The Heating Plant of the Church
On one occasion five young students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C H Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students were greeted by a man who asked, ‘Gentlemen, let me show you around. Would you like to see the heating plant of this church?’ They were not particularly interested for it was a hot day in July. But they didn’t want to offend the stranger, so they consented. The young men were taken down a stairway, a door was quietly opened, and their guide whispered, ‘This is our heating plant.’ Surprised, the students saw 700 people bowed in prayer, seeking the face of God for blessing on the service that was soon to begin in the auditorium above. Softly closing the door, the gentleman then introduced himself. It was none other than Charles Spurgeon himself.
Spurgeon knew all too well that it was the prayer of faithful men and women that caused his ministry to be so successful. It was prayer that caused the church to grow in an unprecedented way. He never put it down to his strong style of leadership, his eloquent speech, or his writing prowess or anything else, except prayer and the seeking of God’s face.
On one occasion he said, ‘He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has heaven and earth at his disposal’.
On another occasion he said ‘Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of Omnipotence’.
And yet again on another occasion he said ‘To pray is to enter the treasure-house of God and to gather riches out of an inexhaustible storehouse’.
From C. H. Spurgeon
On one occasion five young students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C H Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students were greeted by a man who asked, ‘Gentlemen, let me show you around. Would you like to see the heating plant of this church?’ They were not particularly interested for it was a hot day in July. But they didn’t want to offend the stranger, so they consented. The young men were taken down a stairway, a door was quietly opened, and their guide whispered, ‘This is our heating plant.’ Surprised, the students saw 700 people bowed in prayer, seeking the face of God for blessing on the service that was soon to begin in the auditorium above. Softly closing the door, the gentleman then introduced himself. It was none other than Charles Spurgeon himself.
Spurgeon knew all too well that it was the prayer of faithful men and women that caused his ministry to be so successful. It was prayer that caused the church to grow in an unprecedented way. He never put it down to his strong style of leadership, his eloquent speech, or his writing prowess or anything else, except prayer and the seeking of God’s face.
On one occasion he said, ‘He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has heaven and earth at his disposal’.
On another occasion he said ‘Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of Omnipotence’.
And yet again on another occasion he said ‘To pray is to enter the treasure-house of God and to gather riches out of an inexhaustible storehouse’.
From C. H. Spurgeon
The Heating Plant of the Church
On one occasion five young students were spending a Sunday in London, so they went to hear the famed C H Spurgeon preach. While waiting for the doors to open, the students were greeted by a man who asked, ‘Gentlemen, let me show you around. Would you like to see the heating plant of this church?’ They were not particularly interested for it was a hot day in July. But they didn’t want to offend the stranger, so they consented. The young men were taken down a stairway, a door was quietly opened, and their guide whispered, ‘This is our heating plant.’ Surprised, the students saw 700 people bowed in prayer, seeking the face of God for blessing on the service that was soon to begin in the auditorium above. Softly closing the door, the gentleman then introduced himself. It was none other than Charles Spurgeon himself.
Spurgeon knew all too well that it was the prayer of faithful men and women that caused his ministry to be so successful. It was prayer that caused the church to grow in an unprecedented way. He never put it down to his strong style of leadership, his eloquent speech, or his writing prowess or anything else, except prayer and the seeking of God’s face.
On one occasion he said, ‘He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has heaven and earth at his disposal’.
On another occasion he said ‘Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of Omnipotence’.
And yet again on another occasion he said ‘To pray is to enter the treasure-house of God and to gather riches out of an inexhaustible storehouse’.
From C. H. Spurgeon
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