THIS SUNDAY:

Part 5: If God is real and cares, why doesn’t He make Himself easier to find?
Text: Psalm 22:1-2; Jeremiah 29:12-13; James 4:8; Revelation 3:20


Of all the questions in this series, this one might be the most personal. It's not just something skeptics ask. It's something hurting people ask. People in dry seasons ask. People who have prayed and heard silence ask.


This Sunday, Pastor Brian returns to the series with a question that deserves more than a tidy answer — and that's exactly what we're going to try and give it. We'll look at what Scripture actually says about God's presence in the world, why the problem might be less about God hiding and more about where it is we're looking, and what it means that God — rather than waiting for us to find Him — crossed every distance to find us first.


If you've ever felt like God was hard to locate, this Sunday is for you.

And if someone you know has been asking this question, it's a good week to bring them along.



PRAYER REQUEST

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.

Please remember those

in our church:

Joan Davis
Cuyler Payne

Marguerite May
Bobby May

Eric Thompson

Mary Ann Hampton

Amy and Joe Nelson

Sam Standard

Cheryl Standard

Libby Saunders

Pat Starley

Hal and Cacky Newberry

Olivia Whaley

Karen Roberts


Please remember those

in our community:

Grady and Jo Brantley

Bessie Lou Harvill
Stephen Brinkman

Carla Napoli
Joe Briley
Ariana Crenshaw
Steve and Sally Waldorf

Byrd Selby

Billy Cauley

Mandy Gunter

Brenda Boyd

Paula Vaughn
Bill and Karen Young

Cathy Dyer

Louise Sallstrom

Judy and Maxwell Young

Dianne Skaggs

Margaret Padgett

Ted Waddle

Mary and Frank Olson

Ronnie & Jim Anne Brett

Hilda Taylor

Rick Pfeifer

Send us your Prayer Request - Questions - Comments

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 13th will be our last Midweek together until August 12th!

SAVE THE DATE!! VBS at Gray Methodist starts June 29th-July 2nd! Our VBS is open to the public for rising Pre-K to rising 6th graders! You can also use this same link to register to serve during VBS!


Preschool & Nursery:
Due to space limitations, VBS classes for children 3 & 4 years old will be for our church members only. Nursery for babies/toddlers is provided for those who are serving during VBS. Again, these classes are not open to the public. You can register your little one using the link below.

We will be honoring all of our graduates, high school and college, at the

11AM service on May 17th.



We all have unique God-given gifts and Gray Methodist offers many ways you can use those gifts for His Glory! From welcoming new guests, communion, pouring love into our kids and youth, running the sound and live stream, to making coffee for our guest and members. When you serve, you give God a chance to work in you and through you. If you're ready, click the link below and take that next step today!


For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve...

Mark 10:45

Ladies, please make plans to join Debbie Wallace with Romans 8:38 Ministries as they host a Ladies Day Retreat on Saturday, June 6th from 9AM-3PM. The cost is $35/person and includes lunch and supplies. Call CAREY at 478-731-3844 to register, or mail your information along with your check to Romans 8:38 Ministries PO Box 28583, Macon, GA 31211. Be sure to include your name, email, phone number and mailing address. PLEASE NOTE: Payments and registration is to Romans 8:38 Ministries, not the church.

HAPPY HEARTS

Make plans to join us for lunch on May 11th as we will have a special guest speaker from the sheriff's department who will be talking to us about the latest scams and fraud alerts that we, as senior adults, need to be aware of. We will also be writing prayer cards this month. Don't miss out!

Women In Mission

Ladies, we hope you can join us for lunch for our last Morning Fellowship
at Trish Ann's until fall!

SIX33 STUDENT MINISTRY

REMINDER FOR ALL STUDENTS GOING TO THE SOULED OUT

YOUTH CONFERENCE JUNE 1ST - 5TH

PLEASE GET YOUR PAYMENTS IN AS WELL AS ANY MEDICAL RELEASE FORMS AND COPIES OF INSURANCE TO GABE ASAP! CHECK YOUR STATUS BY EMAILING: youth@graymetnodist.org

Be sure you are signed up for REMIND to get the latest and the greatest news from SIX33 Student Ministries!

Send a text to 81010;

YOUTH Text this code: @7f6kdk

PARENTS Text this code: @kb8kf4


GROW KIDS MINISTRY

May 10th:

Preschool 9:00AM:

Maggie Renner


Preschool 11:00AM:

Bonnie Brooks


2nd & 3rd Grade 11:00AM:

Adrian Caldwell

4th & 5th Grade 11:00AM:

Audie Newsome


MIDWEEK: May 13th

Preschool: Katie Ousley


Elementary Classes: 
Dawson Robinson

Julie Edwards

Shelley Bazemore
GG Sanders


If you have been coming to our church for a while and looking for a way to get involved, look no further than our Grow Kids Ministry! There are several ways you can serve. Just click the link below for more information!

Parents of rising 4th & 5th graders! Registration for Camp Connect at Epworth by the Sea is now open! Be sure to check out the Camp Connect page for photos and info about what Camp Connect is all about. You can also visit their website at https://www.campconnectumc.org/ for more information.

If you'd like to register your child for camp, please click below.


Communion Team

SUNDAY, May 10, 2026


Megan Fowler


We need 7 person to serve this Sunday and 4 people for next Sunday, May 17th. Please click the link below to sign up for the day(s) you are available!

WET FEET MINISTRIES

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.