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  THE CHURCH IS SLEEPING IN THIS CRITICAL HOUR
  by Leonard Ravenhill
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of staying awake and
vigilant in the face of betrayal and critical moments, drawing parallels
between the disciples sleeping while Jesus faced betrayal and the
current state of the church. It highlights the need for the church to
awaken from spiritual slumber and prioritize prayer, just as the
disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray.

Topics: "Vigilance in Faith", "The Power of Prayer"
Scripture References: Matthew 26:46, Matthew 26:40, Luke 22:46, Luke 11:1

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of staying awake and vigilant in
the face of betrayal and critical moments, drawing parallels between the
disciples sleeping while Jesus faced betrayal and the current state of
the church. It highlights the need for the church to awaken from
spiritual slumber and prioritize prayer, just as the disciples asked
Jesus to teach them to pray.

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CONTENT
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And yet verse 46 says, rise, let us be going, behold he is at hand that
betrayeth me. So Jesus waited patiently while they slept in the most
critical hour of his life. You may not agree with me, that's alright,
but I believe that's exactly what the church is doing now in the most
critical hour since she was founded, she's sleeping and therefore
failing her Lord in this most critical of all critical hours in history.

These are the very men who one day came to Jesus, and as I've said, and
not facetiously, they didn't say, Lord teach us to sing, they didn't
say, Lord teach us to preach, though he was a master preacher, think of
the Sermon on the Mount. They didn't say, Lord teach us to heal the
sick. They came and they said, Lord teach us to pray.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/BuYOZ1f9KLE.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/leonard-ravenhill/the-church-is-sleeping-in-this-critical-hour/
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