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Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Resumes Aug. 23) | Middle School Worship (Rm. 206) 10:30 a.m.
Community Life 2 !!A Summer of Giving 3
!Family Resources 4
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Today's MessageWe all like to feel good, and many times, the experience of worship can leave us feeling filled and satisfied. But is that all there is? Could there be more going on behind the scenes as we worship God? Join Pastor Jason this week as we explore the unseen realities of worshiping God.
Welcome Pastor Mike Speegle
Worship Through Praise Ed Garcia
Message Pastor Jason Decena
!Community Life
Debra Gantman (First Service) Colin Jeffers (Second Service)
Closing Thought Pastor Jason Decena
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Membership Class Join the New Hope Church community! Come to the Entrance to New Hope class Sept. 6 after second service. Lunch and child care are provided. !Register at lookingforachurch.org, text MEMBERSHIP and your name and email address to 410-541-6394, or call Lynne at 410-541-6394.
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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16 Connect with our community and help serve a meal to homeless, men, women and children at Grassroots in Columbia, Md., 4-6 p.m. All are welcome! For more info, contact Nathan Taylor at 478-737-4224. !
20 Ignite your prayer life and deepen your relationship with God. Join us for the Ignite prayer group, 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. Our theme: Do you know God’s will for your life? !
23 Kingdom Kids Sabbath School Family Celebration, 9-10:30 a.m. Come for breakfast and a morning of activities, games and crafts for the whole family to enjoy on the second floor this fifth Sabbath! Theme: Animals are God's amazing creation.
17 New Hope Young Adults provide a meal and minister to the residents of Shepard's Cove Women's Shelter in Capitol Heights, Md., 10 a.m. For info, text 410-541-6394. !!
23 New Hope Young Adults come together for their monthly potluck. If you are 18-35, you won't want to miss this amazing time of fellowship and good eats. For more info, email [email protected].
30 Give the gift of life! The bloodmobile will be at New Hope, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.! Be sure to schedule your appointment online at redcrossblood.org (enter sponsor code 05311866), or call 800–RED-CROSS.
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.!
Second reading of transfers in: Jason and Heidi Decena; Arlene Canong. We will welcome them as members of the New Hope community today.!
Tour Israel! Join Pastor J. David Newman and author Andy Nash as they lead a special pre-Christmas tour of Israel November 20-30, 2014. For more information, send an email to Andy Nash at [email protected]. Don’t miss this opportunity of a lifetime!!
SAVE THE DATE for New Hope Church Camp, Oct. 17-19, Mt. Aetna Camp and Retreat Center near Hagerstown, Md. Registration opens Aug. 30.!
New Hope Women's Retreat, "Woman, Where Are You Going? A Journey Into God's Vision for Your Life," Oct. 4-5. For more info, contact Debbie Howell at [email protected]. !
YOUNG ADULTS www.youngadultsconnect.com !
Connect, a Bible study group just for young adults, meets from 11 a.m. to noon in the portable building. Come, join us as we study God’s word together in an informal, non-judgmental way.
FAMILY MINISTRIES www.newhopelovesfamilies.com!
The children's Bible lesson for today for today is found in Nehemiah 2:11-6:19, “Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall.”
Do you enjoy meeting new people? Serve in Kids Church registration and greeting once monthly. For more info, email [email protected].
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Thank you New Hope! A few words from Angie Bernard to the faithful volunteers and contributors to the cause: !Heartfelt thanks from my family, the seniors and community members who benefitted from our congregation's uniting with an unselfish outpouring of food, time and energy. Thanks and God's blessing to all who purchased, hauled, labeled, transferred and faithfully delivered food each month. I am especially thankful for those who prayed for this ministry, who challenged our church to give more, who stepped in to provide help wherever needed and who fellowshipped with the seniors, showing them Christ’s love.!
