1. Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church
March 18, 2018

2. Announcements Today, Cherub Choir, 11:15am, RM11
Young Adults, 11:15am, RM2
Youth, 5:30pm, Upstairs
Monday, SPRC, 7pm
Tuesday, Acts Bible Study, 11am, RM2
Admin Council, 7pm, Upstairs
Wednesday, Chimes 6pm, Choir 7pm, Sanctuary
Thursday, Bring Joy Bible Study, 2:30pm, RM2
Upcoming:
Cleaning up New Hope Rd, 8am, 3/24
Pack Food Bags for kids, St Matthias, 9am, 3/27
Bring Joy, Evening Bible Study, 6pm, 3/27

3. Meditation
I Peter 4:1-6
 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin), 2 so as to live for the rest of your earthly life no longer by human desires but by the will of God. 3 You have already spent enough time in doing what the Gentiles like to do, living in licentiousness, passions, drunkenness, revels, carousing, and lawless idolatry. 

4.   4 They are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of dissipation, and so they blaspheme. 5 But they will have to give an accounting to him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though they had been judged in the flesh as everyone is judged, they might live in the spirit as God does.

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

6. Introit
Make Me a Servant
(TFWS 2176)
Choir

7. *Call to Worship
One: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Many: In God’s great mercy we have been given new birth – born into a living hope -- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

8. We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (Verse 1)
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WORDS: H. Ernest Nichol, 1896
1. We’ve a story to tell to the nations, that shall turn their hearts to the right,

9. a story of truth and mercy, a story of peace and light, a story of peace and light.

10. We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (Refrain)
For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the dawning to noonday bright;

11. and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom of love and light.

12. We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (Verse 2)
2. We’ve a song to be sung to the nations, that shall lift their hearts to the Lord,

13. a song that shall conquer evil and shatter the spear and sword, and shatter the spear and sword.

14. We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (Refrain)
For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the dawning to noonday bright;

15. and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom of love and light.

16. We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (Verse 3)
3. We’ve a message to give to the nations, that the Lord who reigneth above

17. hath sent us his Son to save us, and show us that God is love, and show us that God is love.

18. We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (Refrain)
For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the dawning to noonday bright;

19. and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom of love and light.

20. We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (Verse 4)
4. We’ve a Savior to show to the nations, who the path of sorrow hath trod,

21. that all of the world’s great peoples might come to the truth of God, might come to the truth of God.

22. We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations (Refrain)
For the darkness shall turn to dawning, and the dawning to noonday bright;

23. and Christ’s great kingdom shall come on earth, the kingdom of love and light.

24. Anthem
Guide Us, Lord
(Mark Patterson)
Choir
Olivia Redman, Viola

25. Children’s Time

26. (Amadeus Mozart/arr. Sharon Elery Rogers )
Special Music
Ave Verum
(Amadeus Mozart/arr. Sharon Elery Rogers )
Chime Choir

27. Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer

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

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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;

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

33. Offering Our Gifts to God

34. 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!

35. 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!

36. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (1)
*Change My Heart, O God
TFWS2152
Change my heart, O God,
make it ever true.
may I be like you.

37. You are the Potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me,
this is what I pray.
Change my heart, O God,
make it ever true.
may I be like you.

38. Scripture Reading 1 Peter 1:13-16
 13 Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed. 14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; 16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

39. Message
Powell Smith

40. Response to the Word
One: God calls His people to be holy, purposed for Kingdom Work.
Many: My obedience to God will produce authentic heartfelt love for my brothers and sisters.
One: Purge yourself of hatred, deception, hypocrisy, envy and slander. It all must go!

41. Many: It is grace that I am saved
Many: It is grace that I am saved. Only God everlasting can renew my heart.
One: Crave and feed on spiritual sustenance so you will grow in the Salvation Jesus provides.
Many: I have tasted and seen the Lord is good!
All: Hallelujah!!! Praise the Lord!!!

42. Go, Make of All Disciples (Verse 1)
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WORDS: Leon M. Adkins, 1955, alt. (Mt. 28:19-20)
1. “Go, make of all disciples.” We hear the call, O Lord, that comes from thee, our Father, in thy eternal Word.
© 1964 Abingdon Press

43. Inspire our ways of learning through earnest, fervent prayer, and let our daily living reveal thee everywhere.

44. Go, Make of All Disciples (Verse 2)
2. “Go, make of all disciples,” baptizing in the name of Father, Son, and Spirit, from age to age the same.

45. We call each new disciple to follow thee, O Lord, redeeming soul and body by water and the Word.

46. Go, Make of All Disciples (Verse 3)
3. “Go, make of all disciples.” We at thy feet would stay until each life’s vocation accents thy holy way.

47. We cultivate the nature God plants in every heart, revealing in our witness the master teacher’s art.

48. Go, Make of All Disciples (Verse 4)
4. “Go, make of all disciples.” We welcome thy command. “Lo, I am with you always.” We take thy guiding hand.

49. The task looms large before us; we follow without fear; in heaven and earth thy power shall bring God’s kingdom here.

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