Treatises and other works27
- A Caution Against Bigotry 51 sectionslistenOn Mark 9:38-39: do not forbid someone who casts out devils in Christ's name just because he does not follow with us.
- Awake Thou That Sleepest 25 sectionslistenCharles Wesley's 1742 Oxford sermon on Ephesians 5:14, which John printed: a call to those asleep in their sins to wake and come to Christ.
- Catholic Spirit 43 sectionslistenOn 2 Kings 10:15, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?”: love toward Christians who differ in opinion and in ways of worship.
- Christian Perfection 77 sectionslistenOn Philippians 3:12: in what sense Christians are not perfect, and in what sense they are.
- Justification by Faith 16 sectionslistenOn Romans 4:5: what justification is and is not, who is justified, and why faith is the one condition of pardon.
- On Sin in Believers 41 sectionslistenOn 2 Corinthians 5:17: does sin remain in those who are in Christ? Wesley answers that it remains, though it no longer reigns.
- Original Sin 32 sectionslistenOn Genesis 6:5: against flattering pictures of human nature, the Bible's account of a heart that is evil until God renews it.
- Salvation by Faith 15 sectionslistenWesley's 1738 Oxford sermon on Ephesians 2:8: what saving faith is, and how it saves from guilt, fear and the power of sin now.
- Satan’s Devices 28 sectionslistenOn 2 Corinthians 2:11: how Satan tries to damp the joy and peace of believers pressing on to holiness, and how to resist him.
- Scriptural Christianity 33 sectionslistenPreached at Oxford in 1744 on Acts 4:31: Christianity as it began at Pentecost, as it spread, and as it will one day fill the earth, with a hard look at Oxford itself.
- The Almost Christian 10 sectionslistenPreached at Oxford in 1741 on Acts 26:28: the gap between being almost a Christian and being one altogether, in love of God, love of neighbor and faith.
- The Circumcision of the Heart 29 sectionslistenPreached at Oxford on 1 January 1733 on Romans 2:29: the holiness of heart God asks for, in humility, faith, hope and love.
- The First-Fruits of the Spirit 27 sectionslistenOn Romans 8:1: who are in Christ Jesus, how they walk after the Spirit, and why there is no condemnation for them.
- The Great Assize 35 sectionslistenPreached at Bedford in 1758 on Romans 14:10: the signs before the Last Judgment, the judgment itself, and how to be ready to stand there.
- The Great Privilege of Those That Are Born of God 43 sectionslistenOn 1 John 3:9: what it means to be born of God, how it differs from being justified, and why whoever is born of God does not commit sin.
- The Kingdom of God Is at Hand 23 sectionslistenOn Mark 1:15: the kingdom of God is not rites or right opinions but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, near to all who repent and believe.
- The Lord Our Righteousness 39 sectionslistenOn Jeremiah 23:6: what the righteousness of Christ is, how it is counted to believers, and a plea for peace among those who argue over the words.
- The Marks of the New Birth 26 sectionslistenOn John 3:8: the marks of those born of the Spirit: faith with power over sin, hope, and love.
- The Means of Grace 46 sectionslistenOn Malachi 3:7: whether there are means of grace, what they are, and how to use prayer, Scripture and the Lord's Supper without trusting in them.
- The Nature of Enthusiasm 42 sectionslistenOn Acts 26:24: what enthusiasm, or religious madness, is, the forms it takes, and how to avoid it without losing true religion.
- The Original, Nature, Property and Use of the Law 43 sectionslistenOn Romans 7:12: where the moral law came from, why it is holy, just and good, and what it is for.
- The Repentance of Believers 32 sectionslistenOn Mark 1:15, closed at Londonderry in 1767: why believers still need to repent of the pride, self-will and sin that remain in them.
- The Righteousness of Faith 22 sectionslistenOn Romans 10:5-8: the righteousness of the law set against the righteousness of faith, and why no one can build on their own obedience.
- The Scripture Way of Salvation 42 sectionslistenOn Ephesians 2:8: what salvation is, what faith is, and how we are saved by it, from pardon to holiness of heart.
- The Spirit of Bondage and of Adoption 41 sectionslistenOn Romans 8:15: three states of the soul, the natural man asleep, the man under the law in fear, and the child of God set free.
- The Witness of Our Own Spirit 17 sectionslistenOn 2 Corinthians 1:12: the witness of a good conscience, living in simplicity and godly sincerity by the grace of God.
- Wandering Thoughts 37 sectionslistenOn 2 Corinthians 10:5: which wandering thoughts are sinful, which are not, and which we may hope to be free from.
Sermons and addresses17
- The Law Established Through Faith Discourse I 44 sectionslistenOn Romans 3:31: the ways preachers make the law void through faith, starting with not preaching it at all.
- The Law Established Through Faith Discourse II 26 sectionslistenWesley's second sermon on Romans 3:31: how we establish the law by what we teach and by how we live, since faith works by love.
- The Witness of the Spirit Discourse I 31 sectionslistenOn Romans 8:16: how God's Spirit bears witness with ours that we are His children, and how to tell that witness from a delusion.
- The Witness of the Spirit Discourse II 27 sectionslistenWesley's second sermon on Romans 8:16, written years after the first: what the witness of the Spirit is, and answers to those who deny it.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse I 32 sectionslistenThe first of thirteen sermons on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 5:1-4: who is speaking, whom He teaches, and the poor in spirit and those who mourn.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse II 41 sectionslistenThe second sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 5:5-7: the meek, those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, and the merciful.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse III 37 sectionslistenThe third sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 5:8-12: the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and those persecuted for righteousness' sake.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse IV 56 sectionslistenThe fourth sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 5:13-16: Christians as salt and light, and why Christianity is a social religion that cannot be hidden.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse IX 62 sectionslistenThe ninth sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 6:24-34: no one can serve God and mammon, so take no anxious thought and seek first the kingdom of God.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse V 60 sectionslistenThe fifth sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 5:17-20: Christ came to fulfill the law, not to destroy it, and the righteousness that exceeds the Pharisees'.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse VI 66 sectionslistenThe sixth sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 6:1-15: giving and praying in secret, the Lord's Prayer, and a pure intention in all we do.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse VII 64 sectionslistenThe seventh sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 6:16-18: fasting, what it is for, how it is abused, and how to keep it.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse VIII 65 sectionslistenThe eighth sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 6:19-23: treasures on earth and in heaven, and the single eye of a pure intention.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse X 39 sectionslistenThe tenth sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 7:1-12: judging others, holy things and pearls, asking, seeking and knocking, and the golden rule.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse XI 27 sectionslistenThe eleventh sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 7:13-14: the strait gate and the narrow way, and why so few find it.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse XII 40 sectionslistenThe twelfth sermon on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 7:15-20: beware of false prophets, and know them by their fruits.
- Upon Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount Discourse XIII 32 sectionslistenThe last of the thirteen sermons on the Sermon on the Mount, on Matthew 7:21-27: not everyone who says Lord, Lord, and the wise man who builds on the rock.