George Whitefield

If he has been pleased to let you hear his voice, though the ministration of a port miserable sinner, a poor, but happy pilgrim, may the Lord Jesus Christ have all the glory.

Here is good news for you; what is that? Say you: why, "I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand." - George Whitefield

Oh blessed be God for his rich grace, his distinguishing, sovereign, electing love, by which he has distinguished you and me.

Following Christ means following him through life, following him in every word and gesture, following him out of one clime into another.

"His love to you is unfathomable." - Whitefield

The consequence of hearing his voice, and the proof that we do hear his voice, will be to follow him.

He redeemed them with his own blood, so that they are not only his by eternal election, but also by actual redemption in time; and they were given to him by the Father, upon condition that he should redeem them by his heart's blood.

I want you to forget the creature that is preaching; I want to lead you further than the tabernacle. Where do you want to lead us? Why, to Mount Calvary, there to see at what an expense of blood Christ purchased those whom he calls his own.

He says, "my sheep." Oh, blessed be God for that little, dear, great word 'my.'

The world says that because we preach Faith, we deny good works; this is the usual objection against the doctrine of imputed righteousness, but it is a slander, an impudent slander.

"Learn of me," says our blessed Lord. What to do? To work miracles? No. "Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart."

Christ's sheep study to be useful, and to clothe all they can; we should labour with our hands, that we may have to give to all those that need. - George Whitefield

There are but two sorts of people mentioned in Scripture: it does not say that the Baptists and Independents, nor the Methodists and Presbyterians; no, Jesus Christ divides the whole world into but two classes, sheep and goats.

"A true faith in Jesus Christ will not suffer us to be idle. No, it is an active, lively, restless principle; it fills the heart, so that it cannot be easy till it is doing something for Jesus Christ." George Whitefield

No place under heaven produces greater divines than New England.

Doubting Christians may think it is God's fault that they doubt, but, God knows, it is all their own.

I believe when we, like him, are filled with the Holy Ghost, we shall not entertain our audiences with disputes about rest and ceremonies, but shall rest upon the essentials of the gospel, and then rites and ceremonies will appear with more indifference.

We shall never, never go on with the work of God, till, like our Master, we are willing to go through good and through evil report; and let the devil see we are not so complacent as to stop one moment for his barking at us as we go along.

"Come unto him, all ye that are weary and heavy laden, he will give you rest"; rest from the guilt, rest from the power, rest from the punishment of sin; rest from the fear of divine judgements here, rest with himself eternally hereafter.

Christ will not despise the day of small things. - George Whitefield