North OKC GMC

01/08/2025

Our page has moved! The new page is North OKC Methodist Church. You can use the link below to follow the new page or also scan this QR code. We will no longer post to the "North OKC GMC" page. But there will be lots of great posts on our new page!

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01/04/2025

Good evening, North OKC Methodist Church! Experience the hope and excitement of the new year with us this Sunday morning, January 5th at 10:00AM as we celebrate Epiphany Sunday together as a church family! This is the time when we celebrate how a star led the Magi (Wise Men) to visit the baby Jesus after His birth and how God is revealed to the world in Jesus Christ.

Drew Haynes will also begin a new sermon series on the book of Exodus this Sunday Morning. Drew will be preaching from Exodus 2:23 - 3:10 Sunday morning. If you have the opportunity, read Exodus, Chapters 1 through 3 before the Sunday morning service, and you will have a good context for Drew's sermon.

We meet at Stage 2 Event Center, 2222 W. Hefner Rd., Suites A & B, Oklahoma City, OK 73120.

The Sunday Morning Small Group (Remnant) will meet immediately after the Sunday morning service.

Have a great weekend and see you Sunday!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year, North OKC Methodist Church Family! All Wednesday night activities are cancelled this Wednesday, Jan. 1st due to the New Years Day holiday. May the Lord bless you and keep you as we embark on an exciting new year!

12/28/2024

Good evening, North OKC Methodist Church Family! We hope you can join us this Sunday morning, Dec. 29th at 10:00AM for our annual Wesley Renewal Covenant Service. This will be a memorable service of reflection and renewal for everyone. During the service, we will also celebrate holy communion together as a church family.

As a reminder, we meet at Stage 2 Event Center, 2222 W. Hefner Rd., Suites A & B, Oklahoma City, OK 73120.

Our Sunday Morning Small Group will meet after the service (at approximately 11:00AM).

Have a great weekend!

12/25/2024

12/24/2024

Good evening, North OKC Methodist Church Family!

We hope you can join us tomorrow evening at 6:00PM for the Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service. We meet at Stage 2 Event Center, 2222 W. Hefner Rd., Suites A & B, Oklahoma City, OK 73120. You will not want to miss this special and memorable service!

All Wednesday activities (Ladies' Bible Study, Youth Group, and Wednesday Night Adult Small Group) are cancelled this week for the Christmas holiday.

Merry Christmas!!

12/21/2024

Good morning, North OKC Methodist Church! We hope you can join us tomorrow morning, Sunday, December 22nd for the 4th Sunday of Advent. As a reminder, we worship at 10:00AM Sunday mornings at Stage 2 Event Center, 2222 W. Hefner Rd., Suites A & B, OKC, OK 73120.

Rev. Cali Eck will lead an Advent Study immediately after the Sunday morning worship service at approximately 11:00AM.

We will have a charge conference this Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 1:30 pm. We will be voting on the decision of the board to purchase land. God is doing great things, and we invite you to come and participate in this brief charge conference!

Our youth group will be singing Christmas carols for the Epworth Villa service Sunday afternoon, December 22nd at 3:30PM.

Christmas Eve Service at 6:00PM on Tuesday December 24th!

Please join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion service Tuesday evening, December 24th at 6:00PM (Stage 2 Event Center, 2222 W. Hefner Rd., Suites A & B, OKC, OK 73120). This will be a memorable and special service you will not want to miss!

Have a great weekend!

12/20/2024

Good morning, church family! Here is Rev. Cali Eck's Advent devotional for Friday, December 20th:

Isaiah 40:1-2

1 “Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God. 2 “Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received of the Lord’s hand Double for all her sins.”



There are so many emotions that surface in this season. Many people find it difficult to get through due to the loss of loved ones or the feelings of loneliness. I have lost both my parents and a sister. The comfort that comes from God when I lean on him. We have the Holy Spirit, who will walk with us through the dark times.

Most who read this know that I love hymns, and I genuinely love the hymns of Advent. They call us into the season of waiting and put to a tune in the cry of our hearts. The third verse of the hymn, "Come Thou Almighty King," speaks to the longing of our very souls.

"Come, holy Comforter, thy sacred witness bear in the glad hour. Thou who almighty art, now rule in every heart, and ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power."

This theme of comfort is the work of the Holy Spirit. It connects to this passage in Isaiah 40, which is read during Advent. “Comfort, O Comfort My people….” The whole psalm speaks hope for the people of Israel and for you and me.

