![]() “If you would reach to something higher than ordinary grovelling experience, look to the Rock that is higher than you, and look with the eye of faith through the windows of importunate prayer” (MTP 11:153). One of the best sermons Spurgeon ever preached on prayer was “The Golden Key of Prayer.” In it, he provides the Christian with a sparkling aspiration: “ wonderful knowledge of the Scripture made his prayers so fresh and edifying” (C. Never rehearsed, always urgent, Spurgeon’s prayers were theological but not scholarly. He pulled passages from the broken places of his heart and flung them into the presence of the Divine. Spurgeon baked and caked his prayers in Scripture. “The streaming wounds of Jesus are the sure guarantees for answered prayer” (MTP 11:149). “If there be anything I know, anything that I am quite assured of beyond all question, it is that praying breath is never spent in vain” (MTP 11:150). “As I am sure that a certain amount of leverage will lift a weight, so I know that a certain amount of prayer will get anything from God” (MTP 11:150). Praying like Spurgeon nourishes the soul, encourages the depressed, motivates the lazy, and ushers the humble before the throne of God. Moody once said to hear Spurgeon preach was a blessing, but to hear Spurgeon pray was even more impressive (Autobiography 4:71). You will profit immensely! “Set your face unto the Lord God.D. Whether you want to learn to pray or enhance your prayer life, read this book. ![]() We do not wonder, therefore, that through Jesus Christ the prayers of the saints should be precious to God, since they are an eminently practical homage to the Supreme.” When I humbly say, ‘Nevertheless, deal graciously with me and blot out my transgressions,’ I am reverencing His grace. When I acknowledge that He always does right, I adore His holiness. When I confess that I deserve to suffer beneath his hand, I reverence His justice. When I say to Him, ‘Not my will but thine be done,’ I am adoring His sovereignty. Do I ask Him to bless me because of such and such a promise? Then I adore His faithfulness, for I evidently believe that He is truthful and will do as He has said, Do I ask Him to bless me not according to my request but according to His own wisdom? Then I adore His wisdom I am evidently believing in His prudence and judgment. Do I ask Him to bless me? Then I adore His mercy, for I trust and hope He will. Do I ask Him to bless me? Then I adore His power, for I believe He can. “What if I were to say that prayer is in itself essentially a doxology? It is an utterance of glory to God in His attributes. Hear how Spurgeon shows that prayer can magnify the Lord’s attributes in the way of a doxology: He not only shows us how to pour out our requests with power but gives us light on avoiding the hindrances to prayer. In this writing Spurgeon indeed shows the reader “The Power of Prayer and the Pleasure of Praise”. In his writings on prayer in this book Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the 19th century “Prince of Preachers” takes us right to the “Throne of Grace” and teaches us to pray powerful prayers. ![]() 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” –Hebrews 4:14-16 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. “14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. You will be inspired and challenged in your prayer life, especially if you experience struggles in prayer. His word pictures of the majestic throne of grace that God calls believers to be privileged to come before is well worth the price of the book alone. ![]() Spurgeon was a great believer and teacher in passionate, Holy Spirit-directed prayer. Then Spurgeon would declare, "Here is the powerhouse of this church." That statement is backed by the amazing number of sermons that Spurgeon preaced on prayer. When people would walk through the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Spurgeon would take them to the basement prayer room where people were always on their knees interceding for the church. While many factors have been highlighted that help explain the effectiveness of Spurgeon's preaching, the foremost secret that empowered Charles Spurgeon was his devotion to prayer. Considered by his peers then and now as "The Prince of Preachers," Charles Spurgeon built London's Metropolitan Tabernacle into the world's largest independent congregation during the nineteenth century.
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