Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
What Change Models Look like in Your Congregation by Priscilla Hammond
December 18, 2019
If you have been a leader for very long, you have heard the question, “Why do we need to change?”…
The Prevenient Grace of Mr. Rogers by Andy Stoddard
December 12, 2019
Fred Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian pastor, but I believe that actually he was a Methodist deep down inside. Why do I say that? I don’t know anyone who more fully lived out the concept of “prevenient grace.”
What a Baby Uncovers: The Judgment of Advent by Aaron Perry
December 7, 2019
“Advent is not simply an invitation to set our houses in order for his birth. Advent is an urgent opportunity to set our houses in order for Jesus’ return. By taking the opportunity to rightly order our lives, we may anticipate the glorious return of Jesus joyfully.”
Leaving their Sheep to Find Jesus: When Shepherds and Angels Meet by Michelle Bauer
December 5, 2019
“The angels filled the sky saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men.” How does “Emmanuel,” God with us, bring peace into our lives? In what area of your life would you like for God’s peace to come?”
Noise Without Word: Worship in a World of Static by Justus Hunter
December 2, 2019
“Ours is an age of noise. We exchange our history for comforting lies of other gods. We exchange our worship for spectacles. We exchange true justice for parodies, imitations, mimicry. We fill our lives with noise. We silence the Word of the Lord.
But the Word comes nevertheless, not in an earthquake or fire or rushing wind, but in this man, Jesus the Christ.”
You’re More Prepared Than You Think by Shaun Marshall
November 23, 2019
Note from the Editor: This weekend we’re pleased to highlight this sermon from our friend Rev. Shaun Marshall. Exploring the…
Healed with Compassion by Michelle Bauer
November 20, 2019
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There…
Answers in the Darkness: A Prayer by Suzanne Nicholson
November 13, 2019
And so you teach me:
Certainty has become my idol.
Predictability.
Expectations met.
That looks like faith to me:
I ask, knowing that you can.
Testimony, Conversion, and the Search for Genuine Faith by Elizabeth Glass Turner
November 4, 2019
The question of whether testimony of following Jesus Christ is genuine isn’t a new question birthed solely from a time on the planet when mass communications highlight celebrity lifestyles. The early church dealt with this question, and leaders often counseled prudence, care, pastoral sensitivity, and community accountability.
Paying Attention to Poverty by Michelle Bauer
October 28, 2019
Why might people who are poor be brokenhearted? God calls our actions and our attitudes to be right toward people with few resources.