Wesleyan Accent
Kim Reisman ~ The Cross-Resurrection Contradiction
May 10, 2017
As Christians, we have a great deal to say about the meaning of suffering.
Embracing Holy Spirit Power
The Holy Spirit is present, active, and involved with all of creation in a life-giving way.
How Can We Point Others to Jesus?
May 8, 2017
Once we have entered into relationship with the Father, through the Son, via the Spirit, we want others to know that same life, peace, and hope that we have experienced. Once we know Jesus, we want others to know Jesus.
The Embrace of the Self-Giving Christ
Christ’s self-giving love overcomes human hatred while at the same time creating space within Christ to receive estranged humanity.
Tara Beth Leach ~ Living the Mission in Worship
May 6, 2017
This sermon, Living the Mission in Worship, from Rev. Tara Beth Leach starts at minute marker 42:10.
Carolyn Moore ~ Come, Lord Jesus (Or, How to Pray for Everything)
May 4, 2017
“There is a tension in God’s economy between the one and the many — a tension God himself seems able to hold together.”
Maxie Dunnam ~ When Did the United Methodist Church Really Sell Her Soul?
May 3, 2017
“The writer who contends we lost our soul when we adopted the mission statement inisists that, “love God, love neighbor” would be a better mission statement from a “Wesleyan” perspective. Would you not think that love for our neighbor compels us to share Christ with them, that doing justice and loving mercy is for the transformation of the world and is at the core of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ?”
Embracing God Who Creates
Creation is never an extra in Christian faith; it is foundational. All else moves outward from there.
The Cross-Resurrection Contradiction
May 1, 2017
“As Christians, we have a great deal to say about the meaning of suffering.”
Otis T. McMillan ~ Affections and Understanding in Discipleship
Understanding turns sadness into joy.