The Complete Works of John Wesley

Volume 1, Sermons 1-53 The Compete Works of John Wesley

De: John Wesley

Narrado por: Dan Kassis

Duración: 31 h y 27 m

Resumen del Editor

The works of John Wesley have been treasured for many years, and we are pleased to offer this 141-sermon set in three volumes. These sermons constitute the essential points of his beliefs.

Many were published by Wesley himself while others were recovered from his manuscripts after his death. While listening to these, you will find that his writings are never dry but maintain a vigor of life about them while maintaining a scriptural balance. He strived to reach the everyday man and bring him a living gospel, and this intent is spread throughout his sermons.

While Wesley had originally intended to publish a three-volume series, he went on to add a fourth. He desired to reach a larger audience with these printed works than he could with his daily sermons in person, and there was also a particular demand for them. The four books are comprised of approximately 44 sermons and are contained in volume I of this audiobook.

In 1746, he had published the first book of this projected work, titled Sermons on Several Occasions. He later went on to add another nine sermons to the series. The subsequent books were released in 1748, 1750, and 1760, respectively. It is important to note that these are by no means the whole of Wesley's written sermons; they were merely selected by him for the Christian reader as a kind of standard for his belief of many of the principal points of Christian doctrine, and have since become known as the standard sermons.

In his preface to volume one, Wesley himself wrote, "I have accordingly set down in the following sermons what I find in the Bible concerning the way to heaven; with a view to distinguish this way of God from all those which are the inventions of men. I have endeavored to describe the true, the scriptural, experimental religion, so as to omit nothing which is a real part thereof, and to add nothing thereto which is not." (Sermons on Several Occasions, Volume I, preface)

For 50 years, Wesley had also written numerous sermons and published them in local magazines, many of which were printed in cities across England such as London, Bristol, Dublin, and Newcastle upon Tyne.

With these sermons being placed in the hands of so many printers, it was inevitable that they would be printed in a combined publication, which was often the case. Because of this, in his advancing age, Wesley decided that he should undertake a reprinting of all of his works, enabling him to revise all of his works carefully and also to correct any errors that had arisen.

In his collected works he elected to print his sermons, commentaries, notes, journals, and more, producing an impressive 32 duodecimo volumes, the first being published in 1771 and the last in 1774. In the set of sermons that comprised those of the "model deed" included nine additional lectures that were not previously published, bringing the total to 53. These 53 lectures have are in the first volume of this series.

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Time Machine Book

Beautifully done by Kasis. I can picture myself standing outside and watching him preach with my white pony tail wig, knicker pants, black boot, boot straps, and colonial hat. I’m about to dump some tea on the Boston harbor. No joke.

The Narrator is Awesome. Makes me think Wesley is speaking himself.

The Sermons are better than what I expected. I am 52 years old, and have been around church and preaching from TV, Radio, and Live sermons for a large portion of my life. In my opinion, no one writes and speaks sermons like these, from what i have heard. These are "Save you Soul from hell" messages with Deep Critical thought of Theology. To me it seems you get deep Theology with a deep yearning to personally adjust the inner workings of my own life towards Jesus Christ, and not taking Jesus and Salvation for granted.
The Narrator does an awesome job.
The Narrator Truly sounds as if John Wesley is preaching, teaching and speaking behind a pulpit in every sermon.
I listen to several sermons, take a break with another Book, and then back for several more, and etc.... Definitely glad I made the purchase of this book.

Amazing Book and Fantastic Listening Experience!

As a lover of all Wesley's works and his entire life and ministry, I thoroughly enjoyed this, dare I say, work of art. I recommend this to all who desire to learn more about how God can use a person's life to its fullest potential, thus making their lives subline. Wesley's ministry has inspired me and given me hope for all who come in contact with such a masterpiece. And finally, not only is this book fantastic, in my opinion, but the narrator's performance did not cease to impress, holding me invested the entire time.

A great book and a listen

Simply put, it's a great book, written by a great mind, read by a great voice. Basic, straightforward doctrine profitable for all Christians to go over. I believe you might make the most of this work by listening to John Wesley's Journal first, but this is also a fine stand alone. Happy listening!