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Posted 27 December 2016 - 06:27 AM

File Name: Muller, George - Life of Trust, Edited by Rev. H. Lincoln Wayland

File Submitter: Grace

File Submitted: 27 Dec 2016

File Category: Reference Books (topx)

Author: George Muller
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Suggest New Tag:: Prayer, Brethren, Orphans

This file has been edited to fix the display of Appendix 2 and correct a few typographical errors.

LarryG uploaded files on July 12, 2012 for someone to create a .topx module with the following recommendation:
“I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. Thirty years ago I read this book and it totally changed my life! In the eyes of the world, George Muller wasn't anyone special. Yet in God's eyes...This book was a delight to read - a real faith builder!”


This module contains all Appendices, including Dr. Sawtell’s letters which, unfortunately are lacking in many editions both digital and print of “The Life of Trust”. The absence of Dr. Sawtell’s letters is sad indeed because it deprives the reader of learning about Mr. Müller’s daily prayer and study habits as he ministered on behalf of the Lord.

FYI, Also uploaded is Arthur T. Pierson’s Pierson’s “George Muller of Bristol, His Life of Prayer and Faith (ILLUSTRATED)” which includes photos of the Bethesda Chapel’s interior and exterior, The Orphan Houses, Mr. Muller’s House, Prayer Room of Orphan House No. 3, etc.




Life of Trust


CONTENTS


Introduction.


Chapter 1, Boyhood and Youth, 1805-1825.

BIRTH—EARLY DISHONESTY—INSENSITIVITY—CONFIRMATION IN THE STATE CHURCH—DISSOLUTENESS OF LIFE—THE HARD WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS—THE

GYMNASIUM AT NORDHAUSEN—THE UNIVERSITY AT HALLE—ROVINGS.


Chapter 2, The Prodigal’s Return, 1825-1826.

A TREASURE FOUND—DAWNING OF THE NEW LIFE—THE PEACE OF GOD—“I AM COME TO SET A MAN AT VARIANCE AGAINST HIS FATHER”—“LET HIM THAT HEARETH

SAY, COME”—THE FIRST SERMON—DELIGHT IN THE LORD—A COMMON ERROR—THE FOUNTAIN NEGLECTED.


Chapter 3, Self-Dedication, 1826-1829.

DESIRE FOR MISSIONARY LABOR—PROVIDENTIAL RELEASE FROM MILITARY SERVICE—VISIT AT HOME—LED TO THE LAND OF HIS FUTURE LABORS—PROGRESS IN

RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE—DESIRE FOR IMMEDIATE USEFULNESS.


Chapter 4, Leaning on Jesus, 1830-1832.

A DOOR OPENED—TOKENS FOR GOOD—TRUST EXERCISED IN THE STUDY AND MINISTRY OF THE WORD—THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT—TRUSTING IN GOD FOR DAILY

BREAD—BLESSEDNESS OF WAITING UPON THE LORD—“OWE NO MAN”—“ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH BE IT UNTO YOU”—THE GIFT OF FAITH, AND THE GRACE OF

FAITH.


Chapter 5, Ministry at Bristol Begun, 1832-1833.

“HERE HAVE WE NO CONTINUING CITY”—CAUTION TO THE CHRISTIAN TRAVELLER—NEW TOKENS FOR GOOD—THE WAY MADE CLEAR—MEETINGS FOR

INQUIRY—NO RESPECT OF PERSONS WITH GOD—FRANCKE, “BEING DEAD, YET SPEAKETH”—DAILY BREAD SUPPLIED—A PECULAIR PEOPLE.


Chapter 6, The Scriptural Knowledge Institution, 1834-1835.

UNSCRIPTURAL CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING RELIGIOUS AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES—A NEW INSTITUTION PROPOSED—GOD’S WORD THE ONLY RULE, AND

GOD’S PROMISE THE ONLY DEPENDENCE—“IN EVERYTHING, LET YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN UNTO GOD”—EARNEST OF THE DIVINE BLESSING ON THE

INSTITUTION—BEREAVEMENT—HELPER SEASONABLY SENT—REWARD OF SEEKING GOD’S FACE.


