That was then (John Wesley) and, this is now (David & Kevin). These are quite different cultural contexts.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: May 14, 2005 10:37 Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] Street Preaching > Caroline Wong wrote: > > I've met many Christians from many different churches > > and denominations (including Methodist/Wesleyan) > > and never came across a Street Preacher. > > The father of the Methodist/Wesleyan tradition was John Wesley. He was a > street preacher who first preached outside while standing on his father's > grave because those of the religious establishment didn't want him in their > pulpit. If it were not for street preachers, there would be no Methodists > or Wesleyans. I encourage you to read more about John Wesley and his field > preaching. Wesley first observed George Whitefield open air preaching and > described it as disorderly. Wesley seemed to think of it like some of the > detractors here in this forum, describing it as "almost a sin." After open > air preaching for 33 years, Wesley still described it as a cross to him, but > he knew his commission and could see no other way to preach the gospel to > every creature. The bottomline is that God used John Wesley mightily in > open air preaching and he could not deny the results. Many of us have > similar testimonies. > > I grew up in the Methodist tradition too, and I never saw someone preaching > outside until I was well into my twenties. This is sad, because Jesus did > it, the apostles did it, it is in the Bible, and it is found in the > tradition of the Methodists, Salvation Army, Puritans, and even in the > history of evangelists like Billy Graham. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
