City of God Church: Lafayette

Advice from Whitfield on Listening to a Sermon

This morning at Mars Hill Mark Driscoll mentioned advice given by George Whitfield (1714-1779) on how to listen to a sermon.  It's still pretty applicable today.

1.  Come to hear them, not out of curiosity, but from a sincere desire to know and do your duty.

2.  Give diligent heed to the things that are spoken from the Word of God.

3.  Do not even entertain the least prejudice against the minister.

4.  Be careful not to depend too much on a preacher, or think more highly of him than you ought to think.

5.  Make particular application to your own hearts of everything that is delivered.

You can read his notes on each point HERE.

6.  Pray to the Lord, before, during, and after every sermon.