Wayne Rapley
来自 UK Jun 8, 2014
Great Street Witness
'Whitefield preached with deep compassion for the lost. His Journal repeatedly records such sentiments as the following: “My heart was full of love, and people were so melted down on every side.” This was not emotional manipulation. He felt intensely the awful plight of the thousands who hung over the pit of hell as the Spirit cut deep grooves into their hearts. One man confessed to him: “I came to hear you with my pocket full of stones, intending to break your head; but your sermon got the better of me, and broke my heart.”
“Oh, the righteousness of Jesus Christ,” he exclaimed, “I must be excused if I mention it in almost all my sermons.” George Whitefield.
I had been pondering Whitefield's preaching as it is rare to hear God's Righteousness mentioned in many gospel sermons, then saw this gospel preaching on the street of Staffordshire 6th June. Reading the Pastor's twitter blog one gentleman who heard the gospel that day phoned him on the 7th arranging to meet up with Jim this Wednesday 11th June.
Let us pray that Jim will be given great wisdom to deal with this man and may he seek and find the one thing needful-the Lord Jesus Christ!
Great encouragement to providentially hear this today and may Jim be greatly encouraged in his street preaching!