What a Solemn Thing It Is to Offer Ourselves as Intercessors With God...
The sermon emphasizes the solemn responsibility of offering ourselves as intercessors with God, highlighting the need for a revived church as the only hope for a dying world.
Andrew Murray emphasizes the profound responsibility of offering ourselves as intercessors with God, recognizing the dishonor done to His name. He highlights the urgent need for revival within the church, which will transform our understanding of prayer and intercession into a powerful connection with God's almighty power. As we grasp the truth that a revived church is essential for a dying world, our lives should be consumed by the desire to fulfill God's will in the salvation of others. This call to prayer and intercession is not just a duty but a vital transaction with God, reflecting our dependence on Him.
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As we study and see what God has promised, and connect that with the individual churches or the larger bodies to which we belong, we shall feel what a solemn thing it is to offer ourselves as intercessors with God, and witnesses with men, in regard to the dishonor done to his name.
The word revival will get a new meaning and fullness of thought; the prayer for it a new urgency; it will be a new demand for effectual prevailing prayer.
As the solemn words "a revived church, the only hope for a dying world" are borne in upon us and burnt into us, prayer and intercession will become a transaction with God, in which our utter helplessness will have to take hold of and cling to his almighty power, and our whole life become possessed by the thought that there is nothing worth living for but the will of God in the salvation of men.
(Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 16)
Sermon Outline
- The Solemnity of Intercession
- The New Meaning of Revival
- The Hope for a Dying World
- A revived church as the only hope
- Possessing the thought of God's will
Key Quotes
“The word revival will get a new meaning and fullness of thought; the prayer for it a new urgency; it will be a new demand for effectual prevailing prayer.” — Andrew Murray
“As the solemn words 'a revived church, the only hope for a dying world' are borne in upon us and burnt into us,” — Andrew Murray
Application Points
- We must recognize our utter helplessness and take hold of God's almighty power in prayer and intercession.
- Our life should become possessed by the thought that there is nothing worth living for but the will of God in the salvation of men.
- We should feel a new urgency in our prayer for revival, demanding effectual prevailing prayer.