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What’s Happening at CG 5/29/2020

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Daily Devotional

Read: Acts 2:1-4

Sunday May 31, 2020, is Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is the celebration that takes place 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also the birth of the Christian Church through the coming of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost 2020 is significant because the church currently is in the midst of a crisis, a catharsis, and a change. The crisis is the global pandemic COVID-19 coronavirus. The catharsis is the cleansing from the spiritual negligence that has been affecting the church for years, and the change is the new normal transformation that the church will become post pandemic.

In order for the church to realize it’s future, there will have to be a mighty movement of the Holy Spirit of God that will reclaim the power, passion and promise of God within the people who have truly had an encounter with the risen Christ. The power of the Holy Spirit will reign and rain on the people of God bringing us together once again as one. The passion of the Spirit will cause us to share our possessions with one another in a spirit of selflessness. The promise of God will be the fulfillment of Jesus’ words in John 17:26 and Acts 1:8. This Pentecost will determine if the church of Jesus Christ chooses to pause and return to the past, or pivot and go forward into the future.

Lord Jesus, Pentecost gives us a chance to repent, renew and revive our commitment to live for you. Today, we offer ourselves willingly to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to melt us, mold us, fill us, and use us in any way you choose.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Sunday Morning Worship!

May 31, 2020

Join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. via Facebook Live on the Center Grove United Methodist Church Facebook page.

You can also join our live streaming worship service via the following media outlets:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFfMEFeWdt294sXw_EOH7jA

Church Website: http://centergroveumc.org/

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Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

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Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

Mrs. Gladys Ewing

Mr. Liona Langford, Jr.

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What’s Happening at CG 5/28/2020

What’s Happening at CG?

Daily Devotional

Read: Isaiah 43:16-19

Nick Saban, head coach of the University of Alabama football team, has a saying that is provocative and profound. The saying is, “Trust the Process!” Every student athlete that plays football knows this statement because it describes what the program is all about. It means controlling only what you can do, day to day, playing one down at a time. If you are going to play successfully at the school, you will ingrain this mantra into your mind and do your job (play) accordingly. This is the common denominator in the success of one of the greatest programs in the history of collegiate sports.

The nation of Israel was the best in the world because they had the best in the world on their side, they had God. They couldn’t lose, but they did because they decided to put their trust in other gods and idols. They didn’t trust the process that God had laid out for them. The good news is that God gave them a reprieve through the new thing that He is going to do. Like the Israelites, if we failed to trust God’s process, we will find ourselves in a losing season. But God is about to do a new thing in this eternal now. If we will recognize, seize, and celebrate this new thing we will experience the powerful plan of God, and the restoration of His church.

Dear God, our experience has taught us that when we need protection and deliverance there is no one who can save us but you. Today, we place all of our trust in you and your will as we live into the new thing that you are doing and the new season that is to come.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

Mrs. Gladys Ewing

Mr. Liona Langford, Jr.

Words of Encouragement

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What’s Happening at CG 5/22/2020

What’s Happening at CG?

Daily Devotional

Read: Acts 12: 1-17

The question that will be stated over and again will be, “Do you remember where you were when the coronavirus came?” Tens of thousands of lives lost, joblessness, economy in ruins, families torn apart, and a general sense of insecurity and fear during the relatively short period of time. People are seeking answers, but the thing that is the most requested, most offered, most needed and most practiced today is, prayer. Jim Cymbala, in his book Breakthrough Prayer, relates that there are two challenges believers face regarding the prayer of faith. 1) To believe that no situation, however evil or entrenched is beyond the scope of prayer. 2) The second challenge is waiting on God.

When the church commits to sincere God centered prayer, we will experience the power and presence of God into our captive places. We will discover that while the church is praying, God is working things out for His people. Before they can finish their prayers, God has answered their prayer, freed Peter and brought him back to them. After reading this, do you really want to tell God about your problem that is unsolvable, your situation that is unbearable and your mountain that is unmovable?

Heavenly Father, today I give you thanks for the opportunities to exercise the gift of prayer. I know that prayer works and what it can do to change things, people, and make the difference in the earth.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Sunday Morning Worship!

May 24, 2020

Join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. via Facebook Live on the Center Grove United Methodist Church Facebook page.

Monday, May 25, 2020

Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

Mrs. Gladys Ewing

Mr. Liona Langford, Jr.

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What’s Happening at CG 5/21/2020

What’s Happening at CG?

Daily Devotional

Read: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

The biblical definition of hope is confident expectation, having the assurance regarding things that are unclear and uncertain. Hope is one of the theological virtues along with faith and love. Hope is not wishful thinking, because in the hands of the believer hope is a fundamental component of our lives. We know that without hope, life is confusion, it has no rhyme or reason, there are no dreams, goals, or purpose. But, with hope there is strength, confidence, gratitude, and a positive outlook on life.

