Dit boek bevat 49 meditaties die betrekking hebben op het lijden en sterven van de Heere Jezus. Het biedt een mogelijkheid om tijdens de zeven lijdensweken elke dag een moment stil te staan bij Christus' bitter lijden en sterven én de noodzaak daarvan. Als geen ander kon McCheyne de zondaarsliefde van Christus voor ogen schilderen. Hij wist daarmee het hart van zijn hoorders te treffen. Toen, maar ook nu. Uit de vele preken van de jonge Schotse predikant is een selectie gemaakt. De meditat...

An inspirational classic of the young pastor who shook Scotland. In 1843 his friend the Rev. Andrew Bonar writes this touching portrait of McCheyne, a man of God who died when he was only 29 years of age. His commitment to Jesus, his compassion for souls and his passion for revival continues to make this classic a must-read!Spurgeon once said about this book: "This is one of the best and most profitable volumes ever published. The memoir of such a man ought surely to be in the hands o...

Robert Murray McCheyne travelled far and wide throughout his short life. He even went as far as Israel and started a mission in Hungary. But you don't have to go far away to be a missionary and make a difference... and that was one of the earliest lessons that Robert learned in his Christian life. As he stood and stared at the looming tenements of Edinburgh he saw what would become a large part of his life's work throughout his own country of Scotland. "For years I've looked at these tall bui...

These are devotionals for everyone who would like to become familiar - but not overwhelmed - with the great thinking of legendary men of God's Word. The Scottish pastor and theologian Robert Murray McCheyne lived only three decades (1813-1843), but he accomplished great things in that brief span. As one historian noted, "Few men have had the impact in a long lifetime that Robert Murray McCheyne had in his thirty years." McCheyne was a holy man captivated by and in love with Jesus, and this...

“I am better acquainted with Jesus Christ than I am with any man in the world,” said Robert Murray McCheyne. Andrew Bonar, his biographer and bosom friend, informs us that “during the last years of his short life, [he] walked calmly in almost unbroken fellow­ship with the Father and the Son.” This no doubt explains why the spiritual impact of his life was so great, both during his short life on earth (he died in his twenty-ninth year), and in the years that followed his death—even up t...

This outstanding volume brings together 5 of the greatest Christian Classic Biographies from the years 1700-1900. These writings not only shed light on the lives of each of these incredible individuals, they will also challenge and encourage your life as you glimpse their passion for God, perseverance in trials, and faith in achieving great things for God! - The Life and Diary of David Brainerd – by Jonathan Edwards (1749) - The Biography of Robert Murray McC...

Eens een vreemdeling is korte levensbeschrijving van Ds. Rober Murray McCheyne predikant te Dundee (Schotland) Beschreven door Andrew A. Bonar Opnieuw in het Nederlands bewerkt.

Deze bundel bevat meditatieve stukjes die betrekking hebben op het lijden van de Heere Jezus. Het is een handreiking tot overdenking van gedeelten uit Gods Woord in de week van voorbereiding op het Heilig Avondmaal, en op de avondmaalszondag zelf. Voor elke dag is er een meditatie tot zelfonderzoek én een meditatie met onderwijs over Christus' liefde opgenomen. Steeds wordt afgesloten met een passend gedicht. Voor de avondmaalszondag is er een praktisch gedeelte dat aangeeft hoe de disgeno...