Bethel 06/27/21 Service

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Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries

This is the last in a series of six Worship Services from the Discipleship Ministries. The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for each of the services in the Series.
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Worship Series: "When the Spirit Moves"
from umcdiscipleship.org

When the Spirit moves, amazing things happen. But they happen through the people who allow that Spirit to motivate them, to guide and direct them, to empower them for the work of making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. This isn’t a small thing, not just a personal, in-house thing. This is a transforming the world thing. And all would agree that this needs transformation. This series is about what can happen when a people submit to the Spirit. It is a journey through the lectionary texts that will help us see and understand how to be a Spirit-filled people of God. We are equipped to be communities of faith who are ready to go when the Spirit moves.

This Week's Theme: "Giving What You Have"
Liturgical Resources

Stewardship is not simply a once-a-year item. This week’s texts provide a perfect opportunity to talk about stewardship without following it up with a pledge card or a capital campaign. Though the impetus for the Corinthian text is a monetary collection, it could easily be shifted to sharing of gifts and offering of grace, stewarding what we have been given in a way that gives glory to God.