As we look around the church landscape in America, is it possible that we are seeing church leaders who think of themselves more highly than they should? I want to use another Spurgeon quote because it speaks to the heart of the matter. This brilliant, talented, and eloquent speaker one said;
"If we had the spirit sealing our ministry with power it would signify very little about talent. Men might be poor and uneducated, their words might be broken and ungrammatical; but if the might of the Spirit attended them, the humblest evangelist would be more successful than the most learned divine, or the most eloquent of speakers.
It is extraordinary power from God, not talent, that wins the day. It is extraordinary spiritual unction, not extraordinary mental power, that we need. Mental power may fill a chapel, but spiritual power fills the church with soul anguish. Mental power may gather a large congregation, but only spiritual power will save souls."
stay off the paved road...
-craig
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