New Hope Bulletin 07.27.13

July 27, 2013

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Praise and WorshipSean Charles

MessageTime of Your Life (Part 1)

Pastor Mike Speegle

Community LifePastor Dave Gemmell (First Service)

Christian Moore (Second Service)

BenedictionPastor Mike Speegle

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 (Resumes August 24)

Community Life 2

Rebuilding 3

Family Tools 4

connect. serve. grow.

Do you play an instrument or sing?Don't miss Sabbath Jams, a social gathering at New Hope for all musicians and singers, today at 4 p.m. Bring your voice, bring your instrument, bring a song. Let's enjoy a wonderful time together in praise and worship! All are welcome.

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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 10a-2p

Phone/Text Message410-541-6394

[email protected]

august august augustcommunitylife 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 10a-2p

Phone/Text Message410-541-6394

[email protected]

7Ignite your prayer life at 7:30 p.m., in the multipurpose room of the church. Encounter God through praise and study His word! Prepare to be blessed as Andrew Gottleib shares his testimony.

10Sharing Our Pantry Food Drive for Morningside Park Apartments. Donate nutritious, imperishable food for senior citizens living in the Jessup complex and volunteer to help sort and deliver groceries immediately after first service. Questions? Contact Angie Bernard at [email protected].

24Join the New Hope Church community! Come to the Entrance to New Hope class, 1:30 pm. Lunch provided. Register at www.lookingforachurch.org/membership or text E2NH and your name and email address to 410-541-6394.

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 10a-2p

Phone/Text Message410-541-6394

[email protected]

9Young adults, Join us for s’mores, a campfire, and fellowship. We start with light refreshments at 7 p.m. followed by worship at 7:30.

17High School Ministry is goingto dcFest. Appearances byNewsboys, Audio Adrenaline,David Crowder, Jamie Graceand more. Tickets are limitedand cost $40. The deadline to get money to Ms. Denise or Mr. Blair is July 27. For more info, send an email to [email protected]

24We will kick off our new season Middle School Worship which is on summer break. Middle School Sabbath School continues to meet at 9:30 a.m. in Room 206.

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 after today’s service at the front of the auditorium. In addition to learning more about us, you will get a free gift bag filled with goodies!

Learn and grow with other women. Join Woman2Woman, a weekly women’s small group that meets every Monday in Burtonsville, Md. Pick up a flier from the hallway bulletin board. For more info, email [email protected]. The deadline for joining this session is July 30.

Chesapeake Conference Women’s Retreat, Nov. 1-3. Visit www.ccosda.org to register before rates go up Aug. 1. More info at the hallway bulletin board.

First reading of transfer in: Sunil and Shelia Mathew.

Calling all CPR instructors: Please contact Linda Harris at [email protected] if you are a CPR instructor. 

YOUNG ADULTSwww.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!

Today is Potluck Sabbath! Join us today and bring to share your favorites at today’s sandwich-themed potluck after 2nd service.

FAMILY MINISTRIESwww.newhopelovesfamilies.com

Kingdom Kids will learn that our hearts are what matter to God. The Bible story is found in 1 Samuel 16:1-13. Download Take-It-Home sheets from our website: newhopelovesfamilies.com.

Pathfinder Club is gearing up for a new ministry year and looking for adult volunteers. If you have a passion for youth, outdoor activities and fun-filled weekends, contact [email protected].

Adventurer Club is starting soon. Find out more about the club by picking up information on the hallway bulletin board.

Constituency differential applications for Adventist schools are available at the Ask-Me Desk or online at lookingforachurch.org/tuition. Deadline is Aug. 3.

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Rebuilding, a support group that aims to help people recover from broken love relationships — whether involving a marriage, engagement or dating — will start a new round of meetings Sept. 3.

The 14-week, confidential sessions, which run through Dec. 10, will take place Tuesdays at New Hope and follow the book Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends by Bruce Fisher and Robert Albert, a pastor and Christian counselor. Though biblical principles are woven throughout the text, it is written for a broad audience and not limited to any specific faith, gender, age or relationship status or length.

“It’s not just for divorced people,” said M. Lisa Hughes, who attends New Hope and co-leads with Pat McDonald, a facilitator for 13 years. Some sign up because they feel stuck and nervous about entering another relationship, she added.

