Welcome to five minutes in church history hosted by Dr Stephen Nichols, where we take a little

break from the present to go exploring the past. Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity.

This is our story, our family history. Let's get started.

Let's take a quiz. This is a simple one. Only one question. What is Jonathan Edwards's favorite word? Now, I wouldn't be surprised if some answered anger or mean or sin or judgment. Some might even

have said spiders. Those who answer this way likely know of Jonathan Edwards through a single text, a single sermon he preached during

the Great Awakening.

That sermon got published, and that sermon has been anthologized in just about every American

history or American literature textbook.

This is his famous sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.

Now I wouldn't be surprised if you guessed those words, but I need to tell you something and I hope we

can still be friends. You would get an F you would fail our one question quiz.

I'll give you the answer. Actually, the judges would accept quite a few variations as the answer.

Joy, sweetness, delight.

These words would all count as his favorite word. Even relish would count and that's not the

stuff you put on a hot dog at the cookout. Here's one that would even count.

Happified! What a great word! Here's one that would even count.

Happified.

What a great word, hapified.

How are we made happy?

Now this little quiz in this question,

how are we made happy, is of utmost significance.

For one, it helps us understand Jonathan Edwards, but for a far better reason, it helps us

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