have not the Holy Spirit with them; but we know others, simple hearted worthy men who speak their country dialect, and who stand up to preach in their country place, and the Spirit of God clothes every word with power; hearts are broken, souls are saved, and sinners are born again. Spirit of the living God! we want Thee. Thou art the life, the soul; Thou art the source of Thy people’s success; without Thee they can do nothing, with Thee they can do everything.


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 2018/11/4 5:20Profile
Jeremy221
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 Re: Spirit Empowered Preaching - Charles Spurgeon

This is so true. Anointed pulpit is blessed. I so long to see both the pew and pulpit full of the Holy Spirit edifying each other and provoking one another to good works and to fulfill the work the Lord has given them.

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Amen.

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