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Methodism was founded by Rev John Wesley in the 18th Century to live a Christian way of life and experiencing the empowering and the fulfilment of the Holy Spirit with a great commission to witness Jesus in all spheres of life
The aim of the Methodist Church in Fiji is to uphold the Great Commission commanded by Jesus Christ commanded by Jesus Christ and to make disciples from all nations to Jesus Christ to be their personal Savior and Lord. |
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Na Leweni Lotu Wesele/ Methodist Church Members
Ko ira nalewe ni Lotu Wesele era bula ena duidui na draki, ia e sega ni vakataotaka na nodra guta me ra gole kina so-kalou.E dola tu na veivale ni lotu kina vei mata tamata kecega ka sega ni vakaduiduitaka e dua. Era dau lotu vata na Siga Tuberi, na Siga Dina kei na Siga Veitokani. Ko ira na Siga Tuberi sai ira na lewe ni lotu ka tekivu nai tutu oqo mai vei ira na se qai papitaisotaki oti ki na gauna e sa soli bula kina edua na lewe ni lotu. Ko ira na Siga Veitokani sai ira na lewe ni lotu mai na dua tale nai Soqosoqo Lotu Vakarisito ka ra gadreva me ra laki so-Kalou ena vale ni lotu ni Lotu Wesele.Ko ira na Siga Dina, sai ira na lewe ni lotu ka ra sa soli bula oti vua na Turaga ko Jisu, tuberi ka sa vakabau ena Bose Vulavou ka ra sa vakatabui ena Lotu ni Veivakatabui
Members of the Methodist Church live in different conditions and backgrounds do not see these differences as obstacles to attend fellowships.The churches are open to individuals of different ethnic groups.The Church members consist of three categories, the Unconfirmed members,Confirmed members and Members in Association These three categories come together in fellowship.The unconfirmed members ranges from infants who had just received baptism to a member who has made a decision to foolow Jesus.The Members in Association are members from other Christian denomination who has made a decision to worship God with the Methodist church members. The Confirmed members of the Church are members who have given their lives to Christ, received and confirmed by the Leaders Meeting and dedicated in theDedication Service.
Na Ka E Gadrevi Taumada/ Conditions Of Membership
Ena yabaki 1743, koi rau ko Joni kei Jalesi Wesele, e rau a vola e dua “Na i Vola Vakarau” me yaga kivei ira era dau soqoni vata vaka lewe ni Lotu Wesele. E kaya nai Vakarau ni sa dua ga na ka sa yaga e na vukudra ke ra sa via lewe ni siga; ko ya “me ra via vakabulai mai na nodra i valavala ca”. Oqo na yavu ni nona gadreva dina e dua, me sa tamata va-Karisito ena ka ni vakabauta kei nai valavala, e buli kina na Matasiga ni Lotu Wesele. E dodonu vua e dua na lewe ni Siga Dina me:
In the year 1743, John and Charles Wesley wrote a document known as “The Great Rules” for use of those who gathered together as members of the Methodist Societies. The rules stated that one thing necessary for membership is “….a desire to be saved from their sins….” On this foundation and on the sincere desire to be Christian in faith and practice the membership of the Methodist Church is built. As conditions of membership, members shall:-
(1) Vakatusai Jisu Karisito me nona Turaga ka i Vakabula, ka dau muria na Nona i vakaro, me vaka eda wilika ka kila na kena i balebale mai nai Vola Tabu;
Acknowledge Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord and determine to follow in the way of His commandments, as read and interpreted from the Scriptures.
(2) Tusanaka ni sa lomana me vakarorogo ki na Yavu ni Vakavulewa kei na Lawa ni Lotu Wesele.
Express their willingness to conform generally to the discipline of the Methodist Church as written in its Constitution and Regulations.
(3) Vakabauta nai vakavuvuli raraba ni Lotu, me vaka sa tusanaka tu ena nodra Vakabauta nai Apositolo kei na Taro.
Generally accept the doctrines of the Church, as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed and the Fijian Catechism (Na Taro).
(4) Sa papitaisotaki oti.
Have received the Sacrament of Baptism.
(5) Dau lotu ka dau guraka na veisoqoni vakalotu me vaka na i Vakayakavi ni Turaga;
Attend as regularly as possible the public worship of God, the commemoration of the Lord’s Supper, and other means of grace provided by the Church.
(6) Dau kauwaitaka na cakacaka vakayalo ni Lotu, me vaka na veivakalotutaki, na veivakavuvuli kei na veiqaravi vaka i Vakatawa.
Manifest an interest in the spiritual activities of the Church such as evangelism, teaching and pastoral care.
(7) Dau solia na nona gauna, taledi, kei nai solisoli ki na cakacaka ni Kalou me vaka e rawata.
Contribute time, talents and gifts to the work of God according to their ability.
