1. New Hope United Methodist Church
Welcome to
New Hope United Methodist Church
June 25, 2017

2. Announcements Today, Young Adult Gathering, 11:15am, RM6
Youth, 5:30pm, Upstairs
Monday, SPRC, 7pm, RM2
Tuesday, Bible Study Mt. 13, 11am RM2
Wednesday, Choir, 7pm, Sanctuary
Wednesday, June 28: Art Mornings & Afternoons
Sunday, July 2: Community Wide 5:30 pm

3. Meditation
II Chronicles 7:1
As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

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

5. Choral Introit
Come! Come!
Everybody Worship (2271)
Choir

6. *Call to Worship
II Chronicles 7:3
One: All of Israel, seeing the fire come down and the glory of the LORD upon the house, bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped.
Many: We have come to praise the LORD, like the Israelites of long ago, saying, "Truly the LORD is good, truly the LORD’s lovingkindness is everlasting."

7. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Verse 1)
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*Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
WORDS: William Williams, 1745; trans. from the Welsh by Peter Williams and the author, 1771
1. Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, pilgrim through this barren land.

8. I am weak, but thou art mighty; hold me with thy powerful hand.

9. feed me till I want no more.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more; (want no more)
feed me till I want no more.

10. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Verse 2)
2. Open now the crystal fountain, whence the healing stream doth flow;

11. let the fire and cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through.

12. Strong deliverer, strong deliverer, be thou still my strength and shield; (strength and shield) be thou still my strength and shield.

13. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Verse 3)
3. When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside;

14. death of death and hell’s destruction, land me safe on Canaan’s side.

15. Songs of praises, songs of praises, I will ever give to thee;
Songs of praises, songs of praises, I will ever give to thee; (give to thee) I will ever give to thee.

16. *Opening Prayer

17. Anthem
Rock of the Ages
Choir

18. Children’s Time

19. Offering Our Gifts to God

20. 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!

21. 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!

22. Majesty, Worship His Majesty
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WORDS: Jack Hayford, 1981
Majesty, worship his majesty; unto Jesus be all glory, honor, and praise.
© 1981 Rocksmith Music c/o Trust Music Management

23. Majesty, kingdom authority, flow from his throne unto his own; his anthem raise.

24. So exalt, lift up on high the name of Jesus
So exalt, lift up on high the name of Jesus. Magnify, come glorify Christ Jesus, the King.

25. Majesty, worship his majesty, Jesus who died, now glorified, King of all kings.

26. Scripture Reading
John 17:20-23
20 “I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

27. Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the People
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. Scripture Reading
John 17:23-26
23 I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 24 Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.

34. 25 “Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.”

35. The Message
Glory!

36. The Nicene Creed
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THE NICENE CREED
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

37. We believe in one Lord,. Jesus Christ,. the only Son of God,
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light.

38. true God from true God,. begotten, not made,
true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.

39. For us and for our salvation. he came down from heaven,
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became truly human.

40. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.

41. On the third day he rose again. in accordance with. the Scriptures;
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

42. He will come again in glory. to judge the living. and the dead,
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

43. We believe in the Holy Spirit,. the Lord, the giver of life,
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

44. who with the Father. and the Son. is worshiped and glorified,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

45. We believe in the one. holy catholic and. apostolic church
We believe in the one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

46. We look for the resurrection. of the dead,. and the life of the
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

47. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (1)
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WORDS: Philip Doddridge, 1755; refrain from Wesleyan Sacred Harp, 1854 (2 Chr. 15:15)
1. O happy day, that fixed my choice on thee, my Savior and my God!

48. Well may this glowing heart rejoice, and tell its raptures all abroad.

49. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (Refrain)
Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away!

50. He taught me how to watch and pray, and live rejoicing every day.

51. Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away!

52. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (2)
2. O happy bond, that seals my vows to him who merits all my love!

53. Let cheerful anthems fill his house, while to that sacred shrine I move.

54. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (Refrain)
Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away!

55. He taught me how to watch and pray, and live rejoicing every day.

56. Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away!

57. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (3)
3. It’s done: the great transaction’s done! I am the Lord’s and he is mine;

58. he drew me and I followed on, charmed to confess the voice divine.

59. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (Refrain)
Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away!

60. He taught me how to watch and pray, and live rejoicing every day.

61. Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away!

62. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (5)
5. High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, that vow renewed shall daily hear,

63. till in life’s latest hour I bow and bless in death a bond so dear.

64. O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (Refrain)
Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away!

65. He taught me how to watch and pray, and live rejoicing every day.

66. Happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away!

67. *Blessing