GEORGE WHITEFIELD: HIS ZEAL IN PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL WAS MATCHLESS - The Eighteenth Century (pt.5)

May 15, 2025    Brett Baggett

In the Eighteenth Century, God used George Whitefield to teach us about hard work, evangelism, and perseverance in our duties. 


MEMORY VERSE. 

“Though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8). 


MEMORY QUOTE. 

“What! Get to heaven on your own strength? Why, you might as well try to climb to the moon on a rope of sand!” (George Whitefield). 


FOR FURTHER STUDY


DOCUMENTARY: Born Again: George Whitefield Whitefield (Full Documentary, 59:26 in length) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDIHSeYQluI


SERMON: “I Will Not Be a Velvet-Mouthed Preacher!” The Life and Ministry of George Whitefield: Living and Preaching As Though God Were Real (Because He Is) by John Piper https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/i-will-not-be-a-velvet-mouthed-preacher 


SHORT BIOGRAPHY: George Whitefield: God's Anointed Servant by Arnold A. Dallimore - https://a.co/d/3CoU2nQ


LONG BIOGRAPHY: George Whitefield 2 Volume Set - The Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the 18th Century Revival by Arnold A. Dallimore - https://www.christianbook.com/george-whitefield-2-volume/arnold-dallimore/9780851517308/pd/517302?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-60-80%7C517302&p=1179710&utm_source=google&p=1229913&dv=c&cb_src=google&cb_typ=shopping&cb_cmp=233748492&cb_adg=175064330300&cb_kyw=&utm_medium=shopping&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=233748492&gbraid=0AAAAAD_dTHbbOMl6kj8VDBnyyBw4fojy_&gclid=CjwKCAjw_pDBBhBMEiwAmY02Ngth26bn2xXwP4hozych4yDgOnWDDOMDJ3KCgygFLmpWJ1c6SOOUJhoCuVIQAvD_BwE