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“I believe I never was more acceptable to my Master than when I was standing to teach those hearers in the open fields. I now preach to ten times more people than I would if I had been confined to the churches.”

People Ifs Believe Religion I Believe Church Christianity Teach Fields Masters Ten Standing Acceptable Confined Open Fields

Author:George Whitefield

“Lord Jesus, I am weary in Thy work, but not of it. If I have not yet finished my course, let me go and speak for Thee once more in the field, seal Thy truth, and come home to die.”

Ifs Home Dies Courses Jesus Speak Lord Fields Let Me Finished Thee Coming Home Weary Seals Let Me Go

Book:Memoirs of the Rev. George Whitefield: To which is Appended an Extensive Collection of His Sermons and Other Writings

Source: Memoirs of the Rev. George Whitefield: To which is Appended an Extensive Collection of His Sermons and Other Writings

“Speak every time my dear brother as if it were your last”

Ifs Lasts Speak Brother Dear Dear Brother

Author:George Whitefield

“It is easy to follow Christ when all things are safe. But your love to Jesus Christ would be seen more, if you must lose your lives, or deny your Jesus. It would be a trial of your love, when fire and faggot [a wooden stick] was before you, if you would rush into that, rather than fly from the truth as it is in Jesus. Though all things are calm now, the storm is gathering and by and by it will break; it is at present no bigger than a man's hand. But when it is full it will break and then you will see whether you are found Christians or not.”

Ifs Men Hands Would Be Christian Found Jesus Easy Christ Loses Break Fire Safe Jesus Christ All Things Bigger Sticks Calm Deny Storm Trials Gathering

Author:George Whitefield

“If an earthly king was to issue out a royal proclamation, on performing or not performing the conditions therein contained, the life or death of his subjects entirely depended, how solicitous would they be to hear what those conditions were? And shall not we pay the same respect to the King of kings and Lord of lords and lend an attentive ear to his ministers, when they are declaring, in his name, how our pardon, peace, and happiness may be secured?”

Source: Seventy-five Sermons on Various Important Subjects: In this Complete Collection is Included the Eighteen Sermons Taken in Short Hand by Mr. Gurney. And to which is Now Added, a Sermon of the Character, Preaching, &c. of the Rev. Mr. Whitefield

“If you know Christ and him crucified, you know enough to make you happy, supposing you know nothing else. And without this, all your other knowledge cannot keep you from being everlastingly miserable.”

Ifs Knows Enough Christ Miserable Make You Happy Supposing

Book:Sermons

Source: Sermons

“He [Jesus Christ] loves to see poor sinners coming to Him, He is pleased to see them lie at His feet pleading His promises; and if you thus come to Christ, He will not send you away without His Spirit; no, but will receive and bless you.”

Ifs Spirit Lying Jesus Christ Poor Feet Promise Jesus Christ Sinner Bless Pleading Christ Love

Book:Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith

Source: Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith

“Why fear ye that the Lord Jesus Christ will not accept of you? Your sins will be no hindrance, your unworthiness no hindrance; if your own corrupt hearts do not keep you back, nothing will hinder Christ from receiving of you.”

Ifs Heart Jesus Christ Sin Accepting Lord Jesus Christ Receiving Hinder Lord Jesus Christ Hindrance

Author:George Whitefield

“For in Jesus Christ there is neither male nor female, bond nor free; even you may be the children of God, if you believe in Jesus.”

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Book:Sermons on important subjects

Source: Sermons on important subjects

“Let us, therefore, not be weary of well-doing; for we shall reap an eternal harvest of comfort, if we faint not.”

Ifs Inspirational Wells Comfort Eternal Weary Harvest Reap Softball

Book:Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield

Source: Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield

“If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed ... In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal.”

Ifs Christian Spiritual Jesus Christ Walks Jesus Christ Scandal

Author:George Whitefield

“For, if we have not charity, we are not Christians: charity is the great duty of Christians.”

