Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church January 7, 2018

Announcements Today, Parents of Young Children, 11:15am, RM3 Cherub Choir, 11:15am, RM11 Young Adults, 11:15am, RM2 Monday, Trustees, 7pm, RM2 Tuesday, Acts Bible Study, 11am, RM2 Finance, 6pm, RM2 Admin Council, 7pm, Upstairs Wednesday, Chimes Rehearsal, 6pm, RM3 Choir, 7pm, Sanctuary Saturday, UM Women’s Breakfast, 8am, Paradise

Recognition of New Hope’s 2018 Leaders

Bringing in the Light of Christ Musical Prelude Bringing in the Light of Christ

Introit Arise, Shine

*Call to Worship One: Arise! Shine! Isaiah 60 One: Arise! Shine! Many: Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. One: For darkness shall cover the earth and thick darkness the peoples Many: but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you.

*Opening Prayer

1. We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar, We Three Kings (Verse 1) We Three Kings 254 WORDS: John H. Hopkins, Jr., 1857 (Mt. 2:1-12) 1. We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar,

field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star.

We Three Kings (Refrain) O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.

2. Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain, gold I bring to crown him again, We Three Kings (Verse 2) 2. Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain, gold I bring to crown him again,

King forever, ceasing never, over us all to reign.

We Three Kings (Refrain) O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.

3. Frankincense to offer have I; incense owns a Deity nigh; We Three Kings (Verse 3) 3. Frankincense to offer have I; incense owns a Deity nigh;

prayer and praising, voices raising, worshiping God on high.

We Three Kings (Refrain) O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.

We Three Kings (Verse 4) 4. Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume breathes a life of gathering gloom;

sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

We Three Kings (Refrain) O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.

5. Glorious now behold him arise; King and God and sacrifice: We Three Kings (Verse 5) 5. Glorious now behold him arise; King and God and sacrifice:

Alleluia, Alleluia, sounds through the earth and skies.

We Three Kings (Refrain) O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.

Children’s Time

After the Song of the Angels is Stilled Anthem After the Song of the Angels is Stilled (Eugene Butler) Choir

Offering Our Gifts to God

Special Music The Little Drummer Boy Greg Sokolowski

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) 95 WORDS: Thomas Ken, 1674 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below;

praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) *Star-Child TFWS2095 Star-Child, earth-Child, go between of God, love Child, Christ Child, heaven’s lightning rod,

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) This year, this year, let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone, everyone alive!

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) Street child, beat child, no place left to go, hurt child, used child, no one wants to know,

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) This year, this year, let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone, everyone alive!

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) Grown child, old child, memory full of years, sad child, lost child, story told in tears,

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) This year, this year, let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone, everyone alive!

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) Spared child, spoiled child, having, wanting more, wise child, faith child, knowing Joy in store,

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) This year, this year, let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone, everyone alive!

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) Hope-for-peace-Child, God’s stupendous sign, down-to-earth Child, Star of stars that shine,

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) This year, this year, let the day arrive when Christmas comes for everyone, everyone alive!

Joys and Concerns Pastoral Prayer

Hymnal #895 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; Glory Be to the Father WORDS: Lesser Doxology, 3rd-4th cent. 70 Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

Scripture Reading Revelation 4 4 After this I looked, and there in heaven a door stood open! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the spirit, and there in heaven stood a throne, with one seated on the throne! 

3 And the one seated there looks like jasper and carnelian, and around the throne is a rainbow that looks like an emerald. 4 Around the throne are twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones are twenty-four elders, dressed in white robes, with golden crowns on their heads. 5 Coming from the throne are flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and in front of the throne burn seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God; 6 and in front of the throne there is something like a sea of glass, like crystal.

Around the throne, and on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: 7 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with a face like a human face, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle. 8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside. Day and night without ceasing they sing, “Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing, 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing, 11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

The Message Holy, Holy, Holy!

Wesley’s Covenant Prayer I am no longer my own, but yours. Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed for you, or laid aside for you, exalted for you, or brought low for you; let me be full, let me be empty, let me have all things, let me have nothing: I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal. And now, glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, you are mine and I am yours. So be it. And the covenant now made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.  

The Great Thanksgiving A Service of Word and Table  

Let Us Break Bread Together (1) 618 WORDS: African American spiritual (Acts 2:42) 1. Let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees) let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Let Us Break Bread Together (2) 2. Let us drink wine together on our knees, (on our knees) let us drink wine together on our knees. (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Let Us Break Bread Together (3) 3. Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees) let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

Let Us Break Bread Together (4) 4. Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees) Let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)

When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy if you please. (if you please)

The Apostles’ Creed – Traditional Version 881 THE APOSTLES’ CREED TRADITIONAL VERSION I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;

And in Jesus Christ. his only Son our Lord:. who was conceived by the And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;

the third day he rose. from the dead;. he ascended into heaven, the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,. the holy catholic church, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

WORDS: Trad. English carol (Luke 2:8-14; Mt. 2:1-12) The First Noel (verse 1) *The First Noel 245 WORDS: Trad. English carol (Luke 2:8-14; Mt. 2:1-12) 1. The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

in fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

The First Noel (Refrain) Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.

2. They looked up and saw a star shining in the east, beyond them far; The First Noel (verse 2) 2. They looked up and saw a star shining in the east, beyond them far;

and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night.

The First Noel (Refrain) Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.

The First Noel (verse 3) 3. And by the light of that same star three Wise Men came from country far;

to seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went.

The First Noel (Refrain) Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.

The First Noel (verse 4) 4. This star drew nigh to the northwest, o’er Bethlehem it took its rest;

and there it did both stop and stay, right over the place where Jesus lay.

The First Noel (Refrain) Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.

The First Noel (verse 5) 5. Then entered in those Wise Men three, full reverently upon the knee,

and offered there, in his presence, their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

The First Noel (Refrain) Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.

*Benediction Please join us for food and fellowship in the Hospitality Room following the service.