The Devil's Playbook
Part 4: Money for Nothing
Text: Matthew 6:24-33

What if I get sick? What if A.I. takes my job? What if the economy collapses? What if my 401k runs out? Anxious yet? Our next tempting thought is avarice, which is sometimes called greed. Avarice isn’t about wanting wealth. It’s about fearing an unknown future. To prevent you from trusting God with your future, avarice whispers a simple little lie into your mind: “One you have enough, you’ll be safe from tomorrow.” The temptation here is to give money a job that it can’t do. Money cannot secure your future. That’s the job of your heavenly Father.

Whenever someone goes in the hospital, has a medical crisis, or health concern that the pastor and church need to know about please contact Sherri Appleby at 478-972-9775 for Gray or Chris Smarr at 478-447-2379 for Clinton.

This month we will be collecting supplies for Faith Responders, a ministry partner of the Global Methodist Church that focuses on disaster response. Let's load our trailer with all the equipment needed to help support our local team. Suggested items are located at the One Thing Project table for you to purchase and/or donate towards. Grab the tag of the item you want to purchase and bring that item back no later than Aug 30th. If you are interested in serving on our Faith Responders team, click the link below and someone will be in touch with you!

Join us at Clinton Methodist Wednesday mornings at 10AM as Pastor Brian leads us on a trail guide through the book of Revelation.

If you missed last night's Vision Event, you will have another opportunity Sunday, August 30th at 2PM in the Worship Center.

Join us Wednesdays at 6:30PM in Conference Room 1.

Our Women's Bible Study group meets Wednesdays at 6:30PM upstairs in the Youth Room.

Men, this Fall, Fight Club is digging into a modern, Christian classic on being a Christian man--John Edredge's Wild at Heart.  God designed men to be powerful, but somewhere between boyhood and the expectations of adulthood, we lost heart. Passion and dreams get buried by deadlines and disappointment. This study will help you uncover a biblical picture of who God created you to be as a man and rediscover your passion to fight for those you love and this world.

It's not too late to sign up HERE and join us upstairs in Room 10 Wednesdays at 6:30pm.

Church family, you are invited to a baby shower for Gabe and Emmi to celebrate the upcoming arrival of their baby boy, Michael "Judah" Davidson! 
The shower will be held in the Worship Center at Gray Methodist on Sunday, 
August 23rd from 2PM-4PM. 
A link to their baby registry is below if you wish to get them a gift.

There are only a few tickets left, so be sure and claim yours! Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets for our fundraiser! Don't forget to pick up your Boston Butts on Saturday, September 5th between 8AM and 12Noon in the parking lot at Gray Methodist!

Our next Baptism Sunday will take place September 27th at both the 9AM and 11AM services. If you are interested in taking your next step into baptism, please click the link below and fill out the form.

Our Senior Adults will be going to Steve's Steaks and Seafood in Macon for lunch on Thursday, August 27th. Church bus will leave from Gray at 11AM.
Please RSVP with Chris Smarr!

WIM will have their next Evening Fellowship on Wednesday, September 2nd at
6:30 PM upstairs in the Youth Room followed by our Midweek Bible Study.

Youth Small Groups start back this Sunday, August 16th at 5PM.

Groups will meet at various host homes. Be sure you are signed up for Remind to see where your group meets! 


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August 23rd:

Preschool 9:00AM:

Ashley Moore

Preschool 11:00AM:

Bonnie Brooks
2nd & 3rd Grade 11:00AM:

Matthew Scroggins

4th & 5th Grade 11:00AM:

Jada Beeson

August 26th:

Preschool:

Sarah Patterson


Elementary:

Joey Richter

Ben Brooks

Matt Scroggins

Buck Edwards

Ashley Moore

Mitchell Helms

SUNDAY, August 23, 2026


Scott Hinson

Richelle Hinson

Doug Carr

Jennifer Carr

Megan Fowler

We need 3 people to serve this Sunday and 8 people for next Sunday, August 30th. Please click the link below to sign up for the day(s) you are available!

Wet Ministries will provide you with a time of respite with your spouse or soon to be spouse. This retreat will include a time of worship and a time of study of the foundation of biblical marriage and family.
The retreat will be held at the beautiful Quail Country Plantation in Arlington, GA. Click the link below to register and to learn more and to register.

Narrow Gate is offering a Fundamentals of Disciple-Making class which will begin on Sept 17th. This is a 6-week free online teaching that is part of our overall strategy to help individuals become responsible, resilient, reproducing disciples of Jesus. It is open to anyone, including church leaders and pastors who wish to grow in the disciple-making principles that Jesus modeled. Register below, and you'll be sent a Zoom link to join us on September 17th.