by Vic Reasoner | Feb 28, 2022 | Ministry Matters, Vic Reasoner
Easter is the only major holiday that does not have a fixed date. It can come as early as March 22 and as late as April 25. This year it comes on April 17, and so Lent begins on March 2. In the forty-day journey leading up to Easter, Sundays are not counted because... 
by Vic Reasoner | Dec 31, 2021 | Ministry Matters, Preaching Holiness Today, Vic Reasoner
W. E. Sangster identified the thirty primary texts upon which John Wesley built his doctrine. Sangster presented these texts in chapter five of The Path to Perfection.((37-52.)) The Wesley Study Bible also lists “The Thirty Texts of Wesley”1 While it could be argued... 
by Vic Reasoner | Nov 5, 2021 | Ministry Matters, Prayer
In the Old Testament, Joel the prophet begins his oracle with a warning: A plague of locusts is coming to devour everything alive. This scourge of locusts was the eighth plague on Egypt. In this instance, however, it was a divine judgment on the enemies of God’s... 
by Jennie Lovell | Nov 5, 2021 | Ministry Matters, Prayer
When one of the most severe epidemics in American history hit Philadelphia, the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 which killed 10% of the population, Francis Asbury appointed September 10 to be observed as a day of humble prayer. While those who could afford to do so were... by Jennie Lovell | Nov 5, 2021 | Ministry Matters
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (1 Thess 5:18 NLT) Be thankful in “all” circumstances. Is this really possible? For sure, when circumstances are pleasant and life is agreeable, it is easy to give thanks: for... by Jennie Lovell | Nov 3, 2021 | Discipleship, Ministry Matters
By Josh Hallahan, Director of Discipleship and Missions People naturally gather in small groups. Whether we meet to discuss a book, play a game, go fishing, or chat around a fire, we like to do these things with other people. The church is no exception. The number of...