Tag @newhopefulton in your pictures, videos and posts. Connect • Serve • Grow Mike Speegle SENIOR PASTOR Welcome to New Hope! We're kicking off a new series called ADVENTist. Christmas is a season of anticipation: days filled with waiting in lines, enduring traffic to get gifts and go to parties, getting all the preparations done in time for Christmas day, wondering when the relatives are going home….What if into this sometimes frustrating, at times chaotic, rarely boring season, God brought an aha moment just for you — a moment worth waiting for? After the service, learn more about our church in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session in the front left of the worship center. If you need prayer, connect with a prayer partner at the front right. We're here to help you grow in your spiritual journey, so let us know if there is anything we can do to support you. To access these resources, scan the QR codes. Print copies available at the Ask-Me Desk. Connect & Serve • Give Online • Bible Study/Baptism • Prayer • Volunteer Grow • Weekly Thought • Daily Word • Weekly Challenge • Family Activities Today at New Hope Bible Study Classes: 9:30 a.m. • Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.* and 12:30 p.m. *Child Care (0-3), Kids Church (4-10), Middle School Worship (11-15) Welcome: Pastor Ann Roda Worship Through Praise: Katina Chappell Prayer: Pastor Ann Roda Message: Pastor Mike Speegle Community Life: Marty Chappell (1st Service); Jason Decena (2nd Service) FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT LOOKINGFORACHURCH.ORG
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Tag @newhopefulton in your pictures, videos and posts.
Connect • Serve • Grow
Mike Speegle SENIOR PASTOR
Welcome to New Hope! We're kicking off a new series called ADVENTist.
Christmas is a season of anticipation: days filled with waiting in lines, enduring traffic to get gifts and go to parties, getting all the preparations done in time for
Christmas day, wondering when the relatives are going home….What if into this sometimes frustrating, at times chaotic, rarely boring season, God brought an aha moment just for you — a moment worth waiting for?
After the service, learn more about our church in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session in the front left of the worship center. If you need prayer, connect with a prayer partner at the front right.
We're here to help you grow in your spiritual journey, so let us know if there is anything we can do to support you.
To access these resources, scan the QR codes. Print copies available at the Ask-Me Desk.
Grow • Weekly Thought • Daily Word • Weekly Challenge • Family Activities
Today at New Hope Bible Study Classes: 9:30 a.m. • Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.* and 12:30 p.m. *Child Care (0-3), Kids Church (4-10), Middle School Worship (11-15)
Welcome: Pastor Ann Roda Worship Through Praise: Katina Chappell Prayer: Pastor Ann Roda Message: Pastor Mike Speegle Community Life: Marty Chappell (1st Service); Jason Decena (2nd Service)
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Tag @newhopefulton in your pictures, videos and posts.
Connect • Serve • Grow
Mike Speegle SENIOR PASTOR
Welcome to New Hope! We're kicking off a new series called ADVENTist.
Christmas is a season of anticipation: days filled with waiting in lines, enduring traffic to get gifts and go to parties, getting all the preparations done in time for
Christmas day, wondering when the relatives are going home….What if into this sometimes frustrating, at times chaotic, rarely boring season, God brought an aha moment just for you — a moment worth waiting for?
After the service, learn more about our church in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session in the front left of the worship center. If you need prayer, connect with a prayer partner at the front right.
We're here to help you grow in your spiritual journey, so let us know if there is anything we can do to support you.
To access these resources, scan the QR codes. Print copies available at the Ask-Me Desk.
Grow • Inspirational • Daily Word • Weekly Challenge • Family Activities
Today at New Hope Bible Study Classes: 9:30 a.m. • Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.* and 12:30 p.m. *Child Care (0-3), Kids Church (4-10), Middle School Worship (11-15)
Welcome: Worship Through Praise: Katina Chappell Prayer: Message: Pastor Mike Speegle Community Life: Marty Chappell (1st Service); Ann Roda (2nd Service)
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6 2015 high school Panama mission trip meeting. 3 p.m. If interested in being a part of this mission trip, please attend for more info or contact Keith Blair at [email protected].