Chapter 7, Home for Destitute Orphans, 1835-1836.

FRANKE’S WORKS FOLLOW HIM—A GREAT UNDERTAKING CONCEIVED—REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING AN ORPHAN HOUSE—PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE—TREASURE

LAID UP IN HEAVEN—IN PRAYER AND IN FAITH, THE WORK IS BEGUN.


Chapter 8, The Field Widening, 1836-1837.

AN UNEXPECTED OBSTACLE—IMPLICIT SUBMISSION—A SECOND ORPHAN HOUSE PROPOSED—AN ENCOURAGING TEXT—THE NEW ORPHAN HOUSE

OPENED—COMPLETED ANSWER TO PRAYER—PROGRESS OF THE LORD’S WORK—THE OVERSIGHT OF THE FLOCK.


Chapter 9, Trial, 1838.

THE MINISTRY OF SICKNESS—PEACE OF MIND—JESUS A PRESENT HELP—DEEP POVERTY—PLEADING WITH GOD—UNITED PRAYER.


Chapter 10, Deliverance, 1838.

“PERPLEXED BUT NOT IN DESPAIR”—FAITH JUSTIFIED—A LESSON ON OBEDIENCE—BOUNTIFUL SUPPLIES—SPIRITUAL INGATHERING—A DAY OF

MERCIES—TIMELY AID—A SEASON OF PLENTY—OBEDIENCE REWARDED.


Chapter 11, Asking and Receiving, 1839.

HELP FOR THE POOR SAINTS—THE UNFAILING BANK—MEANS EXHAUSTED—LIBERALITY OF A LABORING SISTER—“HE KNOWETH OUR FRAME”—REDEEMING

THE TIME—GODLINESS PROFITABLE UNTO ALL THINGS.


Chapter 12, Plenty and Want, 1840.

A PURE OFFERING REQUIRED—A JOURNEY PROPOSED—SEASONABLE PROVISION—LOOKING ONLY TO THE LORD—THE WRATH OF MAN PRAISING

GOD—A PROMISE FULFILLED—BENEFIT OF TRIAL—NEW SPRINGS OPENED—BEFORE THEY CALL I WILL ANSWER—TRUST IN GOD

COMMENDED—SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS.


Chapter 13, Faith Strengthened by Exercise, 1841.

A WANT SUPPLIED—RESOURCES EXCEEDING THE DEMAND—EVIL OF SURETYSHIP—POWER OF CHRISTIAN LOVE—GOD’S WORD THE FOOD OF THE

SOUL—PREPARATION FOR THE HOUR OF TRIAL—POVERTY—DEPENDING ONLY ON THE LIVING GOD.


Chapter 14, Walking in Darkness, 1841-1842.

“GOD’S WAY LEADS INTO TRIAL”—GROUNDS OF THANKFULNESS—PROTRACTED DARKNESS—CAST DOWN, BUT NOT DESTROYED—TRUST IN GOD

COMMENDED—THE MEANS OF ITS ATTAINMENT—REVIEW OF THE WORK.


Chapter 15, Prosperity, 1842-1843.

ABUNDANT SUPPLIES—RESTING ON THE WRITTEN WORD—“SEEKING AND FINDING”—ERRONEOUS IMPRESSIONS REMOVED—PERSEVERING AND

PREVAILING PRAYER ANSWERED—“LENGTHENING THE CORDS AND STRENGTHENING THE STAKES”—A FOURTH ORPHAN HOUSE.


Chapter 16, Stewardship, 1844.

EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY TREASURES—SEEKING THE KINGDOM OF GOD—FELLOWSHIP WITH THE FATHER—THE CHRISTIAN MERCHANT—EXAMPLES—MISTAKES.


Chapter 17, Reaping Bountifully, 1845-1846.

AN UNEXPECTED REQUEST—DELIBERATION—A GREAT UNDERTAKING—RELIANCE ON THE RESOURCES OF THE LIVING GOD—AN ANSWER EXPECTED

AND RECEIVED—PRAYER FOR FAITH AND PATIENCE—FURTHER PROOFS OF DIVINE FAVOR—THE BLESSEDNESS OF DEVISING LIBERAL THINGS.