Over 800 years before His birth the prophet Isaiah spoke of the coming of hope in the birth of Jesus. The people were in darkness, captivity, and oppression, but hope comes wrapped in a child’s body, bringing divine counsel, power, strength, and peace. In Him we discover that there is light in the midst of darkness, and assurance that no matter what happens on earth we have a home, a heavenly building not made by man. Jesus is our hope. He is the Christ, the Messiah, The Anointed One, Son of the living God, who comes to save us from every one of our sins and give us eternal life.

Lord, thank you for ransoming my life, taking my sins, and nailing them to the cross. Today, I know that whatever comes my way I have hope, the blessed assurance that I have a deliverer and His name is Jesus.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Monday, May 25, 2020

Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

Mrs. Gladys Ewing

Mr. Liona Langford, Jr.

Words of Encouragement

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5/20/2020 Bible study

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What’s Happening at CG 5/20/2020

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Bible Study

Join us today (Wednesday, May 20th) for Bible Study at 12:00 noon via Facebook Live on the Center Grove United Methodist Church Facebook page.

Daily Devotional

Read: Hebrews 12:1-2

Watching the news, reading about the cases, deaths and forecast that is expected from the COVID-19 coronavirus makes you think about your mortality. Until I remembered that our ancestors were confronted with some pretty overwhelming challenges. Slavery, life after reconstruction, terrorist bombings, Jim Crow, segregation, voting rights, and Civil Rights all remind me that it wasn’t easy, and we didn’t get here on our own. They sacrificed everything, even their lives so that we can have what we enjoy today. We remember that we are standing on the shoulders of giants who endured worst things than COVID-19 and lived to pass life on to the next generation.

The author in Hebrews is writing to people who felt like giving up. They had lost hope, became spiritually lazy, negligent and were about to compromise their faith and beliefs. But, the writer sends a prophetic jolt into the community to get them back in the race. Our ancestors today are surrounding us, cheering us on and calling us to remember that we are the best of the best. This virus is a weight that must be laid aside as we take our eyes off ourselves, fix them on Jesus and open our faith files to read and remember all of the times that God has brought us through.

Lord Jesus, thank you for the testimony of our elders and ancestors. Today, we resolve that we will not flinch in the face of trials and tribulations because we stand on the shoulders of those who would not let up, give up, or shut up, until they paid up, prayed up, and stayed up.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

Mrs. Gladys Ewing

Mr. Liona Langford, Jr.

Words of Encouragement

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What’s Happening at CG 5/19/2020

What’s Happening at CG?

Daily Devotional

Read: Luke 5:1-11

When I was young, we would “go swimming” at the local park in the neighborhood. I loved the water, but I couldn’t swim. The way the older boys resolved my dilemma, and deepened my anxiety, was to throw me into the deep water and laugh as I did my best I’m not drowning imitation. But, one boy taught me all that I needed to know about being in deep-water. 1) It’s not any different than shallow water, just deeper, 2) you have to trust your survival instincts in deep water, 3) You can make it in deep water if you don’t panic, and 4) Big fish don’t swim in shallow water. I also discovered a personal lesson from my deep-water experience that has lasted throughout my lifetime. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Jesus had a deep-water blessing for the men who were willing to trust Him, even though they had been fishing all night and caught nothing. Sometimes it’s the unexpected circumstances, the situations we don’t want to go through that teach us the best lessons. Consequentially, it is the nevertheless faith declaration made by Peter that enables the men to see the power of Jesus’s Word, experience a net-breaking reward, and have their lives transformed. All this for being faithful, obedient, and trusting God. Sometimes we will find ourselves in some fearful and anxious deep-water places. If you are willing to follow God’s Word, even when it doesn’t make sense; don’t panic because God is about to perform an awesome action in your life.

Thank you, Jesus, for taking the time today to show me that I can make it in life’s deep waters. I will not be anxious, fearful, or doubtful, because I trust your Word.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

Mrs. Gladys Ewing

Mr. Liona Langford, Jr.

Words of Encouragement

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What’s Happening at CG 5/18/2020

What’s Happening at CG?

Daily Devotional

Read: Joshua 1:1-9

The success of anything depends on its willingness to change, transition, evolve and transform. There is nothing we can do about it, change is inevitable. The question is, how do we engage God’s plan for our lives as we take the next step beyond our present circumstances. Author James Hudnut-Beumler said, “When a congregation can fondly remember where it has been, but does not see itself still journeying toward God, it has lost the nourishment it needs to sustain life.” In other words, who wants to be a part of something that has memory but no hope.

