The Fruit of the Vine

by Andrew Murray

Publisher:

Thomas Y. Crowell & Company

, 1898

Overview

In The Fruit of the Vine, Andrew Murray focuses on the “fruit” in the Vine and the Branches parable found in John 15. This is a full and practical exposition of the parable, bringing forth the nature of character and conduct and the influence of a holy life and prayer in Christian life.

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Key Features

• Discusses extensively the analogy of “fruit” of the parable in John 15
• Connects the ideas of the story to lessons of prayer

Contents

• Fruit
  • The Life in the Vine
  • The Life in the Branch
  • The Life in the Fruit
  • The Life in those who Partake of the Fruit
• No Fruit
  • Two Things about Fruit
  • This Selfish Salvation
  • The Place Fruit has in the Mind of God
• More Fruit
  • A Selfish Religion Makes Selfish Men
  • The Great Hindrance in the Vine to Fruit-bearing is Wood-bearing
• Much Fruit
• Abiding Fruit
• Fruit and Prayer

Praise for the Print Edition

Mr. Murray is an eloquent divine and is so carried away by the deep spiritual meaning of his subject that he cannot fail to move those who sympathize with him.

—Book Notes

Product Details

• Title: The Fruit of the Vine
• Author: Andrew Murray
• Publisher: Thomas Y. Cromwell & Company
• Publication Date: 1898
• Pages: 50

About Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray (1828–1917) was born in Graaff Reinet, South Africa, to Dutch missionary parents. Educated at King’s College, Aberdeen, he then studied theology at the University of Utrecht. Andrew and his older brother John were ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1848. Murray pastored South African churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. A champion of missionary work, he founded the South African General Mission in 1889. That ministry continued to grow, and today it is part of the SIM (Serving in Mission) organization.

A prolific author and lecturer, Murray authored over 200 books during his lifetime, and he was invited to speak at churches and conferences all over the world. Married for over 60 years and the father of eight children, Murray passed away in January 1917.

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Top Highlights

“The life of God in human nature is obedience to the death.” (Page 6)

“There is no possible way of living for God but by loving and living for the men whom He loves and lives for. The human life in Christ could be nothing but a surrender to His love to be used in saving and blessing men. Whether in God, or in Christ, or in us, the Divine life is love to men. This is the life-sap of the True Vine, the spirit that was in Christ Jesus.” (Pages 6–7)

“If we would bear fruit, it can only come as the life and the power that work in the Vine work in us. This alone is the secret of effective service.” (Page 7)

“Prayers are Fruit. There is perhaps no higher fruit than the power of intercession” (Page 10)

“The difference between work and fruit is overlooked.” (Page 7)

Product Details

• Title: The Fruit of the Vine
• Author: Andrew Murray
• Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
• Print Publication Date: 1898
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Sermons, English
• Resource ID: LLS:FRTVINEMURRAY
• Resource Type: text.monograph.sermons
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T03:22:55Z

About Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray (May 9, 1828–January 18, 1917) was a South African pastor, teacher, and writer. He was educated in Aberdeen, Scotland, and at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. In 1848, Murray was ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church and returned to live and work in South Africa.

Murray was very focused on missions, considering it to be “the chief end of the church.” In 1889 he cofounded the South African General Mission with Martha Osborn and Spencer Walton. As their work spread throughout the continent, the mission’s name changed to Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF), and in 1998 AEF joined SIM which today has over 1,800 active missionaries in over 43 countries. Andrew Murray authored over 240 books, including Abide in Christ, The Holiest of All, The Spiritual Life, and The Mystery of the True Vine.