UMC 101: An Inclusive Church
Text: Luke 5:17-26, Book of Discipline – Constitution Preamble and ¶1-5, ¶140, and the new 6 Over this last month as we have worshipped with one…
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UMC 101: We are ALL Ministers
Text: Ephesians 4:4-16, Book of Discipline P126-139 Last week, I offered a very brief summary of scripture: God forgives us. God loves us. God has…
UMC 101: The Mission of the Church
Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 I think one of the greatest failures of the church today is that we put God into a very small box. Jesus…
UMC 101: Our Theological Task and the Quadrilateral
Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Over the last several weeks, we have been exploring what it means to be United Methodist. We’ve talked about some of…
UMC 101: A Doctrinal History of Difference and Charity
Text: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 The books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell the story of the first wave of exiles who return to Jerusalem to…
UMC 101: Doctrine and Discipline in Real Life
Text: Luke 3:7-14; Book of Discipline (p. 55-56, 77-80, 105-146) We continue today by the banks of the Jordan River with John the Baptist and…
Vaccines and General Conference
At the end of last week, I received an email from the Wesleyan Covenant Association about their efforts to vaccinate delegates from Africa, Europe, Eurasia,…
UMC 101: Summon to Grace, Growth, and Love
Text: Luke 3:15-18, 21-22, Book of Discipline pages 47-54 Every time we turn the pages from one calendar year to the next, it feels like…