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June 11, 2017
Father's Day & Peace with Justice Sunday
Our Mission
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." - Matthew 28:19
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First Reading | Genesis 1:1-2:4a | Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 | Genesis 1:1-2:3 |
Second Reading | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 | 2 Corinthians 13:(5-10)11-14 |
Psalm | 8:1-9 | Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 | 150 |
Gospel | Matthew 28:16-20 | John 3:16-18 | Matthew 28:16-20 |
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What is the Great Commission? Disciple all the nations! That means to bring them to your feet as students of the good news of what Christ accomplished for all the people of all nations on the cross. We err when we believe the Greek verb means "to create dedicated believers" or some such class of people. Disciples are students - like Judas and Peter. One disciple betrayed the Lord, the other denied him, repented and went from being a frightened student (disciple) to a bold teacher. This, after all, is the goal of discipleship - to become a teacher who, in turn, gathers students around him.
- Howard Festerling,
cedaridge@webtv.net , Toledo, Ohio USA - Lutheran
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Nicene Creed - UMC Discipline & Resolutions - Catholic Catechism
The Nicene CreedWe believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. |
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Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, Part III, THE MINISTRY OF ALL CHRISTIANS: THE MISSION AND MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH
Section I. The Churches
¶ 120. The Mission
The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Local churches provide the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs.
¶ 121. Rationale for Our Mission
The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ by proclaiming the good news of God's grace and by exemplifying Jesus' command to love God and neighbor, thus seeking the fulfillment of God's reign and realm in the world. The fulfillment of God's reign and realm in the world is the vision Scripture holds before us. The United Methodist Church affirms that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Savior of the world, and the Lord of all. As we make disciples, we respect persons of all religious faiths and we defend religious freedom for all persons. Jesus' words in Matthew provide the Church with our mission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you” (28:19-20), and “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. . . . And you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (22:37, 39).
This mission is our grace-filled response to the Reign of God in the world announced by Jesus. God's grace is active everywhere, at all times, carrying out this purpose as revealed in the Bible. It is expressed in God's covenant with Abraham and Sarah, in the Exodus of Israel from Egypt, and in the ministry of the prophets. It is fully embodied in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is experienced in the ongoing creation of a new people by the Holy Spirit.
John Wesley, Phillip Otterbein, Jacob Albright, and our other spiritual forebears understood this mission in this way. Whenever United Methodism has had a clear sense of mission, God has used our Church to save persons, heal relationships, transform social structures, and spread scriptural holiness, thereby changing the world. In order to be truly alive, we embrace Jesus' mandate to love God and to love our neighbor and to make disciples of all peoples.
¶ 122. The Process for Carrying Out Our Mission
We make disciples as we:
—proclaim the gospel, seek, welcome and gather persons into the body of Christ;
—lead persons to commit their lives to God through baptism by water and the spirit and profession of faith in Jesus Christ;
—nurture persons in Christian living through worship, the sacraments, spiritual disciplines, and other means of grace, such as Wesley's Christian conferencing;
—send persons into the world to live lovingly and justly as servants of Christ by healing the sick, feeding the hungry, caring for the stranger, freeing the oppressed, being and becoming a compassionate, caring presence, and working to develop social structures that are consistent with the gospel; and
—continue the mission of seeking, welcoming and gathering persons into the community of the body of Christ.
