Think about Eternal life through the lens of a J.D. Walt article and a video featuring Stephanie Spellers. Read: Why Discipleship Is Not Preparation for Eternal Life Watch: More to the Story Discussion Prep: Jot down or outline answers to the questions below and be prepared to share them with your RIOM Covenant Group (3-5 …
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Purpose: Review video sermons from your RIOM group and prepare questions that will help the preachers reflect on their message and delivery. If you are finished with sermon reviews, reflect on the idea of heaven and who gets saved through a Will Willimon video and your readings for the day. Write: Finish these sentence stems: …
Write your own letter to the Church expressing what you would want the Church to remember at this point in time as you approach full ordination. Read: God Unbound by Elaine Heath Epilogue Write: Write your own letter to the Church expressing what you would want the church to remember at this point in time …
Explore God Unbound as you think about the current context of the UMC. Read: God Unbound: Wisdom from the Galatians for the Anxious Church by Elaine Heath Chapters 4 – 7 “General Conference – Day 9 – Praying for a Ram” Watch: Created Moment-by-Moment Discussion Prep: Jot down or outline answers to the questions below. …
Explore God Unbound as you think about the current context of the UMC. Read: God Unbound: Wisdom from Galatians for the Anxious Church by Elaine Heath Introduction – Chapter 3 “General Conference – Final Day – The United Methodist Church from 30,000 Feet” Watch: Let It Be Write: 1. Compare/contrast the readings and the video. …
Consider Stephanie Speller’s thoughts on God’s love and Love’s work on the cross. Watch: More to the Story Discussion Prep: Jot down or outline answers to the questions below. Be prepared to share your thoughts with your RIOM Covenant Group (3-5 minutes). What line, thought or quote in the video is staying with you and …
Reflect on the idea of heaven and who gets saved through the lens of Will Willimon video and your readings for the day. Write: Finish these sentence stems: When most of my church members talk about or think about the eternal life they seem to think it means … Their thoughts are formed by … …
Explore the Kingdom of God in your own ministry context using the Wesleyan quadrilateral. Read: Methodist Doctrine, The Essentials 2nd Edition (2011) by Ted Campbell Chapter 6, Doctrines About Judgement, Eternal Life and the Reign of God Responsible Grace by Randy Maddox Chapter 9, The Triumph of Responsible Grace Write: Write a 4-5 paragraph reflection …
Think about the Kingdom of God through the lens of N. T. Wright videos. Write: Finish these sentence stems: When most of my church members talk about or think about the kingdom of God they seem to think it means … Their thoughts are formed by … My own thoughts about the Kingdom of God …
What does it mean to say Jesus saves, and why can’t we talk about Jesus without talking about the Trinity? Write: Finish these sentence stems: When most of my church members say or think “Jesus is Lord” they mean … When I say or think that “Jesus is Lord” I mean … The similarities between …
