Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret

by Taylor, Dr. Howard; Taylor, Geraldine; Verwer, George

• ISBN13: 9780802456588
• ISBN10: 0802456588
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

Now with a new foreword by George Verwer. A spiritual biography of the "father of modern missions,"Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secretposes the question: What empowered Hudson Taylor's ministry in China? The answer: a fierce faith that believed God truly would fulfill the promises in His Word. Written by the missionary statesman's son and daughter-in-law, this book is intended for Christians who "need and long for just the inward joy and power that Hudson Taylor found." Hudson Taylor's secret, it turns out, is available to any who call on Christ's name. "An easy, non-self-denying life will never be one of power," Taylor said. "Fruit-bearing involves cross-bearing. There are not two Christs--an easygoing one for easygoing Christians, and a suffering, toiling one for exceptional believers. There is only one Christ. Are you willing to abide in Him, and thus to bear much fruit?"

Author Biography

DR. FREDERICK HOWARD TAYLOR (1862-1946) was a British missionary to China and the son, James Hudson Taylor, the founder of China Inland Mission. He completed his diploma at the Royal London Hospital in 1888 Howard and his wife, GERALDINE, wrote several books about his father’s ministry and their own experiences in China.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. An Open Secret 2. Soul-Growth in Early Years 3. First Steps of Faith 4. Further Steps of Faith 5. Faith Tried and Strengthened 6. Friendship and Something More 7. God's Way¿"Perfect" 8. Joy of Harvest 9. Hidden Years 10. A Man Shut Up to God 11. A Man Sent from God 12. Spiritual Urgency 13. Days of Darkness 14. The Exchanged Life 15. No More Thirst 16. Overflow 17. Wider Overflow 18. Streams Flowing StillAppendixEpilogueAppeal for PrayerChronological Outline