Welcome to Grace!
Having experienced the amazing love of our God revealed in Jesus Christ, we at Grace United Methodist Church respond with the THE GRACE DRIVEN LIFE — LIVING IN THE BALANCE! The founder of the Eighteenth Century spiritual renewal movement of people called Methodists, the Rev. John Wesley, was concerned that "the Methodists would become societies having the form of godliness without the power. For him, the power of religion was the movement of grace that transforms and heals human hearts and relationships from self-centered existence to Christ-centered abundant, eternal life. He understood that Christian faith is incarnational.” (From The Grace-Driven Life study resources) Wesley was concerned that the spiritual should be lived in the physical. That's part of God's revelation to us in Jesus.
Also, every system in our physical bodies must be balanced to stay healthy. It’s in the imbalance -- too much blood sugar or not enough blood pressure -- that our bodies become diseased. So it is with our spiritual lives. We need to live in the balance of a personal relationship of love with Christ through prayers and presence and a public relationship of love with our neighbors through gifts and service. This is how we witness to God's grace that is active in our lives. These are our Membership Vows with our covenant relationship to God.
The good news is that we have a community of other Christians ready to help us stay in balance. So it is that living the life of grace means to live with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, relying on God’s grace in Jesus as sufficient for the journey.
There is much to learn about life in the BALANCE as we share together the experience of God’s transforming power of grace!

Look around the pages of our Web site (please note that we are currently in the process of redesign) and see how we are seeking to live out our mission of "making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world." Then, come worship with us as soon as you can!

GRACE and Peace,

Keith

Rev. Keith L. Head
lead pastor
(gracepastor@texoma.net)