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A new edition of the devotional classic for all following the Christian faith who seek to live a life of love You have life before you. Once only you can live it. What is the noblest object of desire, the supreme gift to covet? Perhaps the most famous exposition of Paul's message of love to the Corinthian church, Scottish writer Henry Drummond wrote this short meditation in 1874. Widely read and quoted in his lifetime, it sold more than 12 million copies and remains a much-loved devotional classic today, laying out the foundation of the gospel: that love, of God and of one another, is the highest calling. This new edition includes 10 of his most significant addresses.

The Greatest Thing in the World is a popular work by Henry Drummond, who was a Christian missionary during the nineteenth century. In this publication, Drummond discusses his concept of how long is the most important ingredient in achieving and living a successful life. This is book and its important message, has inspired many readers who have embraced Drummonds ideas and adopted them in their own life. The Greatest Thing in the World is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Henry Drummond and also for those who are looking for an inspirational book to help the, succeed in life. . . . excerpt from amazon.com listing

Evangelist Dwight L. Moody relates the story of how he benefited from one particularly vivid and crucial message. “One Sunday evening as we sat around the fire, my friends asked me to read and expound some portion of Scripture. Being tired after the services of the day, I told them to ask Henry Drummond, who was one of the party. He opened his Bible to the 13th chapter of First Corinthians, and began to speak on the subject of love. It seemed to me that I had never heard anything so beautiful. Since then I have requested the principals of the schools to have it read before the students every year.” Drummond’s memorable homily on love—the supreme good—retains all its original freshness and vitality in this oral rendition.

More than a century after the author delivered his meditation on the 13th chapter of I Corinthians, the need for genuine Christian love remains as great as ever. Drummond writes, "To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever." In this analysis of the love chapter, he highlights the basic truth that God is love; therefore, "everything that loves is born of God."

More than a century after the author delivered his meditation on the 13th chapter of I Corinthians, the need for genuine Christian love remains as great as ever. Drummond writes, "To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever". In this analysis of the love chapter, he highlights the basic truth that God is love; therefore, "everything that loves is born of God".

Centennial Edition - Published in conjunction with events commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the death of Henry Drummond, including Henry Drummond Centenary Symposium at New College, Universary of Edinburgh, and the Henry Drummond in America Commemoration at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, in Birmingham, Alabama. Includes a preface by Timothy George (dean of Beeson Divinity School), an article by Thomas E. and Marla Haas Corts (president of Samford University and his wife, avid collectors of Drummond's writings), the text of I Corinthians 13, and the Drummond essay in a small spiral bound book.

2019 Reprint of 1890 Edition. Based on 1 Corinthians 13, this well-loved classic provides life-changing insight into the nine components of love: patience, kindness, humility, generosity, courtesy, unselfishness, good temper, guilelessness, and sincerity. The simple beauty and positive truths of this dynamic message will encourage readers to practice the power and blessing of love in every area of life. This sermon, first published in 1874, has since sold more than 12 million copies, and its message continues to resonate.

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." First preached to a group of fellow missionaries in 1884, this book is an exposition by Henry Drummond of one of the best loved bible passages- 1 Corinthians 13. In it the Scottish born theologian and evangelist explains the importance of love in all aspects of life; and why it can truly be called the greatest thing in the world. Introduced by D. L. Moody, who was so impressed by Drummond's exposition that he had it published.

We have been accustomed to be told that the greatest thing in the religious world is Faith. That great word has been the key-note for centuries of the popular religion; and we have easily learned to look upon it as the greatest thing in the world. Well, we are wrong. If we have been told that, we may miss the mark. I have taken you, in the chapter which I have just read, to Christianity at its source; and there we have seen, “The greatest of these is love.” It is not an oversight. Paul was speaking of faith just a moment before. He says, “If I have all faith, so that I can remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. “So far from forgetting, he deliberately contrasts them, “Now abideth Faith, Hope, Love,” and without a moment’s hesitation, the decision falls, “The greatest of these is Love.”