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

This volume presents a selection of sermons delivered by George Whitefield, a prominent figure in the Great Awakening and a key preacher in the evangelical revival of the 1700s. The edition includes an introduction and notes provided by the Reverend A.R. Buckland, which offer historical and theological context for Whitefield's oratory and teachings. The sermons themselves reflect Whitefield's passionate, extemporaneous style and his emphasis on personal conversion, divine grace, and the authority of Scripture. The book serves as a resource for readers interested in religious history, homiletics, and the development of evangelical thought. more

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George Whitefield
George Whitefield

George Whitefield, a renowned British preacher, was born on December 16, 1714, and died on September 30, 1770. Known for his passionate preaching style and his significant impact on the religious reform in America, Whitefield is often referred to as the 'Father of American Evangelicalism'. more

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“True conversion means turning not only from sin but also from depending on self-made righteousness. Those who trust in their own righteousness for conversion hide behind their own good works. This is the reason that self-righteous people are so angry with gospel preachers, because the gospel does not spare those who will not submit to the righteousness of Jesus Christ!”

“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.”

“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.”

“The reason why the Son of God took upon him our nature was, the fall of our first parents.”