New Hope United Methodist Church Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church July 10, 2016

Announcements Sunday: Great Experiment Prayer Meeting 11:15 am, Rm. 2 Youth Group, 5:30 pm, Upstairs Monday: Trustees, 7:00 pm, Rm. 2 Tuesday: Art Afternoons, 1:00 pm, K- 3rd Grade, Upstairs 3:00 pm, 4th – 8th Grade, Upstairs Wednesday: Choir Rehearsal, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary Saturday: Mark Bible Study, 4:00 pm, Call Lauren/Powell Sunday, July 17: Picnic/Cook-Out 5:00 pm, Church Grounds Saturday, August 13: Ice Cream Social, 7:00 pm, Church Grounds Saturday, September 24: New Hope’s Fall Festival, 11am-3pm

To the holy and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ… Meditation Colossians 1:2 To the holy and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ… Grace and peace to you from God our Father

Musical Prelude Bringing in the Light of Christ

One: Come Worship God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ *Call to Worship One: Come Worship God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Congregation: Thank you for sending us forgiveness, love, hope and good news. One: Come Worship God, the Creator of the Universe!

One: Come Worship God, the Giver of the Holy Spirit! *Call to Worship Congregation: Thank you for creating this wide world and each person in it. One: Come Worship God, the Giver of the Holy Spirit!

*Call to Worship Congregation: Thank you for moving your Holy Spirit through us now, bearing fruit, sharing love and strengthening us day by day.

God of Grace, God of Glory *Opening Hymn God of Grace, God of Glory Hymnal #577 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

God of grace and God of glory, on thy people pour thy power; crown thine ancient church’s story; bring her bud to glorious flower.

 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour, for the facing of this hour.

Lo! The hosts of evil round us scorn thy Christ, assail his ways! Fears and doubts too long have bound us; free our hearts to work and praise.

 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days, for the living of these days.

Cure thy children’s warring madness, bend our pride to thy control; Shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul.

 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal, lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal.

Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; let the search for thy salvation be our glory evermore.

 Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving thee whom we adore, serving thee whom we adore.

O Breath of Life (Spoken) *Opening Prayer O Breath of Life (Spoken) Hymnal #543 O Breath of Life, come sweeping through us, revive your church with life and power. O Breath of Life, come, cleanse, renew us, and fit your church to meet this hour.

O Wind of God, come, bend us, break us, till humbly we confess our need. Then in your tenderness remake us; revive, restore, for this we plead. *Opening Prayer

O Breath of Love, come, breathe within us, renewing thought and will and heart. Come, love of Christ, afresh to win us; revive your church in every part. *Opening Prayer

Baptismal Covenant I Andrew Roberson Hymnal #33-37 Andrew Roberson

God is So Good *Hymn TFWS #2056 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

 God is so good, God is so good, God’s so good to me. God cares for me,

God loves me so, God loves me so, God’s so good to me.  God is so good, God is so good,

Children’s Time

Duet for Two Clarinets, H638, 2nd movement (C.P.E. Bach) Special Music Duet for Two Clarinets, H638, 2nd movement (C.P.E. Bach) Brian Smith & Patricia Sjoberg

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!

I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry *Hymn I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry TFWS #2051 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

I was there to hear your borning cry, I’ll be there when you are old. I rejoiced the day you were baptized, to see your life unfold.

I was there when you were but a child, with a faith to suit you well; in a blaze of light you wandered off to find where demons dwell.

When you heard the wonder of the Word I was there to cheer you on; you were raised to praise the living Lord, to whom you now belong.

I’ll be there to make your verses rhyme from dusk till rising sun. If you find someone to share your time and you join your hearts as one, I’ll be there to make your verses rhyme from dusk till rising sun.

In the middle ages of your life, not too old, no longer young, I’ll be there to guide you through the night, complete what I’ve begun.

When the evening gently closes in and you shut your weary eyes, I’ll be there as I have always been with just one more surprise.

I was there to hear your borning cry, I’ll be there when you are old, I rejoiced the day you were baptized, to see your life unfold.

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

Scripture Reading Luke 10:25-27 25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Sermon What It Looks Like

Apostles’ Creed (Hymnal #881) 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 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, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

Apostles’ Creed (Hymnal #881) 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.

The Trees of the Field *Hymn (Sung Twice) TFWS #2279 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills will break forth before you; there’ll be shouts of joy, and all the trees of the field will clap, will clap their hands.

And all the trees of the field will clap their hands, while you go out with joy

You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills will break forth before you; there’ll be shouts of joy, and all the trees of the field will clap, will clap their hands.

And all the trees of the field will clap their hands, while you go out with joy

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