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The Lord's Table - Enhanced Version
Murray suggests that his devotional, The Lord’s Table, is not meant to replace scripture, but rather to strengthen believers’ appreciation of God’s word. Murray’s meditations provide a thoughtful guide for believers who desire to develop a deeper understanding of the Lord’s Holy Supper. The devotional covers the weeks before, during, and after the Supper, and each entry is labeled with the day of the week so that readers can manage devotions with ease. Murray first explains how believers can prepare to receive God’s blessing during the weeks before the Supper. Murray further encourages believers to be filled with God’s love, repent of sinful deeds, and meditate on his grace. During the day of Holy Communion, we are called to pour out our hearts to Christ as he strengthens us through his body and blood, which quenches our thirst and feeds our souls. In the days after communion, Murray tenderly urges us to dwell on the redeeming power of sanctification. Murray’s text is an excellent resource for those who desire to grow in their faith through Communion.
Emmalon Davis
CCEL Staff Writer
This edition features an artistic cover, a new promotional introduction, and a hierarchical table of contents which makes it possible to navigate to any part of the book with a minimum of page turns.
Emmalon Davis
CCEL Staff Writer
This edition features an artistic cover, a new promotional introduction, and a hierarchical table of contents which makes it possible to navigate to any part of the book with a minimum of page turns.
97 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1985
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Andrew Murray
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Murray was Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Murray became a noted missionary leader. His father was a Scottish Presbyterian serving the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and his mother had connections with both French Huguenots and German Lutherans. This background to some extent explains his ecumenical spirit. He was educated at Aberdeen University, Scotland, and at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. After ordination in 1848 he served pastorates at Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. He helped to found what are now the University College of the Orange Free State and the Stellenbosch Seminary. He served as Moderator of the Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church and was president of both the YMCA (1865) and the South Africa General Mission (1888-1917), now the Africa Evangelical Fellowship.
He was one of the chief promoters of the call to missions in South Africa. This led to the Dutch Reformed Church missions to blacks in the Transvaal and Malawi. Apart from his evangelistic tours in South Africa, he spoke at the Keswick and Northfield Conventions in 1895, making a great impression. upon his British and American audiences. For his contribution to world missions he was given an honorary doctorate by the universities of Aberdeen (1898) and Cape of Good Hope(1907).
Murray is best known today for his devotional writings, which place great emphasis on the need for a rich, personal devotional life. Many of his 240 publications explain in how he saw this devotion and its outworking in the life of the Christian. Several of his books have become devotional classics. Among these are Abide in Christ, Absolute Surrender, With Christ in the School of Prayer, The Spirit of Christ and Waiting on God.
Murray was Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Murray became a noted missionary leader. His father was a Scottish Presbyterian serving the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and his mother had connections with both French Huguenots and German Lutherans. This background to some extent explains his ecumenical spirit. He was educated at Aberdeen University, Scotland, and at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. After ordination in 1848 he served pastorates at Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. He helped to found what are now the University College of the Orange Free State and the Stellenbosch Seminary. He served as Moderator of the Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church and was president of both the YMCA (1865) and the South Africa General Mission (1888-1917), now the Africa Evangelical Fellowship.
He was one of the chief promoters of the call to missions in South Africa. This led to the Dutch Reformed Church missions to blacks in the Transvaal and Malawi. Apart from his evangelistic tours in South Africa, he spoke at the Keswick and Northfield Conventions in 1895, making a great impression. upon his British and American audiences. For his contribution to world missions he was given an honorary doctorate by the universities of Aberdeen (1898) and Cape of Good Hope(1907).
Murray is best known today for his devotional writings, which place great emphasis on the need for a rich, personal devotional life. Many of his 240 publications explain in how he saw this devotion and its outworking in the life of the Christian. Several of his books have become devotional classics. Among these are Abide in Christ, Absolute Surrender, With Christ in the School of Prayer, The Spirit of Christ and Waiting on God.
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November 12, 2023
This book is a series of devotional readings with a prayer at the end of each reading. Designed to be read the week before, the week of, and the week after the celebration of the Lord’s supper. I have found these readings very helpful and edifying and full of guidance as you examine your heart in preparation for the Lord’s supper.
March 15, 2024
Beautiful, Triune prayers with short and meditative devotions on the Lord’s Supper. Another great one by Andrew Murray that was perfect for this Lenten season.
January 16, 2020
Think of this book as a devotional to prepare your heart to celebrate communion. Paul said to examine ourselves prior to receiving the Supper. Murray tells us now. Not only that, but how to prepare the morning of, how to process what we did later in the day, and how to ensure we don't quickly forget what happened in the week ahead. Saturated with faith and scripture as Murray always writes, this is a fairly quick read on the surface, but a lifetime of practice beneath it.
June 22, 2023
I think I would have liked this book better if I realized it was more of a devotional/meditative book designed for someone in preparation to go to the Lord's Table. It also seems to have the assumption that the table isn't something that happens every week (though it could, in which case this is an intense and great way to keep the sacraments in our mind at all times).
December 13, 2025
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I really enjoyed these daily reflections on the Lord’s Supper both the week leading up to it, and the week after. It gave me more specific ways to reflect on my sin and what Christ has done to cleanse it, and led me to cherish the Supper even more. I may work my way through this book again every once in a while.
I really enjoyed these daily reflections on the Lord’s Supper both the week leading up to it, and the week after. It gave me more specific ways to reflect on my sin and what Christ has done to cleanse it, and led me to cherish the Supper even more. I may work my way through this book again every once in a while.
June 24, 2018
Really helpful book that gives a daily preparation for coming to the Lord's table, starting on Monday and ending on Sunday. This of course assumes a weekly sacrament of the Lord's table which Murray does.
September 17, 2019
Prayers as you partake of His body and blood
It I a great privilege and blessing to partake of the communion that Christ made available to us, and likewise a book on this subject deserves reading. Many of the prayers however have a broader reach than just a communion focus.
It I a great privilege and blessing to partake of the communion that Christ made available to us, and likewise a book on this subject deserves reading. Many of the prayers however have a broader reach than just a communion focus.
October 26, 2017
Excellent examination and application of communion
November 18, 2017
A devotional read about the Holy Supper.
June 15, 2022
Devotional on the preparation to the Lord Supper, The teaching was according to Dutch Reformed Church.
October 15, 2013
This is an excellent help to gain a more in-depth understanding of communion. It guides the believer in getting a right heart attitude to receive the Lord's Supper and not only stop there but continue to think about what has taken place and apply it to your everyday life attitude.
January 10, 2021
Please see my review here: http://iron-diva.blogspot.com/2016/10...
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