USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Whitefield preached approximately 18, 000 sermons over the course of his career. Many of these sermons focus on righteousness, which is a central part of Calvinist doctrine. He also wrote and revised a journal covering his birth through his early missionary career.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is estimated that throughout his life, he preached more than 18, 000 formal sermons, of which 78 have been published.

Detailed explanation-3: -In one year, Whitefield traveled 5, 000 miles through America, preaching more than 350 times as he traversed the nation North to South. An estimated 25, 000 people gathered on Boston Common to hear him speak. Another 12, 000 heard him in Philadelphia and 8, 000 in New York City.

Detailed explanation-4: -Whitefield preached the core tenets of the gospel, those things which if denied, it would be impossible for one to be a Christian. Themes like the humanity of Christ, His death on the cross for sinners, His burial, and resurrection, and the call to believe upon Him by faith permeated his messages.

Detailed explanation-5: -George Whitefield summed up his teachings during a two-hour sermon preached in Exeter on Sept. 29, 1770. On Front Street there is a low marble monument on the place where Whitefield spoke those words, marking Exeter’s place in the history of a wide sweeping revival movement known as the Great Awakening.