A Summer of Giving
Pray for Our Pathfinders!Oshkosh 2014
This week, New Hope's Night Hawks, the scouting group for youth from grade 5 through high school, headed west (and north!) to Oshkosh, Wis., joining the horde gathering for the 2014 Forever Faithful Pathfinder International Camporee.!The event brings together tens of thousands of young people from more than 60 countries. Today marks the final day of the six-day extravaganza; please continue to pray for our youth, their families, club leaders and Pastor Ann Roda as they all make their way home!
Nearly three months ago, Angie Bernard challenged the congregation to contribute to this summer's round of food drives for residents at Morningside Park Apartments in Jessup, Md., as part of New Hope's Sharing Our Pantry: Food for Seniors ministry. !She quickly learned — right from the first food drive through the third and final delivery this past Sabbath — that the church was more than up to the challenge: An abundance of donations led the outreach ministry to quickly expand to include another complex, Tiber Hudson, as well as a nearby Mt. Zion United Methodist Church's Open Doors food pantry.!"The summer food drive was incredible, and God richly blessed," said Bernard, who organizes the ministry.!Sharing Our Pantry: Food for Seniors aims to help low-income seniors who often run of our money to buy food halfway through the month. It serves as an extension of sorts of a service program based in several area schools, filling the void when they are not in session during the summer months. On a designated Sabbath in June, July and August, Bernard and a band of volunteers collected bags from the congregation that were filled with donated grocery items and delivered them to residents at the complexes.!"I was amazed, humbled and in awe at how the church members were so personally involved in providing for the seniors," Bernard said. "Many families included personal notes, special treats and thoughtful additions to the shopping list."!Please continue to pray for the seniors, and stay tuned for when we reconnect with them for Thanksgiving dinner this fall — and next summer, of course!!!
By the Numbers:
Food for Seniors 3 food drives!
3 apartment complexes for low-income seniors!
263 total bags of food delivered 150 rolls of toilet paper donated by New Hopers Kevin and Cathy Bennett!
65 residents served at Morningside Park Apartments!
30 served at the Tiber Hudson complex
On Oct. 2, 2006, a milk deliveryman entered a one-room Amish school and shot 10 girls, killing 5. He then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide in the schoolhouse. This event shattered the peaceful Amish community and shocked the nation. However, what was even more astounding was the response of the Amish: forgiveness and reconciliation. The depth of forgiveness was demonstrated when members of the Amish community attended the killer's burial service at the cemetery, hugging the widow and other members of his family.
Amish faith is based on the teachings of Jesus to love enemies, reject revenge and leave vengeance in the hands of God. In a Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcends Tragedy, author Donald Kraybill writes that the “Amish believe that forgiveness means giving up the right to revenge. Unlike those who hire lawyers at every turn to protect their rights, the Amish yield to divine providence in the case of an unspeakable tragedy such as the one at Nickel Mines, believing that God's long arm of justice removes that need for human retaliation.”
What does it mean to forgive? The word itself means “to send away” or “to put away.” Forgiveness is the putting away of the things that would keep us apart. As a result, the aim of forgiveness is
reconciliation. It is when the wrong that brought estrangement between two people is put away. Forgiveness means we must be willing to put away, to let go of the offenses that are committed against us —to put away anything that would stand in the way of reconciliation.
Is there a relationship in your life that is broken? What is standing in the way of rebuilding that relationship? Are you willing to put it away so that you can experience true reconciliation? Think about it.
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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 Word Use the following passages for devotions to explore other biblical perspectives on forgiving others.
SUNDAY Exodus 23:4, 5
MONDAY Proverbs 24:17
TUESDAY Prov. 25:21, 22
WEDNESDAY!
Matt. 18:21, 22
THURSDAY Romans 12:14
FRIDAY Matthew 6:12
Ann Roda
Pastor for Families
Weekly Challenge Pray Matthew 6:12 numerous times each day this week. By continually reminding yourself of your need for forgiveness, your forgiveness of others will flow much more freely.! !
For the Family 1. Discuss ways members of your family can demonstrate forgiveness.!2. Discuss a story in the news in which a person does or does not forgive another. Talk about
how what happens fits with today’s lesson.
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
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