Sparta United Methodist Church

The mission of Sparta United Methodist Church is to pray,
study, witness, and serve each other and the community
in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Sparta United Methodist Church
54 East Division St. * Sparta, MI 49345

Phone:
(616) 887-8255

Worship Times:

Childrens Sunday School - 9:00 AM

Adult Sunday School - 9:00 AM

Worship - 10:10 AM

Pastor:

Lou Grettenberger

Deuteronomy 32:10

When people think of apples in the context of the Bible we usually think of Adams' Apple and the fall of humanity from God's grace when Adam and Eve were tempted by the devil and ate the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3). However, there is another picture of the apple that shows God's amazing love for us in the Song of Moses found in Deuteronomy Chapter 32. In this Bible passage we see God finding Jacob (who represents Israel, God's chosen people) wandering in a desert. Verse 10 says that God found him, shielded him, cared for him, guarded him and kept him as "the Apple of His eye".

To be the "Apple of God's eye" means that God sees in each of us a reflection of the creator. We are very special to God! We are precious in God's sight. We are a gift to God, beautiful to God and worthy of being loved by God. We at Sparta U. M. Church see ourselves like Jacob, having been lost in the world in need of a savior. Yet in some mysterious and amazing way God found us, picked us up, polished off our dirt and grime, healed our hurts and bruises and gave us new life in Jesus and keeps us as the "Apple of His eye". Then God sends us out into the community to seek others who have been dropped and bruised by life and forgotten about. We pick them up and treat them as God has treated us, loved and cared for as the Apple of God's eye. If you are looking for a family to care about you and to love you we invite you to become part of our family.

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