The sessions serve to help individuals overcome whatever painful emotions still linger from a relationship, regardless of when it ended. The group assists participants in recovering from the pain and confusion of a broken relationship, learn about themselves, find out what went wrong and grow to make better choices in the future.

“It is a process,” McDonald said. “It’s kind of like growing in Christ: You don’t just make all of those changes overnight because it’s old habits and opinions that die hard, and getting people to focus on what matters in a relationship.”

Ample time for discussion is a key component of the weekly meetings — and what sets Rebuilding apart from similar groups. Peer discussion is often what leads to breakthroughs for some people, McDonald said.

“I know that this makes a difference in people’s lives,” she said. “I've seen it. I've experienced it.”

Among those experiences, McDonald can cite her own: Her introduction to Rebuilding was as a participant who joined after several years spent “trying to be superwoman” after separating from her husband — only to run into a brick wall.

“My soul was crying out, ‘I need help….I need something, somebody to help me through it,’” McDonald recalled. Rebuilding opened her eyes to the deep hurts she was still holding on to and helped jumpstart her personal relationship with God.

Her role as a facilitator has become her ministry, and she delights in seeing participants grow. She encourages people to reach beyond church walls — think coworkers or neighbors struggling with divorce — and consider who they know who might need help.

“Rebuilding is almost magical the way it happens,” she said. “It works. It’s God at work.”

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The DetailsWhat: Fall session of Rebuilding

When: Meets weekly Sept. 3–Dec. 10

Where: New Hope Adventist Church

Cost: $20

Sign up today at lookingforachurch.org/rebuild

Rebuilding: TestimonialsA few comments from past participants:

"We each needed this group and these new friendships to go through this time in our lives. We have learned how to grow from our past relationships and start building new healthier relationships."

"Friends rush you to feel better. At Rebuilding, you are given time, space and honest input to recover at your own pace, but in a more focused manner."

“The material is very supportive of the hurt and pain in such experiences but focuses more on healing and moving onward with life in a positive manner.”

Support Group to Meet Weekly at New Hope Adventist Church

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God’s Daily WordUse the texts below to explore biblical insights on the importance of developing a heart pleasing to God.

SUNDAY Romans 12:1-2

MONDAY Hebrews 13:16; Hosea 6:6

TUESDAY Mark 12:33; Galatians 1:10

WEDNESDAY Colossians 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:9

THURSDAY Proverbs 16:7; 1 Corinthians 10:31

FRIDAY Matthew 22:36-39

Weekly ChallengeWhat does it mean to have a heart that is pleasing to God? Ask God to give you a heart that pleases Him.

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.

While Pushpa Basnet was studying social work in college, she visited a women’s prison as part of her studies. The 21-year-old was shocked to discover children living behind bars. When no local guardian is available, arrested parents often must choose between bringing their children to jail with them or letting them live on the streets. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, and there are few children’s homes affiliated with the government. These children had no place to go, and Basnet knew what she had to do.

She decided to start a day care to get incarcerated children out from behind prison walls. Everyone was against this idea; prison officials, government workers and even some of the prison mothers doubted that someone her age could handle such a project. But Basnet was undaunted.

Two months after the prison visit, she began to care for five children. She picked them up at the prison every weekday morning, brought them to her home and then returned them in the afternoon. Her program was the first of its kind in Kathmandu. When she started, some of the children in her care had never been outside a prison. Two years later,

Basnet established the Butterfly Home, a children’s center where she herself has lived for the past five years. Making ends meet is always a struggle. The children help by making greeting cards that Basnet sells as part of her handicraft business. She has sold her own jewelry and possessions to keep the center going.

She has assisted more than 140 children of incarcerated parents. In 2012, she honored as CNN’s Hero of the Year. At the CNN Heroes ceremony, one individual said, “This is what Pushpa Basnet’s heart looks like.”

What does your heart look like?

Source: CNN.com/heroes

Thought for the Week

Ann Roda

Pastor for Families

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For the FamilyChoose a positive character trait and challenge your family to come up with examples of what a person with that trait would and would not be like. Qualities might include compassion, courage, hope, loyalty, justice, faith and responsibility.

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

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