New Hope United Methodist Church Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church September 18, 2016

Announcements Sunday: Children’s Choir, 11:15 am, Choir Rm. 11 Youth Group, 5:30 pm, Upstairs Tuesday: Experiencing God , 10 am & 7 pm Wednesday: Chimes Rehearsal, 6pm, Rm. 3 Choir Rehearsal, 7pm, Sanctuary Saturday: New Hope’s Fall Festival, 11 am-2:30 pm Saturday, Oct. 15: Church Wide Workday, 8 am October 16: New Hope Charge Conference, 3 pm Sunday, Nov. 13: Lunch and Pack Operation Shoeboxes

Meditation John 16:12-16 Jesus said, “…when, the Spirit of the Truth [God’s Holy Spirit] comes, [God’s Holy Spirit] will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. The Holy Spirit … will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said. The Holy Spirit will honor me; and take from me and deliver it to you.’”

Musical Prelude Bringing in the Light of Christ

Come Now is the Time to Worship Choral Introit Come Now is the Time to Worship Choir

One: The grace and love of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. *Call to Worship One: The grace and love of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Many: And also with you. One: The risen Christ is with us; God’s Holy Spirit speaks to us. Many: We have come to Worship the Lord and be guided by God’s Holy Spirit.

Come, Thou Almighty King *Opening Hymn Come, Thou Almighty King Hymnal #61 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

Come, thou almighty King, help us thy name to sing, help us to praise! Father all glorious,  o'er all victorious,  come and reign over us, Ancient of Days! 

Come, thou incarnate Word, gird on thy mighty sword, our prayer attend!  Come, and thy people bless, and give thy word success, Spirit of holiness, on us descend! 

Come, holy Comforter, thy sacred witness bear in this glad hour. Thou who almighty art,  now rule in every heart,  and ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power! 

To thee, great One in Three, eternal praises be, hence, evermore. Thy sovereign majesty  may we in glory see,  and to eternity love and adore! 

*Opening Prayer O God, In the book of Hebrews it states that You spoke to Your people through Jesus the Christ. Speak to us. In the book of John, Jesus promised us that the Holy Spirit would be sent to us to teach us of all things. Your Holy Spirit would guide us in all truth. Guide us. We belong to you. We long to hear Your voice and join You in Your work here in our world. We praise You and glorify Your holy name. Amen.

Children’s Time

Anthem Draw Me Close (Kelly Carpenter) Choir

Offertory Scripture Mathew 25:21 Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!

Offering Our Gifts to God

Alleluia Praise Response Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Blessed Quietness *Hymn TFWS #2142 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

Joys are flowing like a river, since the Comforter has come; Christ abides with us forever, makes the trusting heart a home. Blessed quietness, holy quietness, what assurance in my soul, On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me, and the billows cease to roll.

Bringing life and health and gladness all around, this heavenly Guest banished unbelief and sadness, changed our weariness to rest. Blessed quietness, holy quietness, what assurance in my soul, On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me,and the billows cease to roll.

Like the rain that falls from heaven, like the sunlight from the sky, so the Spirit, too, is given, coming on us from on high. Blessed quietness, holy quietness, what assurance in my soul, On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me, and the billows cease to roll.

See, a fruitful field is growing, blessed fruit of righteousness; and the streams of life are flowing in the lonely wilderness. Blessed quietness, holy quietness, what assurance in my soul, On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me, and the billows cease to roll.

What a wonderful salvation, when we always see Christ's face, what a peaceful habitation, what a quiet resting place. Blessed quietness, holy quietness, what assurance in my soul, On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me, and the billows cease to roll.

Joys and Concerns Prayers of the People Silent 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.

as it was in the beginning, Gloria Patria 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. Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

Special Music Green Hills and Cool Meadows Chime Choir Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly, And the little hills rejoice on every side – Psalm 65:10,12

Scripture Reading Psalm 81:10-14 & Hebrews 3:7-15 10I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. 11“But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. 12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. 13“If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, 14how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes!

7So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, 9where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did. 10That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways.’ 11So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”

12See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. 14We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. 15As has just been said: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.”

Sermon Looking to God

Trust and Obey *Hymn Hymnal #467 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

When we walk with the Lord  in the light of his word,  what a glory he sheds on our way!  While we do his good will,  he abides with us still,  and with all who will trust and obey.  Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. 

Not a burden we bear,  not a sorrow we share,  but our toil he doth richly repay;  not a grief or a loss,  not a frown or a cross,  but is blest if we trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

But we never can prove  the delights of his love until all on the altar we lay; for the favor he shows, for the joy he bestows,  are for them who will trust and obey.  Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.  

Then in fellowship sweet  we will sit at his feet,  or we'll walk by his side in the way;  what he says we will do,  where he sends we will go;  never fear, only trust and obey.  Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.  

New Hope Protects Children Presentation New Hope Protects Children

Please join us for refreshments in the hospitality room. Benediction Please join us for refreshments in the hospitality room.