new hope bulletin 10.25.14
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New Hope Adventist Church. Fulton, Md.TRANSCRIPT
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October 25, 2014
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Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Rm. 110) 10:30 a.m. | Middle School Worship (Rm. 206) 10:30 a.m.
Community Life 2
Our New Relationship with WGTS 3
A Night of Prayer and Adoration 3
Family Resources 4
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Welcome Pastor Jason Decena
Worship Through Praise Ed Garcia
Message Pastor Mike Speegle
Community Life Dave Wooster (First Service)
Pastor Ann Roda (Second Service)
Closing Thought Pastor Mike Speegle
Today We Receive CommunionToday we celebrate Jesus' life, death and resurrection through communion. You'll have the opportunity to participate in serving one another through foot washing at the end of our service today.
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Join the New Hope Church Community! Come to the Entrance to New Hope class, Nov. 1, after second service. Lunch and child care provided. Register at www.lookingforachurch.org, or text MEMBERSHIP and your email address to 410-541-6394.
CHURCH LIFE Welcome, guests! We’re glad to have you here today. You can find out more about New Hope in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session after today’s worship service by coming to the first two rows in the front left of the worship center. Our parents' room is on the second floor for you to hear and watch the service with your little one.
Watch the worship service rebroadcast Sundays (11 a.m.), Wednesdays and Fridays (7 p.m.) at lookingforachurch.org.
S.O.S. is collecting NEW black dress shoes and socks, as well as Crocs-like sandals (all kid and youth sizes), to take to students during the Panama mission trip next month. A collection bin will be in the lobby this week. To make a financial contribution, write “Panama Thanksgiving” on your tithe envelope or select the "Panama Thanksgiving 2014” field online. For more, email [email protected].
Are you interested in serving on the church executive committee? If you'd like to be considered, email your name to [email protected].
Be a part of Operation Christmas Child, a ministry that involves filling a shoebox with gifts for children. Find out more at the information table in the hallway.
Ignite your prayer life and deepen your relationship with God, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. Theme: Do you know God’s will for your life?
FAMILY MINISTRIES www.newhopelovesfamilies.com
The Kingdom Kids lesson is from Genesis 12:1-8, “Abram Follows God's Direction.” Children will learn that God is their guide.
Teachers for Sabbath School (ages 0-3) wanted! If you have a passion for God and would like to be involved in introducing kids to Jesus, please contact [email protected].
community life Welcome to New Hope! We're here to help you grow in your spiritual journey. This page highlights some exciting ways for you and your family to make meaningful connections and grow your relationship with God.
If there is anything we can do to support you on your journey, let us know.
Church Office Hours Mon-Thu 9a-5p, Fri 10a-2p
Phone/Text Message 410-541-6394
Email [email protected]
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25 Young Adult Potluck TODAY after second service. Plan to join us for a meal in Room 206.
7-8 Young adults spiritual retreat at Mt. Aetna Camp and Retreat Center. Registration deadline is Oct. 30. Email [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/newhopeyoungadults for more.
15 Do you enjoy meeting people? Do you want to serve in a ministry focused on guest relations and hospitality? Come to a special lunch meeting to find out how you can get involved! 12:30 p.m. For details, pick up an info card at the Ask-Me Desk.
26 Join the young adults on a scavenger hunt through Baltimore, at 11 a.m. Email [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/newhopeyoungadults for more.
11 Join the New Hope team staffing the prayer bank for the Hope Channel TV program Let’s Pray, 7:15 p.m. at the Adventist World Headquarters. Register to be part of the team at the Ask-Me Desk.
15 Help serve a meal at Grassroots in Columbia, Md., 4:45-6:30 p.m. For more info, contact Lysa Shepard at 410-446-4728.
Our New Relationship With WGTS A couple weeks ago, we welcomed guests from radio station WGTS (91.9) and announced the launch of a new partnership.New Hope is now one of only six churches in the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia area to become a partner church of WGTS.
So, what exactly does it all mean? We will host several different station events once (in some cases, twice) annually, including:
• WGTS concerts • PrayerWorks! Live events (an opportunity to pray with and for radio listeners)• WGTS Radio Day, featuring radio Chaplain Terry Johnson (a time when listeners will get to discover our church)• Gateway Experience (an evening worship service designed to reach teens and young adults)
Our partnership will also provide wider support for our local outreach initiatives, with promotion through the radio station and collection sites set up around the tristate area through WGTS' Hands & Feet program.
