Sermons on Several Occasions

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Sermons on Several Occasions is a collection of discourses or sermons published by John Wesley. He expounded on topics such as salvation by faith, the witness of the Spirit, the means of grace, and Christian perfection.[1]: 139 

The first volume was published in 1746. A second volume followed in 1748 and a third in 1750, making 36 sermons in all. A fourth volume was added in 1760, bringing the total to 43, and in 1762 a 44th sermon was inserted in the second edition of volume 3.[1]: 138  These four volumes are collectively known as Wesley's Forty-four Sermons. Along with his Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament, Wesley's Forty-four Sermons are considered part of the doctrinal standards of the Methodist Church of Great Britain.[2] An additional 97 sermons were printed in several volumes.[3] Wesley was apparently influenced by the Anglican Book of Homilies, in terms of the form (i.e. using sermons as a primary means of communication) and content.[1]: 135–137 

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c Wesley, Cindy (2009). "What have the sermons of John Wesley ever done for us? John Wesley's sermons and Methodist doctrine" (PDF). Holiness: The Journal of Wesley House Cambridge. 1 (1). ISSN 2058-5969.
  2. ^ The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church. 2. Methodist Publishing. 2020. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-85852-488-7.
  3. ^ Wesley, John. "Work info: Sermons on Several Occasions". ccel.org. Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

Further reading[]

  • Lawson, John (1952). Notes on Wesley's Forty-four Sermons. Epworth Press.
  • Wesley, John (1991). Outler, Albert C. (ed.). John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-1-42672-302-5.
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