The Wesley Prayer Challenge Participant Book: 21 Days to a Closer Walk with Christ

by Chris Folmsbee, Adam Hamilton (Foreword by)

Overview

The Wesley Covenant Prayer has been used in Methodist services around the world on the first Sunday of the year since John Wesley introduced it in 1755. Wesley expected that people would pray this prayer as a way of remembering, renewing, and surrendering themselves in complete trust to God. When we pray it, we are to remember what living like Jesus looks like and what loving God with all our heart, soul, and mind and loving our neighbor as ourselves requires of us. In The Wesley Prayer Challenge, author Chris Folmsbee invites readers to consider words from the Wesley Covenant Prayer each day for three weeks while reflecting on their meaning in the context of the larger piece. Each day’s reading will include scripture, prayer, and a challenge for daily life. Additional components for a three-week study include a comprehensive leader guide and a DVD featuring author Chris Folmsbee.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781791007218
Publisher:	Abingdon Press
Publication date:	10/06/2020
Series:	Wesley Prayer Challenge Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	387,075
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country. The Church Report named Hamilton’s congregation the most influential mainline church in America, and he preached at the National Prayer Service as part of the presidential inauguration festivities in 2013. Hamilton is the best-selling and award-winning author of The Walk, Simon Peter, Creed, Half Truths, The Call, The Journey, The Way, 24 Hours That Changed the World, John, Revival, Not a Silent Night, Enough, When Christians Get It Wrong, and Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, all published by Abingdon Press. Learn more about Adam Hamilton at AdamHamilton.com.

Chris Folmsbee is the Senior Director of Discipleship Ministries at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, KS. He is the author of numerous books on spiritual formation, practical theology and missional living. He is a sought-after speaker, and consults with dozens of churches around North America each year.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Introduction 13

Part 1 Surrender and Suffering 19

Day 1 "I am …" 23

Day 2 "… no longer my own," 28

Day 3 "… but thine." 34

Day 4 "Put me to what thou wilt," 39

Day 5 "… rank me with whom thou wilt." 44

Day 6 "Put me to doing," 48

Day 7 "… put me to suffering." 52

Part 2 Honor and Humility 57

Day 8 "Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee," 61

Day 9 "… exalted for thee or brought low for thee." 66

Day 10 "Let me be full," 70

Day 11 "… let me be empty." 74

Day 12 "Let me have all things," 78

Day 13 "… let me have nothing." 84

Day 14 "I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal." 89

Part 3 Community and Commitment 95

Day 15 "And now, O glorious and blessed God," 99

Day 16 "… Father, Son, and Holy Spirit," 104

Day 17 "… thou art mine, and I am thine." 108

Day 18 "So be it." 112

Day 19 "And the covenant which I have made on earth," 116

Day 20 "…let it be ratified in heaven." 120

Day 21 "Amen." 125