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John Wesley on Christian Practice Volume 3: The Standard Sermons in Modern English Volume III, 34-53
This is the third volume of the Standard Sermons of John Wesley, transcribed into today’s English. These volumes accurately transcribe their eighteenth-century language into a form suitable for today’s reader.
This volume contains the last twenty sermons, in which Wesley deals with questions and concerns facing the Methodist movement in its early the balance of faith and works; the charge that the Methodists were enthusiasts; tolerance (catholic spirit) among believers; Christian perfection; new birth; and others.
Other volumes can be purchased
John Wesley on Christian Beliefs #9780687052967
John Wesley on the Sermon on the Mount #9780687028108
This volume contains the last twenty sermons, in which Wesley deals with questions and concerns facing the Methodist movement in its early the balance of faith and works; the charge that the Methodists were enthusiasts; tolerance (catholic spirit) among believers; Christian perfection; new birth; and others.
Other volumes can be purchased
John Wesley on Christian Beliefs #9780687052967
John Wesley on the Sermon on the Mount #9780687028108
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First published May 1, 2003
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October 12, 2015
The Standard Sermons were the sermons John Wesley hand-picked and gave to his preachers to use as sermon starters for their own messages. I tried reading a few of the Standard Sermons in seminary, and couldn't get through them. Thought they were boring, and I couldn't imagine being asked to preach these to my congregations. Of course, it didn't help that I was reading them in Wesley's 18th century King's English.
Now that I'm retired from preaching, I thought I would give it another go and see what Wesley had to say in the Standard Sermons. The enterprise was greatly helped by Kenneth Kinghorn "translating" them into modern English. What I discovered was absolutely inspiring. Yes, they were still hard to read; no one ever accused Wesley of preaching fluff! The wisdom he showed in "Christian Perfection"; the pastoral care he showed in "The Wilderness State"; and the challenge he gave us in "The Cure of Evil-Speaking" were amazing. And his style of preaching was exactly what the best contemporary preachers do--ending sermons with practical applications so you can actually use what he preaches in making daily life more joyful and satisfying. Amazing! "The Reformation of Manners" is vision-casting that compares with the best vision-casters of our day.
Now I wonder why we United Methodist pastors aren't still required to read and then adapt these sermons to bless our people.
Now that I'm retired from preaching, I thought I would give it another go and see what Wesley had to say in the Standard Sermons. The enterprise was greatly helped by Kenneth Kinghorn "translating" them into modern English. What I discovered was absolutely inspiring. Yes, they were still hard to read; no one ever accused Wesley of preaching fluff! The wisdom he showed in "Christian Perfection"; the pastoral care he showed in "The Wilderness State"; and the challenge he gave us in "The Cure of Evil-Speaking" were amazing. And his style of preaching was exactly what the best contemporary preachers do--ending sermons with practical applications so you can actually use what he preaches in making daily life more joyful and satisfying. Amazing! "The Reformation of Manners" is vision-casting that compares with the best vision-casters of our day.
Now I wonder why we United Methodist pastors aren't still required to read and then adapt these sermons to bless our people.
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