Tukutuku Raraba na Lotu Wesele / Origins of the Methodist Church
Na Lotu Wesele ea vakatoka yaca kivua nai Talatala Jone Wesele okoya ka tauyavutaka.
Ea bucini nai soqosoqo lotu Wesele mai Okosivote mai na soqosoqo ni vuli Vola Tabu. E vakayacani nai soqosoqo ni vuli Vola Tabu oqo na “Soqosoqo Tabu”. Era maroroya na savasava ni Kalou ka ra vakavatukanataka na bula vakaivakarau ka tuvai vakamatau. Ea cabeta nai tutu vakaitalatala ko Jone Wesele ena 1728 ena Lotu Jaji.
The Methodist Church was founded in Oxford University from a Bible study group The group was called Holy Club or Methodist. They kept God’s Holiness and lived in discipline. The founder Rev John Wesley became a Minister of the Anglican Church in1728
Ena i ka 24 ni siga ni Vula ko Me 1738 e vakila kina ko Talatala Jone Wesele ni sa katakata mai na Lomana, ka vakila na marau e tara na nona bula ka vakila ni sa vakabulai ka bokoci na nonai valavala ca. e vakila na bula vou kei na vakasinaiti ni Yalo Tabu ena nona bula.
On the 24th of Me 1738, Rev John Wesley experiencedthe Baptism of the Holy Spirit in which he felt that his sins are forgiven,felt the strange warmness in him and he wasfilled with joy.
Ea vakayacori mai Lodoni enai ka 25 ni siga ni vula ko Jiune 1744 ka vakatokai “Nai matai ni Koniferedi ni Lotu Wesele mai Peretania” Na Koniferedi na ulunivanua ka lewai kina na Lotu raraba.
The first Conference was held in London on the 25th day of June,1744 and it was called “The First Conference of Britain’
Na Veika e vakabibitaka ko Nai Talatala Jone Wesele/What Rev John Wesley Emphasised:
1) Nai Vola Tabu me vanua e yavutaki kina nai vakavuvuli vakawesele.
Na lewe ni Lotu Wesele, me kila vinaka nai Vola Tabu, nai vurevure ni noda vakabauta kei na noda i vunau.
All teaching should be Biblically based.
2) Noda maroroya nai tovo kei nai vakarau ni nodra qaravi Kalou ena drau na yabaki sa oti.
We should uphold theApostles Tradition
3) Na Bula Vou eda rawata ni da sota kei Jisu Karisito. Na vua ni veivutuni.
The fruits of repentance and the new life in Jesus Christ
4) Na noda dau vakasaqara na dina ni dua nai vakavuvuli sei vunau.
To look for reasons and truth from teachings and sermons
Ko ira nalewe ni Lotu Wesele era bula ena duidui na draki, ia e sega ni vakataotaka na nodra guta me ra gole kina so-kalou.E dola tu na veivale ni lotu kina vei mata tamata kecega ka sega ni vakaduiduitaka e dua. Era dau lotu vata na Siga Tuberi, na Siga Dina kei na Siga Veitokani. Ko ira na Siga Tuberi sai ira na lewe ni lotu ka tekivu nai tutu oqo mai vei ira na se qai papitaisotaki oti ki na gauna e sa soli bula kina edua na lewe ni lotu. Ko ira na Siga Veitokani sai ira na lewe ni lotu mai na dua tale nai Soqosoqo Lotu Vakarisito ka ra gadreva me ra laki so-Kalou ena vale ni lotu ni Lotu Wesele.Ko ira na Siga Dina, sai ira na lewe ni lotu ka ra sa soli bula oti vua na Turaga ko Jisu, tuberi ka sa vakabau ena Bose Vulavou ka ra sa vakatabui ena Lotu ni Veivakatabui
Members of the Methodist Church live in different conditions and backgrounds do not see these differences as obstacles to attend fellowships.The churches are open to individuals of different ethnic groups.The Church members consist of three categories, the Unconfirmed members,Confirmed members and Members in Association These three categories come together in fellowship.The unconfirmed members ranges from infants who had just received baptism to a member who has made a decision to foolow Jesus.The Members in Association are members from other Christian denomination who has made a decision to worship God with the Methodist church members. The Confirmed members of the Church are members who have given their lives to Christ, received and confirmed by the Leaders Meeting and dedicated in theDedication Service.
