Posts from 2017

Bulletin – Week of December 31, 2017

Glorifying God by Knowing, Living and Proclaiming our Hope in Christ December 31, 2017 Welcome to Hope in Christ Church. We are so glad you have joined us today. After the service, we invite you to stay for some coffee and join one of our education classes at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary, or one of our small group meetings during the week. Order of Worship One More Time Greeting What a Beautiful Name Call to Worship: 1 John 1:4-5…

Bulletin – Week of December 24, 2017

December 24, 2017 Order of Worship Angels We Have Heard on High Call to Worship: Isaiah 9:6 Prince of Peace Welcome & Greeting Lighting of the Christ Candle Jesus, Name Above All Names O Little Town of Bethlehem Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Angels from the Realms of Glory Offering: Kingdom Advancement Fund Prayer Message: Twelve Reasons for the Incarnation Communion Meekness and Majesty In Christ Alone Benediction Go, Tell It on the Mountain NEXT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2017 Sermon: Cultivating…

C.S. Lewis on Three ways we hinder our Christian Maturity

I have been doing some reading on C.S. Lewis in preparation for a class I hope to take in January. Along the way, I have amassed countless nuggets of wisdom but I will only provide you three today. The first has to do with our christian maturation and how we hinder it, the second with what it means to prepare your life for hell and the third is a challenge to the common place idea in churches that we just…

Twelve Reasons for the Incarnation POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the December 24, 2017, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on the The Incarnation of God. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “12 Reasons for the Incarnation” There are a variety of Scriptures in use today. Consider reading one of the Gospel…

Bulletin – Week of December 17, 2017

Bulletin – Week of December 17, 2017 Order of Worship You Alone Can Rescue Greeting Fourth Sunday of Advent Candle Lighting Here I Am to Worship Come, Now is the Time to Worship O Come, Let Us Adore Him Offering:  Outreach Fund Song: Offering Children’s Christmas Program Message:  Pastor Scott Roberts Hark the Herald Angels Sing Good Christian Friends Rejoice Joy to the World Benediction ANNOUNCEMENTS Thank you to each of you who supported Friendship by attending their Christmas program…

Look to the Cross

From Extreme Devotion. December 08: Extreme Smugglers NORTH KOREA: KIK For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Philippians 3:18 “Look for the cross,” the young Korean man named Kik heard a villager say. Word spread to those who escaped from North Korea into China that they should look for a building with a cross. He finally found one, and with it, food and…

Bulletin – Week of December 10, 2017

Order of Worship Angels from the Realms of Glory O Come, All Ye Faithful I Know Whom I Have Believed Third Sunday of Advent Candle Lighting Litany-Immigrants are a Blessing Jesus, Son of God Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Offering: Kingdom Advancement Fund Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God Scripture:  Luke 1:26-28 Message:   Empty? Listen to Gabriel Again. O Little Town of Bethlehem Angels We Have Heard on High NEXT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 Greeters:  Lanny & Christine Cookies:  Melissa,…

Persevering through Trial

from Extreme Devotion. December 02: Extreme Clapping ENGLAND: THOMAS HAUKER So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. 2 Corinthians 4:18 Thomas Hauker, a bright, well-favored, good-looking young gentleman, would not deny his personal relationship with Christ. For this he was sentenced to die at the stake. Days before his execution, Thomas’s friends came to his English prison cell. One said, “I’ve heard that God gives a special grace to those who die…

Bulletin – Week of December 3, 2017

  December 3, 2017 Order of Worship Even So Come Greeting Advent Reading and Candle Lighting Oh Come Oh Come Emanuel Call to Worship: Psalm 24 and Psalm 51 Be Thou My Vision Oh Great God Speak Oh Lord Offering:  General Fund Christ Your Love is Overwhelming Prayer Scripture:  2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Message:  What’s New With You? Communion In Christ Alone Jesus Messiah New Doxology Welcome The Lord’s Supper, which we celebrate today, is a way for the Christian to…