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> [Congregations are lifeless because dead men preach to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/congregations-are-lifeless-because-dead-men-preach-to-them/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

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> [The reason why congregations have been so dead is because they have dead men preaching to them. How can dead men beget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/the-reason-why-congregations-have-been-so-dead-is-because-they-have/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

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> [The reason why congregations have been so dead is, because they had dead men preaching to them. O that the Lord may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/the-reason-why-congregations-have-been-so-dead-is-because-they-had/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

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## Other authors on Dead man

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## More by George Whitefield

> [O poor New England! There is a deep laid plot against your civil and religious liberties, and they will be lost. Your golden days…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/o-poor-new-england-there-is-a-deep-laid-plot-against-your-civil-and/)

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> [I found by daily experience, the more I did, the more I might do for God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/i-found-by-daily-experience-the-more-i-did-the-more-i-might-do-for-god/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [The Lord Jesus sits in heaven, ruling over all, and causing all things to work for his children's good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/the-lord-jesus-sits-in-heaven-ruling-over-all-and-causing-all-things/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [I say salvation is the free gift of God. It is God's free grace, I preach unto you, not of works, lest anyone should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/i-say-salvation-is-the-free-gift-of-god-it-is-god-s-free-grace-i/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [John Wesley tells of a dream he had. In the dream, he was ushered to the gates of Hell. There he asked, "Are there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/john-wesley-tells-of-a-dream-he-had-in-the-dream-he-was-ushered-to/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [Pray that I may be very little in my own eyes, and not rob my dear Master of any part of his glory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/pray-that-i-may-be-very-little-in-my-own-eyes-and-not-rob-my-dear/)

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> [When you hear of a notorious sinner, instead of thinking you do well to be angry, beg of Jesus Christ to convert, and make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/when-you-hear-of-a-notorious-sinner-instead-of-thinking-you-do-well/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [Works? Works? A man get to heaven by works? I would as soon think of climbing to the moon on a rope of sand!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/works-works-a-man-get-to-heaven-by-works-i-would-as-soon-think-of/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [The Christian world is in a deep sleep; nothing but a loud shout can awaken them out of it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/the-christian-world-is-in-a-deep-sleep-nothing-but-a-loud-shout-can/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [At the day of judgment we shall all meet again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/at-the-day-of-judgment-we-shall-all-meet-again/)

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> [Our food and our rest, our trades and our labors, are to be attended to, and all the offices of humanity performed in obedience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/our-food-and-our-rest-our-trades-and-our-labors-are-to-be-attended-to/)

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> [We are immortal until our work on earth is done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/we-are-immortal-until-our-work-on-earth-is-done/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [For it pleased God, after he had made all things by the word of his power, to create man after his own image.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/for-it-pleased-god-after-he-had-made-all-things-by-the-word-of-his/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [The fall of man is written in too legible characters not to be understood: Those that deny it, by their denying, prove it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/the-fall-of-man-is-written-in-too-legible-characters-not-to-be/)

[George Whitefield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whitefield/)

> [This discourse, and the present frame of my mind, lead me rather to speak to those, who by feeling Satan's fiery darts, know assuredly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whitefield/this-discourse-and-the-present-frame-of-my-mind-lead-me-rather-to/)

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