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Selected Sermons of George Whitefield

Fifty-Nine Sermons

George Whitefield · 1714–1770

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Fifty-nine sermons from the preacher of the Great Awakening, who crossed the Atlantic thirteen times and preached in the open fields to crowds no building could hold. Plain, direct and aimed at the conscience: Whitefield assumed his hearers were not yet converted, and preached accordingly.

Genesis 3:15 — “And I will put Enmity between thee and the Woman, and between thy Seed and her Seed, it shall bruise thy Head, and thou shalt bruise his Heel.” On reading to you these words, I may address you in the language of the holy angels to the shepherds, that were watching their flocks by night: “Behold, I bring you glad tidings of…
From The Seed of the Woman, and the Seed of the Serpent
  1. 1 The Seed of the Woman, and the Seed of the Serpent 37 min
  2. 2 Walking with God 35 min
  3. 3 Abraham's Offering Up His Son Isaac 29 min
  4. 4 The Great Duty of Family Religion 26 min
  5. 5 Christ the Best Husband: Or an Earnest Invitation to Young Women to Come and See Christ Preached to a Society of Young Women, in Fetter-Lane 28 min
  6. 6 Britain's Mercies, and Britain's Duty Preached at Philadelphia, on Sunday, August 14, 1746 and Occasioned by the Suppression of the Late Unnatural Rebellion 28 min
  7. 7 Thankfulness for Mercies Received, a Necessary Duty 25 min
  8. 8 The Necessity and Benefits of Religious Society 30 min
  9. 9 The Folly and Danger of Being Not Righteous Enough 37 min
  10. 10 A Preservative Against Unsettled Notions, and Want of Principles, in Regard to Righteousness and Christian Perfection Being a More Particular Answer to Doctor Trapp's Four Sermons Upon the Same Text 34 min
  11. 11 The Benefits of an Early Piety 21 min
  12. 12 Christ the Believer's Husband 51 min
  13. 13 The Potter and the Clay 38 min
  14. 14 The Lord Our Righteousness 37 min
  15. 15 The Righteousness of Christ, an Everlasting Righteousness 32 min
  16. 16 The Observation of the Birth of Christ, the Duty of All Christians; Or the True Way of Keeping Christmas 20 min
  17. 17 The Temptation of Christ 29 min
  18. 18 The Heinous Sin of Profane Cursing and Swearing 22 min
  19. 19 Christ the Support of the Tempted 23 min
  20. 20 Worldly Business No Plea for the Neglect of Religion 17 min
  21. 21 Christ the Only Rest for the Weary and Heavy-Laden 21 min
  22. 22 The Folly and Danger of Parting with Christ for the Pleasures and Profits of Life 35 min
  23. 23 Marks of a True Conversion 37 min
  24. 24 What Think Ye of Christ? 41 min
  25. 25 The Wise and Foolish Virgins 40 min
  26. 26 The Eternity of Hell-Torments 22 min
  27. 27 Blind Bartimeus 29 min
  28. 28 Directions How to Hear Sermons 17 min
  29. 29 The Extent and Reasonableness of Self-Denial 23 min
  30. 30 Christ's Transfiguration 33 min
  31. 31 The Care of the Soul Urged as the One Thing Needful 38 min
  32. 32 A Penitent Heart, the Best New Year's Gift 34 min
  33. 33 The Gospel Supper 32 min
  34. 34 The Pharisee and Publican 27 min
  35. 35 The Conversion of Zaccheus 30 min
  36. 36 The Marriage of Cana 32 min
  37. 37 The Duty of Searching the Scriptures 19 min
  38. 38 The Indwelling of the Spirit, the Common Privilege of All Believers 28 min
  39. 39 The Resurrection of Lazarus 46 min
  40. 40 The Holy Spirit Convincing the World of Sin, Righteousness, and Judgment 31 min
  41. 41 Saul's Conversion 35 min
  42. 42 Marks of Having Received the Holy Ghost 24 min
  43. 43 The Almost Christian 24 min
  44. 44 Christ, the Believer's Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification and Redemption 32 min
  45. 45 The Knowledge of Jesus Christ the Best Knowledge 18 min
  46. 46 Of Justification by Christ 21 min
  47. 47 The Great Duty of Charity Recommended 23 min
  48. 48 Satan's Devices 26 min
  49. 49 On Regeneration 25 min
  50. 50 Christians, Temples of the Living God 25 min
  51. 51 Christ the Only Preservative Against a Reprobate Spirit 26 min
  52. 52 The Heinous Sin of Drunkenness 23 min
  53. 53 The Power of Christ's Resurrection 20 min
  54. 54 Intercession Every Christian's Duty 21 min
  55. 55 Persecution Every Christian's Lot 29 min
  56. 56 An Exhortation to the People of God Not to Be Discouraged in Their Way, by the Scoffs and Contempt of Wicked Men 11 min
  57. 57 Preached Before the Governor, and Council, and the House of Assembly, in Georgia, on January 28, 1770 34 min
  58. 58 The Method of Grace 37 min
  59. 59 The Good Shepherd: A Farewell Sermon 30 min

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