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New Hope Adventist Church. Fulton, Md.
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November 22, 2014
@newhopefulton
Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Rm. 121) 10:30 a.m. | Middle School Worship (Rm. 206) 10:30 a.m.
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Welcome Pastor Mike Speegle
Worship Through Praise Katina Chappell
Message Pastor Ann Roda
Community Life Marty Chappell (First Service)
Ruth Vasconcellos (Second Service)
Closing Thought Pastor Ann Roda
Today's MessageWe could be a blessing to others, wherever we are, just by being wherever we are. Today, we continue our More > Less series by looking at God's model for His people for how to be a blessing to others.
Community Life 2
Operation Christmas Child- Thanks 3
Hope for the Holidays Offering 3
Family Resources 4
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Celebration Next Sabbath 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Come enjoy breakfast, meet new families, participate in crafts and activities and join our special parent appreciation.
Our theme: "Thankfulness: Togetherness and FUN!"
community life Welcome to New Hope! We're here to help you grow in your spiritual journey. This page highlights some exciting ways for you and your family to make meaningful connections and grow your relationship with God.
If there is anything we can do to support you on your journey, let us know.
Church Office Hours Mon-Thu 9a-5p, Fri 10a-2p
Phone/Text Message 410-541-6394
Email [email protected]
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22 Festival of Hope is today! Please consider sticking around after second service to help us sort and bag all of your generous donations so we can get them to the various area agencies (and the families they serve!) this afternoon.
26 Ignite your prayer life and deepen your relationship with God, 7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room. Our theme: Do you know God’s will for your life?
6 Save the date for our year-end church business session,, 4:15-5:15 p.m. We'll look at the proposed 2015 church budget, the leadership placement report and a recommended organizational structure and governance revision. Email [email protected] for copies of the reports.
22 Young Adult Thanksgiving Potluck, Nov. 22. Join New Hope Young Adults for a meal in Room 206 after second service. — Close the Sabbath with New Hope Young Adults at 5 p.m. and stay for a movie night, starting at 6 p.m.
26 Thanksgiving dinner to residents of Morningside Park Apartments in Jessup, Md. at 3 p.m. If you are willing to help with food preparation, setup, serving dinner, cleanup or making/donating dessert, contact Angie Bernard at 301-254-0300 by Nov. 22. All are welcome!
6, 13 Want to be a better parent? Come to the Parenting Open Forum, 9:30 a.m. in Room 201. The forum is a safe place to ask questions about parenting, how to better communicate with your children, discipline, how to raise balanced kids in an unbalanced world and much more.
CHURCH LIFE Welcome, guests! We’re glad to have you here today. You can find out more about New Hope in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session after today’s worship service by coming to the first two rows in the front left of the worship center. Our parents' room is on the second floor for you to hear and watch the service with your little one.
Watch the worship service rebroadcast Sundays (11 a.m.), Wednesdays and Fridays (7 p.m.) at lookingforachurch.org.
Are you interested in serving on the church executive committee? If you'd like to be considered, email your name to [email protected].
Our social media ministry is growing! Text 410-541-6394 if you're interested in serving in our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter ministries.
The Church office will be closed, Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Christmas comes but once a year. Save the date and join us as we share some holiday cheer, caroling across the Fulton/Columbia area on Saturday, Dec. 20 from 4:30 p.m. For more info, send a Text Message to 410-541-6394.
FAMILY MINISTRIES www.newhopelovesfamilies.com
The Kingdom Kids lesson is from from Genesis 21:1-6, “Isaac Is Born to Abraham and Sarah.” Children will learn that God always fulfills His promises, and they bring us joy.
The next family and child dedication is Dec. 6. Schedule yours by contacting Prithy at 301-854-1866.
There will be no Kids Church Nov. 29. Kids Care will be available.
Whether playing host to classes, worship services, social gatherings, small group meetings or simple hallway chats before, during and after events, our building provides a place of safety, comfort and connection.
With your help this year, we can update our facility and create a space that is warm and inviting (and dry!).
Roof Renewal What if we fixed all the leaks in our roof and had it guaranteed for 25 years?
Our roof is more than 20 years old and showing signs of needing major repair. After years of patching and trying to prolong its life, we had a new roof put on the main middle section of the building this fall, as well as a section of new roof and a new drain system over part of the worship center.
Hot Drink/Juice Café What if we created a casual area where people could connect each Sabbath?
We need a place for people to chat and congregate before and after our worship services.
