The World's Greatest Preachers

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Summary: How to Evangelize
Review: Ray Comfort's latest book is a perfect introduction to the evangelicals of the 19th century. As usual, he emphasizes the need to show sinners their sinfulness before they can understand the Gospel message. This truth, often neglected in modern evangelicalism, was the common practice of the great evangelists: Luther, Wesley, Whitefield, Spurgeon, and Edwards, who used the Law of God to confront the sinner's conscience and reveal his need for the Savior.

A characteristic sermon from each of these evangelists is featured in the book, along with introductory notes and footnotes by Ray Comfort.

Sermons include "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards, possibly the most famous Puritan sermon of all time, along with "Law and Grace" by Spurgeon, "The Lord Our Righteousness" by George Whitefield (my favorite sermon of all time), and three more.

The second part of the book includes essays by R.A. Torrey, John Wesley, Charles Spurgeon, and Gawin Kirkham. An excellent essay by Ray Comfort closes the volume.

I heartily recommend this book to anyone who is serious - or wants to be more serious! - about evangelism. With both examples of good evangelism, and guidelines to wise evangelism, every evangelical Christian should consider adding this book to his library.