…a word in due season, how good it is! (Prov. 15:23 KJV)
“It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher”
– George Whitefield
“Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake”
Luke 6:22
“I was honored today with having a few stones, dirt,
rotten eggs, and pieces of dead cat thrown at me”
George Whitefield
“But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus”
– George Whitefield
“Study to know Him more and more,
for the more you know, the more you will love Him.”
George Whitefield
“John Wesley tells of a dream he had. In the dream, he was ushered to the gates of Hell. There he asked, “Are there any Presbyterians here?” “Yes!”, came the answer. Then he asked, “Are there any Baptists? Any Episcopalians? Any Methodists?” The answer was Yes! each time. Much distressed, Wesley was then ushered to the gates of Heaven. There he asked the same question, and the answer was No! “No?” To this, Wesley asked, “Who then is inside?” The answer came back, “There are only Christians here.”
– George Whitefield
“Believers keep up and maintain their walk with God by secret prayer. The spirit of grace is always accompanied with the spirit of supplication. It is the very breath of the new creature, the fan of the divine life, whereby the spark of holy fire, kindled in the soul by God, is not only kept in, but raised into a flame.”
– George Whitefield
“Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.”
George Whitefield
“Congregations are lifeless because dead men preach to them”
– George Whitefield
“To …the Church in Sardis…I know your deeds,
that you have the reputation that you are alive,
and yet you are dead”
Revelation 3:1
“Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you”
– George Whitefield
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”
– Philippians 3:14