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Works? Works? A man get to heaven by works? I would as soon think of climbing to the moon on a rope of sand!
Sep 29, 1770 Newburyport, Massachusetts. From the sermon: "How willingly would I live forever to preach Christ, but I die to be with him."Gospel0Sep 29, 1770 Newburyport, Massachusetts. From the sermon: "How willingly would I live forever to preach Christ, but I die to be with him."
If you could be brought once to love secret prayer, and to converse feelingly with God in his word, your heaven will begin on earth; you will enjoy more pleasure than in all manner of riches.
Prayer0I must preach the Gospel of Christ, and this I cannot now do without speaking of election.
Dallimore, Whitefield, II, p. 41Election0Dallimore, Whitefield, II, p. 41
The devil wants you to be as happy and prosperous as you can possibly be provided you don't make any difference for Jesus.
Faith0Any trust, except in God, brings about sin.
Future Grace (325)Faith0Future Grace (325)
"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed" (v. 6). Then as now, Christians become aware of the inadequacy of their faith when they are made responsible for leading others. As leaders, they face challenges greater than their faith. They hope for great faith, certainly greater faith than their followers. Surprisingly, Jesus does not require superior spiritual endowments of Christian leaders, even apostles, nor does he offer them such. He promises, rather, to be present in the smallness of their faith. A mustard seed is so small that, held in the palm of one's hand, it appears as a speck of dust, barely visible. The image of the mustard seed is another hyperbole, but the point is clear. Christians, even apostles, are distinguished not by the quantity of faith, but by the employment of faith; not by greatness or smallness of faith, but by acting on faith, even faith the size of a mustard seed.
Pillar Commentary, LukeFaith0Pillar Commentary, Luke
The Christian's motto should not be 'Let go and let God' but 'Trust God and get going.
Faith0Faith is not believing in God; it's believing God.
Faith0I desire to cast my crown at the feet of Jesus, and to cry grace! grace! Dear Sir, what a charming word is that? I am sure I can freely own, that all my salvation is of grace, unmerited, distinguishing, electing grace!
Grace0Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God.
Faith0We can be in our day what the heroes of faith were in their day - but remember at the time they didn't know they were heroes.
Faith0Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel. Faith is living out and believing what truth is despite what you feel.
Faith0Only one life,' twill soon be past, Only what's done for Christ will last.
Poem: Only One Life, Twill Soon Be PastFaith0Poem: Only One Life, Twill Soon Be Past
I'll tell you a story. The Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 1675 was acquainted with Mr. Butterton the [actor]. One day the Archbishop . . . said to Butterton . . . 'pray inform me Mr. Butterton, what is the reason you actors on stage can affect your congregations with speaking of things imaginary, as if they were real, while we in church speak of things real, which our congregations only receive as if they were imaginary?' 'Why my Lord,' says Butterton, 'the reason is very plain. We actors on stage speak of things imaginary, as if they were real and you in the pulpit speak of things real as if they were imaginary.'
Stout, Divine Dramatist (239-240)Preaching0Stout, Divine Dramatist (239-240)
For my part I cannot see how true humbleness of mind can be attained without a knowledge of [the doctrine of election]; and though I will not say, that every one who denies election is a bad man, yet I will say, with that sweet singer, Mr. Trail, it is a very bad sign: such a one, whoever he be, I think cannot truly know himself; for, if we deny election, we must, partly at least, glory in ourselves; but our redemption is so ordered, that no flesh should glory in the Divine presence; and hence it is, that the pride of man opposes this doctrine, because, according to this doctrine, and no other, "he that glories must glory only in the Lord.
Haykin, ed., Revived Puritan, pp. 97-98Election0Haykin, ed., Revived Puritan, pp. 97-98
If your going to take on your self a religion that puts on silver slippers. Just know it's taking you to hell. If your Christianity does not cost you throw it away, it's a lie!
Sermon: Is Your View of the Cross WorldlyFaith0Sermon: Is Your View of the Cross Worldly
The tears are in my eyes as I look at you and say, Why will you die? Will you not give your soul a thought? Will you perish through sheer carelessness? Oh, do not do so, but weigh these solemn matters and make sure of eternity! Do not refuse Jesus, His love, His blood, His salvation.
All of Grace (150)Faith0All of Grace (150)
Do not many of you love to make a lie? And if it is done in your trade; you therefore look on it as excusable; but whether you believe it or not, it is sinful, it is exceedingly sinful. Though you may value yourselves as
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/whitefield/sermons.xxi.htmlLying0O poor New England! There is a deep laid plot against your civil and religious liberties, and they will be lost. Your golden days are at an end. You have nothing but trouble before you. . . . Your liberties will be lost.
Freedom, Religion0If 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!
Hell, Damnation, Sin0Congregations are lifeless because dead men preach to them.
Church, Preaching0People 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.
Faith, Sincerity0If 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.
Opposition, Persecution0Lord, help me to begin to begin.
Faith0We rob men of a greater vision of God because we will not give them a lower vision of themselves.
Faith0
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