Status Updates From Sermons of George Whitefiel...

27: BLIND BARTIMEUS

#26 THE ETERNITY OF HELL-TORMENTS

“But let not sincere Christians be in the least terrified at what has been delivered: No, for you is reserved a crown, a kingdom, an eternal and exceeding weight of glory.”

#25 THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS

“May the Lord give you all a hearing ear, and obedient heart, and so closely unite you to Himself by one Spirit, that when He shall come in terrible majesty, to judge mankind, you may be found having on a wedding garment, and ready to go with Him to the marriage.”

#24 WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST?
MATTHEW 22:42

…First, what think you about the person of Christ?

…Secondly, what think you of the incarnation of Christ?

…Thirdly, what think you about being justified by Christ?

…Fourthly, what think you of Jesus Christ being formed within you?

#23 MARKS OF TRUE CONVERSION
“The Lord Jesus Christ knew how desperately wicked and deceitful men’s hearts were; He knew very well how many would go to hell even by the very gates of heaven, how many would climb up even to the door, and go so far as to knock at it, and yet after all be dismissed with a ‘verily i knew you not.”

#22 THE FOLLY AND DANGER OF PARTING WITH CHRIST FOR THE PLEASURES AND PROFITS OF LIFE

“If we were but sensible of the great necessity there is, in this our day, of being real Christians, sure we should not be contented with being nominal ones…”

“…may your lives answer the profession you make…”

21: CHRIST THE ONLY REST FOR THE WEARY AND HEAVY-LADEN

“Thus you, who please yourselves with being good enough now, who are not weary and heavy laden with a sense of your sins here, will be weary and heavy laden with a sense of your punishment hereafter.”

“…how will ye stand before Christ?”

#20: WORLDLY BUSINESS NO PLEA FOR THE NEGLECT OF RELIGION

“Alas, how unlike are Christians to Christianity!”

That stuck, Yessiree. 😂

**sets Time Machine to a GW sermon**

#19: CHRIST THE SUPPORT OF THE TEMPTED

“I shall only say this to you, that however you may despise either me or my ministry, I shall not regard it, but shall frequently show you the danger, and propose to you the remedy; and shall earnestly pity and pray for you, that God would show you your error, and bring you home into His sheepfold, that you from ravenous lions, may become peaceful lambs.

#18 THE HEINOUS SIN OF PROFANE CURSING AND SWEARING

“…shall the great, terrible, and holy name of our best and only friend, our king, our father, nay our God; shall this be daily, nay every moment, defied and blasphemed; and will no one dare to stand up in defense of his honor and holiness?”

#17 THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST

“We may therefore from this blessed passage gather strong consolations: since by our Lord’s conquest over Satan, we are thereby assured of our own, and in the meanwhile can apply to Him as a compassionate High Priest, who was in all things tempted as we are, that He might be enabled to succor us when we are tempted.”

#16 THE OBSERVATION OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST, THE DUTY OF ALL CHRISTIANS; OR THE TRUE WAY OF KEEPING CHRISTMAS

“…let not the devil engross your time, and that dear Savior, who came into the world on your accounts, have so little.”

15: THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST, AN EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS

“…now God’s Justice is satisfied; now a new and living way is opened by Jesus’ blood to the holiest of all for poor sinners.”

🙌🏿

#14 THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

Imputed righteousness: “It excludes works, indeed, from being any cause of our justification in the sight of God; but it is…declarative evidence of our justification…”

#13 THE POTTER AND THE CLAY

“Why would you not rather bring your clay to this heavenly potter, and say from your inmost souls ‘Turn us, O Good Lord, and so shall we be turned’. This, you may and can do; and if you go this far, who knows but that this very day, yea this very hour, the heavenly potter may take you in hand, and make you vessels of honor for for the Redeemers use?”

#12 CHRIST THE BELIEVER’S HUSBAND

“And why are ye so wedded to the world?…And what better reasons can you give for being wedded to your lusts?…And above all, how can ye bear the thoughts of being wedded to the devil?”

#11 THE BENEFITS OF EARLY PIETY

“Think you that any one yet ever repented that he began to be religious too soon? But how many, on the contrary, have repented that they began when almost too late?”

#10 A PRESERVATIVE AGAINST UNSETTLED NOTIONS, AND WANT OF PRINCIPLES, IN REGARD TO RIGHTEOUSNESS AND CHRISTIAN PERFECTION

“There is no running divisions upon truth; like a mathematical point, it will neither admit of Subtraction nor Addition; and as it is indivisible by nature, there is no splitting the difference, where truth is concerned.”

#9 THE FOLLY AND DANGER OF NOT BEING RIGHTEOUS ENOUGH

“…they would have us be contented with an almost-Christianity.”

“…but when God was pleased to shine with power upon my soul, I could no longer be contented to feed on husks, or what the swine did eat;…”

#8 THE NECESSITY AND BENEFITS OF RELIGIOUS SOCIETY

“And that a divine revelation being granted, we should use one another’s assistance, under God, to instruct each other in the knowledge, and to exhort one another to the practice of those things, which belong to everlasting peace. This is undoubtedly the great end of society intended by God…”

#6 THANKFULNESS FOR MERCIES RECEIVED, A NECESSARY DUTY

“Matter for praise and adoration, can never be wanting to creatures redeemed by the blood of the Son io God…”

#6 : BRITAIN’S MERCIES, AND BRITAIN’S DUTY

“…nothing has a greater tendency to beget and excite such an obediencial love in us, than a serious and frequent consideration of the manifold mercies we receive time after time from the bands of our Heavenly Father.”

#5: CHRIST THE BEST HUSBAND-OR AN EARNEST INVITATION TO YOUNG WOMEN TO COME AND SEE CHRIST

“…you will find yourselves to be married to the best advantage, both for soul and body, for time and eternity.”

#3 THE GREAT DUTY OF FAMILY RELIGION

“…since God had been so exceeding gracious unto them, they could do not less, than out of gratitude for such uncommon favors and mercies, dedicate both themselves and families to His Service.” ❤️

Sermon Three: ABRAHAM’S OFFERING UP HIS SON ISAAC

“Having so much done, so much suffered for us, so much forgiven, shall we not love much! O! Let us love Him with all our hearts, and minds, and strength, and glorify Him in our souls and bodies, for they are His.”

#2 WALKING WITH GOD

“Farewell, lust of the flesh, I will no more walk with thee! Farewell, lust of the eyes and pride of life! Farewell, carnal acquaintance and enemies of the cross, I will no more walk and be intimate with you!

Welcome Jesus, welcome thy word, welcome thy ordinances, welcome thy Spirit, welcome thy people, I will henceforth walk with you.”

Sermon One: *standing ovation*