New Hope United Methodist Church Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church May 3, 2015

Announcements Today: ♫ Children’s Choir & Chimes, 11:00 a.m. Youth Group, 5:30 p.m. Monday: Prayer Meeting, 7 p.m. – All are welcome Trustees, 7 pm. Softball games 7 & 9:30 at Melchers Complex Tuesday: History/Homecoming Committee 7 pm, Rm. 2 Wednesday: Ministry at McDonald’s, 12 noon – All are welcome Chime Practice, 6 p.m. ♪ Choir Practice, 7 p.m. Mark Your Calendar!  100th Anniversary Homecoming! May 17th, 2015

Meditation I John 4:7-12 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Meditation I John 4:7-12 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

Musical Prelude Bringing in the Light of Christ

Come, Now Is The Time To Worship Choral Introit Come, Now Is The Time To Worship Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

Call to Worship Psalm 22 One: Let all who seek the LORD praise the LORD! Many: Let us offer praise in the great congregation because of God!

Hallelujah! What a Savior Hymnal # 165 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

Man of Sorrows! what a name For the Son of God, who came Ruined sinners to reclaim. Hallelujah! What a Savior! Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood; Sealed my pardon with His blood. Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Guilty, vile, and helpless we; Spotless Lamb of God was He; “Full atonement!” can it be? Hallelujah! What a Savior! Lifted up was He to die; “It is finished!” was His cry; Now in Heav’n exalted high. Hallelujah! What a Savior!

When He comes, our glorious King, All His ransomed home to bring, Then anew His song we’ll sing: Hallelujah! What a Savior!

Opening Prayer Almighty God, our heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ, our Savior, we praise you for your great mercy and promised forgiveness of sins to all who heartily repent and turn to thee with true faith. Have mercy upon us; pardon and deliver us from all our sins; confirm and strengthen us in all goodness; and bring us to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Children’s Time Pastor Teresa

The Lord of Life, A Vine Is He Anthem The Lord of Life, A Vine Is He (Beall/Carter) Choir

Offering Our Gifts to God

Alleluia Praise Response Hymnal #94 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

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 up lifts! Praise the Spirit! Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Prayers of the People Confession Silent Prayer

Hymnal #895 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

on earth as it is in Heaven. Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

And forgive us our trespasses, 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.

Gloria Patria Hymnal #70 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

as it was in the beginning, 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 John 15:1-8 1Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.

Scripture Reading John 15:1-8 3Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them* with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, 5‘Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii* and the money given to the poor?’

Scripture Reading John 15:1-8 6(He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7Jesus said, ‘Leave her alone. She bought it* so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. 8You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.’

Sermon Making the Connection

Service of Holy Communion A Service of Word and Table IV Hymnal # 27-30   *Hymns Let Us Break Bread Together Hymnal # 618 Now the Silence Hymnal # 619 Where Charity and Love Prevail Hymnal # 549 (Choir, Verse 1) Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

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