The Sparta Spirit
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The Sparta Spirit.
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for you to enjoy, consider, and ponder.
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Too great to grasp
For more than three decades, St. Augustine of Hippo toiled over the mind-boggling doctrine of the Trinity. According to legend, one day the church father was strolling along a shore, wrestling with this puzzle. He saw a boy running back and forth, using a seashell to pour water from the ocean into a hole he’d dug in the sand. When Augustine asked what he was doing, the boy proclaimed, “I’m going to pour the entire ocean into this hole!”
“That’s impossible,” replied Augustine. “The sea is so great, and the shell and the hole are so little.”
“That’s true,” the boy said. “But it would be easier to draw all the water out of the sea and fit it into this hole than for you to fit the mystery of the Trinity and his divinity into your little intellect.”
Indeed, only through faith can we accept the infinite nature of our Three-in-One God; for our finite human minds, it’s simply too great to grasp.
Honoring Graduates
We will honor graduates on Sunday, June 7.
From High School
From Nursing School
Abie Shelton
Spirit's Word
Trinity Sunday - June 7, 2020
Spirit's Touch
God whose very being is based in relationship — Father, Son and Holy Spirit — show me what relationships I need to nourish in special ways today.
“Solutions are not found by pointing fingers; they are reached by extending hands.”
—Aysha Taryam
Living always in the joy of the Resurrection, let us join hearts and voices to praise the Living Lord!
July 12th - Tentative In-Person
We will continue to meet online for Sunday Worship
through Sunday, July 5.
Tentatively, we will meet in person on Sunday, July 12.
Stay tuned as the pandemic situation could change the date.
Upcoming Events
Sunday Worship Online
We will honor graduates during the service
Sparta FBC - Sunday 10:30 am
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://www.gotomeet.me/PastorRick/sparta-fbc-sunday-1030-am
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States (Toll Free): 1 877 309 2073
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Tithes and Offerings
While we are not gathering in person during the COVID-19 crisis, you can send your tithes and offerings to the church treasurer or use the online form on our website page:
