The Great Awakening
Testimonies of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield
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Revivals have ocurred many times during the Dark Ages as well as in Protestant North America. It occurred in times of crisis. God himself mandated through the Holy Spirit to bring believers down to their knees for repentance of their sins. Among the many faithful servants who answered the call from God for repentance, Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) and George Whitefield (1714-1770) were two of the foremost preachers in American Christian Church history.
I was fascinated for years by these two great evangelists. I quoted their stories at almost every sermon I prepared for the church. My spirit was inspired every time I quoted from their great sermons' words.
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The “Great Awakening Movement” between 1720 and 1740’s was one of most splendid chapters of early Christian history. The movement stirred up a mass religious conversion in colonial America with a call to live a holy life.
The seeds of the Awakening were sown when Rev. Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) began to preach revivalistic sermons in Northampton, Massachusetts.
George Whitefield (1714-1770) started his preaching tour of colonial America between 1739 and 1740. It was during his preaching tour that the Great Awakening erupted.
Edwards and Whitefield were the two major catalysts in the Awakening era. It was during this period that churches of many different denominations had tremendous growth.
Every believer’s life is a living testimony of God’s grace of salvation; George Whitefield said it so well in May 21,1740,”Christ was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again.”
About the Author
Mark Lee is currently teaching the New Testament Bible at the Canna Christian College in New York City. In addition, he has served as a youth pastor at the Truth Church of New York, a missionary affiliate of the Lutheran Church of Tapei, Taiwan since 2013.