The entire purpose of Lent is a preparation to encounter the risen Lord as one moves through the events of Holy Week. In today’s article, Dale M. Coulter offers insight into the Wesleyan reason for observing this solemn yet essential season of the church.
Covenant renewal services revisit what it means to be a follower of Christ. Adapted by professor and worship designer Jonathan Powers, check out this modern order of worship adapted from John Wesley’s service.
What if we started out this year on our knees, reminding one another of the mercy, grace, and faithfulness of God?
December 31, 2015 As we cross the threshold into a new calendar year, I want to invite you to join me in renewing our covenant with Almighty God. Below is a traditional covenant renewal service
Ignoring Genesis 9 in covenant theology is like ignoring John 1 in Jesus theology. Skipping God’s earth covenant in soteriology is like skipping the incarnation in Christology. Yet as I noted in my January 3
What follows is an account of the biblical doctrine of our trinitarian God, highlighting his oneness while bearing witness to the three divine persons.
There’s nothing quite like tearing off the last page of a calendar and turning to a new year. It brings a clean slate, offering a new start with fresh possibilities. New Year’s resolutions will abound.
Instead of a list of goals for the year, how about a prayer?
What would the leader of the Methodist movement say about the new year? Lee Stevenson shares John Wesley’s thoughts on New Year’s Day.
So often, we approach worship as us getting together to do something we planned out. But, who really calls the meeting? Drew Causey explains that it is God who instigates worship and calls us all together as a family.
Want a better church? The change always starts with you and me. Teddy Ray offers helpful tips on how to become the change we wish to see.
“Advent bids us to a posture of getting ready for Christ. We prepare our homes and our hearts not only for the celebration of the nativity inaugurating the twelve days of Christmas, but also for the constant way Christ breaks into our lives each and every day, and for the eventual, expected and awaited second coming of Christ in history.”
