Karl Gessler @KarlGessler@dingdash.com

The job of the evangelist or evangelistic preacher is to put his finger on he pulse of a community and to understand their questions, their concerns, their desires and their obstacles. How can the preacher speak God’s truth, which is the only truth, into these issues which consume the heart of the audience.

“The craftsmanship of the preacher is a great art, it does not come as a gift from the skies...it was not uncommon to hear people say as they listened to Spurgeon’s sermons: ‘I have often felt what He said...’ He was a true doctor of the soul...”

Can we be equally thoughtful about the way we preach and witness to our friends and neighbors? We can and we should, by all means, try. I think we will see remarkable results if we put our hearts into this task.

This is REALLY fascinating and encouraging!

https://rumble.com/vjyavb-clay-clark-signs-bad-numbers-and-prophecies..html?mref=6zof&mc=dgip3&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Professor%27s+Record+with+David+K.+Clements&ep=2

Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever. Jesus is always ready for revival. The resistance is our own.
I am studying and journaling Spurgeon to discern his secret to effectiveness. What I am discerning confirms what I already believed. Revival is the result of prayer, patience, and a lot of hard work. Thinking through the message, always refining, never ceasing prayer and risk are all vital ingredients for a revival.
A true revival is more science than magic. Work out the ingredients, mix them together, put it in the oven and wait. If we work the process according to the truth, it will produce a revival. Know the truth and the truth will set you free. I study Spurgeon to acquire his recipe.

Why am journaling my discovery of Spurgeon? Because I want to be a preacher who effectively communicates the goodness of the Gospel to my generation and culture. I believe that the great evangelists down the years have put their finger on the pulse of their generation and we’re able to articulate the needs and longings of their audience. How do you do this today? How do we reach our current population? How do we preach effectively?
Over the years, I have heard many Christians imply that Revivals happen when the Holy Spirit “chooses” to move. But I reject this explanation. Does the Holy Spirit not want to move at all times? Is there ever a time that Jesus doesn’t want sinners to repent? Is there ever a time that God the Father is not longing to bring his prodigal sons home?

A great and hope-filled article from General Flynn. Repentance, truth and integrity are the only way forward.

https://www.westernjournal.com/exclusive-gen-flynn-puritans-heard-sermon-america-crossing-atlantic-even-important-today/

I have been this podcast for over six years. This is the reason I am moving on
https://www.karlgessler.com/post/my-last-podcast

I believe that there is a little bit of "cult follower" in everyone. This is my friend's journey into and out of a cult. Yet, he never left Jesus. It's a happy ending.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/255747/2564545

Spurgeon started a college for young men who were eager to preach but of a lower class than those who were generally accepted into the seminary schools of the day. Spurgeon started the school in cooperation with a man who disagreed with him doctrinally on several points.

I think that this fact is fascinating.

It seems to me that Spurgeon’s success is not attributed to his precise intellectual theology or Biblical interpretation, but to practical theology and humility. Spurgeon spoke to the average person in a language that they understood. Spurgeon sought to reach his audience instead of pleasing the religious elites and establishment. Spurgeon served humbly as a pastor and the people responded with gratitude.

Nothing really changes. Jesus said, “the least shall be the greatest and the greatest shall be the servant of all.”

Ministry = serving others

We must stand against sexual immorality of every kind. We must begin immediately.
It all leads to Hell.

https://www.karlgessler.com/post/why-u-s-christians-should-support-america-first

Shawn Feucht is doing some beautiful work. Keep it going, Brother!

https://youtu.be/89xOHWllK9Q

https://www.karlgessler.com/post/meet-sarah-lu-modern-martyr-heroine-of-the-faith

This is my patriotic contribution this Independence Day. God Save America!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/255747/8795782

https://youtu.be/3c7GqpoM6wU

I recommend followin Seth Keshel on Telegram. He is a Christian and former Army Intelligence officer:
https://t.me/RealSKeshel

Here is a clip of something he wrote today:

In 1802, the Baptists in Danbury, CT, wrote President Thomas Jefferson and expressed fear that a growing federal government would come to threaten the free expression of religious speech.

Jefferson wrote them back and insisted that a “wall of separation exists between church and state.” In the context of the rest of his letter, it is unmistakable that Jefferson meant that government was intended to protect the free expression of religious speech, not restrict it.

Your beliefs and views are indeed meant to influence the spirit of American government. We don’t force it on people but our nation is special because of the very belief that because we are created beings, we have dignity, and with dignity come the unalienable rights we hold dear.

Many members of Generation X feel that they are fatherless, spiritually homeless, and without a strong sense of national allegiance. Cynicism, corporate detachment, and national passivity have marked our generation. But something is waking up in our hearts at long last. Is this the year we see national revival?

https://www.karlgessler.com/post/it-s-time-to-own-your-country-and-your-faith

Many of Spurgeon’s religious critics complained that his preaching in the common vernacular and in music halls was “irreverent.” Never mind that it was effective! How many times have we put our judgment of the process above the actual results of our behavior?!
In response to his critics concerning where Spurgeon held meetings, he said,

“Wherever people are assembled to worship God, that place is sacred, whether beneath the magnificent canopy of the blue sky or in a building such as that in which we are now assembled, every place is sacred when devoted to such a purpose, for Thou, God art everywhere.”

Jesus said the same thing when He told His disciples: “Wherever two or more are gathered in my name; I am there in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20

“The Devil is wide awake, but so too is our Master.”
—C.H. Spurgeon

One the reasons for Charles Spurgeon’s success, maybe the main reason, is that he tried to communicate truth to his audience in a way that they understood instead of trying to impress his religious colleagues.