Friends and critics alike said of John Wesley, “You cannot preach in the Church of England. You are too fanatical.” Well, in his day, in the 1700’s, it was heresy to ever preach outside the four walls of a church. He knocked on the door, saying, “Andrews, may I preach here?” “No, you are too radical.” So, he walked outside to where his father was buried, stood on his father’s grave, preached, “You must be born again,” and he looked around, and he said, “Man, this world is big,” and he said the famous line now, “The world is now my parish.”
He and Whitfield took the message outside the church in the first time in centuries, and then he, Wesley, traveled some 250,000 miles on horseback, preached over 40,000 messages, 40,000 sermons, and led some 150,000 people to Christ. Couldn’t do that in one building, could he? He broke some rules.
Where has God placed you to make a difference in carrying out His purpose in you life? You can make a difference!!!
