I will be faithful to God. I will follow Jesus. I will repent of my sin. I will resist evil. I will accept the mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. I will be loyal to Wesley Chapel and uphold my church with my prayers, my presence, my gifts, my service, and my witness. I will. Read Acts 1:8. We conclude the month of March and the "I Will" series with our membership vows. We are called to be faithful to God and to follow Jesus. The goal of a disciple is to be like Jesus, therefore we strive to have the same faith that Jesus had. Jesus came to restore us into a right relationship with God. When we repent of our sin and promise to follow Jesus, we walk in peace with God. We promise to resist evil in whatever form it presents itself. Resisting evil is two-fold. The first area is to resist temptation so we do not sin against God. The second area is to confront the evil around us with the hope of transforming evil into good. The evil Jesus confronted was against people who took advantage of or neglected the poor, sick, and hurting. His ministry included reaching out to the “least of these,” and he told his disciples that whenever they did something for the “least of these”, they were doing it for him. We are called to a ministry of transformation by giving relief to the suffering, hope to the hopeless, love to the neglected, and compassion to the down and out. By doing these things, we are witnesses to the power of God through Jesus Christ. 

Lord God on High, we are amazed that you would leave your throne in glory in order to show us how to be your witnesses. As you have reached me with your love, empower me to reach the least of these with your love. Help me be a witness for you. Amen.