John Wesley — The Almost Christian

John Wesley — The Almost Christian, preached at Oxford in 1741, from the Via Patrum library (fathers.saneapps.com). 0:00 Introduction 1:56 The Almost Christian 21:55 Sign-off The Almost Christian is one of John Wesley's most famous sermons, preached before the University of Oxford on 25 July 1741, on Acts 26:28 — 'Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.' Wesley first describes the 'almost Christian': harmless, just, outwardly religious, even sincere — yet falling short. Against him stands the 'altogether Christian,' marked by love to God and neighbor and a living faith working by love. Few sermons have so searched their hearers; Wesley ends by turning the question on every conscience, his own included. Read aloud from Wesley's standard sermons, with sentence-by-sentence read-along. Artwork: “Portrait of John Wesley (by George Romney)” by George Romney — Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (title card and thumbnail). The complete works, text and audio, are free at the Via Patrum library: https://fathers.saneapps.com Follow Via Patrum on X: https://x.com/MrSaneApps Via Patrum — may you walk in the way of our fathers