John Wesley had been a Priest in the Church of England for thirteen years before he had an experience of the heartwarming experience of the Holy Spirit. His experience happened when he was at a Bible Study and they were reading Martin Luther's Preface To Romans. From that moment onward he preached and taught with a deepening zealousness to bring others to Christ by allowing the Holy Spirit to ignite their hearts. John’s next choice was to become a missionary to Georgia, USA, yet he failed at that and was sent back home. On the way to England a tremendous storm threatened to sink his ship and during this tempest he discovered such a fear of death that he sought solace from other passengers on board, specifically the Moravian Christians.
The Moravians were not fearful but rather had the peace that passeth all understanding, and Wesley wanted it too (Philippians 4:6-8). Asking about this and taking instruction as to how to trust Christ like these Christians, by the power of the Holy Spirit Wesley’s fears disappeared. From this secondmost pivital point in his life he found not only how to have complete confidence in Christ, but also how to show and explain it to someone else.
From that time forward, because John Wesley had experienced the Holy Spirit's personal care, he had a new clarity that come into his life and his preaching. Wesley patterned his preaching after the Apostle Paul's and brought thousands to Christ through preaching and song writing.
Like John Wesley, Jesus calls you to come to Him in humility and submission. Receive the Holy Spirit's Presence through Baptism and New Birth. Find your abundant life in Christ by talking with other Christians about how to have the Wesley-like heartwarming experience of the Holy Spirit.
