Biography
The Persecuted Preacher: Lessons on Perseverance For Revival
What negative aspects usually accompany genuine revival? Persecution. When the gospel is being preached there are also those who are adamantly opposed.
What negative aspects usually accompany genuine revival? Persecution. When the gospel is being preached there are also those who are adamantly opposed.
Charles Wesley serves as an inspiring example of what is possible when a reluctant preacher yields themselves to their Lord and Savior.
When you hear the name, Charles Wesley, what do you think of? Most people think hymn-writer. That is what Charles is best known for. But do you think of a preacher? You should. Was Charles Wesley a preacher during the Great Awakening period? The First Great Awakening was a time Read more…
Whitefield had a lot to say about his dear and honored friend Charles Wesley. He wrote about Charles with thankfulness to God for him and his ministry.
Charles Wesley spoke about faith in Christ with powerful language.
Charles Wesley taught plainly that a person could have an inward awareness that they were genuinely saved and acceptable to God through faith.
Charles Wesley’s view of perfection was not the same as his brother John’s. Charles held to a higher view of perfection.
Isaac Watts is arguably the greatest hymnist of any era. He stated that this one poem by Charles Wesley was worth more than everything Watts himself ever wrote.
Charles Wesley is remembered more as a hymnist than as a theologian. Even so, Charles was a passionate preacher and a deeply biblical thinker. He traveled and preached the gospel to tens of thousands of hearers. His theology greatly influenced his preaching. What theological doctrines impacted his gospel preaching? Charles Read more…
He wrote about the love of God toward humans, the love that God’s creatures should have for their Creator, and the love that Christians should have toward all.