1. Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church
March 4, 2018

2. Announcements Today, Cherub Choir, 11:15am, RM11
Young Adults, 11:15am, RM2
Monday, Trustees, 7pm, RM2
Tuesday, Acts Bible Study, 11am, RM2
Wednesday, Chimes 6pm, Choir 7pm, Sanctuary
Thursday, Bring Joy Bible Study, 2:30pm, RM2
Upcoming:
Where is God in the Midst of Suffering? 9am Zion UMC, 3/10
UMW Spiritual Day Apart, 9:30am Trinity UMC 3/10
Salt Fish Supper, 6pm Tuesday, 3/13
SPRC, 7pm 3/19
Administrative Council, 7pm 3/20

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

4. (Bob Somma & Bill Batstone)
Introit
I Come to the Cross
(Bob Somma & Bill Batstone)
Choir

5. *Call to Worship
Mark 8:34-37 MSG
One: Calling the crowd to join his disciples, Jesus said, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how…Self sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you?“

6. Many: Come, let us focus on the call of Jesus, the concerns of God, God’s love for us and for the world. Let us sing of God’s love and worship with our hearts.

7. How Great Thou Art (Verse 1)77
How Great Thou Art WORDS: Stuart K. Hine, 1953
1. O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
© 1953, renewed 1981 Manna Music, Inc.

8. I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed.

9. How Great Thou Art (Refrain)
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

10. Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

11. How Great Thou Art (Verse 2)
2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander, and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;

12. when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze;

13. How Great Thou Art (Refrain)
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

14. Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

15. How Great Thou Art (Verse 3)
3. And when I think that God, his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in;

16. that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, he bled and died to take away my sin;

17. How Great Thou Art (Refrain)
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

18. Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

19. How Great Thou Art (Verse 4)
4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.

20. Then I shall bow in humble adoration, and there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!

21. How Great Thou Art (Refrain)
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

22. Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

23. TFWS 2018 *Honor and Praise Righteous and holy in all of your ways;
we come before you with honor and praise.
Here to adore you for all of our days,

24. we come before you with honor and praise.
Lord of the heavens,
how faithful you are.
Shine down upon us,
O bright Morning Star.
Righteous and holy in all of your ways;
we come before you with honor and praise.

25. we come before you with honor and praise.
Filling the temple,
the work of your grace;
we come before you with honor and praise.
Here to adore you for all of our days,

26. we come before you with honor and praise.
Lord of the heavens,
how faithful you are.
Rise in our spirits,
O bright Morning Star.
Righteous and holy in all of your ways;
we come before you with honor and praise.

27. Anthem
Rock of Ages
(Rita Baloche)
Choir

28. Children’s Time

29. Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer

30. Hymnal #895
Used By Permission. CCLI License #

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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;

34. as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

35. Offering Our Gifts to God

36. Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow94
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!

37. 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!

38. Scripture Reading Exodus 20:1-20 Then God spoke all these words:
2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3 you shall have no other gods before me.
4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 

39.  5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lordwill not acquit anyone who misuses his name.
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 

40. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

41.  13 You shall not murder.
14 You shall not commit adultery.
15 You shall not steal.
16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking,

42.  they were afraid and trembled and stood at a distance, 19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.” 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.”

43. Message:

44. Let Us Break Bread Together (1)
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WORDS: African American spiritual (Acts 2:42)
1. Let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees)
let us break bread together on our knees, (on our knees)

45. When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

46. Let Us Break Bread Together (2)
2. Let us drink wine together on our knees, (on our knees)
let us drink wine together on our knees. (on our knees)

47. When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

48. Let Us Break Bread Together (3)
3. Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees)
let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)

49. When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy on me. (on me)

50. Let Us Break Bread Together (4)
4. Let us praise God together on our knees, (on our knees)
Let us praise God together on our knees. (on our knees)

51. When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord, have mercy if you please. (if you please)

52. Scripture Reading Luke 22:14-20
 14 When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. 15 He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; 18 for I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 

53. 19 Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 20 And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

54. The Great Thanksgiving
A Service of Word and Table

55. God of Grace and God of Glory (Verse 1)
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WORDS: Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1930
1. God of grace, and God of glory, on thy people pour thy power;
By permission of Elinor Fosdick Downs

56. crown thine ancient church’s story; bring her bud to glorious flower.

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

58. God of Grace and God of Glory (Verse 2)
2. Lo! the hosts of evil round us scorn thy Christ, assail his ways!

59. Fears and doubts too long have bound us; free our hearts to work and praise.

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

61. God of Grace and God of Glory (Verse 3)
3. Cure thy children’s warring madness, bend our pride to thy control;

62. shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul.

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

64. God of Grace and God of Glory (Verse 4)
4. Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore;

65. let the search for thy salvation be our glory evermore.

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

67. *Benediction
Please join us for food and fellowship in the Hospitality Room following the service.