Brooks UMC Waycross

03/05/2023

Come one come all to Waresboro United Methodist Church. Sunday school is about to start and we have coffee and breakfast snacks. Church will follow at 11:00

05/08/2022

Our closing ceremony and final service will be Sunday, May 15, at 11:00. Please join us for this special time and be in prayer for our church and members as we transition into new ways of serving God.

12/31/2021

The final reading of the year is Revelation 17-22:
- Fall of Babylon
- Thousand Years
- Judgment
- New Heavens & Earth
- I Am Coming Soon

Points to ponder:
Babylon fell in 539 BC. Jeremiah 50:39 predicted it will never be rebuilt. Reflect on where you think this new Babylon may be and why.

Babylon, the Pr******te on the Beast - One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great pr******te, who sits by many waters. With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated ...

12/30/2021

The second Bible reading for today is Revelation 12-16:
- Red Dragon pursues woman
- Beast from the Sea
- Beast from the Earth, 666
- Seven Plagues & Seven Bowls

Points to ponder:
Write out a prayer about these images, asking God for help, protection, direction, etc.

The Woman and the Dragon - A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with sev...

12/30/2021

The first Bible reading for today is Revelation 6-11:
- Six seals: Four horses, martyrs 144,000
- Seventh Seal: Trumpets 1-6
- The Two Witnesses
- Seventh Trumpet: Kingdom Come

Points to ponder:
This imagery is stirring up great anxiety today. While waiting patiently for the Lord, what do you do to prevent feelings of worry?

The Seals - I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conque...

12/29/2021

The second of today's Bible readings is Revelation 1-5:
- John sees Christ
- Letters to the Seven Churches
- The Lamb Can Open Scroll

Points to ponder:
In the seven letters, what letter appears to be closest to having been written to you personally?

Prologue - The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads alo...

12/29/2021

One of today's Bible readings is 2 John and 3 John:
- What it means to love God
- Ignore bad teaching
- Diotrephes vs. Demetrius

Points to ponder:
List some of your gifts that help people recognize you as Christian (You do have them!).

The elder, To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth— because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be w...

12/26/2021

Today's Scripture reading is 1 John 1-5:
- Reality of the Word
- Walk in the Light
- The Antichrist
- Test the Spirits
- God's love, Our love
- Sin that leads to death

Points to ponder:
Reflect on the passage and come up with some practical examples of what it means to walk in the light, and what it means to walk in the darkness.

The Incarnation of the Word of Life - That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to ...

12/25/2021

Merry Christmas! For the final link in our Names of Jesus Advent chain, read Luke 2:1-20. Then write "God with Us" on your link and add it to the chain. Re-read through the names of Jesus to know more about our Saviour.

12/25/2021

Today's Scripture reading is 2 Peter 1-3 and Jude:
- Assurances of calling
- Eyewitnesses to Christ
- Description of false prophets
- Promises for the end of days

Points to ponder:
What did you learn about godliness from this reading? How can you practically apply that to your life?

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Confirming One’s Calling and Election -...

12/24/2021

Today's Scripture reading is Hebrews 11-13:
- Faith testimonials from History
- So great a cloud of witnesses

Points to ponder:
When you read about the Bible heroes, what story stuck out to you the most? How does that person's faith inspire you?

Faith in Action - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith Abel brought...

12/24/2021

For today's link in the Names of Jesus Advent chain, read Daniel 7:9. Then write "Ancient of Days" on a slip of paper and add it to your chain.