House Church Talk - Riddle me this. (Wesleyans)

[Dan Beaty]

David and Jeff,

It is interesting that Wesley has come up lately. I just viewed a video that
I borrowed from our public library this evening on the life of John Wesley.

I found it inspiring and helpful to me in my research on the history of the
Great Awakening and also quite inspiring. Circumstances and times have
definitely changed, but I doubt that God has a different view on how the
Gospel can and should impact a nation in any age.

Some believe that the power of the Gospel preached by Wesley and others
actually prevented a bloody revolution from happening in England like that
which France experienced. That view seems to be reflected also in Charles
Dickon's "A Tale of Two Cities."

What possiblities do you suppose exist for us in our day?

Dan Beaty
Columbus, Ohio

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>
> Throughout the ages, God has used various means and men to bring His
message
> to bear upon their hearts. The many Protestant denominations should be
viewed
> as a message from God that we still have a ways to go--that no one has
gotten
> it right yet! But, many denominations have brought a neglected aspect of
God's
> truth to light. For example, the Wesleyan's, as David mentioned in his
email,
> helped illuminate the need for living a sanctified life.
>