Whitefield on Boats
May 18th, 2007 by admin
During George Whitefield’s journey from England to Georgia, he had so much fruit regarding the Gospel on board that the ships were what Dallimore called “floating chapels.” The soldiers, who left shore swearing, gambling, and drunk, arrived singing praises to a glorious God. He preached this first message, “The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing,” and what a difference that sermon made. Since I’m preaching on this subject (the third commandment) this week, I’m going to give it a read.
My constant thought is this, “How much of Whitefield’s fruit is dependent on his obvious gifts and how much is dependent on the Spirit?” But if Whitefield were to answer, he’d say Whitefield must be lesser and Christ must be greater.
- Learning About Life from George Whitefield
- George Whitefield’s Biography
- Whitefieldites
- Long Sermon=Boring Sermon=Should Be Shorter Sermons?
- Rick
