One Worship Service this Sunday, 8/31, followed by a fundraiser brunch

This Sunday is the 5th Sunday of August so we will only have one worship service, which will be at 10:00am in the sanctuary.  Afterwards, there will be a fundraiser brunch hosted by the folks from SPUMC who are traveling on the ZOE trip to Zimbabwe.   

Life Groups: Deepening Discipleship, Empowering Disciples, Making Disciples

We are excited about the Life Group Ministry at SPUMC.  What is a Life Group?  A Life Group is a small group of individuals who are devoted to God and one another as they endeavor to deepen their discipleship of Jesus Christ, empower one another to become leaders in the Kingdom of God, and make disciples of Jesus Christ.  Life Groups are life engaging, life giving, and life transforming.  Most groups will launch during the week of September 21.  For more information, contact Chae Albright, calbright@nccumc.org.    

August 17th sermon

This Sunday's sermon is titled "God is in Control" based on Genesis 45:1-15.  How do we reconcile with those who have hurt us, especially those closest to us?  Reconciliation is possible when we realize that God is in Control, not us.  "What man meant for evil, God meant for good."  God is always working for the good, and can bring good out of any situation.  Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that God is in control.

80 Golfers in Tournament on Saturday

We are looking forward to having 80 golfers take part in the Golf Tournament sponsored by SPUMC's United Methodist Men on Saturday, August 9, at 7 Lakes Country Club!   

Sermon, Sunday, August 10

This week's sermon is titled "The Coat of Many Colors" based on Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28.  This is a story with all the dramatic parts: envy, conspiracy, conflict, sibling rivalry, deception, despair and more.  As Joseph's coat has many colors, this story has many different shades of truth depending upon the view of each in the account.  Even when those closest to us turn against us and everything is going against us, God can bring good out of it.  What others mean for bad, God means for good.

Sermon, Sunday, August 3

THIS WEEK'S SERMON is titled "Holding on for the Blessing" based on Genesis 32:22-31 which records Jacob wrestling all night, refusing to let go until he received a blessing.  The account reminds of the importance of holding on...holding on for the blessing.  We all want to be "blessed," but are we willing to go through the struggle, to even fight for it?  Through it all, Jacob not only receives the blessing but also a new identity.

Godly community makes us better than we can be by ourselves

Yesterday's sermon Scripture was from Hebrews 10:19-25.  Of those verses, two particular verses, verses 24 and 25, provided the foundation of the sermon: "And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching" (NRSV).  In these verses, the author of Hebrews seems intent that the community do a few things.  One of those things is that the community make sure that its members are provoked to love and "good deeds."  Perhaps, one way to say this is that the community should push it's members to love better and do more.  One of the other concerns of the author is that the members of the community are encouraged, are built up.  You see, godly community makes us better than we can be by ourselves.