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November 02, 2013

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Praise and Worship Katina Chappell !Message

Remembered (re: part IV) Pastor Mike Speegle !

Community Life Marty Chappell (First Service)

Ruthie Vasconcellos (Second Service) !Closing Thought

Pastor Mike Speegle

Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Rm. 110)-10:30 a.m | Middle School Worship (Nov. 9) 10:30 a.m.

Community Life 2

Cold Weather Shelter 3

Family Tools 4

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Welcome to New Hope! In our worship service, we seek to connect with God in diverse ways, lifting our voices in song, bowing our heads in prayer, raising our arms in praise and dance. Learn more about our worship experience at www.lookingforachurch.org/whynewhope. !!

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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 info@lookingforachurch.org

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6 Ignite your prayer life and deepen your relationship with God, 7:30-8:30 p.m., in the multipurpose room. !

9 Pathfinders, the co-ed scouting group for Grade 5 through high school meets at 1 p.m., multipurpose room. For more info about club activities for the month, contact Lynne at 301-854-1866. !

16 Connect with your community and serve a meal to homeless men, women and children at Grassroots, a walk-in crisis shelter here in Columbia, Md., from 4 to 6 p.m. All are welcome! For more info, contact Nathan Taylor at 478-737-4224. !!!

8 Restore, a worship gathering for young adults from 7 to 9 p.m. at the church. Join us as we fulfill our purpose and mission: to gather and experience Sabbath together and be restored by God through worship and fellowship. !!

9 Adventurer Club meets at 1:30 p.m. in room 206. Bring your lunch and we will eat together. Club members are to wear Class B uniforms (yellow shirts). !

22 Weekend to Remember, Nov. 22-24, in Leesburg, Va. Couples, sign up for this getaway to receive marriage-changing principles to take home and immediately apply to your daily lives! Pick up a brochure at the marriage information table or the Ask-Me Desk, or email info@newhopelovesfamilies.com. !!

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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.

Second reading of transfer in: Tony and Nim Donley. The vote will take place during first service.

Join us in looking out for others this Thanksgiving season: Take a grocery bag with a shopping list and bring back a full bag (or several!) Nov. 23. If you want to donate a turkey, put your name on one of the paper turkeys in the lobby, and be sure to bring a turkey Nov. 23 and place it in the truck at the front entrance of the church.

YOUNG ADULTS www.youngadultsconnect.com !

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

FAMILY MINISTRIES www.newhopelovesfamilies.com!

In today’s lesson, children will learn about trusting God completely. The Bible story is found in 1 Kings 17:7-24. Elijah helps a widow.!

The next family dedication is Dec. 7. To schedule yours, contact Prithy at 301-854-1866.!

This year's New Hope Camp may be behind us, but the fun, games and, well, more interesting moments are forever captured in pictures. !Be sure to check them out at www.facebook.com/newhopefulton.

Savor the Memories: Church Camp Photos

WWW.LOOKINGFORACHURCH.ORG

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Needed: Lead Coordinator for Cold Weather Shelter

Cold Weather Shelter Thinking about taking the lead? Some key details to help you decide:!Need: Lead coordinator for the weeklong program!When: Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2014!Where: New Hope Adventist Church!Who: Local men, women and children who are homeless!Questions: laurakrause@lookingforachurch.org

For the past two winters, New Hope has opened its doors to area men, women and children without homes for one week as part of its Cold Weather Shelter.!New Hope is one of several area churches that acts as a winter overflow shelter for one to two weeks from November through March, hosting guests from Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, a Howard County homeless shelter. For our church, the weeklong program has built on a decade of similar outreach; yet while our Winterhaven program served homeless men from the area and beyond, Cold Weather Shelter expanded our reach to women and families and focused in on individuals in Howard County. !This winter, New Hope is scheduled to house the shelter Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2014. But to do this, we need someone — a capable and energetic leader who is willing and ready to serve — to organize the program and lead in coordinating the week’s activities. This is no solo job, of course: The Cold Weather Shelter coordinator would work with other volunteers who would be responsible for specific activities and events (i.e., crafts, meals, laundry and overnight staffing) and ensure that all the necessary gears are in place for the week to run smoothly.!While we’d like to host the shelter for our third consecutive year and continue this form of outreach to our community, we will not be able to do so unless someone volunteers to lead this effort. !So think about it. Pray about it. And, if you’d like more information or feel called to take on this role.

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Find us: 12350 Hall Shop Road, Fulton, MD 20759 !Call us/ send a text message: 410-541-NEWH (6394) !

Email us: info@lookingforachurch.org !Visit us online: www.lookingforachurch.org

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!God’s Daily Word Use the following passages to explore additional biblical perspectives on trusting God. !!

SUNDAY Psalm 9:9-10

MONDAY Psalm 13:5

TUESDAY Psalm 56:11

WEDNESDAY Nahum 1:7

THURSDAY John 14:1-2

FRIDAY Romans 15:13

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“In a few minutes, we will be going through a severe storm. There is no avoiding it. Therefore, please buckle your seat belt; make sure your belongings are stowed away. It will be very rough for a while.”

After the copilot made that announcement, the flight attendants determinedly prepared the cabin and the passengers for the turbulence to come. There was an air of anticipation and fear. I looked out the window and saw a massive column of dark and foreboding clouds ahead. It was going to be rough.

The turbulence hit hard and the airplane jerked violently. We dropped altitude significantly, and everyone screamed. Then the plane lurched from side to side, and we felt like we were going to roll completely over. The overhead bins began to shudder and one bin popped open. Baggage rained down on people and into the aisles. The plane’s engine whined at such an intense pitch that it added to the sense of panic and chaos. It really seemed like the entire cabin was falling apart as people cried and screamed.

In the middle of the bedlam, I heard the voice of the little girl sitting behind me.

“Momma, are we going to die?” she asked.

Her mother quietly replied, “Honey, we need to trust God.”

The girl was silent for a few moments. Then she asked, “If we trust God, will He make the storm stop?”

That innocent question stayed on my mind a long time. If we trust God, will He make our difficulties go away? If we trust God, will our financial problems dissolve? Will our diseases disappear? Will our difficult coworker leave? Will our marriages get better and our children come back to church? Will He really make the storm stop?

I believe that trusting God means to trust that He will be with us in the storm. He will strengthen us and give us what we need.

When we are in the middle of difficult times, our prayers tend toward asking God to take away that difficulty. We trust God to take care of it all. But I have realized that storms come. Sometimes they stay a long time. Sometimes they never leave.

Are you willing to trust God if the storm does not stop?

“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31).!

Thought for the Week

Ann Roda

Pastor for Families

annroda@lookingforachurch.org

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Monthly Goal

Received in Sept.

Received to Date

Goal to Date

Tithe 65,333.37 653,310.35 !Church Budget ($41,855.41)

31,622.54 321,218.11 376,698.69

Mortgage ($13,623)

6,754.22 64,030.06 122,607

SEPTEMBER GIVING REPORT ($)

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.

Weekly Challenge Start each morning this week by asking God to help you trust Him wherever He leads you that day. Then be alert to what happens as you let God lead.!

For the Family As a family, go on a “trust walk.” Pair up, then blindfold one person in each pair. Have the sighted person lead the blindfolded person around the house or yard. (Be careful that no one gets hurt during this activity.) You could even set up a simple obstacle course for pairs to complete. Afterward, talk about what it means to trust and the importance of trusting in God.!

MYNEWHOPECHURCH.COM/GIVE

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