LIVING WITH HOPE UPDATE

Big Group continues on Saturday April 25


Use your red felt tip pen and underline your Bible with Participant Handout (3) Salvation in advance of the presentation.


Twenty Two Small Groups

If you haven't signed up its still not too late. Registration will be available this Saturday during the Big Group worship services. Several new groups have been added to provide you with even more options to choose from.




Not Too Late to Extend Invitations

Pray that God will lead you to a spiritually receptive person this week. Invite your friends, neighbors, acquaintances. Give them a large handbill or mini invitation and give them a verbal invitation. Offer to give them a ride to the event.








Pick up Your Supplies

As you come into church this Saturday be sure you pick up:

Small Group Supplies:

* Just Desserts (4) Great Controversy
* Gray Felt Tip Pen


Big Group Supplies:

* The Blessed Hope (5) Second Coming
* Orange Felt Tip Pen


And a complete Bible Gift Bag if you haven't yet attended "Living With Hope."




Blessings!

New Hope Pastoral Staff

PRAYER WARRIORS NEEDED

While the church is built on the rock Christ Jesus it cannot grow without prayer. Everything must be bathed in prayer. So what do prayer warriors do?

They pray at home and at church for the growth of the body of Christ in both size and character.

Our prayer leader, Lael Savoy, emails prayer requests to the prayer warriors for them to pray over. At church they pray for people after the worship service (you will be part of a roster that lets you know which week you are on). The prayer warriors for that Sabbath pray for the leadership in person. For example, the prayer warrior seeks me out and prays for me before I preach.

On Sunday nights at 7:00 PM the prayer warriors gather over the telephone to pray together. You are supplied with a special number to call. This takes from twenty to thirty minutes of your time.

Prayer Warriors assist with our Prayer Room and special prayer events.

We are looking for Prayer Warriors for Second Service especially. Right now we have NONE. I am praying that the Lord of the Harvest will send more Prayer Warriors into the harvest field.

If you want to join this wonderful group of people call Lael Savoy 410-799-5657 or ace17b@comncast.net

It is not a hard ministry but it is a vital ministry. If you are a man or woman of prayer please ask God where He wants you to serve in this very special ministry.

LIVING WITH HOPE PLANNING MEETING

Last week a large group of New Hope members met to plan the upcoming Living With Hope series. This series will be an interactive Bible Marking Experience designed especially for seekers and people new to Christianity.

The series is designed so that New Hope members will invite their unchurched friends and family to the Easter service, and the special post Easter series, Living With Hope.

During the meeting, Pastor Dave Gemmell casted the vision on how the series will go, and the great need for more small groups. So far we are short by a few small groups that will study corresponding support material, based on the series.

CAN SOMEBODY SAY YUMMY!

Are you in a Sabbath School class or small group sitting around in a circle about to fall asleep? Perhaps you should try teaching the 4th-5th grade Sabbath School who spend once a month learning to cook and experiment in the kitchen.


This group has been learning some bibical recipes, and trying out some of their own, with Monte and Gigi Jacobs. If you are lucky, sometimes you can get a small sample of their delicious creations.

Go Pathfinders Go!

The New Hope Pathfinder team has been working very hard for the upcoming Bible Bowl. The youth have been on a winning streak, and will be competing at the Union level this Saturday.


"We are so proud of these youth people," Pastor Ann Roda commmented, "They have been working and studying together for a long time...New Hope is known for alot of things, but I can't wait for people to discover that our kids are also known for their bible knowlege."

LOOKING FOR A NEW MINISTER OF MUSIC

The church board voted to establish a search committee for a new Minister of Music. "We are very indebted to Lauri Preston for her service as the interim minister of music...but she is ready to hand over the reigns and we don't want to take advantage of her," Pastor Rajkumar Dixit said.

The search committee is due to convene within a couple weeks. If you have a suggestion for the position, please contact Pastor Dixit kumardixit@yahoo.com

Click here to read the Job Description