Answer
Answer Pastor Leo Cunningham continues the “Rise Up” message series. This week’s charge is to answer. Listen to Part 4: Listen to “Wesley Church of Hope 1/28/18” on Spreaker. Download the slides from the Answer message here.
Glossary Terms: Lent
A forty-day period of focus on penitence and preparation for the Resurrection Event of Easter. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and ends at sunset Easter Eve. The liturgical color for this season of the Christian year is purple. Source: A Dictionary for United Methodists, Alan K. Waltz, Copyright 1991, Abingdon Press. Used by Permission.
Communion
As one of two sacraments of The United Methodist Church, Holy Communion has become a practice repeated time and time again to receive nourishment for the journey of being a Christian. MaryJane Pierce-Norton shares its meaning. All Are Welcome At Wesley Church of Hope, all are welcome to participate in Holy Communion on the …
Baptism
John Wesley saw baptism as a means of grace, a way in which we felt, knew, and saw God’s grace. The water is the symbol of that. We see it as cleansing. We come through the water into claiming who we are as a child of God.
Your Faith Journey
What’s the bedrock of life for Christians? Is it Bible reading? Church participation? Prayer? Is it a belief that Jesus is God’s Son? The foundation of Christian living is faith in Christ. Christian Faith is the central loyalty that gives purpose and direction to our lives. Christian faith is grounding our lives in the living God …
Listen
Listen Pastor Leo Cunningham continues the message series, this week on Human Relations Sunday. Listen to Part 2: Listen to “Wesley Church of Hope 1/14/17” on Spreaker. Download the “Listen” message slides here.
Glossary Terms: Doxology
In general usage, a short statement of praise, glory, and thanksgiving to God. It is often a short hymn designed to be sung by the worshiping congregation. The most familiar to United Methodists is the hymn “Old 100th” with the opening line, “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.” Our church’s current doxology is similar: …