Na Ka E Gadrevi Taumada/ Conditions Of Membership
Ena yabaki 1743, koi rau ko Joni kei Jalesi Wesele, e rau a vola e dua “Na i Vola Vakarau” me yaga kivei ira era dau soqoni vata vaka lewe ni Lotu Wesele. E kaya nai Vakarau ni sa dua ga na ka sa yaga e na vukudra ke ra sa via lewe ni siga; ko ya “me ra via vakabulai mai na nodra i valavala ca”. Oqo na yavu ni nona gadreva dina e dua, me sa tamata va-Karisito ena ka ni vakabauta kei nai valavala, e buli kina na Matasiga ni Lotu Wesele. E dodonu vua e dua na lewe ni Siga Dina me:
In the year 1743, John and Charles Wesley wrote a document known as “The Great Rules” for use of those who gathered together as members of the Methodist Societies. The rules stated that one thing necessary for membership is “….a desire to be saved from their sins….” On this foundation and on the sincere desire to be Christian in faith and practice the membership of the Methodist Church is built. As conditions of membership, members shall:-
(1) Vakatusai Jisu Karisito me nona Turaga ka i Vakabula, ka dau muria na Nona i vakaro, me vaka eda wilika ka kila na kena i balebale mai nai Vola Tabu;
Acknowledge Jesus Christ as their Saviour and Lord and determine to follow in the way of His commandments, as read and interpreted from the Scriptures.
(2) Tusanaka ni sa lomana me vakarorogo ki na Yavu ni Vakavulewa kei na Lawa ni Lotu Wesele.
Express their willingness to conform generally to the discipline of the Methodist Church as written in its Constitution and Regulations.
(3) Vakabauta nai vakavuvuli raraba ni Lotu, me vaka sa tusanaka tu ena nodra Vakabauta nai Apositolo kei na Taro.
Generally accept the doctrines of the Church, as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed and the Fijian Catechism (Na Taro).
(4) Sa papitaisotaki oti.
Have received the Sacrament of Baptism.
(5) Dau lotu ka dau guraka na veisoqoni vakalotu me vaka na i Vakayakavi ni Turaga;
Attend as regularly as possible the public worship of God, the commemoration of the Lord’s Supper, and other means of grace provided by the Church.
(6) Dau kauwaitaka na cakacaka vakayalo ni Lotu, me vaka na veivakalotutaki, na veivakavuvuli kei na veiqaravi vaka i Vakatawa.
Manifest an interest in the spiritual activities of the Church such as evangelism, teaching and pastoral care.
(7) Dau solia na nona gauna, taledi, kei nai solisoli ki na cakacaka ni Kalou me vaka e rawata.
Contribute time, talents and gifts to the work of God according to their ability.
Tukutuku Raraba na Lotu Wesele / Origins of the Methodist Church
Na Lotu Wesele ea vakatoka yaca kivua nai Talatala Jone Wesele okoya ka tauyavutaka.
Ea bucini nai soqosoqo lotu Wesele mai Okosivote mai na soqosoqo ni vuli Vola Tabu. E vakayacani nai soqosoqo ni vuli Vola Tabu oqo na “Soqosoqo Tabu”. Era maroroya na savasava ni Kalou ka ra vakavatukanataka na bula vakaivakarau ka tuvai vakamatau. Ea cabeta nai tutu vakaitalatala ko Jone Wesele ena 1728 ena Lotu Jaji.
The Methodist Church was founded in Oxford University from a Bible study group The group was called Holy Club or Methodist. They kept God’s Holiness and lived in discipline. The founder Rev John Wesley became a Minister of the Anglican Church in1728
Ena i ka 24 ni siga ni Vula ko Me 1738 e vakila kina ko Talatala Jone Wesele ni sa katakata mai na Lomana, ka vakila na marau e tara na nona bula ka vakila ni sa vakabulai ka bokoci na nonai valavala ca. e vakila na bula vou kei na vakasinaiti ni Yalo Tabu ena nona bula.
On the 24th of Me 1738, Rev John Wesley experiencedthe Baptism of the Holy Spirit in which he felt that his sins are forgiven,felt the strange warmness in him and he wasfilled with joy.
Ea vakayacori mai Lodoni enai ka 25 ni siga ni vula ko Jiune 1744 ka vakatokai “Nai matai ni Koniferedi ni Lotu Wesele mai Peretania” Na Koniferedi na ulunivanua ka lewai kina na Lotu raraba.
The first Conference was held in London on the 25th day of June,1744 and it was called “The First Conference of Britain’
Na Veika e vakabibitaka ko Nai Talatala Jone Wesele/What Rev John Wesley Emphasised:
1) Nai Vola Tabu me vanua e yavutaki kina nai vakavuvuli vakawesele.
Na lewe ni Lotu Wesele, me kila vinaka nai Vola Tabu, nai vurevure ni noda vakabauta kei na noda i vunau.
All teaching should be Biblically based.
2) Noda maroroya nai tovo kei nai vakarau ni nodra qaravi Kalou ena drau na yabaki sa oti.
We should uphold theApostles Tradition
3) Na Bula Vou eda rawata ni da sota kei Jisu Karisito. Na vua ni veivutuni.
The fruits of repentance and the new life in Jesus Christ
4) Na noda dau vakasaqara na dina ni dua nai vakavuvuli sei vunau.
To look for reasons and truth from teachings and sermons
