Stealing Dead Men’s Words:

Sermons from Church History

Adoniram Judson:
A Gospel Worth Living and Dying For

 

• Born in 1788 in Massachusetts
• Arrived at Brown University in 1804; fell under the influence of a student, James Eames, a deist
• Four years later had a “chance” encounter at an inn that changed his life
• In 1808 dedicated of himself to God and soon joined a group of mission minded students at Andover Seminary
• Commissioned with four others as a missionary by the Congregationalist Assembly
• In 1812, on the voyage to India became convinced of baptism for believers
• Arrived in India with his wife Ann after 112 day journey and both baptized a few months
• They went to Burma despite the dangers where they spent three years just learning the language and four years until the first convert
• Ten years after their arrival in Burma there was a church of 18 people
• Publication of Burmese grammar and the Gospel of Matthew, then completed New Testament
• Beginning of 1824 he was arrested and spent 21 months in prison, convicted as a spy
• In 1826 his wife Ann died
• In 1834 completed the Burmese Bible translation
• In 1835 married Sarah, she died while traveling to America in 1845
• In 1846 married Emily
• He died in 1850 while traveling back to America; was buried at sea

 

The Word of God is Living and Active,
Hebrews 4:12-13

I.   The Word of God is…

1. Living
2. Active
3. Sharp

II.  The Word of God Pierces the Heart

III. God Knows All Things and He Uses His Word to Reveal to Us Our True Nature