Wesleyan Accent Archive | World Methodist Evangelism

The Most Underrated New Year’s Prayer by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner January 2, 2016

It’s my (not unkindly meant) guess that tomorrow’s slew of sermons across North America and probably other parts of the world are, in the main, fairly predictable: having grown up as a pastor’s kid, a pastor’s grandkid, pastors’ niece, now pastor’s daughter-in-law, and having preached three years myself, along with having a great number of valued friends in ministry –

Can We Really Have Peace? by Andy Stoddard

Andy Stoddard December 17, 2015

I’ve been thinking a lot about peace recently. We are in the midst of Advent, a season of hope, peace, love, and joy. It’s in this season when we proclaim the words of Isaiah 9:6-7: For a child has been born for us,a son given to us;authority rests upon his shoulders;and he is namedWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of

Christmas Living: Prayer, Preaching, and Possibility by Otis McMillan

Otis McMillan December 16, 2015

As important as John the Baptist was at his time, his role remains vital today. Every child of God must be adequately prepared to share the message of Jesus.

Zechariah’s Boy by Michael Smith

Michael Smith December 14, 2015

It is as if the angel Gabriel gives the message to Zechariah that his son is going to do the very thing that he (and his generation) were not doing.

My Muslim Problem by Omar Rikabi

Omar Al-Rikabi December 12, 2015

Christmas reminds us God is redeeming all our little human stories into his great divine story through Jesus Christ. This is the good news of the Gospel. The nature of Jesus’s incarnation—God becoming human to be in relationship with each of us—puts us face to face with real people with real stories. When we choose to distort, ignore, or not

Pregnant with Possibility by Kelcy Steele

Kelcy Steele December 10, 2015

And you are pregnant with possibilities, eyes hath not seen nor have ear heard what God is getting ready to do through you.

And you can trust God to bring it to pass – as long as you don’t settle for less than his best.

Darkness: Why Advent Breaks My Heart by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman December 9, 2015

That our Prince of Peace entered the world as a helpless child and left it as a crucified outcast tells me that God’s kingdom is one in which self-giving, vulnerable, love reigns supreme.

Why I Need Jesus: An Advent Reflection by Kevin Murriel

kevin.murriel December 7, 2015

As unpopular as it may seem the reality of Advent is that it doesn’t need to occur in the best of circumstances. In fact, Jesus was born in the midst of terrorism and heinous acts against human life.

The Real Problem with Once Saved, Always Saved by Tom Fuerst

Tom Fuerst December 2, 2015

And the difference between those who knew Christ and those who did not was simply a matter, not of faith or confession or creed, but of fruit and character.

Marriage, Human Sexuality, & the Body: The Meaning of Our Original Nakedness by Timothy Tennent

Timothy Tennent November 30, 2015

The utilitarian vision sees the body of a man or woman as an object which can be assessed like a car. Is it bright, new, shiny and full of power, or not? Is your body thin or fat; does it conform to the shapes we admire or not; is your hair the right texture and color or not; are your

Do You Need To Move On? by Elizabeth Glass Turner

elizabeth.turner July 24, 2017

“Move ON!” a little girl voice shouted from the porch. She’d been watching me weed then went inside. During that time, I’d moved down the flowerbed but doubled back, pulling stray weeds I’d missed the first time in the tangle of morning glory vines. When she came out, she saw me bending at roughly the same spot as when she’d

My Joshua Tree by Steve Beard

steve.beard July 24, 2017

Through all this, Bono remains rock ‘n’ roll’s most effective spiritual provocateur. He sees every stage as a pulpit and every coliseum as a cathedral.

The Lost Metric Of Testimony by Brian Yeich

Brian Yeich July 20, 2017

The church seems to be obsessed with numbers. We account for professions of faith, baptisms, membership and worship attendance, and these statistics for church health point to a crisis in the present and increasingly dismal view of the future. We seem to count everything. Even the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, made sure that every Methodist could be counted. However, it is my conviction

What Is an Awakening? by Faith Parry

Faith Parry July 19, 2017

Scripture doesn’t describe causal prayer anywhere, but always about prayer that is a person emptying his or her heart to God of whatever emotions are there.

Becoming Kingdom People: The Shape of the Beatitudes by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman July 19, 2017

Kingdom-esteem leads to humility, because it involves recognizing that it’s not about us, it’s about what God has done for us.

Spirituality the Jesus Way by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman July 17, 2017

God’s blessedness is already there, and we experience it when we seek God’s kingdom.

Sneak Peek: How to Preach a Funeral Homily by Jennifer Moxley

Jennifer Moxley July 17, 2017

I like placing the deceased person’s story within the broader story God has been writing since the beginning of time.

A Divine Eviction Notice by Kelcy Steele

Kelcy Steele July 15, 2017

Hell has dispatched some deceivers who are on the loose in your life!

Light, Life, and Love by Otis T. McMillan

Otis McMillan July 13, 2017

Are our eyes as tuned to spiritual light as they are to physical light?

The Blessing of the Beatitudes by Kim Reisman

Kim Reisman July 12, 2017

The joy God gives isn’t tied to happenstance, chance, or change. It is deeper, more lasting, and may even have some surprising components.

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