Worship Center, Hallway and Bathroom Updates What if we updated the look of our hallways, restrooms and worship center with new colors and artwork to create a more inviting atmosphere?
A huge THANK YOU to the New Hope church family for making Operation Christmas Child a success!
The combined efforts of our Adventurer scouting group, volunteers at last week's packing party and contributions throughout the project results in about 150 wrapped shoe boxes filled with gifts that will go to kids around the world.
This week, 8-year-old Adilynn Woods, who coordinated the project, and her family dropped off the boxes at the Operation Christmas Child Mid-Atlantic Processing Center in Jessup, Md. They will be shipped overseas in the next few weeks.
"I am so happy," Adilynn said about the project. "This was more than I ever dreamed of.
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Our church facility is our primary meeting place, where we connect with God as a community and with one another.
OUR GOAL: $69,000
Operation Christmas Child: Thanks, New Hope!
God always does what He says He will do. For Abraham and Sarah, it was the miraculous fulfillment of an amazing promise: the birth of a son to 90- and 100-year-old parents who had never been able to have a child! And he was really their child! The shame of childlessness that had haunted them for decades was finally erased.
Isaac, the name Abraham gave his son, means “he laughs.” God had told Abraham to give the child that name about a year earlier. Abraham laughed and must have thought to himself how impossible it was for old people to have children. Then when three strangers appeared and told Abraham that Sarah would have a child within a year, she laughed.
When Isaac was born, God had brought laughter to Sarah and all who knew her. In those days, any birth of a healthy child brought great joy, even more so if it was a boy. But a firstborn son, born to such elderly parents, was certainly a laughing matter. Sarah could hardly contain her happiness. Who could blame her for bursting out in laughter when she looked upon her sleeping child? Or when she looked out over the fields and saw her son running and jumping? Or when she had to wipe away tears because of a skinned knee?
Last year, I met Elsie, who always seemed to be laughing and smiling. No matter what the occasion, one could clearly see the laughter in her eyes. She lived life optimistically and joyfully. Nothing could get her down or discouraged. She found joy and laughter in the grand and simple moments of everyday life.
When she became pregnant at age 49, she and her husband laughed in disbelief, just like Abraham and Sarah did. They laughed again when she gave birth to a healthy baby boy the following year. When the baby came out of her womb, he did not cry; the sound that came out of him sounded like laughter. So they named him Isaac.
Her son brings her boundless joy and laughter. But she tells me what really causes her to laugh is witnessing God’s sense of humor. The circumstances of her son’s birth are a continual reminder that, with God, the impossible becomes possible; the unimaginable becomes real; and the unlikely becomes actual. Elsie has a heightened sense of awareness of all the “amazingly crazy things” God does for people, whether or not they recognize it. Elsie says, “God is always doing unbelievable things in people’s lives. But they just don’t see it because they don’t believe He can.” She sighs and says, “I really wish they would believe because when they really see what God can do, they won’t stop laughing.”
When was the last time you laughed at what God did?
Use these passages to better understand that all things are possible with God.
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The Back Page follows the Bible lessons that children and youth are studying and serves to help kids and adults continue the spiritual discussion at home and establish patterns of a devotional life.
Thought for the Week God’s Daily WordUse these passages to better understand that all things are possible with God.
SUNDAY LUKE 1:37; GENESIS 18:14
MONDAY JEREMIAH 32:17, 27
TUESDAY MARK 9:23; MATT. 17:20
WEDNESDAY ISAIAH 46:10; LUKE 18:27
THURSDAYPHILIPPIANS
4:13; HEBREWS 11:1
FRIDAY EPHESIANS 3:20-21
Ann RodaPastor for Families
Weekly Challenge What are your impossible prayers? Have you stopped praying those prayers because God didn’t seem to answer? Perhaps it is time to write out those prayers again and put yourself out there and trust God. Remember, God is greater than the impossible.
For the Family Help your children know and understand God’s promises. Encourage them to find and highlight God’s promises in their Bible. Use a color that stands out so kids can clearly see their favorite Bible promises.
Find us: 12350 Hall Shop Road, Fulton, MD 20759 Call us/ send a text message: 410-541-NEWH (6394)
Email us: [email protected] Visit us online: www.lookingforachurch.org
MONTHLY GOAL RECEIVED RECEIVED
TO DATEGOAL TO
DATE
Tithe 73,189.12 737,592.93
Church Budget$38,851.25
32,182.30 303,879.52 349,661.25
Mortgage$13,623 5,741.07 74,693.36 122,607.00
September Giving Report
Online giving available at lookingforachurch.org
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