I just stumbled onto this promotional video for Reclaiming the Wesleyan Tradition: John Wesley’s Sermons for Today on YouTube. I had no idea it existed and am very interested to know how it is being used. In any case, here is the video:
By the way, if any of you were not aware that I co-authored this book and have come across it somewhere else, I would love to know how and where you came across it. I would also be very interested in hearing if anyone has used it as a small group study (which is what we had in mind when we wrote the book) and how it was received.
Hey Kevin, Happy New Year!
Here at Parkview I used this study in fall of 07, the first fall I was here. I found it to be a tremendous resource. However, most of my folks were not used to such an in depth study. They’re more used to Max Lucado type studies (with no offense to Max). In particular, having the sermons in JW’s original grammar seemed difficult for them, and by the end of the study I was more or less walking them through the sermons. They still got alot out of it, however! They really had a hard time with “The Almost Christian” as most folks seem to do in my experience.
Dan, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide such substantial feedback, and thanks for using Reclaiming the Wesleyan Tradition in your church. You put your finger on one the biggest things we struggled with as we started working on the book – Wesley’s 18th century English. Kinghorn has an excellent three volume set that has the sermons in modern English, but we thought the book would be much less useful if you had to buy three more books to use it. My sense has been that if people are willing to spend some time struggling with the sermons, that they will be rewarded for their efforts, and I am glad to hear that you found that to be the case with your group.
Again, thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about your experience with the book.
Blessings to you and yours.
i recognize one of the voices. so this came out of the gbod for sure.
Gavin, Thanks for the insight. I figured one way or another it was connected with Discipleship Resources.