The End of the Beginning…What Happens Now

What Happens Now
“I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid, lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case, unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out.”
(John Wesley, 8/4/1786)
The Methodist “Four Spiritual Laws” *
1) God loves you; therefore, love and OBEY him.
Jesus: “If you love me, obey my commandments.”
John 14:15 NLT
2) Christ died for you; therefore, die to SIN.
So you should consider yourselves to be dead from the power of sin
and alive to God through Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:11 NLT
3) Christ is risen; therefore, rise in the IMAGE of God.
And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of
the Father, now we also may live new lives…conformed to the image
of his Son, to become like him.
Romans 6:4; 8:29 NLT/NIV
4) Christ lives forever; therefore, live to God until you live with him in
GLORY.
I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. For to
me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.
Philippians 1:20b-21 NLT
* “A Letter on Preaching Christ” from John Wesley to Ebenezer Blackwell, 12/20/1751.