June 01, 2013

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Praise and WorshipKatina Chappell

MessageMan Overboard

Pastor Gary Patterson

Community LifePastor Dave Gemmell (First Service)

Marc Felton Jr. (Second Service)

BenedictionPastor Gary Patterson

Worship at New HopeCommunity at Worship - 10:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Rooms 121/122) -10:30 a.m | Middle School Worship (Room 206) - 10:30 a.m.

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Member Spotlight: Sherri Hudgins 3

Sharing Our Pantry 3

Family Resources 4

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Today: Bible Study for WomenChadash, a group for women, meets today at 9:30 a.m. in the Prayer Room. Come, experience renewal in God’s Word and encouragement through prayer. Chadash meets the first Sabbath of every month.

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communitylife 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 OfficeMon-Thu 9a-5p, Fri 9a-2p

Phone/Text Message410-541-6394

Emailinfo@lookingforachurch.org

june june junecommunitylife 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 OfficeMon-Thu 9a-5p, Fri 9a-2p

Phone/Text Message410-541-6394

Emailinfo@lookingforachurch.org

5Ignite your prayer life at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Come for praise, prayer and inspired teaching from God’s Word.

14Young adults, don’t miss Restore, our monthly worship gathering. We start with light refreshments at 7 p.m., followed by worship at 7:30 p.m. in Room 206.

15Need an activity for Sabbath afternoon? Help prepare a meal at Grassroots, a homeless shelter in Columbia, MD. The team sets up at 4 p.m. and leaves by 6 p.m. Interested in lending a hand? Contact Nathan Taylor at 478-737-4224.

communitylife 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 OfficeMon-Thu 9a-5p, Fri 9a-2p

Phone/Text Message410-541-6394

Emailinfo@lookingforachurch.org

8Adventurer and Pathfinder Clubs Investiture at 2 p.m. Celebrate with us as our year comes to an end and cheer on the club members as they receive their honors.

15Kingdom Kids Sabbath School Graduation Celebration, 9:15 a.m., Multipurpose Room. Come for breakfast and celebrate the kids who will be moving to the next class level and see what your children have learned this year.

24WGTS 91.9 Listener Appreciation Concert at New Hope. Featuring uplifting and positive music from recording artist Matt Maher (Christ Is Risen, Hold Us Together). 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The concert is free of charge! RSVP so we can save you a seat at www.wgts919.com.

CHURCH LIFEAre you visiting? Thank you for coming to worship with us today! You are invited to New Hope in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session at the front of the auditorium. In addition to learning more about us, you will get a free gift bag filled with goodies!

Dixit Family Farewell gift. Help us send Pastor Dixit and his family off with an amazing gift from the members of New Hope. To contribute, please use a tithe envelope and mark on it Dixit Family, including your contribution. For more information contact Lynne at the office at 301-854-1866.

Chesapeake Conference Camp Meeting.  Theme: Itʼs All About Jesus! June 11-15. Enjoy time with family and friends in a relaxed, green setting—and focus on Jesus. For more details, visit ccosda.org. 

YOUNG ADULTSwww.youngadultsconnect.com

Connect, a Bible study group just for young adults, meets Sabbaths from 11 a.m. to noon in the trailer. Letʼs explore the life-changing teachings of Godʼs Word together!

FAMILY MINISTRIESwww.newhopelovesfamilies.com

Kingdom Kids will learn that you can trust God with the future. The Bible story is found in Judges 6:1-16; 17:1-24, God helps Gideon defeat the Midianites. Download Take-It-Home sheets at newhopelovesfamilies.com.

Middle School Worship goes on summer break from June through August. We will kick off our new season Aug. 24. Middle School Sabbath School will continue to meet at 9:30 a.m. in Room 206.

VBS 2013 will take place every Sabbath in July during Kids Church. Come experience Colossal Coaster World. With excitement around every curve, kids will learn that God has given them a spirit of power, love and sound judgment. 

FLAG Camp registration is filling up. Register today for July 8-12, 2013. FLAG Camp is a Christian based day camp providing children a daily connection with God; worship; arts and crafts; sports and a daily field trip. For children grades 1 through 8. Registration is $100.00 per child. Pick up a flyer at the 1st floor bulletin board.

Next Sabbath: Goodbye for Pastor Patterson

You won’t want to miss Pastor Gary Patterson’s final sermon as New Hope’s interim senior pastor next Sabbath.

Come for church and stick around to celebrate the time we’ve had together — and to wish him well as he embarks on his next adventure!

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Follow the bread crumbs! That’s the advice New Hope member Sherri Ingram-Hudgins would give anyone trying to figure out what God’s plan is for them.

Her trail of crumbs began in a quiet moment, in intensive care, not knowing whether she was going to live or die. Ingram-Hudgins, a mother of two who has attended New Hope for nearly a decade, felt God telling her, “I have more for you to do.” (One crumb.) She didn’t know what that “more” was at the time, but she knew she would discover what it was.

