Absolute Surrender [Paperback]

Andrew Murray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2010

Absolute Surrender offers a path to follow for those striving to live a Christian life. GOD EXPECTS YOUR SURRENDER. When we present ourselves to God, He is able to accomplish what He promised He would do in our lives. Murray comforts by emphasizing that the work of sanctification and surrender rests on the shoulders of Christ, not ours. "...your God in Heaven answers the prayers which you have offered for blessing on yourselves and for blessing on those around you by this one demand: Are you willing to surrender yourselves absolutely into His hands? What is our answer to be? God knows there are hundreds of hearts who have said it, and there are hundreds more who long to say it but hardly dare to do so. And there are hearts who have said it, but who have yet miserably failed, and who feel themselves condemned because they did not find the secret of the power to live that life. May God have a word for all!" Andrew Murray was a South African writer, teacher, and Christian pastor. Murray considered missions to be "the chief end of the church." He was one of the founders of the South African General Mission (SAGM) later becoming the Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF) in 1965.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Pastor Murray gives us the simple, yet profound remedy for successful Christian living; Absolute Surrender. When we present our bodies as a living sacrifice unto God, He is able to accomplish what He promised He would do in our lives. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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This book, considered a classic of Christian devotional literature, collects the inspirational sermons of an influential 19th-century preacher and missionary on the challenging matter of how devoted Christians should properly surrender to God.

In clear, easy-to-understand language, this 1895 work discusses:

* how the fruit of the Spirit is love
* how what is impossible with man is possible with God
* how believers are kept by the power of God
* and more.

Seekers after spiritual succor continue to find soulful sustenance and encouragement in this work more than a century after it was first published. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 98 pages
• Publisher: Bottom of the Hill Publishing (September 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935785877
• ISBN-13: 978-1935785873
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #944,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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128 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surrender and Let God Have His Way With You!, October 6, 2003

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Michael Taylor "Michael Taylor" (Indian Trail NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Absolute Surrender (Andrew Murray Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

Reading this book will help the Christian enter into a deeper maturity and understanding of a personal relationship with the Lord.

Among the many excellent points Murray mentions are:

1. God will answer our prayers if we are totally surrendered to Him.
2. We must have unbounded trust in God and His goodness.
3. God is able to pour His love into our hearts so we may in turn love others.
4. Live in the power of the Holy Spirit and not your own flesh!
5. What we cannot do, God can do!
6. The Apostle Peter had to be humbled before he was used greatly by God.
7. We must live in utter dependence and trust in God.
8. Everything will be alright when we absolutely surrender to Christ.

Read the book and be encouraged to walk deeper with Jesus!

89 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all!, August 17, 2001

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Rocco B. Rubino "Rocco R." (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Absolute Surrender (Andrew Murray Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

Like many Christians, you began in the Spirit; God wooed you from a life of sin and self, and you gave your life to Him. Yet somehow your life in Christ that began in the Spirit, you think will be perfected by your efforts. You have somehow confounded the invitation of our Savior to "Abide in Him" as a command coming forth from Mt. Sinai; i.e. something that you have to do in response to His call.

Pastor Murray gives us the simple, yet profound remedy for successful Christian living; Absolute Surrender. When we present our bodies as a living sacrifice unto God, He is able to accomplish what He promised He would do in our lives.

Nothing less than Absolute Surrender will do.

58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A life-changing book for every surrendered Christian., March 19, 1999

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This review is from: Absolute Surrender: (Paperback)

This book is very encouraging for every believer that desires to surrender their life completely to Christ. Murray comforts us by emphasizing that the work of sanctification and surrender rests on the shoulders of Christ himself, not us. Even in fear and trembling, when we surrender our lives to Christ for His glory, He accepts our surrender and sees it to completion. Amen! A must read!