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Working for God!

Working for God!

Andrew Murray (1828–1917) was a South African pastor and writer in the Dutch Reformed Church. Educated in Scotland and the Netherlands, he served congregations at Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington, and was six times moderator of his church. Murray wrote some 240 books on prayer and the deeper Christian life; our library holds Abide in Christ, With Christ in the School of Prayer, Absolute Surrender, and The Prayer Life.

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First published
1901
Category
Holiness
Length
32k words · about 2 hours
Chapters
32
Narration
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About this book

Andrew Murray's 1901 book of addresses on Christian service. Murray considers the worker's preparation, motives, and dependence on the Holy Spirit, insisting that fruitful labor for God flows from a life of abiding fellowship with Him. It is practical counsel for ministers, missionaries, teachers, and every believer who wants his work to count for eternity.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. I. Waiting and Working
  3. II. Good Works the Light of the World
  4. III. Son, go Work 🔒
  5. IV. To Each one his Work 🔒
  6. V. To Each according to his Ability 🔒
  7. VI. Life and Work 🔒
  8. VII. The Father abiding in Me doeth the Work 🔒
  9. VIII. Greater Works 🔒
  10. IX. Created in Christ Jesus for Good Works 🔒
  11. X. Work, for God works in You 🔒
  12. XI. Faith working by Love 🔒
  13. XII. Bearing Fruit in every Good Work 🔒
  14. XIII. Always abounding in the Work of the Lord 🔒
  15. XIV. Abounding Grace for Abounding Work 🔒
  16. XV. In the Work of Ministering 🔒
  17. XVI. According to the Working of each several Part 🔒
  18. XVII. Women adorned with Good Work 🔒
  19. XVIII. Rich in Good Works 🔒
  20. XIX. Prepared unto every Good Work 🔒
  21. XX. Furnished completely unto every Good Work 🔒
  22. XXI. Zealous of Good Works 🔒
  23. XXII. Ready to every Good Work 🔒
  24. XXIII. Careful to maintain Good Works 🔒
  25. XXIV. As His Fellow-Workers 🔒
  26. XXV. According to the Working of His Power 🔒
  27. XXVI. Labouring more Abundantly 🔒
  28. XXVII. A Doer that worketh shall be blessed in Doing 🔒
  29. XXVIII. The Work of Soul-Saving 🔒
  30. XXIX. Praying and Working 🔒
  31. XXX. I Know thy Works 🔒
  32. XXXI. That God may be Glorified 🔒

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