The Essential Works of John Wesley - Hardcover

Wesley, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1616260033 ISBN 13: 9781616260033

Publisher: Barbour Books, 2011

Synopsis

Want to know how to live the Christian life? Learn from one of the foremost authorities, John Wesley, in this single-volume library of journal selections, sermons, and other addresses, essays, and letters. Two and a half centuries ago, the great Methodist distinguished himself as one of the world’s greatest authorities on the committed Christian life. Now, his most powerful writings have been compiled under one cover, perfect for personal study, pastoral research, or Christian school use. Including sermons on conversion, growth in grace, and practical holiness; essays on theological questions; personal letters; even hymns written and translated by Wesley, this all-in-one resource has been lightly updated for ease of reading, featuring scripture from the New King James Version.

About this title

Book Description:

John Wesley, a giant of Christendom, left a vast collection of writing both theological and practical. The Essential Works of John Wesley includes journal selections, dozens of sermons, and other addresses, essays, and letters, in an all-in-one library lightly updated for ease of reading. Features scripture from the New King James Version.

From the Back Cover:

The Essential Works of John Wesley

 

John Wesley is one of the world’s best known churchmen. Remembered for his passion for preaching—for delivering thousands of sermons while “riding the circuit” on horseback—he wrote articles, essays, and letters, as well. This volume contains several of his most important and helpful materials.

                The Essential Works of John Wesley features powerful, insightful content covering the wide range of his thought. Sections include:

 

A Short Biography of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A. Selected sermons relating to
The Need for Salvation

The Way to Salvation

Conversion

Growth in Grace

The Christian’s Walk

Practical Holiness

Selected Addresses and Essays Selections from Wesley’s Explanatory Notes on the New Testament Selected Personal Letters Hymns, Both Translated and Original

 

Text has been lightly updated for ease of reading. Life application questions with certain sections and a complete index of scripture references makes The Essential Works of John Wesley an essential addition to any believer’s library.

 

Born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, in 1703, John Wesley became known as the founder of Methodism. A preacher, theologian, and missionary (he spent time among the native Americans of Georgia), Wesley nurtured a movement that today embraces many Methodist, Wesleyan, Nazarene, and other churches. He died at age 87 in 1791.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barbour Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1616260033
• ISBN 13: 9781616260033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1408
• Editor: Russie Alice