The World's Greatest Preachers (ISBN 0883689421)

How to Evangelize:
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.

They Show Us How And How Not To:
In this work, Comfort and Cameron, bring honor posthumously to the greatest oral preachers of the 19th Century, and leave their imposing voices thundering in our hearts and minds. The sermon by George Whitefield (pronounced Whitfield) 'The Lord Our Righteousness' is the cornerstone of this volume, and I too accept it to be the greatest sermon ever preached. 'And we have inherited such pride that we would glory - if not wholly, at least in part - in being the cause of our own salvation. Judge it equally absurd, equally blasphemous, to join our obedience - either wholly, or in part - with the obedience of Christ, as if His was not sufficient. And if so, what absurdities will follow denying THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS?' pg 76 Edwards, Torrey, Spurgeon, Wesley, all weigh in and bring the importance of the Law in convincing sinners by way of their conscience, to bear on Christians. I don't care very much for Torrey or Wesley very much, and therefore their sermons I categorize under 'how not to'.

The World's Greatest Preachers - Wonderful Book:
This book gives the personal history of each of these great preachers as well as their sermons. Spurgeon uses the Law (as do Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron today) to show people their need of a Savior. Whitefield's sermon includes the imputation of Christ's righteousness to us. Edwards, John Wesley, Martin Luther, R.A. Torrey and, of course, Whitefield and Spurgeon will move you to act. Ray Comfort's footnotes are very helpful and insightful. Kirk Cameron's Foreward will inspire you and make you eager to devour the contents of this book and then move out to ministry; get about the business of witnessing using these principles that leave people desperate for salvation. Ray and Kirk do as Jesus and the disciples and these preachers of old did - they use the Law as a schoolmaster to show us our sin and point us to the necessity of a Savior. No watered down gospel here. Just truth told in love. I highly recommend this book.