Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus
Music Meditations
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6
Memorize: Ephesians 6:10-11
In Philadelphia, during the great revival of 1858, over 5000 gathered together to hear Rev. Dudley Tyng preach. As people gathered for this noonday prayer meeting, he used this opportunity to plead earnestly for each to “go now, ye that are men, and serve the Lord.” It is said that over a thousand expressed a desire to become a Christian before the end of that meeting.
Just a few days later he left his study for a moment and went out to the barn to check on a mule he had harnessed to a machine that was shelling corn. When he patted the mule on his head, his sleeve caught in the cogs of the wheel, and his arm was frightfully torn. His injury lead to complications and a painful illness which resulted in his death. As he was dying, his father asked him if he had any message for his fellow ministers in the revival. He replied, “Let us all stand up for Jesus.”
It was these words that inspired Dr. George Duffield, Jr. to preach a memorial service for his late friend. He chose as his text Ephesians 6:14“Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness.” As a climax to the thought of the sermon, he shared a hymn that he had written based on Tyng’s dying words.
The phrase “Ye that are men now serve Him,” continues to live on today through the text of the popular hymn “Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus.” Let these words echo as our battle cry against those that may oppose the cause of Christ.
George Duffield, Jr. 1818 – 1888
Questions to answer:
1. What piece of armor is able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked? __________ ___ _____________
2. The Word of God is represented by what part of armor? __________________________
3. According to Eph. 6:11what is the purpose of putting on the whole armor of God?
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4. What is it that we wrestle not against ________________ and _____________________
5. The believer’s prayer and supplication should always be in the ________________.
Deeper Waters: Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
1. Every soldier of the cross is encouraged to lift what high? __________________ __________________
2. When victory comes every foe will be ___________________ and Christ will be ____________________.
3. What should not be trusted and will surely fail you? _________________________
4. What type of armor should every soldier of the Lord put on? ______________________
5. After the noise of battle what will be sung? _________________ ________________
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