God reminds his people during their time of transition that He is about to write the next chapter of their faith story. They are getting ready to cross over into the land of God’s promise. God has brought them there; He will lead and take care of them. But, in order to make it into the new land, they will have to change their mindset from bondage in Egypt to freedom. They will have to trust God to overcome their obstacles, and they must be strong and courageous. As we enter into the new post pandemic land of promise, let us enter with the confidence that we are the people of promise and that our God is with us.

Heavenly Father, you blessed us, protected us, saved us, delivered us, fed us, and loved us, from change to change, throughout this pandemic crisis. Today, I am bold in my confession and courageous in my walk, for I am a child of the living God.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

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What’s Happening at CG 5/15/2020

What’s Happening at CG?

Daily Devotional

Read: Romans 7: 14-25

I turned innocently into a car dealership to waste time between appointments and found myself at the behest of the salesperson sitting behind the wheel of a brand new car. I almost had to perform CPR on the salesperson who was amazed at how good I looked in that car. “That’s you,” he said! Now I’m no fool, but the car did look good and I was in the car, so it stands to reason that it was me. Before I noticed anything, I was about to sign a loan on a car I wasn’t looking for, didn’t need and couldn’t afford.

The apostle Paul helps all of us who perhaps have been in that situation. Maybe not a car dealer but perhaps you almost fell to a smooth talking brother, or sultry voiced sister who attempted to convince you of something that you knew wasn’t good for you. We discover that the battlefield is not in the street or the boardroom, it’s in the mind. The mind can be our greatest asset, or our worst enemy. To avoid Paul’s dilemma in verses 15-20, we must make up, elevate, and transform our minds so that we can walk in the wisdom, message, and Spirit of God.

Thank you, Lord for the victory. Today, I renounce the flesh and embrace the Spirit so that my mind will be centered on your will, your way, according to your Word.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Join the Pray Without Ceasing Ministry for an hour of prayer on the Prayer Line — Saturday, May 16th from 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. For we know, prayer changes things, circumstances, situations, and much more!
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Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

Center Grove Spotlight

Congratulations To Our

2020 Graduates

Braxton Harris
Sparkman High School

Joshua Malone
Madison Academy

Imani Malone
Auburn University

Nia Malone
Spelman College

Matthew W. Smith
University of Mississippi Law School

Brent Binford

Troy State University

Brandon Binford

Troy State University

Matthew L. Larry

Calhoun Community College

Rodney D. Parker
University of West Alabama

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What’s Happening at CG 5/14/2020

What’s Happening at CG?

Daily Devotional

Read: Isaiah 40:28-31

A recurring mantra from people concerning the COVAD-19 coronavirus is, when will it be over? But, if we are going to make it through this awful experience it’s going to take perseverance. Perseverance is the persistence in doing something despite difficulty, or delay in achieving success. We can’t give up on the fact that God is with us, He is in control, He will deliver us from this evil, and that delay does not mean denial. We must realize that there is a blessing for those who wait.

Isaiah helps us to see God’s purpose, process, and power in the waiting season. The God who understands what we are going through and the load we carry, will provide us with strength when we are weak and power when we are weary. Because when we persevere, when we hold on, when we remain steadfast in the midst of the pandemics of life, our God who has all power will replenish, restore, and renew His people! When others are falling and quitting, we will still be going. We will not fly like birds, we will soar like eagles. So, hold on my brother, be strong my sister, wait on the Lord, wait I say, on the Lord.

Thank you, Lord, for giving us the strength that we need to make it through the storm that is before us. Today, we resolve to persevere as we wait for your deliverance.

Shalom

Pastor Smith

Center Grove Spotlight

Congratulations To Our

2020 Graduates

Braxton Harris
Sparkman High School

Joshua Malone
Madison Academy

Imani Malone
Auburn University

Nia Malone
Spelman College

Matthew W. Smith
University of Mississippi Law School

Brent Binford

Troy State University

Brandon Binford

Troy State University

Rodney D. Parker
University of West Alabama

Hosted By:
The Pray Without Ceasing Ministry

Don’t forget to give your Tithes and Offerings! Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the hope for our community and the world!

Here are Three Ways to Give:

1.) Visit the Center Grove website (www.centergroveumc.org), click on Stewardship, and then click the “Ready to Give” tab.

2.) If you prefer to mail your donation, you may send it to:
Center Grove United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5957
Huntsville, AL 35814

Remember The Sick & Home-bound

Mrs. Evelyn Roberson

Mrs. Gladys Jacobs

Mrs. Madgie Jamar

Ms. Marjorie Ewing

Mrs. Cora King

Ms. Theresa Hope

Mrs. Zena Love Hill

Mr. Carl Bradley

Mrs. Barbara Baker

Mrs. Robbie Grant

Mr. Bobby Readus

Mr. James Harris

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