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MacLaren On The Bible: Alexander MacLaren’s Exposition Of Holy Scripture
by Alexander Maclaren
Alexander MacLaren was a renowned Baptist preacher and writer. He lived from 1826 until 1910 holding the pastorates of Portland Chapel, Southampton and Union Chapel in Manchester. His stature was such that he twice served as President of the Baptist Union.
Under his ministry in Manchester (lasting over 45 years) Union Chapel grew, necessitating a new building to seat 1,500.
His life was completely given over to His Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Those who heard received his preaching with delight and the appropriate challenges to their lives.
These volumes are a treasure trove of Scriptural insight and assistance.
We are delighted to now present Alexander MacLaren’s Expositions of Holy Scripture to you on the Kindle in an easy-to-use fashion that helps you build up your collection of commentaries for use in home Bible studies, preaching engagements and investigations into God’s Word.
The version we present to you is easily navigable both backwards and forwards. It provides a clear, concise layout that brings to life the words Wesley penned all those years ago.
This book provides his expositions on:
•The Whole Bible
As part of this publication there is an extensive study guide designed to help you in your quest to better study the Bible.
➢ Study Guide
➢ A Secret Of Understanding The Bible
➢ The Different Genres Of The Bible
➢ Understanding The Bible By Grasping The Big Picture
➢ 4 Essential Tips
➢ The Authority Of The Bible
➢ The Theme Of The Bible
➢ The Impact Of The Bible On Our Lives
➢ How To Study The Bible
Under his ministry in Manchester (lasting over 45 years) Union Chapel grew, necessitating a new building to seat 1,500.
His life was completely given over to His Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Those who heard received his preaching with delight and the appropriate challenges to their lives.
These volumes are a treasure trove of Scriptural insight and assistance.
We are delighted to now present Alexander MacLaren’s Expositions of Holy Scripture to you on the Kindle in an easy-to-use fashion that helps you build up your collection of commentaries for use in home Bible studies, preaching engagements and investigations into God’s Word.
The version we present to you is easily navigable both backwards and forwards. It provides a clear, concise layout that brings to life the words Wesley penned all those years ago.
This book provides his expositions on:
•The Whole Bible
As part of this publication there is an extensive study guide designed to help you in your quest to better study the Bible.
➢ Study Guide
➢ A Secret Of Understanding The Bible
➢ The Different Genres Of The Bible
➢ Understanding The Bible By Grasping The Big Picture
➢ 4 Essential Tips
➢ The Authority Of The Bible
➢ The Theme Of The Bible
➢ The Impact Of The Bible On Our Lives
➢ How To Study The Bible
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Published September 4th 2015
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Maclaren had been for almost sixty-five years a minister, entirely devoted to his calling. He lived more than almost any of the great preachers of his time between his study, his pulpit, his pen.
He subdued action to thought, thought to utterance and utterance to the Gospel. His life was his ministry; his ministry was his life. In 1842 he was enrolled as a candidate for the Baptist ministry at Stepney College, London. He was tall, shy, silent and looked no older than his sixteen years. But his vocation, as he himself (a consistent Calvinist) might have said, was divinely decreed. "I cannot ever recall any hesitation as to being a minister," he said. "It just had to be."
In the College he was thoroughly grounded in Greek and Hebrew. He was taught to study the Bible in the original and so the foundation was laid for his distinctive work as an expositor and for the biblical content of his preaching. Before Maclaren had finished his course of study he was invited to Portland Chapel in Southampton for three months; those three months became twelve years. He began his ministry there on June 28, 1846. His name and fame grew.
His ministry fell into a quiet routine for which he was always grateful: two sermons on Sunday, a Monday prayer meeting and a Thursday service and lecture. His parishioners thought his sermons to them were the best he ever preached. In April 1858 he was called to be minister at Union Chapel in Manchester. No ministry could have been happier. The church prospered and a new building had to be erected to seat 1,500; every sitting was taken. His renown as preacher spread throughout the English-speaking world. His pulpit became his throne. He was twice elected President of the Baptist Union. He resigned as pastor in 1905 after a ministry of forty-five years.
Maclaren's religious life was hid with Christ in God. He walked with God day by day. He loved Jesus Christ with a reverent, holy love and lived to make Him known. In his farewell sermon at Union he said: "To efface oneself is one of a preacher's first duties."
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