George Müller of Bristol

About this book

The authorized memoir of George Müller, written soon after his death by his friend Arthur T. Pierson and commended, in its introduction, by Müller's son-in-law and executor, James Wright. Drawing on Müller's own Narrative and the yearly reports of his work, Pierson follows the wayward student of Halle to his conversion, his call to Bristol, and the five great orphan houses on Ashley Down, where over ten thousand orphans were taken in without appeal to man and in sole dependence on God. He tells the story less for its chronology than for its lessons in holy living and serving, with one aim: to extend George Müller's witness to a prayer-hearing God, and so answer the question, "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" An appendix gathers the Scriptures that moulded Müller and a treasury of his wise sayings.

Contents · 38 chapters · 11 hr 20 min read

1. 1 Introduction by Mr. James Wright 4 min
2. 2 A Prefatory Word 2 min
3. 3 From His Birth to His New Birth 19 min
4. 4 The New Birth and the New Life 20 min
5. 5 Making Ready the Chosen Vessel 18 min
6. 6 New Steps and Stages of Preparation 17 min
7. 7 The Pulpit and the Pastorate 23 min
8. 8 The Narrative of the Lord's Dealings 22 min
9. 9 Led of God into a New Sphere 22 min
10. 10 A Tree of God's Own Planting 22 min
11. 11 The Growth of God's Own Plant 25 min
12. 12 The Word of God and Prayer 26 min
13. 13 Trials of Faith, and Helpers to Faith 22 min
14. 14 New Lessons in God's School of Prayer 22 min
15. 15 Following the Pillar of Cloud and Fire 22 min
16. 16 God's Building: The New Orphan Houses 29 min
17. 17 The Manifold Grace of God 28 min
18. 18 The Shadow of a Great Sorrow 17 min
19. 19 The Period of World-Wide Witness 29 min
20. 20 Faith and Patience in Serving 28 min
21. 21 At Evening-Time—Light 17 min
22. 22 The Summary of the Life-Work 22 min
23. 23 The Church Life and Growth 25 min
24. 24 A Glance at the Gifts and the Givers 29 min
25. 25 God's Witness to the Work 27 min
26. 26 Last Looks, Backward and Forward 25 min
27. 27 Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller 12 min
28. 28 Appendix B: Apprehension of Truth 6 min
29. 29 Appendix C: Separation from the London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews 3 min
30. 30 Appendix D: The Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home and Abroad 4 min
31. 31 Appendix E: Reasons Which Led Mr. Müller to Establish an Orphan House 16 min
32. 32 Appendix F: Arguments in Prayer for the Orphan Work 2 min
33. 33 Appendix G: The Purchase of a Site, etc. 2 min
34. 34 Appendix H: God's Faithfulness in Providing 3 min
35. 35 Appendix K: Further Recollections of Mr. Müller 2 min
36. 36 Appendix L: Church Fellowship, Baptism, etc. 7 min
37. 37 Appendix M: Church Conduct 9 min
38. ⋯ 32 chapters
39. 38 Appendix N: The Wise Sayings of George Müller 57 min