The Full Blessing of Pentecost: The One Thing Needful
Overview
The message that The Full Blessing of Pentecost brings is simple but most solemn. It is that the one thing needful for the Church, the thing that, above all others, men ought everywhere to seek with their whole heart—is to be filled with the Spirit of God. “It is as we are convicted of the defectiveness of our faith in Christ, and what he has promised to do in saving and helping us from sin, and as we understand that believing in him means yielding up of the whole heart and life and will, to let him rule and live within us, that we can confidently count upon receiving all that we need of the Holy Spirit’s power.”
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Key Features
- Emphasizes the importance of being filled with the Holy Spirit
- Details the hindrances of self-life and the world
- Focuses on life with the Holy Spirit
Contents
- How it is to be Taught
- How Glorious it is
- How it was Bestowed from Heaven
- How Little it is Enjoyed
- How the Blessing is Hindered
- How it is Obtained by Us
- How it may be Kept
- How it may be Increased
- How it Comes to its Full Manifestation
- How Fully it is Assured to Us by God
- How it is to be Found by All
- How Everything Must be Given up for it
Praise for the Print Edition
It must be the prayer of every thoughtful Christian, that there may be more of the surrender, the faith, the devotion to Christ, to which Dr. Murray leads us, that there may be a consequent enjoyment of ‘the full blessing of Pentecost.’
—Charles Erdman, Princeton Theological Review
Product Details
- Title: The Full Blessing of Pentecost: The One Thing Needful
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: James Nisbet & Co.
- Publication Date: 1908
- Pages: 182
About Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray (1828–1917) was born in Graaff Reinet, South Africa, to Dutch missionary parents. Educated at King’s College, Aberdeen, he then studied theology at the University of Utrecht. Andrew and his older brother John were ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1848. Murray pastored South African churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. A champion of missionary work, he founded the South African General Mission in 1889. That ministry continued to grow, and today it is part of the SIM (Serving in Mission) organization.
A prolific author and lecturer, Murray authored over 200 books during his lifetime, and he was invited to speak at churches and conferences all over the world. Married for over 60 years and the father of eight children, Murray passed away in January 1917.
Top Highlights
“Ananias had to go to him and lay his hands upon him that he might receive the Holy Spirit. Only then could he become a witness for Christ. All these facts teach us that there are two ways in which the Holy Spirit works in us. The first is the preparatory operation in which He simply acts on us but does not yet take up His abode within us, though leading us to conversion and faith and ever urging us to all that is good and holy. The second is the higher and more advanced phase of His working when we receive Him as an abiding gift, as an indwelling Person, concerning whom we know that He assumes responsibility for our whole inner being, working in it both to will and to do. This is the ideal of the full Christian life.” (Pages 10–11)
“When we read the Book of the Acts, we see that the filling with the Spirit and His mighty operation was always obtained by prayer.” (Page 4)
“For a healthful Christian life, it is indispensable that we should be fully conscious that we have received the Holy Spirit to dwell in us.” (Page 10)
“There are disciples of Christ who know little or nothing of this conscious indwelling of the Holy Spirit.” (Page 11)
“We cannot be filled with the Spirit until we are prepared to yield ourselves to be led by the Lord Jesus to forsake and sacrifice everything for this pearl of great price.” (Page 2)
- Title: The Full Blessing of Pentecost: The One Thing Needful
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: J. Nisbet & Co.
- Print Publication Date: 1908
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Holy Spirit; Pentecost; Holiness
- Resource ID: LLS:PENTCSTMURRAY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T05:03:09Z
Andrew Murray (May 9, 1828–January 18, 1917) was a South African pastor, teacher, and writer. He was educated in Aberdeen, Scotland, and at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 1848, Murray was ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church and returned to live and work in South Africa.
Murray was very focused on missions, considering it to be “the chief end of the church.” In 1889 he cofounded the South African General Mission with Martha Osborn and Spencer Walton. As their work spread throughout the continent, the mission’s name changed to Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF), and in 1998 AEF joined SIM which today has over 1,800 active missionaries in over 43 countries. Andrew Murray authored over 240 books, including Abide in Christ, The Holiest of All, The Spiritual Life, and The Mystery of the True Vine.