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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 that while certain things may seem impossible for men and women, they are entirely possible with God. He encourages believers to seek and welcome revival, highlighting the promise of the Holy Spirit as a source of power for the church to fulfill its mission. Murray asserts that this divine empowerment is the heritage of the church, contingent upon its willingness to claim it. The sermon calls for readiness among God's people to embrace this promise and act as witnesses to the world.
Things That Are Impossible With Men Are Possible With God
‘The things that are impossible with men and women are possible with God.’ Of such a revival there is a certain prospect if God’s people are ready to seek and welcome it. The Father’s promise, the promise our King gave when ascending the throne, the promise of Pentecost means nothing less: ‘Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Spirit coming on you, and be my witnesses to the uttermost parts of the earth.’ Nothing less than this is the church’s heritage if she will but claim it. (Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 55)
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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.