With a listening audience of 600,000, WGTS is the second-largest noncommercial Christian radio station. Forty percent of station listeners do not attend church. Our hope is that, through this partnership, some of them might find a church home here at New Hope.
A Night of Prayer and Adoration Don't miss an evening of praise and worship, testimonies and prayer here at New Hope next Sabbath starting at 5 p.m.!
Prayer and Adoration Night is an opportunity to approach God’s throne through amazing worship and be inspired by the love of God through music, a short drama, a testimony and other creative avenues. You'll also have the chance to sit privately with God in prayer or experience prayer through prayer stations, prayer partners and small groups.
The Details What: Prayer and Adoration NightWhen: Saturday, Nov. 1, starting at 5 p.m.Where: New Hope Adventist Church
Find out more: [email protected] and pick up the flyer at the Ask-me Desk to invite a friend. !3
The Black Rock Cliffs are found along the ridge of a mountain range near Mt. Aetna Camp and Retreat Center in Hagerstown, Md. The cliffs overlook the entire Cumberland Valley, and the view is amazing. Autumn is an especially beautiful time, as the golden leaves bathe the valley below. A hiking excursion to Black Rock was one of the activities offered during New Hope’s church camp last weekend. I decided to join the hike.
The walk up to the cliffs was a strenuous, steep climb over loose, slippery rock. Our guide was moving at a fast pace, which made our journey even more difficult. It was a really tough hike, and every few agonizing steps, I would look to see if we were at the summit already. I knew that we would eventually get to the top. I knew that the view would be spectacular, making the effort completely worth it. And I knew that I would somehow make it. But the journey between the trailhead and summit would involve struggle and exhaustion and require determination and motivation.
When God calls us to go from where we are to where He wants us to be, it sometimes requires us to take a journey in faith. This faith journey may involve obstacles and difficulties that challenge and push us to the limit. It may be fraught with twists and turns and steep inclines that make it very uncomfortable for us. It may hurt and require more courage and audacity than we can imagine possessing; it may be just too crazy to consider.
God commanded Abram to leave his home. God’s command was essentially to “sell everything you can’t carry, leave your friends and extended family, bring your wife and
belongings only. You will leave this place, your hometown and never come back again. I’m not going to tell you too much about where you are going, but don’t worry about that — just start walking, and I’ll show you where to go. So, go.”
It took more trust than I can imagine for Abram to leave his home and everything familiar and set out for an unknown destination — with nothing but God’s command to go on! Besides, Abram was 75 years old!
The journey between the trailhead and summit certainly contained much struggle and difficulty for Abram and his family. But what helped Abram on his way was a trusting relationship with God and the promises of blessing that would benefit not only his household but “all the peoples on earth.” Abram trusted God when he wasn’t totally sure what God’s plans were, trusting God would reveal each step. And God did.
Do you trust God when things seem uncertain? Do you trust Him when what He is asking of you seems so crazy? Are you willing to take that first step without knowing what the others steps will be?
“Place your trust in the Eternal; rely on Him completely; never depend upon your own ideas and inventions. Give Him the credit for everything you accomplish, and He will smooth out and straighten the road that lies ahead” (Proverbs 3:5-6, The Voice).
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The Back Page follows the Bible lessons that children and youth are studying and serves to help kids and adults continue the spiritual discussion at home and establish patterns of a devotional life.
Thought for the Week God’s Daily WordUse the following passages to explore additional biblical perspectives on trusting.
SUNDAY Proverbs 3:5-6
MONDAY Romans 8:28; Romans 15:13
TUESDAY Matthew 6:25-26
WEDNESDAY Psalm 9:10; Psalm 28:7
THURSDAYIsaiah 26:3; Isaiah 41:10
FRIDAY Jeremiah 17:7-8
Ann RodaPastor for Families
Weekly Challenge What step do you need to take to trust God as Abram did? Take that step this week.
For the Family Every day this week, read the Bible texts listed in the Daily Word. Choose two or three texts about trusting God to memorize together as a family.
Find us: 12350 Hall Shop Road, Fulton, MD 20759 Call us/ send a text message: 410-541-NEWH (6394)
Email us: [email protected] Visit us online: www.lookingforachurch.org
MONTHLY GOAL RECEIVED RECEIVED
TO DATEGOAL TO DATE
Tithe 73,189.12 737,592.93
Church Budget38,851.25
32,182.3 303,879.52 349,661.25
Mortgage$13,623 5,741.07 74,693.36 122,607.00
October Giving Report
Online giving available at lookingforachurch.org
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