Sermon on the Mount

About the author

John Wesley (1703-1791) is known for two things: cofounding Methodism and his tremendous work ethic. In the 1700s, when land travel was by walking, horseback, or carriage, Wesley logged more than four thousand miles a year. During his lifetime he preached about forty thousand sermons. In 1729, he became a tutor at Oxford University. While there, he founded a religious club that was nicknamed "the Methodists." In 1738, Wesley's life was changed when he was attending a religious meeting in London. He later said that while listening to somebody read Martin Luther's Preface to Romans, "I felt my heart strangely warmed." Afterward, he became a great preacher, traveling throughout the British Isles. Although he never intended to form a new church separate from the Church of England, his followers soon began to form their own organization. The Methodists placed great emphasis on living a holy life, and they had many traveling preachers. Wesley preached his last sermon on February 23, 1791, and died a week later, on March 2, at the age of eighty-seven.

Product details

• Authors: John Wesley
• Assisted by: Clare George Weakley (Editor)
• Publisher: Bridge-Logos Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2010
• EAN: 9780882705040
• ISBN: 978-0-88270-504-0
• No. of pages: 326
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 215 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 403 g
• Series: Pure Gold Classics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions