Movie Night Dec. 23 at Sylvester UMC
Union Grove/Sylvester United Methodist Church will hold its Annual Christmas Program/Cantata on December 16 at 5:00 p.m. at Union Grove United Methodist Church. We invite all of you to come out and enjoy the program. Our Watch Night will be held on December 31 at 9:00 p.m. at Sylvester U.M.C.
Sylvester United Methodist church will host a Movie night on December 23, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Spirit of Sharing Program will be Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Roosevelt State Park in Morton. Please bring at least 2 non perishable goods for each person in attendance as a donation.
Lastly a word from Pastor Mann. Sometimes we aren’t watching where we should be because we are watching other things.
I remember watching some of the western movies on television when the enemy would surround the house and shoot at the ones inside the house. Those in the house would be stationed at every window — not just the ones in the front. They kept a watch on the back and both sides of the house to make sure the enemy did not gain access anywhere. Each person was appointed their post to watch.
Had they been preoccupied with something else besides guarding the window they were stationed at; the enemy would have slipped through an unguarded window opening.
I believe the Lord is saying to us this morning that we are too preoccupied looking in the wrong directions and not focusing on the one that is really important. We have become busy watching so much that is unimportant that we are not watching for the things that are most important.
The shepherds were keeping watch over their flocks by night when they received word from the angels of the Messiah’s birth. They were watching where they should have been watching and received the invitation.
If the watchman on the wall is watching what he should be watching, the enemy will be spotted before he can make it into the city. If the owner of the house is watching out for the safety of his household and not preoccupied watching other things the thief cannot come in.
If the five foolish virgins had been watching the oil in their lamps they would not have missed the wedding fest. If Peter had been watching in prayer instead of sleeping, he would not have fallen into the temptation to deny Christ.
Are you watching in the right direction? Are you watching the important things — eternal things? Are you preoccupied watching those things that only pull you further away from Christ?
Are you watching for the enemy? Are you watching for the Lord's return? Are you watching your life to make sure it is pleasing to the Lord? Just where and what are you watching?
Have an awesome day. Are you watching for the things that are eternal, or preoccupied with watching the things that are only the cares of this life?
