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Preach Like John
Wesley.
Plain truth for plain people, and an offer of Christ to expect now.
- ✓12 of his sermons, studied start to finish
- ✓Ten steps to preach the way he did
- ✓A fill-in outline in his shape, 9 pages
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— Why he’s one of the greats
Plain truth for plain people, and an offer of Christ to expect now.
Wesley preached an estimated 40,000-45,000 sermons, many outdoors and many at 5 a.m. He began field preaching on April 2, 1739, when he “submitted to be more vile,” and said “I look upon all the world as my parish.” His brother Charles also preached, but his legacy is about 6,000 hymns; John’s sermons became Methodism’s doctrinal standards. His secret: “plain truth for plain people.” One plain text, a life-or-death question, and two to four numbered heads, often the text’s own words or What, How, Why. He defined by negation first (“not barely… a cold, lifeless assent”), then gave a one-sentence definition. He answered objections head-on and turned to “thou” for a direct offer of Christ: “expect it now.”
- 40,000+Sermons preached, many outdoors and many at 5 a.m.
- 250,000Miles he rode over some 50 years
- 1739The year he first preached in the open air, to about 3,000
What makes his style unique
“I look upon all the world as my parish.”
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Preach Like John Wesley — Plain truth for plain people, and an offer of Christ to expect now..
- 01Why he’s one of the greatsThe story, the numbers and what made his style his own.
- 02What he does12 of his sermons, studied start to finish, and the shape they share.
- 03How he does itTen steps to preach the way he did.
- 04His outlineWhere the time goes, movement by movement.
- 05Write one like John WesleyA fill-in outline in his shape, ready for your own text.
- 06SourcesEvery quote and number, cited.
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