John Wesley Quotes - Page 2

Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion? Without all doubt, we may. Herein all the children of God may unite, notwithstanding these smaller differences.

Prayer is where the action is.

Nothing short of God can satisfy your soul.

As long as you feel your own weakness and helplessness, you will find help from above.

The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness.

I have so much to do that I spend several hours in prayer before I am able to do it.

Before I can preach love, mercy, and grace, I must preach sin, Law, and judgment. Preach 90% Law and 10% grace.

By justification we are saved from the guilt of sin…by sanctification we are saved from the power and root of sin

One of the greatest evidences of God's love to those that love him is, to send them afflictions, with grace to bear them.

If we cannot think alike, at least we may love alike; and can anything but love beget love?

O, Begin! Fix some part of every day for private exercises... Whether you like it or no, read and pray daily. It is for your life; there is no other way; else you will be a trifler all your days... Do justice to your own soul; give it time and means to grow. Do not starve yourself any longer.

Making an open stand against all the ungodliness and unrighteousness which overspreads our land as a flood is one of the noblest ways of confessing Christ in the face of His enemies.

I learned more about Christianity from my mother than from all the theologians in England.

Always remember the essence of Christian holiness is simplicity and purity: one design, one desire: entire devotion to God.

If doing a good act in public will excite others to do more good, then 'Let your light shine to all.' Miss no opportunity to do good.

I believe in my heart that faith in Jesus Christ can and will lead us beyond an exclusive concern for the well-being of other human beings to the broader concern for the well-being of the birds in our backyards, the fish in our rivers, and every living creature on the face of the earth.

You have one business on earth – to save souls.

You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work. And go not only to those that need you, but to those that need you most. It is not your business to preach so many times, and to take care of this or that society; but to save as many souls as you can; to bring as many sinners as you possibly can to repentance.

Humility and patience are the surest proofs of the increase of love.

I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.

When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to me.

I judge all things only by the price they shall gain in eternity.

Oh Lord, let me not live to be useless.

Above all sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing. Aim at pleasing him more than yourself, or any other creature. In order to do this attend strictly to the sense of what you sing, and see that your heart is not carried away with the sound, but offered to God continually; so shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he comes in the clouds of heaven.

The best of all is God with us