New Hope United Methodist Church Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church July 9, 2017

Announcements Today, Youth, 5:30pm, Upstairs Monday, Trustees, 7pm, RM2 Tuesday, Bible Study, Mathew 14, 11am, RM2 Wednesday, Preschool Art, 10am Afternoon Art, 1 & 3pm Choir, 7pm, Sanctuary

Meditation Nehemiah 1:3-4 They said to Nehemiah, “Those who survived exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” When I [Nehemiah] heard these things I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.

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

One: Come Worship the Lord, the God of Heaven! *Call to Worship One: Come Worship the Lord, the God of Heaven! Many: Come let us worship and praise our great and awesome God.

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Verse 1) *Awesome God (Sung three times: first time softly, last time full force) TFWS2040 Our God is an awesome God; he reigns from heaven above with wisdom, pow’r and love. Our God is an awesome God!

*Opening Prayer O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps a covenant of love with those who love and obey God’s commands, let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night. I confess the sins we have committed against You. You promised to scatter us if we were unfaithful but if we returned to You and obeyed Your commandments You said You would gather us in and bring us to a place You had chosen.

We give thanks for the way You sent Jesus the Christ to gather us in when we were lost. Praise God who is loving and grace-filled! Alleluia. Amen.

Special Music Be the Centre (Michael Frye) Susan and Jessica

Children’s Time

Offertory Scripture

Offering Our Gifts to God

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow 94 WORDS: Thomas Ken, 1674; adapt. by Gilbert H. Vieira, 1978 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia!

Praise God, the source of all our gifts Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Vs. 1 All; Vs 2 Women; Vs 3 Men; Vs 4 All; Vs 5 All I Surrender All (1) *I Surrender All 354 WORDS: J. W. Van Deventer, 1896 Vs. 1 All; Vs 2 Women; Vs 3 Men; Vs 4 All; Vs 5 All 1. All to Jesus I surrender; all to him I freely give; I will ever love and trust him, in his presence daily live.

I Surrender All (Refrain) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) all to thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

I Surrender All (2) 2. All to Jesus I surrender; humbly at his feet I bow, worldly pleasures all forsaken; take me, Jesus, take me now.

I Surrender All (Refrain) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) all to thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

I Surrender All (3) 3. All to Jesus I surrender; make me, Savior, wholly thine; let me feel the Holy Spirit, truly know that thou art mine.

I Surrender All (Refrain) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) all to thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

I Surrender All (4) 4. All to Jesus I surrender; Lord, I give myself to thee; fill me with thy love and power; let thy blessing fall on me.

I Surrender All (Refrain) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) all to thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

I Surrender All (5) 5. All to Jesus I surrender; now I feel the sacred flame. O the joy of full salvation! Glory, glory to his name!

I Surrender All (Refrain) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) I surrender all, (I surrender all,) all to thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

Joys and Concerns Prayers of the People 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 Nehemiah 2:1-6 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was served him, I carried the wine and gave it to the king. Now, I had never been sad in his presence before. 2 So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This can only be sadness of the heart.” Then I was very much afraid. 

3 I said to the king, “May the king live forever 3 I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my ancestors’ graves, lies waste, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” 4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven. 5 Then I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor with you, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my ancestors’ graves, so that I may rebuild it.” 

6 The king said to me (the queen also was sitting beside him), “How long will you be gone, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a date.

The Message The Cupbearer’s Story

Just as I Am, Without One Plea (1) 357 WORDS: Charlotte Elliott, 1835 1. Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me,

and that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. Refrain O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I Am, Without One Plea (2) 2. Just as I am, and waiting not to rid my soul of one dark blot,

to thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, Refrain O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I Am, Without One Plea (3) 3. Just as I am, though tossed about with many a conflict, many a doubt,

fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. Refrain O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I Am, Without One Plea (4) 4. Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; sight, riches, healing of the mind,

yea, all I need in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. Refrain O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I Am, Without One Plea (5) 5. Just as I am, thou wilt receive, wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;

because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. Refrain O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I Am, Without One Plea (6) 6. Just as I am, thy love unknown hath broken every barrier down;

now, to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. Refrain O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Shalom to You *Shalom to You 666 WORDS: Elsie S. Eslinger, 1980 Shalom to you now, shalom, my friends. May God’s full mercies bless you, my friends. © 1983 The United Methodist Publishing House

In all your living, and through your loving, Christ be your shalom, Christ be your shalom.