A Partnership of Faith

Hope RisingMt. Pleasant United Methodist Church

Membershipbelonging to or being a part of an organization

benefits, status, social, privileges


Membership = Benefit


PartnershipA relationship between individuals characterized by mutual

cooperation and responsibility, for the achievement of a specific goal


Partnership = Shared EffortA relationship between individuals characterized by mutual

cooperation and responsibility, for the achievement of a specific goal


The CallingAs Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named

Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and

Matthew got up and followed him.


While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”


On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ [Hosea 6:6] For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Matthew 9:9-13 (NIV)


“Do not be too quick to condemn the one who no longer believes in God: for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice and mediocrity and materialism and selfishness that have chilled their faith.” -- Thomas Merton


Am I Following?


Am I Following?

CALLED to a purposeful adventure“Follow me,” and Matthew got up and followed

him. v9


Am I Following?

HONEST with themselves about themselves“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the

sick.” v12


Am I Following?

CHALLENGED by ChristGo and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy,

not sacrifice.’ Hosea 6:6


Am I Following?

“As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”(John 20.21). We are called to serve God's mission by living and proclaiming the good news. It’s not the church of God that has a mission, but the God of mission who has a church.


Am I Following?

FOLLOWER: marked by movement, intentional, direction

FIXTURE: stationary, unchanging, directionless, skeptical


Am I Following?Some people make things happen,

some watch things happen,while others wonder what happened.


PartnersI want to be part of a church where I can discover my true calling, redeem my faults, grow in wisdom and give my talents to God by serve as a positive force in the world both inside and outside the walls.


PartnersHeart – Moving toward a Tithe

“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21




Head – Bible Study & Small Group (John 8:31)Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples” John 8:31





Hands – Ministry Participation“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” John 15:8





Hands – Ministry ParticipationThis is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. John 15:8

Heal – Share your faith with three people!“Everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35


Partnership

Invest more time, talent and resources

Stretch the limits of your FaithServe when asked.

Grow like never before!Hope Rising

Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church

Partnership VisionI want to be part of a church where I can discover my true calling, learn from my mistakes, grow in wisdom and give my talents to God serving a noble purpose

both inside and outside the walls.


A Partnership of Faith

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