Spiritual
Facts
Fine Details
Assumptions
100

When Benjamin Franklin questions his faith, Whitefield tells him, "My character is flawed; so, look at..." this perfect person instead. 

Jesus

100

George Whitefield traveled through these regions

13 colonies

100

Whitefield uses the image of this small object to show how one person's faith can spread, saying: "One tiny... illuminates a thousand."

Candle

100

The Great Awakening encouraged people to have this kind of faith instead of simply relying on their family's religion.

Personal Faith

200

After speaking to the prisoners, George decides he will stay until he has done this for every prisoner.

Washed feet

200

What phrase does George Whitefield shout very often? 

Arise, O Sleeper, awaken!

200

Before becoming a preacher, young George dreamed of doing this professionally.

Actor

200

When local churches lock their doors to him, Whitefield moves his ministry outdoors to fields and streets. This shows that the church isn't a building, but rather this group of people. 

Body of Christ

300

Political freedom changes someone's outward situation, but this kind of freedom changes someone inwardly.

Spiritual Freedom

300

Franklin helped Whitefield spread his message through this profession.

Printing/Publishing

300

 Whitefield tells the coal workers that although their sins are black like this, Christ can make them clean. 

Coal

300

The movie shows that a true "Great Awakening" doesn't start with political changes, but rather when individual hearts experience this spiritual, inward turnaround.

Repentance

400

This teaching from John 3 was central to Whitefield's preaching.

Born Again

400

Franklin calculates that Whitefield's powerful voice could be heard by up to this many people at once. 

30,000

400

The core message of the movie states that true liberty must be awakened here _______

Hearts of the people

400

Their friendship teaches Christians that they can love and speak truth to someone without doing this.

Forcing to believe

500

Whitefield believed Christianity required this rather than merely belonging to a Christian family or church.

Personal relationship with Christ

500

Before his Philadelphia sermon, Whitefield asks God to tear down this if it will allow God’s name to remain.

name/reputation of Whitefield?

500

Benjamin was this numbered son in his family, which caused his father to call him his “tithe.”

10th Son

500

When William Seward says meeting Franklin “must be providence,” Franklin suggests this less-spiritual explanation instead.

Coincidence

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