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The world's all-time bestseller meets a twenty-first century musical icon. In this seven-week course, suitable for group use or personal reflection, Steve Mann skillfully interweaves the Gospel narrative with the story of Les Miserables. Daily devotional readings are, built around seven key spiritual themes- Grace, responsibility, truth, compassion, fellowship, darkness and reconciliation. These are, complemented by weekly study material tied in to...
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Jim Heidinger has given a gift to the church. He helps the reader comprehend the complex factors and forces that have combined to gut the evangelical passion for souls and orthodox theology that was the core of the American Wesleyan movement. For those who have been wading through the turbulence that theological liberalism has caused in our church, this book will help you understand how we got here.
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PRAYER, with its manifold and many-sided forces, helps the mouth to utter the truth in its fullness and freedom. The preacher is to be prayed for, the preacher is made by prayer. The preacher's mouth is to be prayed for, his mouth is to be opened and filled by prayer. A holy mouth is made by praying, by much praying, a brave mouth is made by praying, by much praying. The Church and the world, God and heaven, owe much to Paul's mouth, Paul's mouth...
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Written in a humorous, accessible style, this book is an easy-to-understand guide to the kinds of theological questions that many United Methodist youth and others are asking today. Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt will help any United Methodist youth, parent, or educator better understand their unique brand of Christianity in light of the understandings of those from the evangelical tradition. With helpful sidebars explaining United Methodist...
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The Christian life is a life of growth.
The gospel message is simple but not simplistic. Learning the gospel and its implications is a lifelong process, but modern evangelicals are often too focused on the moment of conversion while ignoring the ongoing work of sanctification. For John Wesley and George Whitefield, justification and sanctification were inseparable.
In Born Again, Sean McGever maps Wesley's and Whitefield's theologies of conversion,...
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This brief introduction spells out the major beliefs of the United Methodist Church in a clear, nontechnical style. William Willimon, the beloved United Methodist author, preacher, teacher, and bishop, discusses the great theological themes that United Methodists share in common with all Christians as well as the particular accents and emphases that characterize United Methodist understandings of Christian doctrines. In his engaging style, Willimon...
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The ministry of evangelism is at its best when it occurs in and through the local church, experienced by members at the local church level. Through the local church, Christians learn to discern the voice of the Good Shepherd, and when they know the voice of the Good Shepherd, they easily run away from following the false prophets, false spiritual healers, and other strange voices. African local churches are the best arenas for converts to make their...
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With its question-and-answer format, and clear, jargon-free writing, this volume is an excellent resource for learning about the United Methodist Church. F. Belton Joyner Jr., a veteran pastor and popular author, introduces the reader to key United Methodist beliefs and practices through seventy-eight questions and answers.
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The new version of Job Descriptions differs from previous editions, including format and design changes. Each job description includes this information: Result Expected; Spiritual Gifts and Qualifications Helpful for This Position; Responsibilities; Support to Expect from the Congregation; Getting Started; People and Agencies That Can Help; Resources for Help. In addition to individual positions within congregational life, the book explores biblical...
12) An act of love
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An Act of Love Film
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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This award-winning film addresses the emotional intersections of religious tradition, LGBTQ rights, and family ties. Reverend Frank Schaefer was put on trial in the United Methodist Church for officiating his son's same-sex wedding. At the beginning of his career, Schaefer had no intention of getting involved in the controversy over gay marriage in the Church. However, several years into Frank's ministry at a small church in Lebanon, Pennsylvania,...
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During our entire earthly life, we are faced with a constant barrage of situations requiring decisions-some small and some gigantic. The way they are resolved shapes who we become. Each decision can have either a positive or negative result on our life depending on how we decide which path we want to take in the challenge of decision making.
Through sermonettes, illustrations, and prayers, Rev. Goode demonstrates how God and Satan are both available...
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Take a journey together with others from your local church--a road trip that will help you rediscover your true mission.
This newly revised and updated edition of Roadmap to Renewal will serve as a vital resource enabling you to reconnect to your mission area. Use the step-by-step process in a small group to come up with a Ministry Action Plan for your community of faith. Know your community. Know your mission. Know your strengths and challenges....
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Mabel Isabel Dove (1880-1957), an early feminist leader and founder of the Morgantown, West Virginia chapter of the NAACP, was a devoted Christian who, along with her husband, ministered to the people of West Virginia for over thirty years. This anthology contains her biography, details regarding her ancestry, and a collection of some of her essays and poems that she wrote throughout the seasons of her fruitful life.
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Jesus is Lord! This scandalous confession is an act of worship, a pledge of allegiance, a call to service, and a saving act. Yet who is Jesus Christ? How should we understand his life, his death, his resurrection, and his work of salvation? This book offers a perspective from the Wesleyan tradition on these vital questions. It introduces readers to christology, the study of Christ. The authors encourage readers to ponder the mystery of salvation at...
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Drawing on the roots of early Methodists, Philip Meadows urges readers to use the act of "remembering their baptism" to connect themselves to their own discipleship and mission. This will result in the daily shaping of their Christian lives by personal and corporate spiritual discipline, which is itself decidedly baptismal in character. When church communities of every size remember their baptism, they hold one another accountable for the life of...
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Engaging, accessible survey of major Wesleyan theological themes
The Wesley brothers - John (1703—1791) and Charles (1707—1788) - are famous as the cofounders of the Wesleyan tradition and the Methodist family of churches. Their impact and legacy have been huge: what began as the excited outpouring of their conversion experiences grew into a transatlantic revival and became a vibrant and significant theological tradition. But what exactly did...
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Este recurso es el fruto del trabajo misional del autor en iglesias de América Latina y EE. UU. Las clases están diseñadas para proveer enseñanza tanto a personas nuevas en la fe, como a quienes tienen más conocimiento o madurez y desean profundizar su estudio de las Escrituras a través de los lentes de la herencia, la teología y las doctrinas básicas de la fe wesleyanas-herramientas fundamentales para nutrir el discipulado cristiano en la...
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What I purpose in the following papers is, to give a plain and distinct account of the steps, by which I was led, during a course of many years, to embrace the doctrine of Christian perfection. This I owe to the serious part of mankind, those who desire to know all "the truth as it is in Jesus." And, these only are concerned in questions of this kind. To these I would nakedly declare the thing as it is, endeavouring all along to show, from one period...
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