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New Hope Adventist Church. Fulton, Md.
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November 29, 2014
@newhopefulton
Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Dec. 3) 10:30 a.m. | Middle School Worship (Rm. 206) 10:30 a.m.
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Welcome Pastor Jason Decena
Worship Through Praise Katina Chappell
Message Pastor Mike Speegle
Community Life Pastor Dave Gemmell (First Service)
Debbie Howell (Second Service)
Closing Thought Pastor Mike Speegle
Community Life 2
A Season of Thanks 3
New Hope Happenings 3
Family Resources 4
Psalm 95: 2-3Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
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Festival of Hope: Thank You, New Hope! With your donations, we helped supply families in Howard and Anne Arundel counties with everything they'll need to enjoy a good Thanksgiving meal. Thanks to everyone who brought in filled grocery bags and turkeys — and to those who gave their time and talents to decorate the church!
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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3 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 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.
13 Remember Food Frenzy? Join New Hope Young Adults for Food Frenzy in Baltimore! Visit www.facebook.com/newhopeyougadults or email [email protected] for more details.
6 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.
9 Pray with people from all over the country! Join the New Hope team staffing the prayer bank for the Hope Channel TV program Let’s Pray, 7:30 p.m. at the Adventist World Headquarters. For details, pick up an info card at the Ask-Me Desk.
20 Connect with our community and help serve a meal at Grassroots in Columbia, Md., 4:45-6:30 p.m. For more info, contact Nathan Taylor at 478-737-4224.
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.
Join young adults from across the area for a Christmas party at the Chesapeake Conference headquarters, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. Visit www.facebook.com/newhopeyoungadults, or email [email protected] for more information.
FAMILY MINISTRIES www.newhopelovesfamilies.com
The Kingdom Kids lesson is from Genesis 21:8-21, "God Cares for Hagar and Ishmael." Children will learn that God hears every prayer.
The Fifth Sabbath Celebration is today, 9-10:30 a.m., in the Multipurpose Room. Join us for a morning of thankfulness, togetherness and FUN!
There is no Kids Church today. Kids Care will be available.
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Dressing up New Hope for the HolidaysThe church décor team is putting up Christmas decorations throughout next week, and we need your help! With trees to decorate and other flourishes planned in honor of the season, extra hands are essential. Please consider giving of your time, even if only for an hour or two, next week. Text 410-541-6394 for details.
Christmas CarolingDo you remember going caroling as a kid with your parents, neighbors or friends? Do you believe, as some of us do, that we need to bring
back the idea of spreading Christmas cheer through song? Save the date and join us for caroling in the Fulton/Columbia area Saturday, Dec. 20! We'll start at 4:30 p.m.
Questions? Send a text to 410-541-6394.
Hope for the HolidayOur church facility is our primary meeting place, where we connect with God as a community and with one another. With your help this year, we can update our facility and create a space that is warm and inviting (and dry!). Please consider contributing to this year's holiday offering at christmasatnewhope.com.
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A Season of Thanks: Messages From Our Pastors
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It’s easy to say thanks for the way our church has responded over the past few weeks with the hundreds of bags of groceries, the 140+ turkeys, the 140+ Christmas shoe boxes and the 40,000+ meals that were assembled. Yet I don’t want to not say thanks to the large number of you who week in and week out give of your time, your abilities, your
money, your love to make New Hope special. Those of you make New Hope a place to not just feel but be connected, welcomed, accepted and appreciated. For that I give thanks this year. — Pastor Mike Speegle
"The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning" (Lamentations 3:22-23).
This verse is a reminder that every morning is a day of thanksgiving for what God does for us. During this Thanksgiving Day, may your heart explode with gratitude
as you experience His tender mercies. — Pastor Ann Roda
New Hope! This Thanksgiving season (my favorite holiday) has found me extremely thankful! I’m thankful for my incredible wife and two sons who were willing to share this adventure. I’m thankful for this amazing church family and for welcoming us with open arms. I’m thankful for the dedicated volunteers of this church who give so selflessly, week after
week. And lastly, I’m thankful for God’s faithfulness and promises to each every one of us. He’s doing something right now, and we’re invited to be a part of it! Incredible!
— Pastor Jason Decena
When we thank God for what He will do for us in the future, we have hope in the present. — Pastor Dave Gemmell
Here are a few words of thanks — with a dash of inspiration — from each of New Hope's pastors for this holiday season.
Immediately after the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, I received a text message from a friend who is an ardent Boston fan. His message, in capital letters, simply stated, “WE WON!!” On Twitter, other Red Sox fans voiced their jubilation by writing, “We’re #1” and “We did it.” The following day, most of the major news organizations featured Boston fans, frenzied from the joy of victory, screaming, “We’re the champs!”
The irony here is that not one fan directly contributed to the Red Sox winning the pennant. Yes, fans cheer and support the team. They buy tickets and wear team T-shirts and caps. But the fans did not swing a bat or catch a fly ball. They did not hit a doubleheader or steal one base. Most fans never meet the players personally. Yet every fan will happily take ownership of a team’s success and unabashedly proclaim, “WE won!”
In a recent article in Psychology Today, Ed Hirt, a professor of psychological studies at Indiana University, explains that when a fan is so focused and obsessed on a game, it triggers certain neurons in his brain. The fan vicariously becomes the athlete. “The die-hard fan experiences the same hormonal surges as the athlete. He feels like he is the one hitting a home run,” Hirt says. That is why the team’s success becomes the fan’s success. The fan is unable to differentiate himself from the team; thus it becomes “we.”
In the Bible, we are reminded that “victory comes from the Lord” (Psalm 3:8). In John 16:33, Jesus reminds us, “In this world you
will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” In Deuteronomy 20:4, we are told that it is “God who goes with us to fight against our enemies to give us victory.”
When Jesus died on the cross, He claimed victory over sin. When we believe in Jesus Christ, we can experience that victory in our lives. Do you claim that victory? Do you take ownership of Jesus’ success and victory and unabashedly proclaim, “We won?” Most of us usually do not make that kind of claim. Why not? Because, for many of us, we feel that we need to do something, our part, to claim that victory. But that is not how God works.
God stands and fights for us and gives us the victory. God died for us and gives us the victory. God wants us to take owner-ship of His victory. Because He loves you like crazy, He would have it no other way.
What is stopping you from claiming that which has already been won?
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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 explore biblical perspectives on victory in Christ.
Ann RodaPastor for Families
Weekly Challenge Read Deuteronomy 20:1-4. Meditate and reflect on this powerful promise. Ask yourself, “What does it mean to live a life of victory?”
For the Family Memorize Philippians 4:13 as a family. Help children understand how this promise can be a source of strength and courage for them.
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
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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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SUNDAY Deuteronomy 20:4
MONDAY John 16:33
TUESDAY 1 Corinthians 15:57
WEDNESDAY Psalm 108:13
THURSDAY Ephesians 6:13
FRIDAY Romans 8:31-32