9 Help staff the prayer bank for Hope Channel TV program Let’s Pray, 7:30 p.m., Adventist World Headquarters. Get more info at the Ask-Me Desk.
20 Men's Prayer Group, 9:30 a.m., Room 201. Join a group of men for support and spiritual encouragement. For more information, contact Jose at [email protected].
6 Year-end church business meeting, 4:15-5:15 p.m. Come check out the proposed 2015 church budget, leadership placement report and a recommended organizational structure and governance revision.
13 Parenting Open Forum. 9:30 a.m., Room 201. A safe place to ask questions about parenting and how to raise balanced kids in an unbalanced world.
20 Serve a meal for the homeless at Grassroots, 4:45-6:30 p.m., Columbia, Md. Contact Nathan Taylor at 478-737-4224 if you’d like to help.
6 Chadash, 9:30 a.m., Room 201. This small group for women meets the first Sabbath of the month.
13 Young Adults Food Frenzy in Baltimore. Visit facebook.com/newhopeyougadults, or email [email protected] for details.
20 Christmas Caroling, 4 p.m., in the Fulton/Columbia area. Text 410-541-6394 for more info.
6 Today’s Kingdom Kids Bible Lesson is from Genesis 21:8-21, God cares for Hagar and Ismael. Children will learn that God hears every prayer.
6 Parenting Forum: a safe place for parents 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. 9:30 a.m. in room 201.
13 Parenting Forum: a safe place for parents 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. 9:30 a.m. in room 201.
6 2014 Year-end Church business session TONIGHT. 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. We will look at the proposed 2015 church budget, the leadership placement report and a recommended organizational structure and governance revision.
9 Parenting Open Forum, 9:30 a.m., Room 201. A safe place to ask questions about parenting and how to raise balanced kids in an unbalanced world.
20 Meal with the Homeless. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Grassroots, a homeless shelter in Columbia, Md. Contact Nathan Taylor at 478-737-4224 if you’d like to help.
6 Chadash: Small group for women. 9:30 a.m. Meets the first Sabbaths of the month in the prayer room.
13 Remember Food Frenzy? Join the Young Adults for a Food Frenzy in Baltimore. Visit Facebook.com/newhopeyougadults or email [email protected] for more details.
20 Caroling around the Fulton/Columbia area. Save the date and join us as we share some holiday cheer, caroling across the Fulton/Columbia area on at 4 p.m. For more info, send a text message to 410-541-6394.
Last week, I went to the airport to pick up my nephew, a student at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tenn. He was spending Thanksgiving week with us. I was a bit worried about recognizing him because the last time I saw him, he was a scrawny high school kid in high school. Now he was a college sophomore living independently, far from home.
As expected, the airport was busy with travelers trying to get ahead of the holiday rush. I checked the arrival monitors, which indicated the plane had landed. I strategically positioned myself at the exit point where I could easily see passengers as they arrived. We had agreed to meet here. Others crowded around me, and we all scanned the faces, anticipating one we could recognize.
When a large crowd of arrivals walked by, I thought I saw my nephew and shouted out his name a few times. But it was not him. Shortly afterward, a second wave of passengers passed by. Thinking I recognized him, I ran after a young man, waving my arms and calling after him. He was not my nephew.
I stood at my spot until there were no more passengers. I rechecked the monitors just to be sure his plane indeed had landed and that I was in the right concourse. I went to the information desk to confirm the arrivals, then ran down to baggage claim to see if he was there. I ran outside to the curb where the cars picked up passengers, then to an adjoining concourse. No nephew.
Bewildered, I returned to the exit point to wait. He was standing at our designated meeting point, waiting for me. He had been there for a while. I had been so busy looking for him that I missed him when he came.
More than 2,000 years ago, an entire nation anticipated the coming of the Messiah -- an anticipation that began in the Garden of Eden. Through the centuries, people looked for Him. Details were written in the Scriptures about where he would be born, to whom and why (Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7; Micah 5:2). His coming was studied, discussed and dreamed about over and over again. Yet when the Messiah was born, people missed him because they were so busy looking for him with their own expectations and desires. If we are not careful, we can fall into the same trap of a Messiah born out of our expectations and wants; a Messiah there when we need Him and stored away He's inconvenient.
