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Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917). South African pastor, author, and revivalist born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, to Dutch Reformed missionary parents. Sent to Scotland at 10, he studied at Aberdeen University and Utrecht, Netherlands, returning ordained in 1848. He pastored in Bloemfontein and Worcester, later moderating the Dutch Reformed Church’s Cape Synod. In 1860, he sparked a revival in the Orange Free State, preaching to thousands across racial lines despite apartheid’s rise. Murray wrote over 240 books, including Abide in Christ (1882) and With Christ in the School of Prayer, translated into dozens of languages. His emphasis on holiness, prayer, and divine healing influenced global Pentecostalism. Married to Emma Rutherford in 1856, they had eight children, four becoming missionaries. He founded theological seminaries and the Huguenot College for women. Despite chronic illness, he traveled to Europe and America, speaking at Keswick Conventions. His devotional works remain widely read, shaping Christian spirituality across denominations.
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Andrew Murray emphasizes the profound mysteries of a perishing world, a loving God, and a life-giving Christ. He urges Christians to earnestly seek God's revelation of the dire state of humanity, highlighting the staggering number of souls lost daily in ignorance of God's love. Murray calls for a deep reflection on our own lives in light of eternity, challenging believers to recognize the urgency of sharing the Gospel. The sermon serves as a wake-up call to the church to respond to the spiritual plight of the world with compassion and action.
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Three Great Mysteries — a Perishing World, a Loving God, a Life-Giving Christ.
Let us turn to our text again, and see what a difference it would make if God’s Spirit really revealed to us its divine meaning. Look at the three great mysteries the words speak of — a perishing world, a loving God, a life-giving Christ. Just pause and think of a Christian, of yourself, asking God earnestly, perseveringly, believingly, to open his eyes, and give him a vision of the perishing world, and then setting one’s self in the light of God and eternity to seek a due impression of its state. You might begin with numbers. It is known that at least 100,000 souls pass out of the darkness of heathenism into the darker eternity every day. That means more than one every second. While we are enjoying ourselves, there they drop, moment by moment, over the precipice, in utter ignorance of God and his love. And there are of such in the world a thousand million, all living and dying in this darkness. (Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 62)
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Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917). South African pastor, author, and revivalist born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, to Dutch Reformed missionary parents. Sent to Scotland at 10, he studied at Aberdeen University and Utrecht, Netherlands, returning ordained in 1848. He pastored in Bloemfontein and Worcester, later moderating the Dutch Reformed Church’s Cape Synod. In 1860, he sparked a revival in the Orange Free State, preaching to thousands across racial lines despite apartheid’s rise. Murray wrote over 240 books, including Abide in Christ (1882) and With Christ in the School of Prayer, translated into dozens of languages. His emphasis on holiness, prayer, and divine healing influenced global Pentecostalism. Married to Emma Rutherford in 1856, they had eight children, four becoming missionaries. He founded theological seminaries and the Huguenot College for women. Despite chronic illness, he traveled to Europe and America, speaking at Keswick Conventions. His devotional works remain widely read, shaping Christian spirituality across denominations.