Chapter 18, Faith Confirmed by Prosperity, 1846-1848.

THE SPIRIT OF SUPPLICATION BESTOWED AND PRAYER ANSWERED—THE TIME OF MAN’S NEED AND OF GOD’S BOUNTY—FAITH NOT SHAKEN—DEALING

ONLY WITH GOD—THE NEEDED AMOUNT FURNISHED—PERPETUAL “NEED”—NOT WEARY IN GOD’S WORK—JOY IN ANSWERED PRAYER—FOUR REQUESTS

GRANTED—“CONTINUING INSTANT IN PRAYER”—THE BUILDING COMMENCED—PERSONAL HISTORY—A MARKED DELIVERANCE.


Chapter 19, Continued Mercies, 1848-1850.

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS—DEVISING LIBERAL THINGS—THE ORPHANS PROVIDED FOR—A MEMORABLE DAY—MONEY “AT INTEREST”—MEANS FROM AN

UNEXPECTED SOURCE—THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW ORPHAN HOUSE—MEANS PROVIDED FOR ITS COMPLETION—INEXPRESSIBLE DELIGHT IN

GOD—REVIEW OF THE TWO YEARS PAST.


Chapter 20, A New Victory of Faith, 1850-1851.

PAST MERCIES AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO NEW UNDERTAKINGS—A HOUSE FOR SEVEN HUNDRED ORPHANS PROPOSED—WALKING BY FAITH—COUNSEL

SOUGHT FROM GOD—THE PURPOSE FORMED—DELIGHT IN THE MAGNITUDE AND DIFFICULTY OF THE DESIGN.


Chapter 21, Unvarying Prosperity, 1850-1852.

DESIRES FOR MORE ENLARGED USEFULNESS GRATIFIED—A LARGE DONATION ANTICIPATED AND RECEIVED—REVIEW OF 1851—PERSONAL

EXPERIENCE—BUILDING FUND FOR THE SECOND NEW ORPHAN HOUSE—DOUBT RESISTED—WAITING ON GOD NOT IN VAIN—REVIEW OF 1852.


Chapter 22, Reaping in Joy, 1852-1854.

EXPECTING GREAT THINGS FROM GOD—MUNIFICENT DONATION—INCREASING USEFULNESS OF THE SCRIPTURAL KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTION—ACCESS

TO GOD THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST—A VOICE FROM MOUNT LEBANON—BENEFIT OF WAITING GOD’S TIME—CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP—FAITH, THE

ONLY RELIANCE—“THIS POOR WIDOW HATH CAST IN MORE THAN THEY ALL”—GREATER ACHIEVEMENTS OF FAITH ANTICIPATED—COUNSEL TO TRACT

DISTRIBUTORS—A NEW AND SEVERE TRIAL OF FAITH.


Chapter 23, Three Years of Prosperity, 1854-1857.

THE SITE SELECTED—SIX THOUSAND ORPHANS IN PRISON—HOW TO ASK FOR DAILY BREAD—REVIEW OF TWENTY-FOUR YEARS—“TAKE NO THOUGH

FOR THE MORROW”—INSURANCE AGAINST BAD DEBTS.


Chapter 24, Conclusion, 1857-1860.

THE HOUSE FOR FOUR HUNDRED OPENED—PRAYER MORE THAN ANSWERED—THE RESORT IN TROUBLE—AN OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT ON THE

ORPHANS—LAND FOR A NEW BUILDING PURCHASED—“BUT ONE LIFE TO SPEND FOR GOD”—“SCATTERING, YET INCREASING”—A MEMORABLE

YEAR—THE GERM OF THE IRISH REVIVAL—LETTER FROM AN ORPHAN—THE FRUIT OF SIX MONTHS’ PRAYER—THE RESULTS OF THE WORK—REVIVAL

AMONG THE ORPHANS.


Appendix 1, List of Articles Contributed.

Appendix 2, Auditor’s Report for 1859-60.

Appendix 3, Letter from Rev. Dr. Sawtell.



Psa 115:1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory…

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