Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Don’t forget, we are calling for Fasting and Prayer on Wednesday.

Then, Wed night prayer will be held at the church building at 6:00. We will break our fast and pray at 7:00. Everyone bring potluck for dinner.

Don’t forget women’s mentoring on Wednesday, August 10, at the Brown’s barn from 10-noon. We are going through Managers of Their Homes. Childcare will be provided for preschool children.

On Thursday, Scott will be teaching through 1 and 2 Timothy at 5:00 for, “Rediscovering the New Testament Church.”

On Sunday, we will be instructed in the ways of love. In John 3:16-24, we learn that God demonstrates His love toward us, not only that we might experience His love, but also that we might be taught by God how to love the brethren… He calls us to love one another in the same way God has loved us, “By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” 1 John 3:16.

On Sunday evening at 7:00pm we will be singing and having a ministry update where we will speak of some of the important elements of the ministry at Hope Baptist Church, vote on two deacon candidates, Al Burke and Alan Hillman, sharing how we will be going forward with Sunday Night Services, and to explain the options before us regarding the building and our future meeting place… this is why we are fasting and praying on Wed.

Don’t forget to pray for those participating in the Father Daughter Retreat on Friday evening and Saturday… pray for holy daughters of Zion.

And last but not least: Don’t miss the Baptism of Jenny Grace Burke on Sunday afternoon

Our Songs for Sunday are:

• O Worship the King
• I Love Thy Kingdom Lord
• How Sweet and Awesome Is This Place
• Speak, O Lord
• Let It Be Said of Us

O Worship the King

O worship the King, all glorious above

And gratefully sing His wonderful love

Our Shield and Defender,the Ancient of Days

Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise

Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?

It breathes in the air; it shines in the light

It streams from the hills; it descends to the plain

And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail

In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail

Thy mercies how tender, how firm till the end!

Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer and Friend!

All hail to the King!  In splendor enthroned

Glad praises we bring, Thy wonders make known

Returning victorious, great conqueror of sin

King Jesus, all glorious, our vict’ry will win

I Love Thy Kingdom Lord

I love Thy kingdom, Lord,

The house of Thine abode,

The church our blessed Redeemer saved

With His own precious blood.

I love Thy church, O God.

Her walls before Thee stand,

Dear as the apple of Thine eye,

And written on Thy hand.

If e’er to bless Thy sons

My voice or hands deny,

These hands let useful skills forsake,

This voice in silence die.

Should I with scoffers join

Her altars to abuse?

No! Better far my tongue were dumb,

My hand its skill should lose.

For her my tears shall fall

For her my prayers ascend,

To her my cares and toils be given

Till toils and cares shall end.

Beyond my highest joy

I prize her heavenly ways,

Her sweet communion, solemn vows,

Her hymns of love and praise.

Jesus, Thou Friend divine,

Our Savior and our King,

Thy hand from every snare and foe

Shall great deliverance bring.

Sure as Thy truth shall last,

To Zion shall be given

The brightest glories earth can yield

And brighter bliss of Heaven.

How Sweet and Awesome Is This Place

How sweet and awesome is this place

With Christ within the doors,

While everlasting love displays

The choicest of her stores!

Here every bowel of our God

With soft compassion rolls;

Here peace and pardon bought with blood

Is food for dying souls.

While all our hearts and all our songs

Join to admire the feast,

Each of us cry, with thankful tongues,

“Lord, why was I a guest?”

“Why was I made to hear Thy voice,

And enter while there’s room,

When thousands make a wretched choice,

And rather starve than come?”

’Twas the same love that spread the feast

That sweetly drew us in;

Else we had still refused to taste,

And perished in our sin.

Pity the nations, O our God!

Constrain the earth to come;

Send Thy victorious Word abroad,

And bring the strangers home.

We long to see Thy churches full,

That all the chosen race

May with one voice, and heart and soul,

Sing Thy redeeming grace.

Speak, O Lord

Speak, O Lord, as we come to You

To receive the food of Your Holy Word.

Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;

Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,

That the light of Christ might be seen today

In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.

Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us

All Your purposes for Your glory.

Teach us, Lord, full obedience,

Holy reverence, true humility;

Test our thoughts and our attitudes

In the radiance of Your purity.

Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see

Your majestic love and authority.

Words of pow’r that can never fail –

Let their truth prevail over unbelief.