Confirmation Part 9/10: Methodist Promises
This is part of a series of mix-and-match curriculum resource for UMC Confirmation Classes and Teachers
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Confirmation
Confirmation is the occasion for public profession of faith in Christ, commitment to lives of Christian discipleship, and acceptance of the responsibilities of church membership.
In Confirmation, God reaffirms the divine promise given at baptism, members make a personal commitment to God before the congregation, and participants strengthen their faith and relationship with God.
Membership Vows
New members are asked to covenant together:
To renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of the world, and repent of their sin
To accept the freedom and power God gives them to resist evil, injustice, and oppression
To confess Jesus Christ as Savior, put their whole trust in his grace, and promise to serve him as their Lord
To remain faithful members of Christ's holy church and serve as Christ's representatives in the world
To be loyal to Christ through The United Methodist Church and do all in their power to strengthen its ministries
To faithfully participate in its ministries by their prayers, their presence, their gifts, their service, and their witness
To receive and profess the Christian faith as contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments
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This is part of a series of mix-and-match curriculum resource for UMC Confirmation Classes and Teachers
