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Discipline & Stewardship Discipline Our founder, John
Wesley, practiced a discipline of fasting each week, with expectation that
his pastors and small group participants would do the same. Whether we fast,
live simply, retreat, worship, pray, or meditate, we experience God’s
grace in the training of our physical, mental or spiritual lives. Discipline
is not designed to make us feel guilty, but to train us, so that we can
better worship God and minister to others. I rarely discipline
my body, mind, or spirit. o Participate in a short term small group study or a Sunday School
class for nurture and accountability. I have on occasion
practiced discipline (through diet, exercise, regular devotions, monetary
savings, fasting).
o Utilize an exercise group, walking
track or exercise room. o Attend Boundaries Small Group to learn
boundaries for your life and others I seek to practice
a disciplined life to glorify God.
o Attend Financial Peace University. I encourage others
through grace and support to live a life of simplicity and discipline. o Start a Covenant
Discipleship Small Group. Stewardship A steward is one who
takes care of God’s resources. The scriptures encourage us to not
hide the resources God has entrusted to our care, but to multiply them to serve
others. As United Methodists, we commit to serve God with our prayers,
presence, gifts and service. At FUMC, we want to help you discover your
Spiritual Gifts, have financial peace, and discern God’s call for you
life. I seldom consider
how I can use the time, talents and treasure God has given to me for
God’s purposes. o Discover the Spiritual Gifts God has given you. I occasionally use
the spiritual gifts God has given me for ministry in the church and I give
regularly to the church and other charities. o Attend Financial Peace University I frequently use
the spiritual gifts God has given me for ministry in the church and am
stepping up toward a tithe (giving 10 % of my income) to give to God’s
offering. o Work toward a tithe by
stepping up in percentage each year. o Attend a Focused Living Retreat to
discern God’s call for your life I consistently use
the spiritual gifts God has given me for ministry in the church and I give a
tithe (10% or more) of my income to God’s offering. o Give beyond the tithe through estate and planned giving o Give
offerings to special and global needs beyond the tithe o Give to
and/or volunteer with charities in our community I help others to
discover the joy of using the gifts God has given them for God’s o Lead Financial o Participate as a table leader at a
church wide retreat o Discern if God may
be calling you to ordained ministry.
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