1. Welcome to
New
Hope!

2. Announcements Today Young Adults, 11:15 am, Upstairs
Youth, 5:30 pm, Upstairs
Monday
Social Justice Book Club, 5:30 pm RM2
Job Bible Study 10 am, RM2
Tuesday
Admin Council Meeting, 7 pm, RM 2
Saturday
UM Men’s Meeting, 8 am, Upstairs

3. Meditation
“I made a difference to that one.”
– Loren Elsoloy

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

5. Leader: The heavens declare the righteousness of God.
*Call to Worship
Leader: The heavens declare the righteousness of God.
PEOPLE: The earth declares God’s beauty.
Leader: From the rising of the sun to its setting
PEOPLE: God’s word shines forth in glory.

6. How Firm a Foundation (Verse 1)
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WORDS: “K” in Rippon’s Selection of Hymns, 1787 (2 Tim. 2:19; Heb. 13:5; Is. 43:1-2)
1. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in his excellent word!

7. What more can he say than to you he hath said, to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

8. How Firm a Foundation (Verse 2)
2. “Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, for I am thy God and will still give thee aid;

9. I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

10. How Firm a Foundation (Verse 3)
3. “When through the deep waters I call thee to go, the rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;

11. for I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.

12. How Firm a Foundation (Verse 4)
4. “When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie, my grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;

13. the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

14. How Firm a Foundation (Verse 5)
5. “The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose, I will not, I will not desert to its foes;

15. that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I’ll never, no, never, no, never forsake.”

16. Prayer
O God of promise, creator of the cosmos, you are the first light breaking through the void, and the final light we shall eternally enjoy. Keep our hearts ever vigilant as we wait to welcome you, that you would find us clothed in love, dressed for action, and eager to receive you. Amen

17. Children’s Time

18. Special Music
Just As I Am
David and Steven Jett

19. Joys and Concerns
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20. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed by 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,

21. who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,
As we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory, forever.
Amen.

22. 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;

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

24. Offering Our Gifts to God

25. 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!

26. 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!

27. Scripture Reading Luke 12:32-40
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

28. 35 “Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; 36 be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. 38 If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

29. 39 “But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.”

30. Let’s Make a Difference
The Message
Let’s Make a Difference

31. Take Our Bread (Refrain)
Service of Holy Communion z
Hymnal Page 12

32. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Refrain)
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WORDS: African American spiritual (Jer. 8:22)
Refrain
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole; there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

33. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Verse 1)
1. Sometimes I feel discouraged, and think my work’s in vain. But then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.

34. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Refrain)
to make the wounded whole; there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

35. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Verse 2)
2. Don’t ever feel discouraged, for Jesus is your friend, and if you look for knowledge he’ll ne’er refuse to lend.

36. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Refrain)
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole; there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

37. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Verse 3)
3. If you can’t preach like Peter, if you can’t pray like Paul, just tell the love of Jesus, and say he died for all.

38. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Refrain)
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole; there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

39. 1. Jesus calls us o’er the tumult of our life’s wild, restless sea;
Jesus Calls Us (Verse 1)
Jesus Calls Us
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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;

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

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

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

43. 3. Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world’s golden store,
Jesus Calls Us (Verse 3)
3. Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world’s golden store,

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

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

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

47. 5. Jesus calls us! By thy mercies, Savior, may we hear thy call,
Jesus Calls Us (Verse 5)
5. Jesus calls us! By thy mercies, Savior, may we hear thy call,

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

49. Blessing!