Hear weekly sermons and interviews with community leaders - From Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church (High Point, NC)
Spiritual growth doesn't happen by accident. As we see in Joshua 24, there is power in choice.
Consecration is an act of the will. Consecration is led by the Holy Spirit, for we are temples of the Holy Spirit. Consecration is an ongoing act of worship in the life of the believer. Human beings grow by degrees, either toward holiness or not.
In Joshua 24, the Israelites stood at a crossroads. They had taken the promised land of Canaan. With this new reality, would they maintain their covenant with God or give in to the larger cultures surrounding them? Joshua gives a clarion call to the people: choose you this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Life can either be hard or hard. It is always best to choose to go with the Lord. Over the next several weeks, culminating on Nov. 2nd, we will continue to explore ways the covenant is expressed here at Wesley Memorial. How does our personal growth, our serving, and our giving express the covenant to others, in a winsome and gracious way that says “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord?” Its not about crossing a budget, but about raising the bar for our own individual spiritual journeys, showing that our small unseen choices make a bigger, cumulative impact.
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In Luke 14, Jesus taught that it is better to take the less noticeable seat than to seek after the greatest seat at the table. God will tell you to take the least popular seat, the most improbable choice, because He is working His righteousness in you
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The war we currently face is a war of ideas, of semantics, of the definition of terms and ideals. Christians must lead by example, not because we decide the truth, but because we represent the One who is the way, the truth and the life. Welcome to Wesley Memorial Church! We are a grace-filled, loving and warm-hearted congregation that is firmly rooted in the classic and orthodox Wesleyan stream of Christianity. Click SUBSCRIBE above! LIke and comment on this video. subscribe to our podcast on iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-memorial-church-high-point-nc-sermons-podcast/id1473843839 For prayer request, to learn more or to make your own decision for Jesus Christ, visit wesleymemorial.org Follow us on: facebook.com/wesleymemhp instagram.com/wesleymemhp x.com/wesleymemhp Enable our Alexa skill. Just say, "Alexa, enable Wesley Memorial Church." To play the latest sermon, just say "Alexa, play Wesley Memorial Church." #church #churchonline #watchchurchonline #christianity #biblestudy #sermons #inspriationalmessages
Jesus' teaching on forgiveness is radical and necessary.
The "problem" we may have with Jesus' teaching of turning the other cheek is that it does not correlate with our every day human experience. Clearly Jesus sees the world differently than we do in our natural state. Therefore, we either dismiss Jesus' teaching as absurd, or we must re-evaluate the lens through which we view the world.
The Group continues their discussion of the Sermon on the Mount.
An overview of the study.
In Matthew 5, Jesus teaches that if a man divorces his wife with the exception of infidelity, causes her to commit adultery. What is Jesus getting at with this teaching? Let's dive in as Pastor Clark teaches on the meaning of Christian marriage, biblical cause for divorce, and a case for remarriage.
The group continues the discussion on the Passion of Christ According to Luke's Gospel.
In Matthew 5 portion of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that if you lust in your heart after another person, you commit adultery in your heart.
Pastor Jeff and the group continue the conversation.
21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' 22But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire. 23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,24leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. 26Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
Jesus gives us practical advice to 1) avoid anger and 2) if anger has harmed a relationship, make it right as best you can. That is more pleasing to God than any sacrifice on an altar. God sees the heart, the unseen. Get to the source, not the symptom. 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' 22But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire. 23So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,24leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. 26Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny. Jesus affirms that you should not murder. He does not ignore that, but goes to the deeper issue: anger.
The Law helps lead us back to Christ, and in Christ we are freed from the law. He did not negate the law, but He fulfilled it. Now we do not submit ourselves to the law, but to Christ, under the new covenant in which we are directed by the God's Spirit in us, which we receive by faith.
One main way the Christian is salt and light is to be a people of grace and mercy.
““Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matthew 5:9-12 ESV
True peacemaking is a prophetic act, and yet Jesus links peacemakers with persecution and that is to be expected bc they “persecuted the prophets who were before you” Peacemaking is not pacifism. When the United States first entered World War I, the president of Columbia University in New York City sent a questionnaire to the entire faculty asking them what they proposed to do to help with the war effort. One member of the faculty, a pacifist, sent it back with this answer: "Mind my own business." That may be what a pacifist does. But it is not what a peacemaker does. A peacemaker knows that dealing with the conflict is his business. Peacemaking is not a passive characteristic. The language Jesus uses is active; a peacemaker is one who attacks the situation, who confronts it head on.
Pastor Jeff and the group finish up The Chronicles of Narnia.
Pastor Jeff and the group continue their discussion.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed - happy are you, to be congratulated. Why? Because anytime you want more of God or things of God, you will receive. God's supply is limitless. So, that's a good reason to be happy. Happy are you anytime you act like a citizen of heaven. Again, Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount is not about life after death, but the life before life after death. You should feel happy when you desire more of God, when you show mercy, when you seek purity of heart. Why? Because it means you are being led by God. it is God helping you love God. God is the object, and also the enabler. On THIS side of heaven.
The group talks about the next four chapters of The Chronicles of Narnia.
When Jesus says, "blessed are you...." how do you define a blessing? Jesus words in Matthew 5:1-6 teach us the priorities of God's Kingdom: Blessing Invites the Least, Blessing is to Be in God's Kingdom, Blessing is to Receive God's grace.
Blessed are the broken. Matthew 5:1-12
The group talks about Luke 22-23.
The group talk more about the Chronicles of Narnia and Luke's Gospel.
Pastor Jeff and the group dive into Luke 22&23.
We've heard Smokey the Bear tell us, "Only you can prevent forest fires." Good advice. When it comes to our spiritual lives, however, we can also prevent the fire of the Spirit from falling on us. God will move in this generation if we will seek, ask, knock, and wait on Him and His timing, just as those disciples did on that day of Pentecost. Welcome to Wesley Memorial Church! We are a grace-filled, loving and warm-hearted congregation that is firmly rooted in the classic and orthodox Wesleyan stream of Christianity. Click SUBSCRIBE above! LIke and comment on this video. subscribe to our podcast on iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-memorial-church-high-point-nc-sermons-podcast/id1473843839 For prayer request, to learn more or to make your own decision for Jesus Christ, visit wesleymemorial.org Follow us on: facebook.com/wesleymemhp instagram.com/wesleymemhp x.com/wesleymemhp Enable our Alexa skill. Just say, "Alexa, enable Wesley Memorial Church." To play the latest sermon, just say "Alexa, play Wesley Memorial Church." #church #churchonline #watchchurchonline #christianity #biblestudy #sermons #inspriationalmessages
In Acts 2:1-13, the coming of the Spirit on Pentecost was a new and fresh outpouring of God's Spirit. Welcome to Wesley Memorial Church! We are a grace-filled, loving and warm-hearted congregation that is firmly rooted in the classic and orthodox Wesleyan stream of Christianity. Click SUBSCRIBE above! LIke and comment on this video. subscribe to our podcast on iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wesley-memorial-church-high-point-nc-sermons-podcast/id1473843839 For prayer request, to learn more or to make your own decision for Jesus Christ, visit wesleymemorial.org Follow us on: facebook.com/wesleymemhp instagram.com/wesleymemhp x.com/wesleymemhp Enable our Alexa skill. Just say, "Alexa, enable Wesley Memorial Church." To play the latest sermon, just say "Alexa, play Wesley Memorial Church." #church #churchonline #watchchurchonline #christianity #biblestudy #sermons #inspriationalmessages
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