Wesley

About the life of Wesley 

He was a founder ofva Christian denomination.

He grew up Anglican but became born again. 

The well known Christian preachers Charles Wesley and Whitfield had disagreements in what Scripture says...and a Westley quote is one people use today, that is well known.  And peoplevare unaware it is from a Christian and Christian worldview. 

Quote: "Let's agree to disagree"

Full Quote:
"There are many doctrines of less essential nature, in these we may think and let think, we may agree to disagree. But in the mean time, let us hold fast to the essentials."  -sermon quote at Whitfields funeral

About Wesley's life

Wesley was so busy in his life of ministry, he did so much:

He lived during Horseback era.

Over 54 yrs of ministry, he averaged 5,000 miles a year (mostly on horseback); that was 290k miles over his life (*equovilet to traveling the globe 12x ).

 

Preached 15 sermons a week, mostly in open air, & under difficult circumstances; for 44 years he preached a total of 42,400 sermons.

He wrote while riding, and read too.
Read 1,200 volumes on all kinds of subject during travels.

 
He wrote personal journals
Wrote grammers of Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French & English languages
Wrote 4 large volume commentary on the entire Bible
Compiled a complete dictionary of English language, used much in his day
Wrote & published comprehensive history on England and Rome
Wrote a book sized work on electricity
Wrote 5 volumes on natural philosophy
Compiled & published 6 volumes of Church music.
Prepared & published 3 medical works for the common people
Additionally there were 7 large volumes of sermons, and other writings.

His total lifetime of works amounted to some 200 volumes.

Completely amazing. 

He used his time wisely. His life was regimented and felt free doing that. His heart was in love with Jesus.

He had a global impact in his day (and still very well known globally today), but he did not ignore potential for local ministry and his life speaks volumes in that...

He also left a legacy of having planted 400 (often very small) local churches; he & their leaders had direct impact on helping in the abolision of slavery, and prison reform. He did not ignore the potential local ministry. 

Today we Christians can be impactful, and online (globally), but they were limited back then b4 the computer era.

 
He had a global and local impact.

He entered Heaven at age 88, after a 5 day illness. 

Before he died, he sang a hymn "I'll praise my Maker while I have breath" and at his last said "Best of all, is God is with us." 

Cr: Livingwaters podcast

*Methodist founder, (the denomination is not as it was then, and often woke today, sadly)