Risk Taker

40. John Knox 1514-1572 - Brought the reformation to Scotland. He was a risk taker who went against the church to preach the truth.

41. John Bunyan 1628-1688 - he was a risk taker who spent years in prison in England for his stance on truth. He is the author of "Pilgrims Progress" and 59 other books. Many of his allegorical writings point to salvation by grace and a distinct salvation experience.

42. Jonathan Edwards 1703-1758 - He was converted at 17 and became a missionary to America. He risked stressing practical piety. His pastoral insight and personal saintliness granted him the honor of being considered balanced in "The heart" and "The head" of Christian doctrine and lifestyle.

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44. John Wesley 1703-1791 AD - A risk taker along with his brother Charles who started a society in the Church of England called "Under God" later the "Holy Club at Oxford" and later after deaths birthed the Methodist Church. John tirelessly spent his life as a gospel outrider. He is reported to have covered 250,000 miles on horse back in all weathers. He said "I offered them Christ" was his own repeated summary of what he did for the kingdom of God.

45. Charles Wesley 1707-1788 AD - A preacher and traveler until 1750’s when he took the risk to write more. He became a songwriter and a famous author of many hymns. He dictated his last hymn on his deathbed. Charles famous quote is "God buries his workmen, but carries on his work." Some of his more famous hymns are "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul", "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today", O for A Thousand Tongues to Sing", and many more to be exact he wrote 8,989 hymns.

46. George Whitefield 1714-1770 AD- A risk taker who was considered the greatest evangelist since the apostle Paul. He preached four to three times a day outdoors. He preached in Great Britain but spent time also preaching in the colonies. He built two large churches in England and many in the colonies and a Orphan house in Georgia. He was the chief figure in the Great Awakening in America. His essential message is "Ye must be born again!" This risk brought on the wrath of many but he countered it with kindness.

47. William Carey 1761-1834 - This risk taker became known as the "Father of Modern Missions". He started the modern missionary movement which has had global impact in the world. His forty year veteran missionary stay in India set a powerful example of sacrifice for foreign missionaries of the future.

48. Charles Finney 1792-1875 AD - The risk taker who is most often remembered as a revivalist. He organized and worked at motivating people to get revived. He is noted as being considered one of America’s greatest revivalist preachers. Many noted that the first half of the 19th century in the U.S. is often called the Age of Jackson but many have commented it was also the age of Finney’s Revivals. His fundamental concern was to get sinners converted.

49. C.H. Spurgeon 1834-1892 AD- A risk taker who impacted 1,000 daily. In 1865 his sermons sold 25,000 copies weekly around world and England. He was considered "The Prince of Preachers."