The Sparta Spirit
Thank you for reading
The Sparta Spirit.
We publish each Tuesday with a few things
for you to enjoy, consider, and ponder.
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Thank You!
Thank you, John, for replacing our church mailbox.
Perfect order
By the time the summer solstice occurs, it feels as if the season has been in full swing for weeks. It’s bittersweet that just when summer officially starts, the length of daylight begins decreasing. Before we’re ready to let go of the season, summer marches toward fall, and then winter with the year’s shortest day.
Yet that is our Creator's plan: “You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter” (Psalm 74:17, ESV). God fashioned the world to be beautiful, good and perfectly symmetrical. With concise order, he ordained seasons, rhythms, orbits and natural boundaries. As God’s beloved children, we’re blessed to enjoy the intricacies and patterns of this magnificent universe.
—MaryAnn Sundby
Spirit's Word
Spirit's Touch
As trees bear summer fruit, may my life bear the Spirit-fruit of “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23, ESV).
“Jesus, like any good fisherman, first catches the fish; then he cleans them.”
—Mark Potter
God has cast our confessed sins into the depths of the sea, and he’s even put a “No Fishing” sign over the spot.
—D.L. Moody
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
June 14th
Picnic Puzzle
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:
