John Wesley gave the Methodist movement (and all Christians in general) a discipleship pathway to follow.
She co-preaches and directs Discipleship and Emerging Ministries at Harvest UMC.) ``Elain.
Your group will Love it `` - Jennifer Cowart (Executive pastor at Harvest Church, a United Methodist congregation in Warner Robins, GA, near Macon.
Elaine Heath\'s teaching on the Five Means of Grace are simple and engaging with deep truths.
Conferencing (communion, fellowship) ``Surely John Wesley wanted his teachings to be presented in clear and understandable ways.
Fasting 5.
Receiving the Lord\'s Supper 4.
Searching Scripture 3.
Prayer 2.
These Five Means or channels are: 1.
These Means are the ordinary channels that God uses to draw us into a fruitful relationship.
Through this book/study participants will consider how each of the Five Means of grace help us as communities of faith to pray more deeply and live more missionally as followers of Jesus Christ.
A life of genuine prayer inevitably leads to a life of hospitality, mercy, and justice.
This is why Wesley said there is no holiness but social holiness.
One of the beautiful aspects of Wesley\'s theology is that spiritual practices are seamlessly integrated with practices of loving our neighbors well.
This book/study guides readers through the Five Means of grace that John Wesley called ``instituted,`` meaning these are spiritual practices in which Jesus himself participated and which he encouraged his followers to do.
The study by Heath turns to the practices at the center of Wesley\'s understanding of spiritual growth: the Means of grace.
Wesley observed the need for continuous renewal of relationships with God and others, so he established a recurring annual process for God\'s people to make One Faithful Promise: The Wesleyan Covenant for Renewal.
Wesley began with Three Simple Rules (or ``General Rules``), and followed this instruction a year later with the Five Marks of a Methodist (or ``Character of a Methodist``).
John Wesley gave the Methodist movement (and all Christians in general) a discipleship pathway to follow
