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Calvin vs Wesley

Tithing Generously week 1
Christ calls for his disciples to be generous. John Wesley, the founder ofMethodism, spoke often of this financial generosity. His message of "Earnall you can. Save all you can. Give all you can." still hold true for us today. Ifyou would like to...
Standing in Holy Places
On All Saints Sunday, we remember and celebrate the depth and breadth of Christians— that is, the saints. We are accustomed to hearing certain people labeled as saints—any of the Gospel writers, for instance, or the 12...
Children's Sabbath: Love
Our theme today is "Love" based on the scripture from 1 Corinthians 16:14: "Let everything you do be done in love." Paul instructed the people of Corinth to be motivated by love and love alone, and to encourage others to do the same...
Christian Connections, part 2
Our urging this week is to work on connecting with the people God has placed around you in this body of the church. We hope to see you at the church picnic! Here is a useful prayer of thanksgiving for the church by Rachel Wojo.  Dear...
Christian Connections, part 1
As Methodists, we may have heard the John Wesley pastoral quote: “The world is my parish.” This idea was actually rooted within Wesley’s full understanding of Christian community and connection, starting in relationship with...
Be A Living Witness to God's Strength
This week we wrap up our series focused on Living Our Strengths as we hear from Dr. Lisk. Even though we will move away from this weekly topic, we encourage everyone to continue discerning finding your “fit” here at Fredericksburg...
Let the Spirit Empower Your Faithfulness
Over the course of the past three weeks, we have heard about what it means to discover our strengths, share our giftedness and live into being our “best self.” This week, we look to the core of understanding the human-divine...
Become Your Best You
Becoming your best you is made possible through God's sanctifying grace. God's grace leads us along the way of salvation into holiness. This grace transforms our desires into that which God desires. This week, be encouraged to pray and...
Offer Your Giftedness through Strengths
As we continue our focus on living our strengths, the text from 1 Peter 4 instructs us to serve with the strength God provides so that God may be glorified. This raises the question of whether God is being glorified in our lives, as we...
Discover Your Strengths
To watch and listen to the sermon, please click here to see the Facebook Live post. This week we begin a new journey together studying and discerning about how we “fit” together for God’s plan of work for our faith community. A...
Return to God
Today, we wrap up our study of Malachi, the prophetic book that serves as a gateway into the New Testament and the coming of Jesus Christ. Our study began with the assertion from God, “I have loved you.” Today, we hear...
Remain Loyal
When we become members of the church, we are asked the following question: “As members of Christ's universal church, will you be loyal to Christ through The United Methodist Church, and do all in your power to strengthen its...

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