Download or read book Wesleyan Eucharistic Spirituality written by Lorna Lock-Nah Khoo and published by ATF Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central thesis of the book is that there is a distinctive Wesleyan eucharistic spirituality. Looking at Wesleys's eucharistic practices, theology and sources, the writer identifies a spirituality that has a number of key themes. These revolve around the dynamic encounter with a personal Christ, the grace filled life, the therapeutic growth towards holiness and wholenes. They provide a way of looking at life and the formation of characters which may conform to the image of the Christ. While there were several reasons for the decline of Weslyean eucharistic spirituality after the death of the Wesleys, the writer maintains that this spirituality can be rediscovered, revived and communicated in new forms so as to impact Methodists around the world who are facing the challenges of the 21st century. The author is a pastor in a Methodist Church in Singapore.
Download or read book Wesleyan Eucharistic Spirituality written by Lorna Lock-Nah Khoo and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Something Happens Here written by Stephen Pierce West and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Wesleyan Theology of the Eucharist written by Jason E. Vickers and published by United Methodist General Board of Higher Education. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the power and grace of the Eucharist.
Download or read book The Quest for Love Divine written by Paul W. Chilcote and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Wesley and early Methodist women shaped Wesleyan theology and practice just as much as John Wesley. All these pioneers in the renewal of the church engaged together in a quest for love divine. That journey led them to timeless discoveries related to God's grace, the liberating nature of life in Christ, the joy of Christian discipleship, and the sense of purpose to be found in partnering with God in the celebration of beloved community. The early Methodist people learned their theology by singing it. "Faith working by love leading to holiness of heart and life." "Accountable discipleship." "The rediscovery of a missional church." Discover the meaning of sound bites like these as you explore these themes and more.
Download or read book A Theology of the Sacraments Interpreted by John and Charles Wesley written by S T Kimbrough and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together the theological interpretation of the sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion as expressed in the writings and hymns of John and Charles Wesley. •Section 1 addresses the Anglican-Methodist sacrament of baptism as interpreted by John Wesley with excerpts from his Treatise on Baptism. •Section 2 contains commentaries on six of Charles Wesley’s hymns on baptism. The commentaries seek to elucidate not only the theological emphases of the texts but also their meaning for the church today. •Section 3 moves to the sacrament of Holy Communion and includes excerpts from John Wesley’s sermon “On the Duty of Constant Communion.” Charles Wesley expresses similar views in his treatise on Holy Communion, “And upon the first Day of the Week,” and in his twenty-two stanza poem “Happy the Saints of Former Days.” •Section 4 includes the commentaries on sixteen Wesley hymns for Holy Communion. •Section 5 includes new musical settings for all of the twenty-two Wesley hymns on baptism and Holy Communion included here by twenty contemporary composers from North and South America, Asia, and Europe. In a variety of musical styles they seek to capture the various theological emphases and nuances of the texts.
Download or read book Something Happens Here written by Stephen P. West and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Methodist Church is at a crossroads, and nothing is more important than reclaiming our sacramental distinctiveness in times of great divisiveness. This book takes a fresh look at Wesley's core teachings on the Lord's Supper, letting each unique feature of Wesley's communion theology become a lens to navigate troubled waters. The author explores the historical background of each characteristic, finds evidence in writings of John and Charles Wesley, and applies them to the struggles of present-day United Methodism. He concludes with signs of life emerging in divisive and uncertain times, as people come back to the table to move forward into the future.
Download or read book A Wesleyan Theology of the Eucharist written by Jason E. Vickers and published by United Methodist General Board of Higher Education. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recover the Eucharist for church and ministry.
Download or read book Watching Over One Another in Love written by Michael G. Cartwright and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Spiritual Formation Resource for United Methodists & Other Heirs of the Wesleyan Tradition.
Download or read book Something Happens Here written by Stephen P. West and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Methodist Church is at a crossroads, and nothing is more important than reclaiming our sacramental distinctiveness in times of great divisiveness. This book takes a fresh look at Wesley’s core teachings on the Lord’s Supper, letting each unique feature of Wesley's communion theology become a lens to navigate troubled waters. The author explores the historical background of each characteristic, finds evidence in writings of John and Charles Wesley, and applies them to the struggles of present-day United Methodism. He concludes with signs of life emerging in divisive and uncertain times, as people come back to the table to move forward into the future.
