2016: A GOOD YEAR
Will the new year be a good one?
Though a new year arrives with its own set of unknowns, you, your family and your church can be positive and proactive. In his Covenant Renewal Service, John Wesley writes, "There are times in our lives when it is important for us to remember and reaffirm our promises and vows.” The new year is one of these times.
Here is an excerpt from the service's invitation:
Jesus Christ, we offer You this prayer:
People: Let me be Your servant. Let me follow your commands. I will no longer follow my own desires. I give myself completely to your will.
Leader: The power and strength to live as true servants is given to us in Christ. We accept the place and work that He gives us, acknowledging that He alone will be our reward.
People: I am not my own. I am Yours alone. Make me into what You will. Rank me with those You will. Put me to use for You. Put me to suffering for You. Let me be employed for You. Let me be laid aside for You. Let me be lifted high for You. Let me be brought low for You. Let me be full or let me be empty. Let me have all things or let me have nothing. With a willing heart, I freely give everything to Your pleasure and disposal.
Leader: Christ is Savior to those who are His true servants. He is the source of all salvation to those who obey. To be His servant is to consent fully to His will. Christ accepts nothing less. Christ will be all in all, or he will be nothing.
A summary of the Wesley Covenant Renewal Service might be: "The quality of your life (or year) will be based on the quality of your relationship with God; Serving God fully is the way to make a positive difference in the world." Why not use Wesley’s Covenant Renewal Service to recommit yourselves to God?
Friends and Alumni, THANK YOU for partnering with NTS to make a difference this last year. We ask for your prayers and support as we embrace a new year of opportunity!
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(The excerpts above were taken from the Seedbed.com contemporary reading of Wesley's Covenant Renewal Service.)
Seeking First His Kingdom,
Tim McPherson
Dean for Institutional Advancement
tmcpherson@nts.edu
(816) 787-5911
1700 East Meyer Boulevard
Though a new year arrives with its own set of unknowns, you, your family and your church can be positive and proactive. In his Covenant Renewal Service, John Wesley writes, "There are times in our lives when it is important for us to remember and reaffirm our promises and vows.” The new year is one of these times.
Here is an excerpt from the service's invitation:
Jesus Christ, we offer You this prayer:
People: Let me be Your servant. Let me follow your commands. I will no longer follow my own desires. I give myself completely to your will.
Leader: The power and strength to live as true servants is given to us in Christ. We accept the place and work that He gives us, acknowledging that He alone will be our reward.
People: I am not my own. I am Yours alone. Make me into what You will. Rank me with those You will. Put me to use for You. Put me to suffering for You. Let me be employed for You. Let me be laid aside for You. Let me be lifted high for You. Let me be brought low for You. Let me be full or let me be empty. Let me have all things or let me have nothing. With a willing heart, I freely give everything to Your pleasure and disposal.
Leader: Christ is Savior to those who are His true servants. He is the source of all salvation to those who obey. To be His servant is to consent fully to His will. Christ accepts nothing less. Christ will be all in all, or he will be nothing.
A summary of the Wesley Covenant Renewal Service might be: "The quality of your life (or year) will be based on the quality of your relationship with God; Serving God fully is the way to make a positive difference in the world." Why not use Wesley’s Covenant Renewal Service to recommit yourselves to God?
Friends and Alumni, THANK YOU for partnering with NTS to make a difference this last year. We ask for your prayers and support as we embrace a new year of opportunity!
DONATE NOW
(The excerpts above were taken from the Seedbed.com contemporary reading of Wesley's Covenant Renewal Service.)
Seeking First His Kingdom,
Tim McPherson
Dean for Institutional Advancement
tmcpherson@nts.edu
(816) 787-5911
1700 East Meyer Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri 64131, United States
DONATE NOW
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