“Was he just famous because he died so young?”
“Does he have anything to teach us today?”
In this book, David Robertson, the present-day minister of McCheyne's church, St Peter's in Dundee, Scotland, seeks to answer these and other questions. Through the use of published sermons, private papers and historical material, this contemporary devotional biography traces McCheyne's life and influence from his upbringing, conversion and training for the ministry to the revival that occurred in St Peter's in 1839 and his early death. The contemporary relevance of McCheyne for today's church is demonstrated and the glory of God is seen in this wonderful story of what He can do with one 'consecrated sinner'.
Foreword Eric J. Alexander 7
Introduction 9
Chapter 1 The Silver Spoon 15
Chapter 2 Education, Education, Education 25
Chapter 3 A Happy Death 33
Chapter 4 Prepared to Preach 43
Chapter 5 Licensed to Thrill 55
Chapter 6 Oppression and Depression 67
Chapter 7 The Radical Toun 77
Chapter 8 The Geneva of the North 91
Chapter 9 Preaching, Psalms and Politics 101
Chapter 10 Reaching the Lost 115
Chapter 11 Full of Christ 127
Chapter 12 Girls and Gymnastics 137
Chapter 13 The Lost Sheep of Israel 147
Chapter 14 The Day of Power 157
Chapter 15 Happy and Holy 157
Chapter 16 Committees, Campaigns and Church Planting 177
Chapter 17 The Billiard Table and Other Writings 189
Chapter 18 The Final Sermon 197
Chapter 19 What's Gone Wrong? 205
Chapter 20 A Model and Mentor 213
Chapter 21 God Is Still Working Here 223
Appendix A Recommended Reading 231
Appendix B Evidence on Revivals 235
Appendix C Communion with Brethren of Other Denominations 247
Appendix D Another Lily Gathered 257
Appendix E Images of the the St Peter's Redevelopment 281
Overview
“Was he just famous because he died so young?”
“Does he have anything to teach us today?”
In this book, David Robertson, the present-day minister of McCheyne's church, St Peter's in Dundee, Scotland, seeks to answer these and other questions. Through the use of published sermons, private papers and historical material, this contemporary devotional biography traces McCheyne's life and influence from his upbringing, conversion and training for the ministry to the revival that occurred in St...