New Hope United Methodist Church Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church February 26, 2017

Save the Date for the Salt Fish Supper! Announcements Today, Cherubs Choir Rehearsal, 9am, RM11 Conversations about Israel, 11:15am, RM2 Tuesday, Bible Study Mathew Ch. 4, 11am, RM2 Experiencing God, 6pm, RM2 Financial Peace University, 7:15pm, RM2 Wednesday, Imposition of Ashes, 3-6:45pm & at the end of the service Thursday, Choir Rehearsal, Time TBA Save the Date for the Salt Fish Supper! March 14th, 6pm

Sung Meditation Holy Ground TFWS #2272

We are standing on holy ground, and I know that there are angels all around; let us praise Jesus now; we are standing in his presence on holy ground.

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

Choral Introit The Great Amen Choir

One: The Lord be with you! Many: And also with you! *Call to Worship One: The Lord be with you! Many: And also with you!

WORDS: Isaac Watts, 1707; refrain by Robert Lowry; 1867 Marching to Zion (1) 733 Marching to Zion WORDS: Isaac Watts, 1707; refrain by Robert Lowry; 1867 1. Come, we that love the Lord, and let our joys be known; join in a song with sweet accord, join in a song with sweet accord

and thus surround thus surround the throne,) the throne, and thus (and thus surround) surround the throne. (the throne.)

Marching to Zion (Refrain) We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion;

we’re marching upward to Zion, (Zion, Zion,) the beautiful city of God.

Marching to Zion (2) 2. Let those refuse to sing who never knew our God; but children of the heavenly King, but children of the heavenly King may

speak their joys their joys abroad (speak their joys abroad,) abroad, may speak (may speak their joys) their joys abroad (abroad.)

Marching to Zion (Refrain) We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion;

we’re marching upward to Zion, (Zion, Zion,) the beautiful city of God.

Marching to Zion (3) 3. The hill of Zion yields a thousand sacred sweets before we reach the heavenly fields, before we reach the heavenly fields,

or walk the golden (walk the golden streets, to) streets, or (walk the) walk the golden streets. (golden streets.)

Marching to Zion (Refrain) We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion;

we’re marching upward to Zion, (Zion, Zion,) the beautiful city of God.

Marching to Zion (4) 4. Then let our songs abound, and every tear be dry; we’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground, we’re marching through Emmanuel’s ground,

to fairer worlds (fairer worlds on high,) on high, to fairer (to fairer worlds) worlds on high. (on high.)

Marching to Zion (Refrain) We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion;

we’re marching upward to Zion, (Zion, Zion,) the beautiful city of God.

*Opening Prayer

Anthem Tumefurahi (We Rejoice!) Choir Instruments: Becky and Scott Hamm, David Jett,

Children’s Time

Offering Our Gifts to God

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.

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.

Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know (Verse 1) 163 Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know WORDS: Johann C. Schwedler, 1741; trans. by Benjamin H. Kennedy, 1863 (1 Cor. 2:2; Gal. 6:14) 1. Ask ye what great thing I know, that delights and stirs me so?

What the high reward I win. Whose the name I glory in What the high reward I win? Whose the name I glory in? Jesus Christ, the crucified.

Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know (Verse 2) 2. Who defeats my fiercest foes? Who consoles my saddest woes?

Who revives my fainting heart, healing all its hidden smart Who revives my fainting heart, healing all its hidden smart? Jesus Christ, the crucified.

Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know (Verse 3) 3. Who is life in life to me? Who the death of death will be?

Who will place me on his right, with the countless hosts of light Who will place me on his right, with the countless hosts of light? Jesus Christ, the crucified.

Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know (Verse 4) 4. This is that great thing I know; this delights and stirs me so:

faith in him who died to save, him who triumphed o’er the grave: Jesus Christ, the crucified.

Scripture Reading

The Message Greg Sokolowski

A Charge to Keep I Have (1) The Trees of the Field TFWS2279 You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth before you;

A Charge to Keep I Have (2) 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, the trees of the field will clap their hands,

A Charge to Keep I Have (3) the trees of the field will clap their hands while you go out with joy.

Draw the Circle Wide *Blessing

Draw the circle wide Draw it wider still Let this be our song No one stands alone Standing side by side  

God the stillpoint of the circle ‘Round whom all creation turns Nothing lost, but held forever In God’s gracious arms  

Draw the circle wide Draw it wider still Let this be our song No one stands alone Standing side by side  

Let our hearts touch far horizons So encompass great and small Let our loving know no borders Faithful to God’s call  

Draw the circle wide Draw it wider still Let this be our song   Draw the circle wide Draw it wider still Let this be our song No one stands alone Standing side by side

Let the dreams we dream be larger Than we’ve ever dreamed before Let the dream of Christ be in us Open every door  

Draw the circle wide Draw it wider still Let this be our song   Draw the circle wide Draw it wider still Let this be our song No one stands alone Standing side by side

Draw the circle wide Draw it wider still Let this be our song No one stands alone Standing side by side