Download or read book The Wesleys and the Eucharist a Study of Eucharistic Faith and Practice in the Light of the Wesleyan Tradition written by John Baumgardner and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unleashing the Work of God written by W. Joseph Stallings and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we Methodists ready for the work of God to be unleashed? Are we ready for Methodism to be the catalyst of yet another New Pentecost? God has decisively acted in Christ, and Christ says, "Do this." Therefore, there is only one real answer, since "not ready" is not a valid response. For United Methodism to be revived, there can be no more such excuses. Christ showed us his presence and power through Constant Word and Sacrament praxis during the time of the Acts 2 church. Christ then again showed us his same divine presence and power through Constant Word and Sacrament praxis during the Methodist-Evangelical Revival. We have now been given two millennia to view this work of God. We Methodists were born of this work of God. How much more being made ready to unleash it do we require?
Download or read book Orthodox and Wesleyan Scriptural Understanding and Practice written by S. T. Kimbrough and published by St Vladimir's Seminary Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "These essays address scriptural authority and interpretation in the Orthodox and Wesleyan traditions. Rooted within their respective faith communities, the authors avoid false convergences but acknowledge viable commonalities, thus setting an innovative tone for ecumenical study and dialogue."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Eucharistic Offering written by George Henry Somerset Walpole and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Whose Sacrifice is the Eucharist written by Stephen B Sours and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2024-07-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores what Catholics and Methodists believe about eucharistic sacrifice. Eucharistic sacrifice refers to the offering that Christ and his church make in the celebration of the Lord's Supper. It is, therefore, both a Christian doctrine and a church practice. The sacrificial dimension of the sacrament comes both from Christ's sacrifice on the cross and from his self-offering at the Last Supper in which Christ gives himself to the Father on behalf of his people. "This is my body, which is given for you" (Luke 22:19). The eucharist is a sacrificial meal because in the bread and cup Christians are united to the body and blood of Christ that was sacrificed for them on the cross. Moreover, the resurrected Lord is really present with his people in the eucharist, and while his historic crucifixion is an event in the past, Jesus' salvation continues and his grace is given to his people in the sacrament, "for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins" (Matthew 26:28). Catholics and Methodists believe that Jesus instructs his followers to repeat his words and actions from the Last Supper in their celebration of the eucharist, but a long running assumption is that Catholics and Methodists-following the historic Reformation schism-are deeply divided over eucharistic sacrifice. This book challenges that assumption by analyzing what these churches teach on eucharistic sacrifice from historical, sacramental, liturgical, and ecumenical perspectives. Key figures like Thomas Aquinas and John Wesley help define eucharistic sacrifice in each tradition. Subsequently, authoritative texts such as ecclesial statements, eucharistic prayers, and hymns further specify what Catholics and Methodists believe they are doing when they offer the eucharist to God. Sours argues that far from being divided, Catholics and Methodists have much in common regarding this controversial doctrine.
Download or read book Outward Sign and Inward Grace written by Rob L. Staples and published by Beacon Hill Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scholarly exploration of Wesleyan theology and the sacraments.
Download or read book Anticipating Heaven Below written by Henry H. Knight and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wesleyanism is a movement of hope. Wesleyans and their Holiness and Pentecostal offspring pray and work with the expectancy that the love and power of God will transform hearts and lives, renew the church, and bring compassion, healing, and justice to a suffering world. In a variety of ways, from holiness of heart and life to bodily healing to the abolition of slavery, they anticipated the life of the coming kingdom of heaven to already be breaking into the present through the power of the Holy Spirit. Anticipating Heaven Below explores their optimism of grace, examining its pitfalls as well as its promise. Henry H. Knight seeks to enable and inspire present generations within Wesleyan, Holiness, and Pentecostal movements to proclaim with confidence the promise of heaven below, and to do so with passion and integrity.
