The 18th-century evangelist and revival leader John Wesley changed the face of Christianity almost entirely through his sermons. He recommended the several dozen sermons he regarded as his most definitive, which are all included in these 52 standard sermons.
Sermon 1. Salvation by Faith
Sermon 2. The Almost Christian
Sermon 3. Awake, Thou That Sleepest
Sermon 4. Scriptural Christianity
Sermon 5. Justification by Faith
Sermon 6. The Righteousness of Faith
Sermon 7. The Way to the Kingdom
Sermon 8. The First Fruits of the Spirit
Sermon 9. The Spirit of Bondage and of Adoption.
Sermon 10. The Witness of the Spirit (Discourse 1)
Sermon 11. The Witness of the Spirit (Discourse 2)
Sermon 12. The Witness of our own Spirit
Sermon 13. On Sin in Believers
Sermon 14. The Repentance of Believers
Sermon 15. The Great Assize
Sermon 16. The Means of Grace
Sermon 17. The Circumcision of the Heart
Sermon 18. The Marks of the New Birth
Sermon 19. The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God
Sermon 20. The Lord our Righteousness
Sermon 21. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 1)
Sermon 22. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 2)
Sermon 23. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 3)
Sermon 24. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 4)
Sermon 27. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 7)
Sermon 28. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 8)
Sermon 29. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 9)
Sermon 30. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 10)
Sermon 31. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 11)
Sermon 32. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 12)
Sermon 33. Upon our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount (Discourse 13)
Sermon 34. The Original, Nature, Property, and Use of the Law
Sermon 35. The Law Established through Faith (Discourse 1)
Sermon 36. The Law Established through Faith (Discourse 2)
Sermon 37. The Nature of Enthusiasm
Sermon 38. A Caution against Bigotry
Sermon 39. Catholic Spirit
Sermon 40. Christian Perfection
Sermon 41. Wandering Thoughts
Sermon 42. Satan’s Devices
Sermon 43. The Scripture Way of Salvation
Sermon 44. Original Sin
Sermon 45. The New Birth
Sermon 46. The Wilderness State
Sermon 47. Heaviness through Manifold Temptations
Sermon 48. Self-denial
Sermon 49. The Cure of Evil-speaking
Sermon 50. The Use of Money
Sermon 51. The Good Steward
Sermon 52. The Reformaton of Manners
John Wesley (1703 - 1791)
Was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield. In contrast to Whitefield's Calvinism, Wesley embraced the Arminian doctrines that were dominant in the 18th-century Church of England. Methodism in both forms became a highly successful evangelical movement in Britain, which encouraged people to experience Jesus Christ personally.Wesley helped to organise and form societies of Christians throughout Great Britain, North America and Ireland as small groups that developed intensive, personal accountability, discipleship and religious instruction among members. His great contribution was to appoint itinerant, unordained preachers who travelled widely to evangelise and care for people in the societies. Under Wesley's direction, Methodists became leaders in many social issues of the day, including the prison reform and abolitionism movements.
John Wesley was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, with founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield. In contrast to George Whitefield's Calvinism (which later led to the forming of the Calvinistic Methodists), Wesley embraced Arminianism. Methodism in both forms was a highly successful evangelical movement in the United Kingdom, which encouraged people to experience Christ personally.
Wesley believed that this doctrine should be constantly preached, especially among the people called Methodists. In fact, he contended that the purpose of the Methodist movement was to "spread scriptural holiness across England."
Throughout his life, Wesley remained within the Church of England and insisted that his movement was well within the bounds of the Anglican tradition. His maverick use of church policy put him at odds with many within the Church of England, though toward the end of his life he was widely respected.
John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement which grew from the 'Holy Club' of his Oxford friends into a great religious revival. An indefatigable traveller, preacher and writer, Wesley averaged 8,000 miles a year on horseback and gave 15 sermons a week. The reluctance of the Anglican clergy to lend him their pulpits led him to give some of his sermons in the open air, a decision which enabled him to reach those among the poorer sections of society who were not accustomed to going to church.
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