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We\u2019ve added a few new resources to Blue Letter Bible and are highlighting each of them over the next few days. The first resource was a sermon by Jonathan Edwards<\/a>. Today, we introduce a classic sermon from 18th century preacher George Whitefield, “The Method of Grace<\/a>.”<\/p>\n George Whitefield<\/a> (October 5, 1703 \u2013 March 22, 1758) was an Anglican preacher and a co-founder of the Methodist movement. Like Jonathan Edwards<\/a>, Whitefield played a big role in the Great Awakening, preaching several back-to-back revivals in Great Britain and the American colonies. As a result, he became one of the best-known and wildly recognized preachers in both regions.<\/p>\n Whitefield’s preaching was legendary. It is said that “he stormed in the pulpit as if he were a giant.” Another said, “his voice startled England like a trumpet blast.”<\/p>\n At a time when London had a population of less than 700,000, he could hold spellbound 20,000 people at a time at Moorfields and Kennington Common. For thirty-four years his preaching resounded throughout England and America. In his preaching ministry he crossed the Atlantic thirteen times and became known as the \u2018apostle of the British empire.\u2019<\/p>\n Though a clergyman of the Church of England, he cooperated with and had a profound impact on people and churches of many traditions, including Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and Baptists. Whitefield preached more than 18,000 sermons in his lifetime, an average of 500 a year or ten a week. Many of them were given over and over again. Fewer than 90 have survived in any form.<\/p>\n What does a genuine work of grace look like in a believer’s heart? That is the subject of Whitefield’s famous sermon titled “The Method of Grace<\/a>.” In this sermon, Whitefield expounds on Jeremiah 6:14, encouraging believers to have a correct understanding of sin and to lay hold of righteousness in Christ. In the latter part of the sermon, he applies this method of grace to people of every spiritual condition\u2014true believers, backsliders, and those who have never known Christ in their hearts. Simply put, this sermon is for everyone.<\/p>\nGEORGE WHITEFIELD, THE LEGENDARY PREACHER<\/h3>\n
THE METHOD OF GRACE<\/h3>\n