Required reading
The Journals of George Whitefield (Available from Amazon or free here) - Continue 'From his embarking after the embargo...' by reading up to the heading 'Philadelphia and German Town'.
My summary
This week we read of Whitefield's time in:
(i) Philadelphia;
(ii) Burlington;
(iii) Trent Town;
(iv) New Brunswick;
(v) Maidenhead;
(vi) Neshaminy;
(vii) Abingdon.
We hear of Whitefield's preaching successes and interaction with ministers of different denominations, but particularly his time with the Tennents.
What grabbed me
I enjoyed Whitefield's description of Gilbert Tennent's preaching: 'Then I went to the meeting-house to hear Mr. Gilbert Tennent preach, and never before heard such a searching sermon. He convinced me more and more that we can preach the Gospel of Christ no further than we have experienced the power of it in our own hearts. Being deeply convicted of sin, by God's Holy Spirit, at his first conversion, he has learned experimentally to dissect the heart of a natural man. Hypocrites must either soon be converted or enraged at his preaching. He is a son of thunder, and does not fear the faces of men.'
I only wish I could have heard him preach.
Next week's reading
Continue 'From his embarking after the embargo...' by reading up to the heading 'North Carolina'.
Now it's your turn
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