May 5, 2024
Series: Jonah: A Story of God’s Relentless Grace
Title: Grace in Obedience
Scripture: Jonah 3
Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh,
and deliver the message I have given you.” This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command
and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. On the day Jonah
entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be
destroyed!” The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the
least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow. When the king of
Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his
royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. Then the king and his
nobles sent this decree throughout the city: “No one, not even the animals from your
herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. People and animals alike must wear
garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from
their evil ways and stop all their violence. Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change
his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.” When God saw what they had
done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not
carry out the destruction he had threatened.
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Grace News
Beach Baptism & Picnic Today At Driessen Beach Park - end of Bradley
Beach Rd. at 5 p.m. If interested in baptism, speak with one of the Pastors.
Baptism is a public proclaiming of your faith placed in Jesus Christ as your Lord
and Savior. We’ll have a picnic before baptism with the church providing grilled
hotdogs, burgers & beverages. Bring sides to share: Salads, Baked Beans,
Fruit—ready to eat, desserts. This is a wonderful Sunday for the church and we
invite all to come celebrate together!!
Kairos Prison Outreach in Ridgeland, SC aims to address the spiritual needs
of incarcerated people. Our outreach team has been in ministry throughout this
weekend. We thank everyone for being part of this with your prayers and
homemade cookies. We will share a brief report next week.
Babies are Coming! Our infant room is filling up with more on the way. We
need additional volunteers for the 11 a.m. service to rock the babies and love on
the crawlers. Contact Kimberly if interested. 843-412-2941.
Welcome Max Homann, the president and founder of Steps for the World .
Max grew up in Bluffton and attends Cross School. He has a passion to help
children in East Africa with Fitness shoes. The shoes can provide a gateway for
a new life of health and education. We are accepting new to slightly used shoe
donations until the end of May to be shipped to East Africa (via World Vision
regulations). Shoes should be athletic, running, tennis, walking style.
NO FLIPFLOPS, SANDALS OR DRESS SHOES. Any size from child—adult.
Wednesday Cancellations The Wednesday, May 8th Ladies study group and
Wednesday Night Prayer service will not be meeting this week.
Monthly Homeless Shelter Serving We go to the Old Savannah City Mission
(OSCM) to serve in their warehouse 9-noon on third Saturdays—May 18th is our
next date. Call Susy to join 843-681-6698. The church van isn’t reliable right
now—are you able to help with carpooling? Need a ride? Driving there on your
own? OSCM sees each individual as a person of worth with dignity and worthy
of assistance in their journey.
Vacation Bible School is scheduled for June 17-21. We need volunteers: 4
Team Leaders, 6 Team Assistants, 1 Security guard daily. Parents, it’s time to
register your children for VBS. All registrations are via: www.gracehhi.org
Got a High School Graduate? Let us know so we can celebrate with them!
Sign up today. We’ll recognize their accomplishment on June 2
Men’s Studies Tuesday Morning ZOOM from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Contact Seth
Shirley for the link if you’d like to join! Studying Psalms. seth@gracehhi.org or
912-243-4003. Thursday Evenings from 6:30-7:30 pm we’re studying 1st John.
All Welcome to join in!