Metamora Church of God Welcomes You
Winning vs Losing

One of the hardest things in life is allowing someone to "win" a disagreement - especially when we're convinced that we're right. The Word of God teaches, however, that "losing" in the eyes of the world can mean "winning" in the eyes of God.
The Bible puts it this way: "You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family" (Matthew 5:9)
Did you get into a disagreement with a spouse, family member, a, or colleague? Have you decided that you're not going to "back down"?
As Matthew 5:9 instructs, who we really are has very little to do with who gets the "last word" or what we "accomplish." After all, even non-believers win a lot of debates, and accomplish impressive things! Instead, who we really are has everything to do with how we love, treat and unify people. In 1 Corinthians chapter 13, the Bible warns that we can speak in tongues, have prophetic powers, and give everything we have to the poor, yet still be useless to God.
Being "someone" to God often means surrendering our right to be "right". It also means that, occasionally, we'll have to "lose" with people in order to "win" with God.
The devil will do anything to escalate a disagreement. He will remind us of what someone said, and how they said it. He will feed a tiny offense until it progresses into an explosive fight. That's what he does! The devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy the unity in families, among believers, and in aships. He recognizes the power of peace -and so should we.
James 3:18 promises: "Real wisdom... is characterized by getting along with others. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God, and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each otherl
And trust me, it can be hard work.
Metamora Church of God welcomes you to join us in service.
Cleaning Day has had a recent time change. It is now Thursday Evenings at 5pm. We appreciate any one that can come out and help. The cleanliness and upkeep of our church is very important. With so many of us working full time jobs it is difficult to support these efforts with a day time cleaning crew. Hopefully a later time will accommodate every ones schedule. If you have any questions or would like to help please show up at 5 or contact Sheila Hensley.
Music Lessons Offered
Anyone interested in learning how to play the guitar or drums, lessons will be given on Thursday evenings, 6 pm at the Church. The 1-hr sessions will run $15 each.
For more information, please see Sister Stephanie.
From the heart of the Pastor...
It is our heart & vision here at Metamora Church of God to serve Jesus as we reach out to our community in the surrounding areas.
The primary purpose of the ministry of Metamora Church of God is to teach the uncompromising Word of God and to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ ! We strive to share God's passionate heart for the lost and hurting in the day-to-day ministry of our church.
The vision the Lord gave me was a church without division. That is, a church void of segregation because of race or economic position.
We strive to be a church without walls of denominational barriers, where God's banner over us is LOVE; a church of born again, Spirit-filled believers who are governed by the principles of God'd Word and lead a victorious life.
Daily we practice being a body of believers where the fruit of love, joy, peace longsuffering, gentlenessgoodness, faithfulness, meekness, and temperance are abundant.
We are committed to WORSHIP as a dynamic experience of the presence of God through Word, prayer & music; WELCOME as an invitation to everyone to meet Jesus Christ no matter where they are on their spiritual journey in life; GROWTH as the opportunity to increase each person's confidence and joy in Jesus through prayer, Bible study and through active service in the church, community and the world.
We believe that small things done with love will change the world.
Please let us know how we can be a blessing to you...
Pastor Wayne & Mary Ison of Metamora Church of God


