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Bible Study
Join us today (Wednesday, April 8th) for Bible Study at 12:00 noon via Facebook Live on the Center Grove United Methodist Church Facebook page.
Study Focus This Week:
The Book of Acts
Chapter 5
Daily Devotional
Read: Matthew 26:14-16
The story of Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples of Jesus (he was the treasurer and a thief), is a heartbreaking story of betrayal, greed and selfishness. How could he have walked, witnessed and worked with Jesus for three years, and at the first chance collaborate with the people who were plotting the death of the Savior? We see this foretold in the Old Testament books of Psalms 41:9 and Zechariah 11:12-13. We see the negotiation, the coinage, the arrangement and the betrayal all in these prophetic words. Of course, Jesus knew what was going to happen. Yet, He continued to go forth in His mission and purpose.
God expects the same of us in this eternal now. We will be betrayed and turned against in our lives, many times by those who are closest to us. Yet, we must continue the mission and purpose that God has called us to. We are able because God gives us the strength, and intestinal fortitude based on our faith in His ability to love and protect us from the attacks of the enemy. Today, as we walk with Jesus, be empowered by His Word. Realizing that no matter what negotiation, or arrangement is made for our destruction that God will take care of us.
Thank you, Lord, for your goodness and mercy toward us and the awesome opportunity that we have to serve you in spite of, and instead of the attacks that we encounter from without and from within.
Shalom
Pastor Smith
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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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*Download the app; search for Center Grove (2969 State Rte 53, Huntsville, AL 35806); press the heart to Give!
Remember The Sick & Home-bound
Mrs. Evelyn Roberson
Mrs. Gladys Jacobs
Mrs. Madgie Jamar
Ms. Marjorie Ewing
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Mr. Carl Bradley
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Words of Encouragement
Thank you, everyone, for your faithful and generous giving during our suspension of in-person services. Your generosity enables Center Grove to continue to be the church in the community and beyond. May the Lord bless and keep us as we work, pray and serve together; walking with Jesus to the cross and our spiritual destiny.
-Pastor Smith-