from the Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church , Mission Statement of the Church
From the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church ¶ 103. SECTION 3—OUR DOCTRINAL STANDARDS AND GENERAL RULES
Article I—Of Faith in the Holy Trinity
There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body or parts, of
infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the maker and preserver of all things,
both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead there are three
persons, of one substance, power, and eternity—the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost. (from Articles of Religion of the [former] Methodist Church)
Article I—God
We believe in the one true, holy and living God, Eternal Spirit, who is Creator,
Sovereign and Preserver of all things visible and invisible. He is infinite in
power, wisdom, justice, goodness and love, and rules with gracious regard for
the well-being and salvation of men, to the glory of his name. We believe the
one God reveals himself as the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, distinct
but inseparable, eternally one in essence and power. (from Confession
of Faith of the [former] Evangelical United Brethren Church)
From the Book of Resolutions of the United Methodist Church, This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion, Part Two: Christ Is Here: Experiencing the Mystery
The Prayer of Great Thanksgiving
Principle:
The prayer of Great Thanksgiving is addressed to God, is
prayed by the whole people, and is led by the presiding minister. The prayer is
shaped by our Trinitarian understanding of the nature of God. It includes an
introductory dialogue, thankful remembrance of God's mighty acts of creation and
the salvation made possible through Jesus Christ, the institution of the Lord's
Supper, invoking of the present work of the Holy Spirit, and concluding praise
to the Trinity. The prayer recognizes the fullness of God's triune nature,
expresses the offering of ourselves in response, and looks toward the joy of
sharing in God's eventual victory over sin and death.
Background:
The Trinitarian structure is evident in the Great
Thanksgiving in the Word and Table services of The United Methodist Hymnal
(pages 6-16). Following the introductory exchange between presiding minister and
people in the Great Thanksgiving, prayer is addressed to "Father [God] Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth." Following the Sanctus ("Holy, holy, holy . . ." ),
the work of the second person of the Trinity is proclaimed: ". . . and blessed
is your Son [Child] Jesus Christ." The presence and work of the Holy Spirit are
invoked in the portion beginning "Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here
and on these gifts . . . ," words historically known as the epiclesis.
Throughout the Great Thanksgiving the congregation prays actively but silently
and speaks its responses aloud at designated points in the service.
In their Hymns on the Lord's Supper, John and Charles Wesley
make clear that divine presence and power come into the Eucharistic experience
through the action of the Holy Spirit. Hymn 72 in that collection is a good
example:
Come, Holy Ghost, Thine influence shed,
And realize [make real] the sign;
Thy life infuse into the bread,
Thy power into the wine.
Effectual let the tokens prove,
And made, by heavenly art,
Fit channels to convey Thy love
To every faithful heart.
From the Catechism of the Catholic
Church
PART 1, SECTION 2 2, CHAPTER 1 1, ARTICLE 1, PARAGRAPH 2, SUBSECTION 1
I. "IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT"
232 Christians are baptized "in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit" 53 Before receiving the sacrament, they respond to a three-part
question when asked to confess the Father, the Son and the Spirit: "I do." "The
faith of all Christians rests on the Trinity." 54
233 Christians are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit: not in their names, 55 for there is only one God, the almighty
Father, his only Son and the Holy Spirit: the Most Holy Trinity.
234 The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian
faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source
of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the
most fundamental and essential teaching in the "hierarchy of the truths of
faith". 56 The whole history of salvation is identical with the history of the
way and the means by which the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
reveals himself to men "and reconciles and unites with himself those who turn
away from sin". 57
235 This paragraph expounds briefly (I) how the mystery of the Blessed Trinity
was revealed, (II) how the Church has articulated the doctrine of the faith
regarding this mystery, and (III) how, by the divine missions of the Son and the
Holy Spirit, God the Father fulfils the "plan of his loving goodness" of
creation, redemption and sanctification.
236 The Fathers of the Church distinguish between theology (theologia) and
economy (oikonomia). "Theology" refers to the mystery of God's inmost life
within the Blessed Trinity and "economy" to all the works by which God reveals
himself and communicates his life. Through the oikonomia the theologia is
revealed to us; but conversely, the theologia illuminates the whole oikonomia.
God's works reveal who he is in himself; the mystery of his inmost being
enlightens our understanding of all his works. So it is, analogously, among
human persons. A person discloses himself in his actions, and the better we know
a person, the better we understand his actions.
237 The Trinity is a mystery of faith in the strict sense, one of the "mysteries
that are hidden in God, which can never be known unless they are revealed by
God". 58 To be sure, God has left traces of his Trinitarian being in his work of
creation and in his Revelation throughout the Old Testament. But his inmost
Being as Holy Trinity is a mystery that is inaccessible to reason alone or even
to Israel's faith before the Incarnation of God's Son and the sending of the
Holy Spirit.
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