1. New Hope United Methodist Church
Welcome to
New Hope United Methodist Church
November 1, 2015

2. Announcements Today: Children’s Choir Rehearsal 11:10 a.m.
Youth 5:30 pm, Upstairs
Monday: Genesis Study 7 pm, Rm. 2
Tuesday: Mere Christianity Study 7 pm, Hospitality Rm
Wednesday: Adult/Youth Chimes Rehearsal 6 pm, Rm 3
Christmas Musical Rehersal 6:45 pm
Saturday: Charge Conference 10:00 a.m., Sanctuary
Advent Workshop 12:00 – 3:00 p.m., Upstairs
Sunday: 8 a.m. Informal & 10 a.m. Traditional

3. —let’s be glad and rejoice in the salvation that comes from the Lord
Meditation
Isaiah 25:9 (CEB)
Look! This is our God,
for whom we have waited
—let’s be glad and rejoice in the salvation that comes from the Lord

4. Musical Prelude
Bringing in the
Light of Christ

5. Choral Introit
Joy Comes With The Dawn
(TFWS 2210)

6. Call to Worship One: The earth is the Lord’s and
everything in it, the world and its
inhabitants too.
Many: The one with clean hands and
a pure heart receives blessings
from the LORD.
One: The Lord who blesses us is strong
and powerful!
Many: Come, let us worship the Lord!

7. Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates Hymnal #213
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8. Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates; behold, the King of glory waits; the King of kings is drawing near; the Savior of the world is here! Fling wide the portals of your heart; make it a temple, set apart from earthly use for heaven's employ, adorned with prayer and love and joy. offered, Savior, to thy name!

9. Redeemer, come, with us abide; our hearts to thee we open wide; let us thy inner presence feel; thy grace and love in us reveal. Thy Holy Spirit lead us on until our glorious goal is won; eternal praise, eternal fame be offered, Savior, to thy name!

10. To you all hearts are open, all desires known,
Opening Prayer
Hymnal #6
Almighty God,
To you all hearts are open,
all desires known,
And from you no secrets are hidden.
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
By the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
That we may perfectly love you,
And worthily magnify your holy name,
Through Christ our Lord
Amen.

11. Children’s Time

12. Anthem
Soon and Very Soon
Choir

13. Offering Scriptures
Mark 12:29-34a
Someone asked, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’  The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”  

14. Offering Scriptures
 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him.  And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”  And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” 

15. Living Our Faith

16. Offering Our Gifts to God

17. Alleluia Praise Response
Hymnal #95
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18. from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise God,
from whom all blessings flow;
praise him,
all creatures here below;
praise him above,
ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.

19. Joys and Concerns
Prayers of the People
Silent Prayer

20. Hymnal #895
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21. on earth as it is in Heaven.
Our Father,
who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven.

22. And forgive us our trespasses,
Give us this day
our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive
those who trespass
against us.

23. 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.

24. 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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25. Scripture Reading
Revelation 21:1-6a
21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
“See, the home of God is among mortals.

26. Scripture Reading He will dwell with them as their God;
and God himself will be with them;
4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” 5 And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

27. Scripture Reading
6 Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.

28. Sermon
Saints and Sinners

29. Service of Holy Communion A Service of Word and Table Hymnal # 9-11
*Hymn – Holy Ground TFWS #2772 
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30. on holy ground, And I know that
TFWS #2772
We are standing
on holy ground, And I know that
there are angels all around; Let us praise
Jesus now; We are standing
in His presence
on holy ground

31. Marching to Zion
Hymnal #733
Come, we that love the Lord, and let our joys be known; join in a song with sweet accord, join in a song with sweet accord and thus surround the throne, and thus surround the throne. We're marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion; we're marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city of God.

32. Let those refuse to sing who never knew our God; but children of the heavenly King, but children of the heavenly King may speak their joys abroad, may speak their joys abroad.
We're marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion; we're marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city of God Used By Permission.
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33. The hill of Zion yields a thousand sacred sweets before we reach the heavenly fields, before we reach the heavenly fields, or walk the golden streets, or walk the golden streets.
We're marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion; we're marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city of God.

34. Emmanuel's ground, we're marching through
Then let our songs abound, and every tear be dry; we're marching through
Emmanuel's ground, we're marching through
Emmanuel's ground, to fairer worlds on high, to fairer worlds on high.
We're marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion; we're marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city of God.

35. Benediction