| A Note From Our Associate Pastor: Pastor Ruth J. Smith   What’s Love Got to do With It? And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. -1 Corinthian 13:13- Experts predict that somewhere between 40% and 50% of all marriages existing today will ultimately end in divorce. They say that the contributing factors will be the lack of commitment, infidelity, conflict/arguing, domestic violence, and substance abuse. There have been 15 homicides in Huntsville so far this year. Racial hatred is spreading like wildfire amongst the races. Our politicians have become so consumed with the thirst for money and power that they have forgotten about the people whom they were elected to serve. Ordinary citizens have become so violent that they were willing to storm the capitol, do harm to others, and destroy the very fabric of democracy that this country was built on just to get their way and we proudly called them “Patriots.” As I pondered over what is the cause of all this hostility, 1 Corinthians 13:13 came to my mind (the absence of love!). It states “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” So, what does love got to do with it? Love has everything to do with it. Love is the glue that holds us together. Love is the one common denominator that can remove hatred from our hearts; Love can remove the conflicts/arguing amongst us; Love can remove desires to kill one another; Love can restore broken marriages, relationships, and hearts. 1 Corinthians 13:4 -8 tells us that love is patient; love is kind. It does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud; it does not dishonor others; it is not self-seeking; it is not easily angered. It keeps no records of wrong. It does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres and love never fails. Allowing our hearts and minds to be filled with the love of Christ is the only way to “Make America Great Again.” Why? Because love got everything to do with it. Share the Love, Rev. Ruth Smith, Associate Pastor |
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| Join the Pray Without Ceasing Ministry for prayer on the Prayer Line — Saturday, August 21st from 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. For we know, prayer changes things, circumstances, situations, and much more! |
Our Annual Women’s Day Celebration is Virtual Only.
Worship Celebration
August 29, 2021
Join us for our Men’s Day Worship Celebration at 9:31 a.m. In-Person, or via Facebook Live on the Center Grove United Methodist Church Facebook page.
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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
Mr. Bobby Readus
Mrs. Ollie Gilliam
Pastor Ruth J. Smith
Mrs. Sara M. Bradley
Mrs. Carla Larry
Mrs. Marion Hall
Community Information
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Community Vaccination Clinic at John Hunt Park
Huntsville Hospital’s Community Vaccination Clinic is re-opening in the Jaycee Community Building at John Hunt Park beginning Wednesday, Aug. 18, to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Persons currently awaiting their second dose of the vaccine will continue to be served at the Huntsville Hospital Fever & Flu Clinic through Aug. 17. To schedule your vaccination appointment at John Hunt Park, see the calendar below. Online registration is strongly encouraged, although walk-ins will be accepted.
Words of Encouragement
