Faith of Jesus
Jesus was of what faith?
Jewish
Israel was ruled by what empire during Jesus' life?
Roman Empire
The first General Conference that founded the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was held in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Christmas Conference
Who is a minister in our church?
Everyone
Name one of the 3 denominations created by African American Methodists in the 1800's
African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME)
African Methodist Episcopal Church of Zion
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Jesus was recognized as a _______ in the Jewish faith?
A Rabbi
"Christians" were not always called that. What were members of the early church referred to as?
Followers of The Way
The moment when John Wesley felt his heart “strangely warmed” by God. Occurred at a meeting on Aldersgate Street in London.
The Aldersgate Experience
Name the 7 Sacraments recognized by the Catholic Church
Ordination, Communion, Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, Confession, Last Rites
What was the name of the new church created by the Evangelical Association and the United Brethren in Christ
The Evangelical United Brethren
Where did Jewish people worship on a regular basis?
Synagogues
Nailed the 95 Thesis to the door of a Catholic Church in Germany
Martin Luther
Group started by John and Charles Wesley at Oxford where members dedicated themselves to living a holy life.
Holy Club
What 2 sacraments do the UMC recognize?
Baptism and Communion
What major event caused the church to split into a northern and southern church in 1844?
Civil War
On holidays and other occasions Jewish people would travel to worship here....
The Temple
French theologian and reformer, most of his well-known work was done while serving in Geneva
• Heavily influenced by Augustine, he wrote a systematic theology called Institutes of the Christian Religion.
• He advocated the absolute sovereignty of God and that salvation and faith could only be granted by the grace of God, not through the act of free will.
John Calvin
Ministers who rode around on horseback and preached to a lot of churches. Francis Asbury was one of the first circuit riders.
Circuit Riders
Why do we only recognize those 2?
Jesus commanded us to do them and also did them himself.
In what year did the 3 branches of Methodism reunited to form the Methodist Church?
1939
Name 2 Jewish Holidays
Passover, the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of First Fruits, the Feast of Weeks, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Festival of Booths. Though its not recorded Hanukkah was a holiday that Jesus would have celebrated as well.
• The father of the English Reformation
• He became the Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII and Edward VI.
• Was a key figure in the Anglican Church’s separation from the Catholic Church
• He created the first doctrinal and liturgical structure for the Church of England.
• He wrote the Book of Common Prayer, which is still used, with revisions, in the Anglican Church.
• Heavily influenced by Martin Luther’s beliefs and reforms
• He died as a martyr when Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary), a Roman Catholic, took the throne after Edward VI.
Thomas Cranmer
Church of England
Preparing to say the vows that were said at our baptism for our-self
In 1968 the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist church united to form what denomination?
The United Methodist Church