One of the most exemplary, Christ-centered, grace-oriented pastors and authors of yesteryear was Andrew Murray of South Africa.

The Christian Classics Ethereal Library provides 11 of his books as free downloads. He is introduced there: “Apart from his evangelistic tours in South Africa, he spoke at the Keswick and Northfield Conventions in 1895, making a great impression. upon his British and American audiences. For his contribution to world missions he was given an honorary doctorate by the universities of Aberdeen (1898) and Cape of Good Hope (1907). Murray is best known today for his devotional writings, which place great emphasis on the need for a rich, personal devotional life. Many of his 240 publications explain in how he saw this devotion and its outworking in the life of the Christian. Several of his books have become devotional classics.” [1]

In 1895 Andrew Murray gave a series of messages at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. The transcripts were edited and published as the book, The Spiritual Life. An audio edition is online here:

Every Christian leader can receive much edification about the spiritual life from this book.

Suggestion: Murray’s book, New Life: Words of God for Young Disciples , is arranged in 52 concise chapters, so it could be used for a weekly prayer meeting for a full year.

Additional favorites include A Deeper Christian Life and The Two Covenants.

[1] https://ccel.org/ccel/murray

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