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John Wesley used to ask his young men whom he had sent out to preach on probation two questions: “Has any one been converted?” and “Did any one get mad?” If the answer was “No,” he told them he did not think the Lord had called them to preach the Gospel, and sent them about their business. When the Holy Ghost convicts of sin, people are either converted, or they don’t like it, and get mad.
D. L. Moody, Anecdotes and Illustrations (©1898, public domain)
The point
John Wesley judged a preacher's calling not by comfort but by whether hearers were converted or provoked by conviction.
Scripture
Acts 2:37John 16:8
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Inspiring
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