On The Shoulders of Giants: The Life and Ministry of George Muller
December 27, 2015
Quick Facts
§ lived 1805-1898
§ born in Kingdom of Prussia (modern-day German)
§ born again age 20
§ died in Bristol, England
§ preacher, orphanage founder, missionary
§ influenced Charles Spurgeon, Hudson Taylor
§ known for: trusting God for temporal needs, commitment to prayer and the authority of the Word of God
§ produced his influential autobiography Narrative of the Lord’s Dealings with George Muller
Historical Perspective
§ born around same time as Muller
o Joseph Smith – 1805 – founder of Mormon religion
o Nathaniel Hawthorne – 1804 – wrote The Scarlet Letter
o Ralph Waldo Emerson – 1808 –wrote Self-Reliance
o Robert E. Lee – 1807
o Abraham Lincoln – 1809
o Charles Darwin – 1809
§ other events during Muller’s lifetime
o Napoleon I defeated at Waterloo 1815
o On the Origin of Species published 1858
o Communist Manifesto published 1848
o American Civil War 1861-1865
o Moby Dick published 1851
o death of Vincent Van Gogh 1890
o technology for electric motors, autos, telegraphy developing
o life of Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)
o life of Hudson Taylor (1832-1905)
Recommended Books
§ Narrative of the Lord’s Dealings with George Muller by Muller
§ George Muller of Bristol by Arthur T. Pierson
§ George Mueller: Answers to Prayer complied by A.E.C. Brooks
On The Shoulders of Giants: The Life and Ministry of George Muller
December 27, 2015
Discuss a time when God’s work in the life of another person inspired you to walk by faith and trust God in your own life.
Four Phases of Life
I. Birth to New Birth
II. Conversion to Entrance into Life’s Work
III. Life’s work to Mission Tours
IV. Mission Tours to Death
The goal of examining Muller’s life is not that you would do exactly what Muller did, but that you would trust God more in your own life.