Posted on 12/12/2019 8:58:29 AM PST by Perseverando
George Whitefield had attended Oxford with John and Charles Wesley, who began the Methodist revival movement within the Anglican Church.
In 1733, when he finally understood and believed the Gospel, George Whitefield exclaimed:
"Joy-joy unspeakable-joy that's full of, big with glory!"
Beginning in 1740, George Whitefield preached seven times in America.
He spread the Great Awakening Revival, which helped unite the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War.
Whitefield 's preaching stirred crowds with enthusiasm, which was criticized by the formal, established churches of the day.
When they closed their doors to him, Whitefield began preaching out-of-doors.
Crowds grew so large that no church could have held the number of people, sometimes being as large as 25,000.
Ben Franklin wrote in his Autobiography that George Whitefield's voice could be heard over 500 feet away:
"He preached one evening from the top of the Court-house steps ... Streets were filled with his hearers ...
I had the curiosity to learn how far he could be heard by retiring backwards down the street ... and found his voice distinct till I came near Front-street."
Ben Franklin continued his description of evangelist George Whitefield:
"Multitudes of all denominations attended his sermons ...
It was wonderful to see the change soon made in the manners of our inhabitants.
From being thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it seemed as if all the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk thro' the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street."
Sarah Edwards, the wife of Jonathan Edwards, wrote to her brother in New Haven concerning the effects George Whitefield's ministry:
"It is wonderful to see what a spell he casts over an audience by
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American desperately needs another Great Awakening!
When the Holy Spirit moves, there is no holding Him back. I think a similar revival began brewing in the 1970s. It was a wonderful time to be a Christian. I hope we’re getting close to a similar revival in this country soon.
I needed this today. Thank you for posting!
bkmk
Thanks for the article - and for the move and men of God. Which revival and men stands in stark contrast to the article posted just before it on FR: If the Vatican wanted to destroy the Church, how would it behave differently?
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