Ifs Christian Spiritual Duty Charity

Book:Sermons of George Whitefield

Source: Sermons of George Whitefield

“People want to recommend themselves to God by their sincerity; they think, 'If we do all we can, if we are but sincere, Jesus Christ will have mercy on us.' But pray what is there in our sincerity to recommend us to God? ... therefore, if you depend on your sincerity for your salvation, your sincerity will damn you.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Jesus Christ Depends Praying Jesus Christ Mercy Salvation Damn Sincere Sincerity Damn You

Author:George Whitefield

“If one evil thought, if one evil word, if one evil action, deserves eternal damnation, how many hells, my friends, do every one of us deserve, whose whole lives have been one continued rebellion against God!”

Ifs Has Beens Whole Action Evil Hell Eternal My Friends Deserve Whole Life Rebellion Damnation Evil Thoughts Rebellion Against God

Book:Selected Sermons of George Whitefield: With an Introduction and Notes by the Rev. A.R. Buckland ...

Source: Selected Sermons of George Whitefield: With an Introduction and Notes by the Rev. A.R. Buckland ...

“If we are not inwardly wrought upon, and changed by the powerful operations of the Holy Spirit, and our moral actions proceed from a principle of a new nature, however we may call ourselves Christians, we shall be found naked at the great day.”

Ifs May Action Christian Spirit Found Powerful Moral Principles Changed Holy Naked Operations Holy Spirit Great Day Moral Action

Book:Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith

Source: Sermons on important subjects ... With a memoir of the Author by S. Drew; and a dissertation on his character, preaching, etc., by Joseph [or rather Josiah] Smith

“There are many likewise, who go on in a round of duties, a model of performances, that think they shall go to heaven; but if you examine them, though they have a Christ in their heads, they have no Christ in their hearts.”

Ifs Thinking Heart Heaven Christ Duty Goes On Models Performances Rounds

Book:The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Original Papers and Letters

Source: The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Original Papers and Letters

“If we once get above our Bibles and cease making the written Word of God our sole rule both as to faith and practice, we shall soon lie open to all manner of delusion and be in great danger of making shipwreck of faith and a good conscience.”

Ifs Lying Practice Written Danger Conscience Cease Delusion Word Of God Sole Written Word Shipwreck

Book:The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Original Papers and Letters

Source: The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A...: Containing All His Sermons and Tracts which Have Been Already Published: with a Select Collection of Letters... Also, Some Other Pieces on Important Subjects, Never Before Printed; Prepared by Himself for the Press; to which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life, Compiled from His Original Papers and Letters

“If your souls were not immortal, and you in danger of losing them, I would not thus speak unto you; but the love of your souls constrains me to speak: methinks this would constrain me to speak unto you forever.”

Ifs Soul Speak Forever Danger Losing Your Soul Immortal Constrain

Book:The Revived Puritan. Select Works of ... G. W., ... Containing a Memoir of His Life, Etc. [Edited by G. B.]

Source: The Revived Puritan. Select Works of ... G. W., ... Containing a Memoir of His Life, Etc. [Edited by G. B.]

“Let my name die everywhere, let even my friends forget me, if by that means the cause of the blessed Jesus may be promoted”

Ifs May Mean Dies Jesus Names Causes Forget My Friends Blessed Forget Me

Author:George Whitefield

“I began to read the Holy Scriptures upon my knees, laying aside all other books, and praying over, if possible, every line and word. This proved meat indeed and drink indeed to my soul. I daily received fresh life, light and power from above.”

Ifs Book Soul Light Christian Lines Praying Drink Holy Bible Scripture My Soul Knees Meat Holy Scriptures

Book:George Whitefields's Journals

Source: George Whitefields's Journals

“I began to read the Holy Scriptures upon my knees, laying aside all other books, and praying over, if possible, every line and word...I would be so overpowered with a sense of God's Infinite Majestey, that I would be contrained to throw myself on the ground, and offer my soul as a blank in His hands, to write on it what He pleased.”