The Devil's Playbook
Part 2: Hungry Like the Wolf
Text: Genesis 25:29-34

We continue our series The Devil's Playbook this week with a look at gluttony — Genesis 25:29-34. Esau traded his birthright for a bowl of stew, and the story still hits close to home: how fast a craving can dress itself up as an emergency, and how easily we trade something lasting for something immediate. We'll dig into an ancient monk's diagnosis of this exact pattern, watch how Jesus faced the same temptation and didn't take the deal, and walk away with a real way to train our minds before the next "bowl" gets handed to us.

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!

Our next meeting will be tomorrow, August 7th at 2PM in Conference Room 1.

Women in Mission will be giving Bibles to all 3rd and 9th students that are present during our 9AM and 11AM services this Sunday, August 9th.

Our Morning Bible Study will resume on Wednesday, August 12th at 10AM at Clinton Methodist! Join us as we go through the book of Revelation.

SAVE THE DATE AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!

Midweek returns August 12th at 6:30PM at Gray Methodist with something for everybody! 
Men’s Fight Club - Rm 10 (upstairs)

Women's Bible Study - Youth Room (upstairs)

Midweek Moms - Conference Room 1

WILD Wednesdays (Kids Ministry) - Fold's Building

SIX33 (Student Ministry) - Worship Center (Jr. High and High School)

Midweek Moms returns August 12th with a new Bible Study - Song of Songs by Lisa Harper. Join us in Conference Room 1 for this 7 week study that will encourage you to let go of fear and self-protection, embrace God's unconditional love, and grow in intimacy with Christ. In this study you will see Jesus as the Divine Bridegroom who delights in us and invites us into a closer relationship with Him.

Midweek will be starting back on August 12th at 6:30PM and we have an exciting new Bible Study planned for you ladies! We will be meeting upstairs in the Youth Room. Lynn Murdock will be leading the study, "I'm Waiting, God" by Barb Roose.

Order your book soon!

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.

Sign up HERE and join us August 12th upstairs in Room 10 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.

Our Men's Ministry will be selling tickets for a delicious Boston Butt for only $40 each all month long! Also, they will have homemade Brunswick Stew for $5/pint.

Boston Butts will be ready for pick up on Saturday, September 5th between

8AM and 12Noon in the parking lot at Gray Methodist.
See Neil Deese, Glenn Carr or Wayne Roberts if you would like to purchase a ticket.

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

Parents, August 9th is Pop-Up Sunday! The kids will have the chance to grab a pop-tart and throw some confetti before heading to their new grade levels! It'll be a fun and MESSY day- so don't be alarmed at the mountains of confetti in the kids' hall.

Also be sure and update their grade level on the kiosk when signing in.

Parents of Rising 6th graders! Please save the date for this milestone event as we say goodbye to Kids' Ministry and hello to Youth Group! Our Rise Up Pool Party will be Sunday, August 9th from 4-5:30PM at the home of Dawn and Heath Mills. Sign up using the link below.

August 9th:

Preschool 9:00AM:

Erica Sementilli


Preschool 11:00AM:

Katie Ousley
2nd & 3rd Grade 11:00AM:

Adrian Caldwell

4th & 5th Grade 11:00AM:

Audie Newsome

Midweek will be returning on August 12th and if you have been looking for a way to get involved, GROW Kids Ministry is the place! There are several ways you can serve. Just click the link below for more information!

SUNDAY, August 9, 2026


Veronica Skinner
Charles Skinner
Jennifer Carr

Doug Carr

We need 4 people to serve this Sunday and 4 people for next Sunday, August 16th. 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.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is hosting a Field Day at the Recreation Department on Hwy 18 on Saturday, August 15th from 9AM -12:30PM. All Middle School and High School students are invited!

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.