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  (SERMON QUOTE) THE AGONY OF GOD'S HEART
  by David Wilkerson
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Summary: This sermon delves into the concept of anguish in ministry,
highlighting its absence in the current era characterized by comfort.
Anguish is described as extreme pain and distress, a deeply felt inner
pain caused by surrounding conditions. The speaker laments the
prevalence of religious rhetoric and short-lived awakenings, emphasizing
the need for true passion to be born out of anguish rather than fleeting
emotions.

Topics: "Anguish in Ministry", "True Passion vs. Fleeting Emotions"
Scripture References: Psalm 34:17, Matthew 26:38, Romans 8:26, 2 Corinthians 7:10, James 4:8

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This sermon delves into the concept of anguish in ministry, highlighting
its absence in the current era characterized by comfort. Anguish is
described as extreme pain and distress, a deeply felt inner pain caused
by surrounding conditions. The speaker laments the prevalence of
religious rhetoric and short-lived awakenings, emphasizing the need for
true passion to be born out of anguish rather than fleeting emotions.

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Whatever happened to anguish in the ministry? It's a word you don't hear
in this pampered age. You don't hear it. Anguish means extreme pain and
distress.

The emotion so stirred that it becomes painful, acute, deeply felt inner
pain because of conditions about you, in you or around you. Anguish,
deep pain, deep sorrow, agony of God's heart. We've held on to our
religious rhetoric and our revival talk, but we've become so passive.

Our so-called awakenings are stirrings, last but a short time. And when
the short-lived revivings and awakenings come from the hand of God, they
are so short-lived. And in those times, we promised God we'll never
return to our passivity.

But it's not long, it's just weeks or months and we're back. And this
time we slip further back into passivity than when we started. I speak
from experience.

Then we say, this time, oh God, you've touched me for life. I'll never
be the same. And it's like fireworks, a loud bang and a lot of noise and
then it dies.

All true passion is born out of anguish.

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