1. New Hope United Methodist Church
Welcome to
New Hope United Methodist Church
July 17, 2016

2. Announcements Sunday: Great Experiment Prayer Meeting 11:15 am, Rm. 2
Picnic/Cook-Out, 5:00 pm, Church Grounds
Monday: SPRC, 6:00 pm, Rm. 2
Finance, 7:00 pm, Rm. 2
Tuesday: Art Afternoons, 1:00 pm, K- 3rd Grade, Upstairs
3:00 pm, 4th – 8th Grade, Upstairs
Admin Council, 7:00 pm, Upstairs
Saturday: Mark Bible Study, 4:00 pm, Call Lauren/Powell
Saturday, August 13: Ice Cream Social, 7:00 pm, Church Grounds
Saturday, September 24: New Hope’s Fall Festival, 11am-3pm

3. Meditation
Colossians 1:23
…Remain well established in faith and [do] not shift away from the hope given in the good news that you heard.

4. Musical Prelude
Bringing in the
Light of Christ

5. Choral Introit
Arise, Shine
TFWS #2005
Choir

6. Soloist, Helen Smith: singing “Sanctuary” TFWS # 2164
*Call to Worship
One: Let go of the demands of this day. Rest in the quiet of this sanctuary.
Congregation: The noise of those demands rings in our ears.
Soloist, Helen Smith: singing “Sanctuary” TFWS # 2164

7. *Call to Worship
One: There will always be needs to be met, demands on our time, but now is time to rest.
Congregation: Help us to understand the resting time, that it is a time to be at peace and grow in God’s love.

8. Sanctuary (Sung softly once) *Opening Hymn TFWS #2164
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9. Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.
With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living sanctuary for you.

10. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
*Hymn
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Hymnal #103
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11.  Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes, most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.

12. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; thy justice like mountains high soaring above thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

13. To all, life thou givest, to both great and small; in all life thou livest, the true life of all; we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, and wither and perish, but naught changeth thee.

14. Thou reignest in glory; thou dwellest in light; thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; all laud we would render: O help us to see 'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee.

15. *Opening Prayer
Dag Hammerskjold
Thou who art over us, Thou who art one of us, Thou who art: Give us pure hearts that we may see thee; humble hearts, that we may hear thee; hearts of love, that we may serve thee; hearts of faith, that we may abide in thee. Amen.

16. Children’s Time

17. Anthem
Assurance
(arr. John Ness Beck)
Choir

18. Offering Our Gifts to God

19. Alleluia Praise Response Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

20. It is Well with My Soul *Hymn Hymnal #377 Used By Permission.
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21. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.

22. It is well with my soul, it is well,

23. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control, that Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and hath shed his own blood for my soul.

24. It is well with my soul, it is well,

25. My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole, is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

26. It is well with my soul, it is well,

27. And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, the clouds be rolled back as a scroll; the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, even so, it is well with my soul.

28. It is well with my soul, it is well,

29. Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the People
Silent Prayer

30. Hymnal #895
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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. as it was in the beginning,
Gloria Patria
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.
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34. Scripture Reading
Luke 10:38-42
38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself?

35. Scripture Reading
Luke 10:38-42
Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; 42 there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”

36. Putting First Things First
Sermon
Putting First Things First
Becky and Scott Hamm

37. Apostles’ Creed (Hymnal #881)
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

38. Apostles’ Creed (Hymnal #881)
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

39. Together We Serve *Hymn TFWS #2175 Used By Permission.
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40. extending your love to the last and the least.
Together we serve, united by love, inviting God’s world to the glorious feast.
We work and we pray
through sorrow and joy,
extending your love to the last and the least.

41. a beacon of hope, a lamp for the heart and a light for the feet.
We seek to become
a beacon of hope, a lamp for the heart and a light for the feet.
We learn, year by year, to let love shine through until we see Christ in each person we meet.

42. the wealthy, the poor, the busy, the lonely, and all who need care.
We welcome the scarred,
the wealthy, the poor, the busy, the lonely, and all who need care.
We offer a home
to those who will come,
our hands quick to help, our hearts ready to dare.

43. Together, by grace, we witness and work, remembering Jesus, in whom we grow strong.
Together we serve in Spirit and truth, remembering love is the strength of our song.

44. Please join us for refreshments in the hospitality room.
Benediction
Please join us for refreshments in the hospitality room.