THE LIFE AND MINISTRY OF WILLIAM CAREY
Text: Hebrews 11:39
12 September 2010
(I) A FAITH THAT IS BASED ON THE SCRIPTURES
1. Early doubts about God
2. Encouragement to read the Scriptures
3. A desire to read the Scriptures
4. The sole basis for faith
(II) FAITH IN THE LORD’S VISION FOR THE UNSAVED
1. Concerned for the unsaved
2. The relevance of the great commission discussed
3. Wrote a manifesto for world missions
4. “Expect great things from God! Attempt great things for God!”
(III) FAITH LEADS TO MAKE GREAT SACRIFICES IN DOING GOD’S WORK
1. Death of a son
2. Wife’s unhappiness and subsequent insanity
(IV) FAITH TO OVERCOME GREAT HARDSHIP
1. Sickness
2. Hard work of translating the Bible
3. Overcoming setbacks … the burning of printing press
(V) FAITH THAT LEADS TO DEEDS
1. Achievements of William Carey by 1820
a) 5 complete Bibles…Sanskrit, Bengali, Hindi, Oriya and Marathi
b) Translated the New Testament into 30 languages
c) Laid the foundation for all future missions work
2. Described as “the father of modern mission”
(VI) LESSONS OF FAITH FOR US TO LEARN
1. Believe in the Lord’s Vision (The great commission)
2. Faith in the strength of the Lord
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthened me” Philippians 4:13
3. Faith that brought about a good testimony
“And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith,” Hebrews 11:39