Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church

1. Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church March 12, 2017

2. Announcements Today, Cherubs Choir Rehearsal, 9am, RM11 Young Adults, 11:15am, RM6 Youth, 5:30pm, Upstairs Tuesday, Prayer, 3pm Financial Peace University, 7:15pm, RM2 Wednesday, Chimes, 6pm, RM3; Choir, 7pm, Sanct. Friday, Prayer, 4pm Wednesday, March 29th, Community Meal Monday, April 3rd, 7pm Trustees Tuesday, April 4th, 7pm SPRC

3. Sung Meditation Holy Ground TFWS #2272

4. 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.

5. Silent Meditation • Holy Spirit, examine us by the power of your word, • the righteousness of God’s law, and the awareness of our sin.

6. Musical Prelude Bringing in the Light of Christ

7. Choral Introit • Come, Now is the Time to Worship • (3176) Choir

8. *Call to Worship • I Corinthians 1/Jamie Greening • One: Where is the wise person? • Many: She seeks God. • One: Where is the scholar? • Many: He learns from the Holy Spirit • One: Where are thephilosophers? • Many: They worship Jesus at the foot of the cross. Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!”

9. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah(Verse 1) 127 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 thisbarren land.

10. I am weak, but thou art mighty;hold me withthy powerful hand.

11. Bread of heaven,bread of heaven,feed me till Iwant no more;(want no more) feed me till Iwant no more.

12. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Verse 2) 2. Open nowthe crystal fountain,whence the healingstream doth flow;

13. let the fireand cloudy pillarlead me allmy journey through.

14. Strong deliverer,strong deliverer,be thou stillmy strength and shield;(strength and shield)be thou still mystrength and shield.

15. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Verse 3) 3. When I treadthe verge of Jordan,bid my anxiousfears subside;

16. death of deathand hell’s destruction,land me safeon Canaan’s side.

17. Songs of praises,songs of praises,I will evergive to thee;(give to thee)I will evergive to thee.

18. Opening Prayer • Deuteronomy 5 Moses said: The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. It was not with our ancestors that the LORD made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today. Hear the commandments of the Lord your God, who brought you out of bondage. You shall have no other gods before me. Lord, forgive our idolatry.

19. Opening Prayer Deuteronomy 5 You shall not make for yourself any idol. Lord, forgive us for chasing lesser gods. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. Lord, forgive our blasphemy. Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy. Lord, forgive our refusal to remember. Honor your father and your mother. Lord, forgive us for neglecting our elders. You shall not commit adultery.

20. Opening Prayer Deuteronomy 5 Lord, forgive our lustful hearts. You shall not murder. Lord, forgive us for celebrating violence. You shall not steal. Lord, forgive us for oppressing the poor. You shall not be a false witness. Lord, forgive our lying lips. You shall not covet. Lord, forgive our greedy hearts.

21. Opening Prayer Deuteronomy 5 This is the Word of the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

22. Anthem • I Love to Tell the Story • (arr. Anna Laura Page) • Choir

23. Testimony Emily White

24. Children’s Time

25. Offering Our Gifts to God

26. Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow(Old 100th) Praise God, from WhomAll Blessings Flow 95 WORDS: Thomas Ken, 1674 Praise God, from whomall blessings flow;praise him, all creatureshere below;

27. praise him above,ye heavenly host;praise Father,Son, and Holy Ghost.Amen.

28. Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above(Verse 1) Sing Praise to GodWho Reigns Above 126 WORDS: Johann J. Schütz, 1675; trans. by Frances E. Cox, 1864 (Dt. 32:3) 1. Sing praise to Godwho reigns above,the God of all creation,the God of power,the God of love,the God of our salvation.

29. With healing balmmy soul is filledand every faithlessmurmur stilled:To Godall praise and glory.

30. Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Verse 2) 2. The Lord is never far away,but through allgrief distressing,an ever presenthelp and stay,our peace andjoy and blessing.

31. As with a mother’stender hand,God gently leadsthe chosen band:To Godall praise and glory.

32. Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Verse 3) 3. Thus, all mytoilsome way along,I sing aloud thy praises,that earth may hearthe grateful songmy voiceunwearied raises.

33. Be joyful inthe Lord, my heart,both soul and bodybear your part:To Godall praise and glory.

34. Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Verse 4) 4. Let all who nameChrist’s holy namegive God allpraise and glory;let all who ownhis power proclaimaloud the wondrous story!

35. Cast each false idolfrom its throne,for Christ is Lord,and Christ alone:To Godall praise and glory.

36. Joys and Concerns Prayers of the People Pastoral Prayer

37. Hymnal #895 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

38. 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.

39. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

40. Glory Be to the Father Glory Be to the FatherWORDS: Lesser Doxology, 3rd-4th cent. 70 Glory be to the Fatherand to the Sonand to the Holy Ghost;

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

42. Scripture Reading • Deuteronomy 11:1, 8-9, 16, 18-21 • You shall love the Lord your God, therefore, and keep his charge, his decrees, his ordinances, and his commandments always. • 8 Keep, then, this entire commandment that I am commanding you today, so that you may have strength to go in and occupy the land that you are crossing over to occupy, 9 and so that you may live long in the land that the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

43. Scripture Reading Deuteronomy 11:1, 8-9, 16, 18-21 16 Take care, or you will be seduced into turning away, serving other gods and worshiping them, 18 You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. 20 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your

44. Scripture Reading Deuteronomy 11:1, 8-9, 16, 18-21 • gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth.

45. The Message

46. Trust and Obey(verse 1) Trust and Obey 467 WORDS: John H. Sammis, 1887 (1 Jn. 1:7) 1. When we walkwith the Lordin the light of his word,what a glory hesheds on our way!

47. While we do his good will,he abides with us still,and to all who willtrust and obey.

48. Trust and Obey (Refrain) Refrain Trust and obey,for there’s no other wayto be happy in Jesus,but to trust and obey.

49. Trust and Obey (Verse 2) 2. Not a burden we bear,not a sorrow we share,but our toil he dothrichly repay;

50. not a grief or a loss,not a frown or a cross,but is blest if wetrust and obey.