Sarah Edwards

When the great preacher Jonathan Edwards wanted to describe what authentic revival looks like, he looked to his wife Sarah. A transformative experience empowered her to delight and trust in God, even through the darkest of times. She could testify: “I felt such a disposition to rejoice in God, that I wished to have the world join me in praising him.”

Sharon James gives an engaging account of Sarah’s life, and includes Sarah’s full first-hand account of her formative revival experience. It will inspire the reader not only to delight in God, but to work and pray for revival in our own day.

1. Opening Credits
2. Quote
3. Introduction
4. Timeline
5. Part 1: Desiring God
6. Chapter 1: The Setting
7. Chapter 2: Childhood: 'Joy Unspeakable'
8. Chapter 3: Marriage: 'An Uncommon Union'
9. Chapter 4: Motherhood: A Role of Eternal Significance
10. Part 2: Delighting in God
11. Chapter 5: Revival (1734-42): 'Uninterrupted Cheerfulness, Peace and Joy'
12. Chapter 6: Testimony: 'My God, My All'
13. Part 3: Depending on God
14. Chapter 7: Testing: 'A Resignation of All to God'
15. Chapter 8: Death: 'My God Lives, and He Has My Heart'
16. Chapter 9: Legacy: Desiring God's Glory
17. Closing Credits