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Wesleyan Holiness Women’s Clergy Conference (Grace & Peace Magazine)
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Wesley’s Saturday Morning Prayer for Families
Wesley’s written prayer for families for Saturday Morning. John wrote morning and evening prayers for families, I am offering paraphrases to my Family Ministry class
We present ourselves before You, our Lord and our God, to give You our gift of gratitude and thanksgiving, desiring only that you lovingly accept us, and our service, under the direction of Jesus Christ. In his great name we come to ask Your pardon and peace. Please give your growing grace and your expressions of love even when we are not worthy of the least of Your love. But worthy is the Lamb that was slain to take away the sin of the world (Rev. 5:12, John 1:29). For his sake You will give us everything since Jesus fulfilled all the holy laws we broke and set right our offenses. In Christ we know You are gracious and merciful to people who deserve nothing but punishment.
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Great Overview of the Wesleyan Theological Society in Seattle
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Scottie May Lectures on Welcoming Children
Children provided the focus of study at NTS with the Miriam Hall Lecture in Children’s Ministry. Scottie May provided a powerful opening lecture on “Why Welcoming Children Welcomes Jesus” and followed with an interactive session on “How Welcoming Children Welcomes Jesus.”
Attendees included the board of the Nazarene Children’s Leadership Network, the important front line for children’s ministry in the Church of the Nazarene, denominational leaders particularly from Nazarene Publishing House. The leaders interacted with students, 
local children’s pastors, and faculty all day which led to a rich interaction around children’s ministry. The day included an brown bag lunch as well with attendees.
John Wesley’s Friday Evening Prayer for Families
Wesley’s written prayer for families for Friday Evening. John wrote morning and evening prayers for families, I am offering paraphrases to my Family Ministry class
Lord, you were before everything, above everything, and always unfailing. You search our hearts, knowing their inattention, hardness, vanity and deceitfulness. We were born sinners and have lived the same way. We have added more sins to our sin, abused Your great and marvelous grace, tempted Your patience, and despised Your goodness. You have every right to push us into the outer darkness, where there is wailing and gnashing teeth (Matt. 8:12)
John Wesley’s Friday Morning Prayer
Wesley’s written prayer for families for Friday Morning. John wrote morning and evening prayers for families, I am offering paraphrases to my Family Ministry class
God you are merciful, gracious, patient and abounding in both goodness and truth. Your love covers a multitude of sins. You pardon all our iniquity, transgressions, and sin. God, how excellent is Your love and kindness! All humanities’ children should put their trust under the “shadow of your wings” (Ps. 91:4). So we still look to Your bountiful hand, one which has given us every good thing. Lord, God, have favor on us, as You will for all that love Your holy name! Do not look upon our sinful desires, nor the sins of our hearts and lives, which are more than we can remember and greater than we can express. It is only due to the Lord’s love that we are not consumed by sin, because Your compassion does not fail. Instead You look upon the face of Your anointed Son, who came to this world to take away our sins. Through Jesus we have access to You and Your glorious majesty.
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John Wesley’s Thursday Evening Prayer
Wesley’s written prayer for families for Thursday Evening. John wrote morning and evening prayers for families, I am offering paraphrases to my Family Ministry class
Dear Lord, our God, Your glory is above our thoughts and Your love above all our works. We are definitely living monuments of Your love. You have not abandoned us in our sins; instead, You give us good hope and strong comfort through grace. You sent Your only Son into the world “so whoever believes in Him will not perish” in his or her sins “but have everlasting life” (John 3:16-17). Lord, we believe, so help our unbelief by giving us a true repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. This way we may be counted with those who repent and believe till our souls are saved. As those justified by faith, allow us to have peace with God through our Lord Jesus and rejoice in Christ who provides redemption through His blood. Let the love of God spring out from our hearts through the Holy Spirit which You give us.
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