The incarnation is at the heart of the Story of Christmas as Christ's followers. God chose not just to send a gift to humanity but to become the gift of salvation for humanity. This Advent, let us recognize that in Jesus, we have received the greatest gift that comforts us in our sadness and brokenness, who forgives and transforms us into his likeness so we can be the gift of comfort to someone living in darkness.



God of comfort, I thank you for comforting me in times of sorrow. In my sorrow, you remind me that you are with me. Thank you for your abiding love that transforms me. When I am sad, lonely, anxious, or broken, I know you are the strength to see me through. Your forgiveness and love bring joy everlasting. Thank you. I pray in the name of Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God. Amen.

12/19/2024

Rev. Cali Eck's Advent devotional for Thursday, Dec. 19th:

This is the final week of this season. We are ready to experience the coming of Christmas. We are in a season that is filled with much joy, and yet for many, there is still sorrow. We who are followers of Jesus can say with the Psalmist:



1 I will praise you, O Lord, for you lifted me up, and did not allow my enemies to gloat over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried out to you and you healed me. 3 O Lord, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave. 4 Sing to the Lord, you faithful followers of his; give thanks to his holy name. 5 For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning." Psalms 30:1-5 NET



This Psalm reminds us that joy is a gift even in the middle of great pain or despair. God sees, walks with us, and lifts us up. As followers of Christ, we can know that even in our darkest night, joy comes. Christ comes to heal, rescue, and restore. So this Advent, we wait for the fullness of joy to be revealed in our lives. We choose to rejoice that the God of all the Universe chose to reveal himself to us in the person of Jesus.



Are you choosing to receive God’s gift of joy today?



We continue to pray in the waiting: Come, Lord Jesus, Come. Heal, rescue, and restore us with your grace. Come and bring joy where there is much sorrow. In the name of Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to the glory and praise of God. Amen.

12/18/2024

Good morning, Church Family! Here is Rev. Cali Eck's Advent devotional for Wednesday, Dec. 18th:

Psalms 103:1-5 NIV

1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.



It is nearly here! The celebration of the first coming of Jesus. The waiting is so hard! I want to rush in and move forward, but this season is beautiful if we allow it to be. We wait expectantly. In the waiting, we prepare our homes and our hearts. We prepare our homes with decorations, baking, parties, gift purchasing, and candle lighting. We prepare our hearts with repentance and holy expectation.



The Psalm reminds us that we serve a God who forgives and loves deeply. I often found my dad at the foot of the bed, kneeling in prayer. My mom often sat at the kitchen table with her Bible open, writing on a notepad. It is these images that remind me to praise God in all circumstances. You see, I didn’t grow up being able to buy many gifts. It wasn’t the focus of Christmas in our home anyway. The focus at home was on the coming of the prince of Peace. To prepare for both the celebration of his first coming and the long-awaited Second Coming, we must abide in the loving arms of God. We must be confident as the psalmist in the benefits of abiding. In abiding, we know that God forgives, heals, and satisfies. There is little need for material things when we prepare our hearts in the waiting. May this season draw us into the love and grace that became human and brought to all humankind forgiveness and love.



Thank you for your forgiveness and redemption, gracious God of love and compassion. My soul is filled with your goodness. You lift the weight of the burdens I carry in this world. Use me this day to be a reflection of you. I will praise you with my whole being. I sing with the psalmist, “Praise the Lord, my soul, a;l my inmost being, praise his holy name. “ In the name of Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God. Amen.

12/18/2024

Good evening, North OKC Methodist Church Family!

We will have a charge conference this Sunday,
December 22, 2024, at 1:30 pm. We will be voting on the decision of the board to purchase land. God is doing great things, and we invite you to come and participate!

Here is the schedule of events for Wednesday, December 18th:

The Ladies Bible Study will meet this Wednesday morning, December 18th at 9:00AM at the church (Stage 2), 2222 W. Hefner Rd., Suites A & B, OKC, OK 73120.

The Youth Group will have their annual Christmas Party tomorrow night, Wednesday, December 18th at 6:30PM at the Trupiano's house, (22001 Cricklewood Ct., Edmond, OK 73012). The youth will have a fun time of food, games and fellowship. They will have a gift exchange during the party. If your student would like to participate, we ask that they bring a gift ($20 maximum) wrapped or in a gift bag.

The Wednesday Evening Adult Small Group will not meet tomorrow evening or the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Years holidays. The Wednesday Evening Adult Small Group will resume on Wednesday evening, Jan. 8, 2025.

Christmas Eve Service:

The North OKC Christmas Eve service will be Tuesday, December 24th at 6:00PM at the church (2222 W. Hefner Rd., Suites A & B, Oklahoma City, OK 73120).

Have a great week!