The Way of Salvation

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The Way of Salvation
Map out Periods of Crisis Plateau Repentance Reg
ression Growth Celebration and more.
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Expressions of Grace
GRACE UNMERITED FAVOR
PREVENIENT GRACE Titus 211-14 God awakens us to
our need
JUSTIFYING GRACE Romans 322-26 God sets us
right with Himself
NEW LIFE / REGENERATION 2 Corinthians 517 God
makes us a new people
RESISTIBLE GRACE 1 Timothy 118-19 We can turn
away from Him Galatians 51
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Expressions of Grace
GRACE UNMERITED FAVOR
ENTIRE SANCTIFICATION 1 Thessalonians 523-24 God
cleanses and empowers for service
RESTORING GRACE 1 John 19 21-2 Gods grace is
sufficient to mend any rift with God
GLORIFYING GRACE 1 Corinthians 1551-57 God
glorifies us in eternity
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BAPTISM A/124 Water baptism is a sacrament of
the church, commanded by our Lord, signifying
acceptance of the benefits of the atonement of
Jesus Christ to be administered to believers, as
declaration of their faith in Jesus Christ as
Savior. Baptism is a symbol of the new covenant
of grace as circumcision was the symbol of the
old covenant and, since infants are recognized
as being included in the atonement, we hold that
they may be baptized upon the request of parents
or guardians who shall give assurance for them of
the necessary Christian training. They shall be
required to affirm the vow for themselves before
being accepted into church membership.
POURING
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DOCTRINE
What thoughts come to mind when you hear the word
Doctrine?
What ideas do you associate with the world
Discipline?
DISCIPLINE
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Being Christs Disciples

• Matthew 2234-40
• What two commandments did Jesus say were the
  greatest?
• Love God
• Love your Neighbor
• What does it mean to love God with your whole
  heart, soul and mind?
• Give two or three examples of how we love God.
• Give two or three examples of how we love our
  neighbors.
• How do these two commandments sum up all Jesus
  taught?

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What is a Covenant?

• A solemn promise
• A pact or agreement

A Look at the Confession Commitment

• As Regards God
• As Regards Ourselves and Others
• As Regards the Institutions of God
• As Regards the Church

Privilege and Responsibility
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Free Methodist Church 1860 A.D.
American Methodist Episcopal Church 1784 A.D.
John Wesley Revival 1738 A.D.
Church of England 1700 A.D.
Anglican Church 1534 A.D.
Martin Luther 1517 A.D.
Constantine makes Christianity the state
religion 323 A.D.
PENTECOST 30 A.D.
JESUS CHRIST
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John Wesley, 1703-1791

• He was raised to bring every activity, word, and
  even thoughts and motives into a well-regulated
  regimen (the influence of his mother, Suzanna
  Wesley)
• Received his bachelors degree in 1724 (age 21)
  from Oxford
• He rose to leadership in The Holy Club in 1729
  at Oxford (also called The Methodists
• To Wesleys thinking, Christian growth was
  normative for every member of the congregation,
  not just a zealous elite
• Wesleys Aldersgate experience 1738
• The forming of the Class Meetings
• Each person stated his or her own condition at
  every meeting
• Every listener was expected to give verbal or
  nonverbal response to all other members as they
  spoke

John Wesleys Class Meeting, D. Michael
Henderson, (Evangel Publishing House, IN) 1997
All the information on this slide has been
drawn from this book.
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B.T. Roberts

• A young preacher, B.T. Roberts, was one of the
  groups key leaders
• A group of 15 preachers and 45 laymen met in an
  apple orchard in Pekin, New York
• August 23, 1860 in a camp meeting grove, B.T.
  Roberts was elected as the first general
  superintendent (renamed bishop later)
• He was also one who championed using women in the
  ministry
• The name Free Methodist stood for the following
  freedoms we continue to believe in.
• Free pews in our churches
• Human freedom (no slavery)
• Freedom and simplicity in worship
• Freedom and openness in relationships
• Freedom from materialism

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NETWORK(ING)

• an openwork fabric or structure in which cords,
  threads, or wires cross at regular intervals
• a system of lines or channels that cross or
  interconnect, a complex interconnected group
• an extended group of people with similar
  interests or concerns who interact and remain in
  contact for mutual assistance or support.
• Ephesians 41-16

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Whos Who in our Church

• Our local church is
• Our pastor(s) is (are)
• Our church secretarys name is
• Our annual conference is
• Our offices are at
• Our conference superintendents name is
• Our area bishops name is
• Our denomination is the Free Methodist Church.

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Polity of our Church
LOCAL CHURCH
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Free Methodism in the United States
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