Rejoice the Lord is King  UMC Hymn # 716

words by Charles Wesley

"A New Heaven and A New Earth" 

John Wesley's sermon on the new creation

Food for Thought-

Glorifying Grace

We need the grace of God to become a part of the spirituality of  heaven.  We see in 1 John 3:2-3 KJV that we will be changed:

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure..

Matthew 6:19-21  KJV

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

What does Glorifying Grace Sound Like?

The table of contents of The United Methodist Hymnal 1989, arranges the hymns by Prevenient Grace, starting with #337, Justifying Grace starting with # 361,  Sanctifying and Perfecting Grace starting with # 382.  Hymns about the new heaven & glorifying grace #700-734.

O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be

United Methodist Hymnal # 727