All of the sermon audio here comes from the Puritan, Wesleyan, and Pentecostal traditions, which focus on the Gospel, personal holiness, and the work of the Holy Spirit. Just click on the pictures or links in the text to listen.
Joseph Alleine (d. 1668), out of all of the Puritans, probably had the strongest impact on John Wesley. Although Wesley read the writings of many different Anglicans and Puritans, Alleine’s An Alarm to the Unconverted (1672) was a powerful Gospel presentation and recommended reading for Methodist preachers. He earned a Bachelors of Divinity from Oxford University. After being ejected from his pastorate in 1662, Alleine traveled around preaching with Wesley’s grandfather, joining him in prison at times. The Alarm could have been the first plain example of a repentance-oriented lordship salvation Gospel presentation within Puritanism to have an impact not only in later Baptist and Presbyterian circles, but also in the Methodist Church. It was required reading for the early Methodist preachers.
Richard Baxter (d. 1691) exerted a great theological influence on Wesley, as an Arminian, as a preacher of Biblical holiness, and as a cautious charismatic, Baxter presents some of the most practical, caustic, zealous, and direct subjects: Aphorisms of Justification (1649), The Reformed Pastor (1656), A Call to the Unconverted (1658, similar to Alleine’s), A Christian Directory (1673), Catholic Theology (1675), and later what were published as his Practical Works. As a “neonomian” he firmly adhered to lordship salvation; and contended for obedience to the moral law, often writing against antinomianism. He held three pastorates, the third of which was in Kidderminster, which was one of the first revivals in the Puritan tradition. He was ejected in 1662 and had an on-and-off ministry with house churches, and imprisonments. Click here for some recordings of his writings.
John Wesley (d. 1791), founder of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a circuit rider and open air preacher for most of his life. He was a Church of England man; and it was only because of the lukewarmness of the clergy that he felt compelled by the Holy Spirit, and the urging of his friend George Whitefield, to begin open air preaching. Wesley took this apostolic style of evangelism seriously. A brief look at his written sermons, most of which he memorized, will show that this zealous Bible scholar was very devout and educated, and one of the most successful revivalists and evangelists in church history. The Works of John Wesley laid the theological foundation for evangelical Arminianism; and for Methodist, Wesleyan, holiness, and Pentecostal churches. Click here for audio recordings of his sermons.
Charles Finney (d. 1875), the leader of the Second Great Awakening in the state of New York, and leader of the holiness movement. Although he rejected the existence of original sin: most of what he said agrees with Wesleyan theology. He and his colleague Asa Mahan began to familiarize holiness people with The Baptism of the Holy Ghost and The Enduement of Power (1872) as a felt presence of God for entire sanctification. This teaching paved the way for the Azusa Street Revival. In a way, Finney was kind of like the second Wesley. Often you will see the names of Wesley and Finney cited together, because their theology was so similar, and their Arminian emphasis on personal obedience to the Bible, and practical godliness was at the center of their writing and preaching. Click here for audio recordings of his sermons.
Smith Wigglesworth (d. 1947), the leading healing evangelist of early Pentecostalism, had a background in the Church of England, the Salvation Army, and some other churches. After he was baptized in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues, he remained an independent Wesleyan Pentecostal healing evangelist. His sermons were transcribed and preserved in Smith Wigglesworth: The Complete Collection of His Life Teachings. Another well known collection about miraculous gifts is his Ever Increasing Faith, for which the audio is attached to this picture. To this day, he is the most revered saint in Pentecostal and charismatic churches, and seen as a model of full Pentecostal potential. Click here for audio recordings of his sermons.
Leonard Ravenhill (d. 1994), author of Why Revival Tarries, Revival Praying, Tried and Transfigured, Sodom Had No Bible, America is Too Young to Die, Revival God’s Way, A Treasury of Prayer, and Meat for Men. He was arguably the last great holiness evangelist in the Wesleyan tradition in the 20th century. He influenced prominent Christian leaders such as David Wilkerson, Steve Hill, John Wimber, and Keith Green. Click here and here and here for audio recordings of his sermons.
David Wilkerson (d. 2011), the founder of Teen Challenge, World Challenge, and Times Square Church, was arguably the greatest Pentecostal evangelist, pastor, and prophetic voice in the past 50 years. He remained a licensed Assemblies of God preacher for most of his ministry, but functioned like an independent evangelist. In 1962, he published The Cross and the Switchblade, which told the story about his inner city ministry to gang members and drug addicts. Although he wrote books for most of his life, this one book was so influential that it opened up doors for ministry until almost the time of his death. Along with Ravenhill, he carried on the tradition of Wesleyan holiness preaching, and cried out against the sins of the world and the church. He also preached many Biblical messages on encouragement and prayer. In 1973, he published The Vision, which shared prophecies about very specific trials soon coming to the body of Christ in America, many of which have already been fulfilled. Click here and here and here for audio recordings of his sermons.
Andrew Strom (b. 1971), who posts on his site RevivalSchool.com, is a Pentecostal revivalist from New Zealand. He is a student of revivals and was a journalist for the prophetic movement over ten years. Andrew has been a much needed voice of spiritual discernment for Pentecostal and charismatic Christians. He is firmly Wesleyan and preaches repentance and Biblical holiness, but also encourages the proper use of the miraculous gifts of the Spirit today. His videos on YouTube have had a far reaching impact in exposing kundalini manifestations in the New Apostolic Reformation (the prophetic movement); and his books, although controversial, are desperately needed, and we pray that you would be blessed by them: Kundalini Warning, True and False Revival, Why I Left the Prophetic Movement, The Sinner’s Prayer: Fact or Fiction?, and others. He also has some great sermons on video and audio and some on sermonindex.net.
The founder of WesleyGospel has also done some amount of sermons on YouTube as well. Click the logo and it will take you to the YouTube channel. Most of the focus is on practical theology.
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