Dinna Ye Hear Them Comin'?
The sermon emphasizes the urgent call to salvation and the importance of recognizing and responding to it through spiritual hearing and faith.
D.L. Moody shares a powerful story from the Indian mutiny, where a young Scottish girl, amidst despair, joyfully hears the sound of bagpipes from her homeland, symbolizing hope and deliverance. Her excitement reflects the anticipation of rescue, paralleling the call of Jesus Christ to those in need of salvation. Moody emphasizes that just as the girl recognized the sound of her deliverers, we too should listen for the voice of Christ calling us to freedom and joy. The sermon encourages believers to remain hopeful and attentive to the presence of Jesus in their lives, especially in times of trouble.
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There is a story told of an incident that occurred during the last Indian mutiny. The English were besieged in the city of Lucknow, and were in momentary expectation of perishing at the hands of the fiends that surrounded them. There was a little Scotch lassie in this fort, and, while lying on the ground, she suddenly shouted, her face aglow with joy, "Dinna ye hear them comin'? Dinna ye hear them comin'?" "Hear what?" they asked. "Dinna ye hear them comin'?" And she sprang to her feet. It was the bagpipes of her native Scotland she heard. It was a native air she heard that was played by a regiment of her countrymen marching to the relief of those captives, and these deliverers made them free. O my friends, don't you hear Jesus Christ crying to you to-night?
Sermon Outline
- I. The Call to Salvation
- A. The urgency of the call
- B. The source of the call
- II. Recognizing the Call
- A. The importance of spiritual hearing
- B. The role of faith in responding to the call
Key Quotes
“Dinna ye hear them comin'? Dinna ye hear them comin'?” — D.L. Moody
“O my friends, don't you hear Jesus Christ crying to you to-night?” — D.L. Moody
Application Points
- We must be aware of and respond to the urgent call to salvation, which comes from God Himself.
- Faith is essential in recognizing and responding to the call of salvation.
- We can recognize the call of salvation by having spiritual hearing and exercising faith.