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Christian History Magazine—Issue 38: George Whitefield: 18th c. Preacher & Revivalist is unavailable, but you can change that!

He was America’s first celebrity, our first cultural hero. George Whitefield captivated the ears of almost every colonist during his American tenure as the “Grand Itinerant.” His ministry sparked the Great Awakening. His preaching was electrifying and extemporaneous. Despite ill health constantly plaguing him, Whitefield spoke more sermons and reached more listeners than any man before him. This...

Works! works! A man gets to heaven by works! I would as soon think of climbing to the moon on a rope of sand.’ ” The exhortation would be Whitefield’s final public words. The following morning he died.