The guest preacher for this Sunday was Rev. Grady Mills. A native of South Georgia, Grady received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Valdosta State University and a Masters of Christian Education from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He is retired after serving in ministry for over 30 years in the South Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church. His primary areas of interest have been healthy/positive Christian Education for Children and Youth, Senior Adult ministry, and Missions, where he served on or led three mission teams to Zimbabwe. He and his wife Brenda have been married since 1968 and have two children and three grandchildren.
MINISTERS:
Rev. Grady Mills
Rev. Jeanette Purvis
PRODUCTION:
Videographer: Patrick Prokop
Video Editor:ย Patrick Prokop
Audio: Christina Focht
Lighting: Stephen Butler
FLOWERS FOR THE SERVICE:
The flowers for the service were given in honor of the Glory of God.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Every Sunday at Asbury, there are people who work behind the scenes to help make the day so meaningful and wonderful for us and our visitors. We thank those unsung heroes of faith โ our Hospitality Team, our Ushers and Greeters, our Nursery Workers, and our Children's Church Teachers.
SPECIAL MUSIC: "Amazing Grace"
Words by: John Newton
Sung a Capella by: Scott Russell, Savannah VOICE Festival
RIBBONS FOR A REASON
Rev Jeanette Purvis announced that Asbury had added another orange ribbon to the courtyard fence to commemorate the death by gun violence of Joshua J. Lewis, age 22, who died by gunshot on July 24, 2016.
SERMON: "What's It All About, Jesus?"
In his sermon, Rev. Grady Mills reminds the congregation that Jesus told his disciples that the greatest commandments are to love God and to love others as we love ourselves. During the sermon, he read the lyrics to a hymn he often sang during Sunday evening services as a youth, "Others." The congregation sang this hymn at the end of the service.
Scripture:ย Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, Luke 12:13-21 [NIV Translation; others available at the link]
Audio Version (mp3)
SPECIAL MUSIC: "Thankful"
Words and Lyrics by: Carol Bayer Sager and David Foster
Arranged by: Richard Page
Soloist: Danny Beam
Pianist: Kay Deffley
Lyrics (PDF)
Before singing the song, Danny Beam addressed the congregation of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, thanking them for all that they have done for him.
We hope you feel blessed by this service!