Spend & Be Spent

In the early days of the Methodist movement, John Wesley provided his “helpers” (lay preachers who traveled around to preach and spread the movement) a list of 12 rules to follow. Among those rules, Wesley said this: “You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work.”

Nothing to do but save souls. Imagine the difference it would make if Christians were so focused in their passions and efforts?

For our final sermon series of the church calendar, we will dive into the church’s one holy mission “to save as many souls as you can; to bring as many sinners as you possibly can to repentance, and with all your power to build them up in that holiness without which they cannot see the Lord.” This mission comes from the very heart of God himself—the God who loves his world, enters into his world, and calls his people to join him in mission.

Wesley’s charge to his helpers is essentially God’s charge to all who follow Him.

Series Playlist

Elizabeth City EMC Podcast

The Father's Sending Love

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The Father's Sending Love

Oct 26, 2025 • 51:18

God has given the greatest gift that he has to offer. He has sent his one and only Son into the world, not to condemn it, but to save it. He was not compelled to do this because the world was so lovely, but because of his own loving nature.…
The Son's Incarnational Step

Nov 2, 2025 • 40:11

The Apostle Paul instructs the church to have the mind, or attitude, of Christ. As we seek to be the people of mission we are called to be, this means adopting and cultivating the attitude of Christ toward the world and follow him in his sentness to it, in love.…
The Spirit’s Empowering Presence

Nov 9, 2025 • 43:23

Jesus never asked his disciples to go and be witnesses in the world in their own power. Instead he commanded them to wait for the power of the Holy Spirit to come upon them. He is the power for all Christian mission. Series: Spend & Be Spent Speaker: Sean Scribner…
The Church’s Great Co-mission

Nov 16, 2025 • 51:00

Armed with the Good News of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, the church is called to engage the world in mission, empowered by the authority and presence of Christ himself. Series: Spend & Be Spent Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: Matthew 28: 16-20 Author Recent Posts Sean ScribnerLead Pastor at…
The Lord of the Harvest

Nov 23, 2025 • 42:53

The Lord of the Harvest is looking for workers who will join him in his compassion for and ministry to the world. His harvest is not made up of wheat or barley, but of the souls of people in the world he loves. We are not called to reap the…