Over the next few weeks, we will be celebrating a few of God’s many gifts: the gift of an identity as a Beloved Child of God; the gift of the Holy Spirit; the gift of the church ( that is – the gift of not doing it alone!); the gift of amazing love; the gift of a mission and purpose; and the gift of seeing God in the world. With a sermon series and a Bible Study on Wednesday nights, we will explore together what happens when our lives intersect with God!
On January 10, we kicked off a sermon series: “The Gifts of God.” Here is what is coming up in that series:
Jan 10 – The Gift of Baptism
Jan 17 – The Gift of the Holy Spirit
Jan 24 – The Gift of the Church
Jan 31 – The Gift of Love
Feb 7 – The Gift of a Mission
Feb 14 – The Gift of Seeing God
On Wednesday nights from Jan 13 – Feb 10, we will gather to discuss our spiritual gifts. What have you been gifted with? How can you best use your gifts to glorify God be in service to the world? Come join us as we discover our gifts together!
The United Methodist Church has a great tool for helping you determine your spiritual gifts. I encourage you to check it out and use what you learn to get plugged into ministry!
All of us have been affected by the devastation in Haiti over the last week. We are gifted by God to serve, and our service is needed in our home communities and abroad, particularly at this time in Haiti. The first step right now is to pray: for the Haitian people, for those giving aid and assistance, for guidance as to what God has in store for us. The second step is to give funds: and UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief is an amazing agency to channel your giving through. Because the larger church pays for the overhead costs of this organization, 100% of your donations will get to relief efforts in Haiti.
We are given gifts that we might join with God to reach out to the world in mission and service. Join us at AUMC as we seek to discover our gifts to better reach out!
