John Wesley
Cost of Serving
Consider carefully the cost of serving Christ. Take a thorough survey of the whole business of Christianity. First, see what Christ expects, and yield yourself to his whole will. Don’t try to make your own terms; Christ will never allow that. Second, ask the Lord to make you what he will and put you where [...]
Self-Exam 2
Fervent Prayer Have I prayed with fervor? When I go to church? Morning and evening? With my friends? In all I do at work? For help when I’m a leader of worship? Do I attend worship regularly whenever possible? Do I spend adequate time in daily private prayer? Do I stop myself in these private [...]
Self Exam: 1
Single-Mindedness Am I single-minded in thought and deed? Do I see God as my good, my pattern, my one desire? Do I act only for him? Does he determine the parameters of my views and behavior every hour? In order to do this, have I kept faith with my accountability group? Do I do anything [...]
Why R We Here?
“For what purpose did God give us life? Why did He send us into the world? For one purpose only: to prepare us for eternity.” John Wesley
Baptism and the Church
Another trinket from Mr. Wesley from his Treatise on Baptism. When I first started studying what we as United Methodist believed about the Sacraments, I was amazed at how little I knew and it’s still (and always will be) a “Holy Mystery.” Ask yourself, what do you believe/know about baptism? Why do we baptize infants? [...]
The First Benefit of Baptism
I’ve been asked to baptize an infant next week at The Bridge. This has caused me to take a look again at what John Wesley stated about Baptism. I love reading Wesley theology because I realized in seminary that this was not something that I agreed with because I’m Methodist. I’m Methodist because I agree [...]
John Wesley on Emotions and Health
John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, wrote and such a variety of subjects including keeping yourself healthy. Here is what he says about Emotions and Health: Emotions have a greater influence on health than most people realize. All violent or sudden emotions open the door to, or actually throw people into acute diseases. Slow, lasting [...]
