1. Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church
June 3, 2018

2. Announcements Today, Young Adults, 11:15am, RM2
Youth, 5:30pm, Upstairs
Mon, Trustees, 7pm, RM2
Tues, Mark Bible Study, 11am, RM2
Wed, Bring Joy Bible Study, 10am, FBC RM C214
Chimes, 6pm, RM3
Choir, 7pm, Sanctuary
Softball Game, 6:30 & 7:30, Melchers
Sunday, 6/10, Nominations Meeting, 11am, RM3
Softball: 6/15, 8:30/9:30, Duff

3. Congratulations Graduates!

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

5. Morning Has Broken (verse 1)
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WORDS: Eleanor Farjeon, 1931 (Lam. 3:22-23)
1. Morning has broken like the first morning; blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Words by permission of David Higham Associates, Ltd.

6. Praise for the singing. Praise for the morning
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!

7. Morning Has Broken (Verse 2)
2. Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven, like the first dewfall on the first grass.

8. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, sprung in completeness where his feet pass.

9. Morning Has Broken (Verse 3)
3. Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning born of the one light Eden saw play!

10. Praise with elation, praise every morning, God’s re-creation of the new day!

11. *Call to Worship
One: Prepare for God’s arrival!
Many: Make the road smooth and straight!
All: Come into our midst, Holy Spirit, Comforter and Guide; Jesus, Savior and Redeemer and Almighty God, Creator!

12. When Jesus Came to Jordan (Verse 1)
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WORDS: Fred Pratt Green, 1973 (Mt. 3:13-17; Mk. 1:9-11; Lk. 3:21-22)
1. When Jesus came to Jordan to be baptized by John, he did not come for pardon but as the sinless one.
© 1980 Hope Publishing Co.

13. He came to share repentance with all who mourn their sins, to speak the vital sentence with which good news begins.

14. When Jesus Came to Jordan (Verse 2)
2. He came to share temptation, our utmost woe and loss, for us and our salvation to die upon the cross.

15. So when the dove descended on him, the Son of Man, the hidden years had ended, the age of grace began.

16. When Jesus Came to Jordan (Verse 3)
3. Come, Holy Spirit, aid us to keep the vows we make; this very day invade us, and every bondage break.

17. Come, give our lives direction, the gift we covet most: to share the resurrection that leads to Pentecost.

18. Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (Verse 1)
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WORDS: Claudia F. Hernaman, 1873 (Mt. 4:1-11; Mk. 1:12-13; Lk. 4:1-13)
1. Lord, who throughout these forty days for us didst fast and pray,

19. teach us with thee to mourn our sins and close by thee to stay.

20. Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (Verse 2)
2. As thou with Satan didst contend, and didst the victory win,

21. O give us strength in thee to fight, in thee to conquer sin.

22. Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (Verse 3)
3. As thou didst hunger bear, and thirst, so teach us, gracious Lord,

23. to die to self, and chiefly live by thy most holy word.

24. Children’s Time

25. 1. Jesus calls us o’er the tumult of our life’s wild, restless sea;
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WORDS: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1852 (Mt. 4:18-22)
1. Jesus calls us o’er the tumult of our life’s wild, restless sea;

26. day by day his sweet voice soundeth, saying, “Christian, follow me!”

27. 2. As of old the apostles heard it by the Galilean lake,
Jesus Calls Us (2)
2. As of old the apostles heard it by the Galilean lake,

28. turned from home and toil and kindred, leaving all for Jesus’ sake.

29. 3. Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world’s golden store,

30. from each idol that would keep us, saying, “Christian, love me more!”

31. 4. In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease,
Jesus Calls Us (4)
4. In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease,

32. still he calls, in cares and pleasures, “Christian, love me more than these!”

33. 5. Jesus calls us! By thy mercies, Savior, may we hear thy call,

34. give our hearts to thine obedience, serve and love thee best of all.

35. Special Music Remember Me Julie and Andy Little
(Mike Schulz)
Julie and Andy Little

36. Offering Our Gifts to God

37. 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;

38. 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.

39. Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer

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

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. 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;

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

45. Scripture Reading
Mark 1:1, 14-15
1The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”

46. The Good News

47. The Great Thanksgiving
A Service of Word and Table
Hymnal 12-15, Word and Table II
Let Us Break Bread Together Hymnal # 618
He Touched Me Hymnal # 367 (Mk 1:41)

48. *Blessing
Please join us for food and fellowship in the Hospitality Room following the service.