1. New Hope United Methodist Church
Welcome to
New Hope United Methodist Church
August 27, 2017

2. Announcements Today, Young Adults, 11:15am, RM6
Youth, 5:30pm, Upstairs
Wednesday, August 30, Community Meal, 2:30-7PM Christ Lutheran
Tuesday, Sept. 5, Bible Study Resumes, 11am, RM2

3. *Meditation
Proverbs 1:7-9 NICV
Knowledge begins with respect for the Lord. But foolish people hate wisdom and discipline. My child, listen to your father’s teaching. And do not forget your mother’s advice. Their teaching will beautify your life. It will be like flowers in your hair or a chain around your neck

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

5. One: My child, believe what I say. And remember what I command you.
*Call to Worship
Proverbs 2:1-5 NICV
One: My child, believe what I say. And remember what I command you.
Many: Listen to wisdom. Try with all your heart to gain understanding.
One: Cry out for wisdom. Beg for understanding. Many:   Search for it as you would for silver. Hunt for it like hidden treasure.
All: Then you will understand what it means to respect the Lord. Then you will begin to know God.

6. (Sung Twice) WORDS: USA campmeeting chorus (Ps. 72:19)
Blessed Be the Name
*Blessed Be the Name
(Sung Twice) WORDS: USA campmeeting chorus (Ps. 72:19) 63
Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name of the Lord!

7. Blessed be the name. Blessed be the name
Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name of the Lord!

8. *Opening Prayer
Based on Proverbs 9 & 30
Lord, There are things that I don’t understand: how an eagle flies in the sky or a snake slides over a rock or your wisdom and work. I have heard it said that “Wisdom begins with a respect for the Lord and understanding begins with knowing God, the Holy One.” I seek you and your wisdom today. Amen.

9. Special Music When Morning Gilds the Skies
(E. Grieg, Arr. C. Anderson)
Susan Di Bianca, Handbells; Jessica Schuster, piano

10. Children’s Time

11. Offering Our Gifts to God

12. 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!

13. 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!

14. WORDS: William D. Longstaff, ca. 1882 (1 Pet. 1:16)
Take Time to Be Holy (1)
*Take Time to Be Holy
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WORDS: William D. Longstaff, ca (1 Pet. 1:16)
1. Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord; abide in him always, and feed on his word.

15. Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak, forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.

16. Take Time to Be Holy (2)
2. Take time to be holy, the world rushes on; spend much time in secret with Jesus alone.

17. By looking to Jesus, like him thou shalt be; thy friends in thy conduct his likeness shall see.

18. Take Time to Be Holy (3)
3. Take time to be holy, let him be thy guide, and run not before him, whatever betide.

19. In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord, and, looking to Jesus, still trust in his word.

20. Take Time to Be Holy (4)
4. Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul, each thought and each motive beneath his control.

21. Thus led by his spirit to fountains of love, thou soon shall be fitted for service above.

22. Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the People
Pastoral Prayer

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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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;

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

28. Take My Life, and Let It Be (1)
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WORDS: Frances R. Havergal, 1873 (Rom. 12:1)
1. Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee. Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.

29. Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love
Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love. Take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.

30. Take My Life, and Let It Be (2)
2. Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King. Take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee.

31. Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold
Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold. Take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose.

32. Take My Life, and Let It Be (3)
3. Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne.

33. Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure-store
Take my love, my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure-store. Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee.

34. Scripture Reading
John 6:45

35. My Favorite Proverb and What it Means to Me
Stafford County School Teachers

36. Pass It On (Verse 1)
*Benediction
Pass It On
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WORDS: Kurt Kaiser, 1969
1. It only takes a spark to get a fire going, and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing.
© 1969 Communiqué Music, Inc.

37. That’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it; you spread his love to everyone; you want to pass it on.

38. Pass It On (Verse 2)
2. What a wondrous time is spring, when all the trees are budding, the birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming.

39. That’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it; you want to sing, it’s fresh like spring, you want to pass it on.

40. Pass It On (Verse 3)
3. I wish for you, my friend, the happiness that I’ve found; you can depend on him, it matters not where you’re bound.

41. I’ll shout it from the mountaintop; I want my world to know; the Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on.