Before her hospital stay, Ingram-Hudgins, who is married to Worship Director Steve Hudgins, recalled being touched by her daughter’s generosity and desire to help people they would see on the street asking for food. It wasn’t long before Ingram-Hudgins found herself distributing care packages to the homeless in Langley Park, a community in southern Maryland.

After volunteering at a Howard County shelter, she was referred to the Rt. 1 Day Resource Center, a service of county shelter Grassroots that serves the many homeless individuals living along the Route 1 corridor. In working with the center’s clients, Ingram-Hudgins would hear story after story about how just $20, $35 or $50 could get someone on the road to hope. It was heartbreaking, knowing that literally a few dollars could make a world of difference in a person’s life.

Some advice from an old college classmate, who also happened to volunteer at the center, helped her look beyond the overwhelmingly sad stories to action. “What you have to do is figure out what YOU can do,” he told her,” and do it.” (Another crumb.)

It was enough to get her going. Armed with her background in computers, Ingram-Hudgins set out to show the center’s residents how to create a newsletter, The Homeless Gazette, and teach them to set up email addresses, search for jobs online, fill out online job

applications, post classifieds and more.

Inspired to go further by the many resident stories she’d heard, she came up with the idea of giving micro-loans ($20, $30 or more) to the residents. In

September 2012, about a year after her hospital stay, A Hat for Harold —

Ingram-Hudgins’ nonprofit designed to give microgrants to homeless individuals — was born.

What inspires her to do what she does?  Following Christ’s example to

“mingle with everyone,” in the spirit of Matthew 25:35-40: “‘For I was hungry and you

gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in’....‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

So what can YOU do the next time you see a homeless person? Make eye contact, smile, and say “Hi!”

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Since 2008, we’ve delivered groceries free of charge to economically challenged seniors in Howard County.

Volunteers are needed to bring, sort, bag and deliver groceries on June 22. For more info, visitwww.sharingourstrength.net/15.

New Hope member Sherri Ingram-Hudgins followed her heart — and the signs — to become an irresistible influence in the lives of local homeless individuals

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God’s Daily WordUse the following passages to explore additional biblical insights about trusting God.

SUNDAY Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 28:7

MONDAY Deuteronomy 1:30-33

TUESDAY Jeremiah 29:11; Psalm 37:5-6

WEDNESDAY Matthew 6:25-27

THURSDAY Proverbs 3:5-6

FRIDAY Psalms 25:1-3

Weekly ChallengeReview the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23. Which “fruit” do you feel may be lacking in your life? Pray and ask God for the power of His Holy Spirit to make lasting changes in you.

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.

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A few years ago, I had the privilege of going through a corporate team-building program that involved a high ropes course. For three days, my colleagues and I climbed, jumped and repelled off walls, poles and platforms. Before beginning, we were instructed on the basics of climbing equipment, safety and how to use and adjust our harnesses. Most importantly, we were introduced to the concept of belaying.

Belaying refers to the techniques climbers use on a rope so that a falling climber does not fall or fall very far. Belaying is a critical part of the climbing system. The responsibility of belaying is usually given to a companion, the belayer, who remains on solid ground to support the climber. The belayer provides just the right amount of tension and technique on the climbing rope that holds the entire weight of the climber, often with relatively little force. By utilizing a mix of belaying angles and hand-grips on the rope a belayer can gently lower a climber to the ground or a safe point.

My assignment was to climb a 25 foot pole to a small platform at the top. I was to stand on that platform and attach a clip from my harness to the zip-line above me. Then upon my signal, I was to jump. My teammates were then to belay me gently and safely down to the ground.

I had never felt greater fear than when I stood on that small platform. I could not jump. I was paralyzed with fear. My teammates began encouraging me with positive reinforcement. They began a chant intended to bolster my courage. One teammate even offered to climb up the pole to be with me as I jumped. All the words and chants became jumbled noise to me. Then, I heard someone say, "Ann, we will not let you fall." And he kept repeating it until everyone else joined in. In one collective voice, my teammates assured me, "We will not let you fall."

"The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand" Psalm 37:23-24.

Do you trust God to be your belayer?

Thought for the Week

Ann RodaPastor for Families

annroda@lookingforachurch.

For the FamilyAs a family, find other verses in the Bible that will remind you that God is in control and can be trusted with your future. Design posters with the Bible verses and post them somewhere everyone can see each day.

DownloadFor additional family resources about the teaching for this week, scan the code to download the Take-It-Home sheet or visit newhopelovesfamilies.com.

Today, if you aren’t sure where you would spend eternity if this were your last day on earth, we want you to know that God loves you and made a way for you to have eternal life. For more information about accepting Him as your Lord and Savior, visit www.lookingforachurch.org/discoverjesus or send a text message to 410-541-6394.