The State of the Church: A Plea for More Prayer
Overview
How can missionary work be fruitful if our own house is out of order? That is the question that Andrew Murray tries to answer in The State of the Church. The consensus of most participants at the World Missionary Conference of 1911 was the “home” church was in disarray—it was the lack of faith and the half-hearted consecration of ministers and members of the Church that was hindering the rapid evangelization of the rest of the world.
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Key Features
- Outlines common problems in the church environment
- Offers remedies for the church’s revitalization and growth
- Holds true today, even over 100 years later
Contents
- The State of the Home Church
- The Present Crisis
- The Unsolved Problem
- “Peace, Peace, When there is No Peace”
- “Why Could We Not Cast Him Out?”
- The Supernatural
- Christ’s Last Words
- Primitive Christianity
- Seven Times More Prayer
- A Holiness Revival
- Christ’s Claim Upon Us
- The Promise of the Father
- The United Free Church of Scotland
- Contrition, Confession, Consecration
- Repent!
- The Valley of Decision
- The Ministry
- A Plea for More Prayer
- Fear Not, Only Believe
- A Personal Word
- Hints on Intercession
Product Details
- Title: The State of the Church: A Plea for More Prayer
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: James Nisbet & Co.
- Publication Date: 1912
- Pages: 152
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
“The most direct and effective way to promote the evangelisation of the world is to influence the workers, and indeed the whole membership of the Church, to yield themselves completely to the sway of Christ as Lord, and to establish and preserve at all costs those habits of spiritual culture which ensure lives of a Christlike witnessing and spiritual power.’” (Page 3)
“There can be no forward movement in missions, no great offering of life, except as these are attained through a deepening and broadening of the spiritual life of the leaders of the Church, and a real spiritual revival among the members. New methods can accomplish nothing unless begun, continued, and completed in prayer, and permeated from first to last with the Holy Spirit of God.” (Page 4)
“The primary need is not the multiplication of prayer meetings, but that individual Christians should learn to pray.’” (Page 59)
- Title: The State of the Church: A Plea for More Prayer
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Edition: Third Edition
- Publisher: J. Nisbet & Co.
- Print Publication Date: 1912
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Church; Prayer
- Resource ID: LLS:STATECHRCHMURRAY
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:09:56Z
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.
