The Evangelistic Zeal George Whitefield (A Long Line of Godly Men Series)

The Evangelistic Zeal George Whitefield

Author: Steve Lawson 

England in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries was in the midst of spiritual decline, marked by lifeless sermons, strife, persecution, and malaise. Into this dark time, George Whitefield burst forth as one of the greatest preachers the church had seen since the time of the Apostles.

Called the “Grand Itinerant” for his unprecedented preaching ministry, Whitefield crossed the Atlantic Ocean numerous times and lit fires of revival on two continents. Yet, as Dr. Steven J. Lawson illustrates, we must note that Whitefield was a man whose extraordinary evangelistic fervor was marked by remarkable piety and deep theology, and whose unswerving devotion to his God led him to risk all that he had to preach the name of Christ.

This book is part of the Long Line of Godly Men Profile series edited by Dr. Lawson, which includes biographies on such people as John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, John Knox, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Martin Luther, John Owen, Richard Sibbes, Charles Spurgeon, William Tyndale, and Isaac Watts.

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Foreword: Followers Worthy to be Followed

Preface: Lightning from a Cloudless Sky 

1. A Force for the Gospel

• Birth and New Birth
• From Pulpits to Fields
• Crossing the Atlantic
• Opposition and Opportunities
• A Tireless Itinerant

2. A Life of Singular Devotion

• Immersed in Scripture
• Saturated with Prayer
• Focused on Christ
• Cloaked in Humility
• Striving for Holiness

3. A Theology of Sovereign Grace

• Total Depravity
• Unconditional Election
• Definite Atonement
• Efficacious Call
• Preserving Grace

4. A Gospel without Compromise

• Exposing Sin
• Exalting the Cross
• Requiring Regeneration
• Summoning the Will
• Pointing to the Eternity

5. A Passion That Consumed

• Deep Convictions
• Blood Earnestness
• Fiery Zeal
• Fervent Love
• Crusading Intensity

6. A Mandate from the Lord

• Sovereignly Called
• Relentlessly Driven
• Spiritually Energized
• Divinely Comforted
• Supernaturally Effective

Conclusion: We Want Again Whitefields!

Endorsement:

"The great value of this books is not in its look back to the example of George Whitefield, but in its look to the present and the future..." —Albert Mohler Jr.

132 pp. Hardcover.