W_D_J_D
Mar 3, 2006
Can the Moderators start a folder for John Wesley quotes?
Can the Moderators start a folder for John Wesley quotes?
Awake, Thou That Sleepest "God is light, and will give himself to every awakened sinner that waiteth for him; and thou shalt then be a temple of the living God, and Christ shall "dwell in thy heart by faith;" and, "being rooted and grounded in love, thou shalt be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of that love of Christ which passeth knowledge."
In the beginning of the year 1738, as I was returning from thence, the cry of my heart was, O grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but thy pure love alone! O may thy love possess me whole, My joy, my treasure, and my crown ! Strange fires far from my heart remove; My every act, word, thought, be love!-John Wesley in 1738
“Do all the good you can,By all the means you can,In all the ways you can,In all the places you can,At all the times you can,To all the people you can,As long as ever you can.”“Every one, though born of God in an instant, yet undoubtedly grows by slow degrees” “Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago.” “The Bible knows nothing of solitary religion.”
“The best of it is, God is with us.” “I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out.”
wow indeed the poor and struggling methodists of today.....i mean having internal battles over weather or not to accept gays as believers.....oh if John was alive today......
From John Wesley's JournalWritten by Betsy:The next pleasing awful scene was the great exertion he made in order to make Mr. B. (who had not left the room) understand that he fervently desired a sermon he had written on the love of God should be scattered abroad, and given away to everybody. Something else he wished to say, but, alas! his speech failed; and those lips which used to feed many were no longer able (except when particular strength was given) to convey their accustomed sounds. "The best of all is, God is with us!" ~~~ "The best of all is, God is with us!" "I'll praise--- I'll praise---! "
What is then the perfection of which man is capable while he dwells in a corruptible body? It is the complying with that kind command, "My son, give me thy heart." It is the "loving the Lord his God with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his mind." This is the sum of Christian perfection: It is all comprised in that one word, Love. The first branch of it is the love of God: And as he that loves God loves his brother also, it is inseparably connected with the second: "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself:" Thou shalt love every man as thy own soul, as Christ loved us. "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets:" These contain the whole of Christian perfection.-John Wesley
"Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and the desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen, such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of God upon earth."''You have nothing do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work. And go not only to those that need you, but to those that need you most... It is not your business to preach so many times, and to take care of this or that society; but to save as many souls as you can; to bring as many sinners as you possibly can to repentance.''"I look on all the world as my parish; thus far I mean, that, in whatever part of it I am, I judge it meet, right, and my bounden duty, to declare unto all that are willing to hear, the glad tidings of salvation.""When you set yourself on fire, people love to come and see you burn"“My ground is the Bible. Yea, I am a Bible-bigot. I follow it in all things, both great and small.”"I have learned that true Christianity consists, not in a set of options, or of forms and ceremonies, but in holiness of heart and life."“I desired as many as could to join together in fasting and prayer, that God would restore the spirit of love and of a sound mind to the poor deluded rebels in America”
Thank you W_D_J_D for starting this thread.I am checking every day now.I'll post as I can but will read it everyday.GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL CONTRIBUTORS. :-)
"Lord, make Thyself always present to my mind, and let Thy love fill and rule my soul in all those places, companies and employments to which Thou callest me. Amen"-John Wesley"The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness." -John Wesley "God will do nothing but in answer to prayer."-John Wesley Amazing love! How can it beThat Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?-John Wesley
"Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer; support the tottering knees. Have you any days of fasting and prayer? Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein, and mercy will come down." -John Wesley
I have a thought. I am a creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God, and returning to God; just hovering over the great gulf; till a few moments hence, I am no more seen! I drop into an unchangeable eternity! -John WesleyTell me how it is that in this room there are three candles and but one light, and I will explain to you the mode of the Divine existence.-John Wesley
"If I cannot see Thy face and live, then let me see Thy face and die."
ooooh my Lord God please give us a heart like John Wesley, like Paul oh Lord Jesus burn way everything from ourselves fill us with your light love and peace. Oh Lord Jesus let it be. In Jesus name! Amen.Brothers and sisters......we realy need to spread the truth of what the bible says and that John Wesley and a few others that moved by Gods Spirit. Take a stand for Christ my dear brothers. Be encouraged because all thinds are possible.And lets thank God for what mighty works He did in John Wesley......remember that its the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead within us.Keep the quotes coming bros and siss.
Tell me how it is that in this room there are three candles and but one light, and I will explain to you the mode of the Divine existence.!
Tell me how it is that in this room there are three candles and but one light, and I will explain to you the mode of the Divine existence.
Agreed Crrsskkk. What an infintly better example of the trinity than the antique three rings, or water, ice, and steam example.
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