Who is your Messiah?
This Christmas season, step away from the busyness and spend some time getting to know the Messiah.
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Ann Roda PASTOR FOR FAMILIES
Last week, I went to the airport to pick up my nephew who is a student at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee. He was going to spend Thanksgiving week with us. I was a bit worried about recognizing him because the last time I saw him, he was a scrawny kid in high school. Now he was a sophomore in college, living independently, far away from his home.
As expected, the airport was busy with travelers trying to get ahead of the holiday rush. I checked the arrival monitors and it indicated that the plane had landed. I strategically positioned myself at the exit point where I could easily see the passengers as they passed by. We had previously agreed that was going to be our meeting point. Others crowded around me and together we scanned the faces, anticipating a face we could recognize.
When a large crowd of arriving passengers walked by, I thought I saw my nephew and shouted out his name a few times. But it was not him. Shortly afterward, a second wave of passengers passed by. Thinking I recognized him, I ran after him, waved my arms and called after him. A young man turned around and looked at me, but it was not my nephew.
I stood at my spot until there were no more passengers. I rechecked the monitors just to be sure his plane indeed had landed and that I was in the right concourse. I went to the information desk to confirm the arrivals. Then ran down to baggage claim to see if he were there. I ran outside to the curb where the cars picked up passengers and then ran to an adjoining concourse, just to make sure I had not gotten it wrong. No nephew.
Bewildered, I decided to return to the exit point to wait and figure out what to do. He was standing at our designated meeting point, waiting for me. He had been there for a while. I had been so busy looking for him that I missed him when he came.
Over two thousand years ago, an entire nation anticipated the coming of the Messiah - an anticipation that began in the Garden of Eden. Through the centuries, people looked for Him to come. Details were written in the Scriptures about where he would be born, to whom and why (Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7; Micah 5:2). The coming of the Messiah was studied, discussed and dreamt about over and over again. Yet, when the Messiah, was born, people missed him because they were so busy looking for him in their own expectations and their own desires. If we are not careful, we can fall into the same trap of a Messiah born out of our own expectations and wants; a Messiah who is there when we need Him and stored away when He becomes inconvenient.
Kingdom Kids Bible Lesson Today’s Lesson is from Mark 1:1-8, "John the Baptist Prepares the Way for Jesus." Children will learn to make their hearts ready for Jesus.
God’s Daily Word Read the following passages about the prophecies of Jesus, the Messiah.
Sunday: Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2
Monday: Genesis 12:3; Genesis 49:10
Tuesday: Isaiah 9:6-7
Wednesday: Psalm 45:6-7
Thursday: Isaiah 61:1-2
Friday: Isaiah 9:1-2
Weekly Challenge for Adults Do a study of the Old Testament prophecies of Jesus’ birth and the corresponding New Testament fulfillment. Using a Bible with scriptural cross-references, begin in Matthew 1 and 2, looking up the Old Testament references.
For the Family Read Isaiah 9:6 as a family. This passage describes the names of Jesus as Wonderful, Counselor, etc. Make a list of how Jesus was the characteristics of those names when He was on the earth. For example: In what ways was Jesus wonderful; in what way was Jesus a counselor, etc.
God’s Daily Word Read the following passages about the prophecies of Jesus, the Messiah.
Sunday: Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2
Monday: Genesis 12:3; Genesis 49:10
Tuesday: Isaiah 9:6-7
Wednesday: Psalm 45:6-7
Thursday: Isaiah 61:1-2
Friday: Isaiah 9:1-2
Weekly Challenge for Adults Do a study of the Old Testament prophecies of Jesus’ birth and the corresponding New Testament fulfillment. Using a Bible with Scriptural cross-references, begin in Matthew chapters 1 and 2, look up the OT references.
For the Family Read Isaiah 9:6 as a family. This passage describes the names of Jesus as Wonderful, Counselor, etc. Make a list of how Jesus was the characteristics of those names as He was on their earth. For example: In what ways was Jesus wonderful; in what way was Jesus a counselor, etc.
