John Wesley Quotes

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• 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.

  John Wesley

  Life, Motivational, Christmas

  'Rule of Conduct' in 'Letters' (1915)

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• Condemn no man for not thinking as you think. Let every one enjoy the full and free liberty of thinking for himself. Let every man use his own judgment, since every man must give an account of himself to God. Abhor every approach, in any kind or degree, to the spirit of persecution, if you cannot reason nor persuade a man into the truth, never attempt to force a man into it. If love will not compel him to come, leave him to God, the judge of all.

  John Wesley

  Men, Thinking, Giving

  John Wesley (1826). “The Works of the Rev. John Wesley: The eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first numbers of his journal, particular of his death, review of his character, &c”, p.421

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• The church changes the world not by making converts but by making disciples.

  John Wesley

  Church, World, Changing The World

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• I have never known more than fifteen minutes of anxiety or fear. Whenever I feel fearful emotions overtaking me, I just close my eyes and thank God that He is still on the throne reigning over everything and I take comfort in His control over the affairs of my life.

  John Wesley

  Eye, Anxiety, Thank God

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• What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace.

  John Wesley

  Religion, Generations, Next

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• Whosoever will reign with Christ in heaven, must have Christ reigning in him on earth

  John Wesley

  Heaven, Earth, Reign

  John Wesley, Bp. John Emory, Thomas Jackson (1831). “The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M.: Miscellaneous”, p.137

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• Lord, I am no longer my own, but Yours. Put me to what You will, rank me with whom You will. Let be employed by You or laid aside for You, exalted for You or brought low by You. Let me have all things, let me have nothing, I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. Amen.

  John Wesley

  Father, Blessed, Son

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• Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.

  John Wesley

  Giving, Heaven, Desire

  John Wesley (1960). “The Letters of the Rev. John Wesley ...”

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• Let your words be the genuine picture of your heart.

  John Wesley

  Heart, Genuine

  John Wesley (1826). “The Works of the Rev. John Wesley: Forty-two sermons on various subjects”, p.264

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• We should be rigorous in judging ourselves and gracious in judging others.

  John Wesley

  Judging, Judging Others, Should

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• Reading Christians are growing Christians. When Christians cease to read, they cease to grow.

  John Wesley

  Christian, Reading, Growing

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• Get on fire for God and men will come and see you burn.

  John Wesley

  Men, Fire

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• People who wish to be offended will always find some occasion for taking offense.

  John Wesley

  People, Wish, Offense

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• 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.

  John Wesley

  Europe, America, Discipline

  John Wesley (1831). “The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M.”, p.315

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• In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church.

  John Wesley

  Church, Scripture, Cases

  John Wesley (1831). “The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M.”, p.805

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• You have nothing to 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.

  John Wesley

  Soul, Care, Needs

  John Wesley, John Emory (1853). “The Works of the Rev. John Wesley”, p.219

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• The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness.

  John Wesley

  Prayer, Holiness, Neglect

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• The Church recruited people who had been starched and ironed before they were washed.

  John Wesley

  People, Church

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• My ground is the Bible. Yea, I am a Bible-bigot. I follow it in all things, both great and small.

  John Wesley

  All Things, Bigots

  John Wesley, Bp. John Emory, Thomas Jackson (1831). “The Works of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M.”, p.230

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• Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion? Without all doubt, we may. Herein all the children of God may unite, notwithstanding these smaller differences.

  John Wesley

  Love, Children, Heart

  John Wesley (1980). “John Wesley”, p.93, Oxford University Press

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• You have one business on earth – to save souls.

  John Wesley

  Soul, Missionary, Earth

  John Wesley (1986). “The Bicentennial edition of the works: Sermons III”

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• Not, how much of my money will I give to God, but, how much of God’s money will I keep for myself?

  John Wesley

  Giving, Missionary, Missions

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• I believe in my heart that faith in Jesus Christ can and will lead us beyond an exclusive concern for the well-being of other human beings to the broader concern for the well-being of the birds in our backyards, the fish in our rivers, and every living creature on the face of the earth.

  John Wesley

  Jesus, Believe, Heart

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• Let me do all the good I can, to all the people I can, as often as I can, for I shall not pass this way again.

  John Wesley

  People, Way, Helping

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• I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.

  John Wesley

  Dream, Moving, Community

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