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Anointed repentance preaching on the life of Saul. –J.B.

1. Augustin Poulain, The Graces of Interior Prayer (Kegan Paul, 1910).

2. Daniel Jennings, The Supernatural Occurrences of John Wesley.

3. —, The Supernatural Occurrences of Charles G. Finney.

4. Jack Deere, Why I Am Still Surprised by the Power of the Spirit (Zondervan, 2020).

5. —, Why I Am Still Surprised by the Voice of God (Zondervan, 2022).

6. Harold Horton, The Gifts of the Spirit (Gospel Publishing House, 1975).

Hurling through space the giant boulder glided
Surrounded by Heaven’s angels
The brimstone, the sulfur, smelled of rotten eggs
Like the putrid stench of sewers

As it passed into the sky
It caught on fire and broke apart
And the flaming rocks fell down
Into the center of the world, the Dead Sea

On the day that Lot fled out of Sodom
It rained fire and brimstone from heaven
And destroyed them all
All of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah

The Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah
Brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven
And he overthrew those cities and all the plain
And all the inhabitants of the cities

The smoke of the country went up
As the smoke of a furnace rises
God destroyed, and overthrew the cities of the plain
As the smoke of a furnace, so their smoke ascended

Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities round about them
Giving themselves over to fornication
And going after strange flesh
Suffered the vengeance of eternal fire

Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.
–Hebrews 3:15–

Carry your flags, march into that fictional cause and show off that medal
Just don’t reach for that gun
Reach for that gun
Carry that banner, build that heart out of stone
Don’t reach for that gun

You scaled the high horse and I felt the change
I know the difference between you and me
You scaled the high horse and I felt the change
I know the difference between you and me
You and me

You cleaned the outside of your chalice
But it’s filled with robbery and self-indulgence
Just like the rest of us

You wear that cross like a crown
You wear that cross like a dagger
You wear that cross like a crown
You wear that cross like a dagger

Oh my God, take this sword from my mouth
You scaled the high horse and I felt the change
I know the difference between you and me

Come down from that tower
Come down from that tower
Come down from that tower
Come down from that tower

Nothing will be the outcome
Nothing will be the outcome
Nothing will be the outcome
Nothing will be the outcome
Nothing will be the outcome
Nothing is the outcome
Nothing will be the outcome
–Norma Jean, “Vipers, Snakes, and Actors”–

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered:
others said, An angel spake to him.
–John 12:29 (KJV)–

The voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled…the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder.
–Exodus 19:16, 19 (KJV)–

3. Two inferences may be drawn from the whole: The First, let none ever presume to rest in any supposed testimony of the Spirit which is separate from the fruit of it. If the Spirit of God does really testify that we are the children of God, the immediate consequence will be the fruit of the Spirit, even “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity, meekness, temperance.” And however this fruit may be clouded for a while, during the time of strong temptation, so that it does not appear to the tempted person, while Satan is sifting him as wheat; yet the substantial part of it remains, even under the thickest cloud. It is true, joy in the Holy Ghost may be withdrawn, during the hour of trial; yea, the soul may be “exceeding sorrowful,” while “the hour and power of darkness” continue; but even this is generally restored with increase, till we rejoice “with joy unspeakable and full of glory.”

4. The Second inference, is, let none rest in any supposed fruit of the Spirit without the witness. There may be foretastes of the Spirit without the witness. There may be foretastes of joy, of peace, of love, and those not delusive, but really from God, long before we have the witness in ourselves; before the Spirit of God witnesses with our spirits that we have “redemption in the blood of Jesus, even the forgiveness of sins.” Yea, there may be a degree of long-suffering, of gentleness, of fidelity, meekness, temperance, (not a shadow thereof, but a real degree, by the preventing grace of God,) before we “are accepted in the Beloved,” and, consequently, before we have a testimony of our acceptance: But it is by no means advisable to rest here; it is at the peril of our souls if we do. If we are wise, we shall be continually crying to God, until his Spirit cry in our heart, “Abba, Father!” This is the privilege of all the children of God, and without this we can never be assured that we are his children. Without this we cannot retain a steady peace, nor avoid perplexing doubts and fears. But when we have once received this Spirit of adoption, this “peace which passeth all understanding,” and which expels all painful doubt and fear, will “keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” And when this has brought forth its genuine fruit, all inward and outward holiness, it is undoubtedly the will of Him that calleth us, to give us always what he has once given; so that there is no need that we should ever more be deprived of either the testimony of God’s Spirit, or the testimony of our own, the consciousness of our walking in all righteousness and true holiness. –John Wesley, “The Witness of the Spirit, Part 2,” 5.3-4

Godliness with contentment is great gain.
–1 Timothy 6:6 (KJV)–

I come to You oh Lord
With a thankful heart
I sing my song of love
And praise for who You are

For You oh Lord are a great God
Glorious and strong
You oh Lord are a great God
I worship You alone

I bring to You oh Lord
A sacrifice of praise
And of Your wondrous works
I’ll sing for all my days

For You oh Lord are a great God
Glorious and strong
You oh Lord are a great God
I worship You alone