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This Week at Hope – Glorifying God in Every Circumstance of Life

April 3, 2018
03 Apr 2018
Dear brothers and sisters,
It is hard to believe we are coming to the last portion of James’ epistle this Sunday (5:12-20). James has proven himself a dear friend and shepherd of my own soul, and I hope you have a sense of that as well. And he certainly does not disappoint in those roles as he draws his letter to a close. I have been convicted on many fronts during this time of sermon preparation.
These closing exhortations of James have this common thread running through each of them – glorifying God in every circumstance of life. Glorifying Him in our conversations, in our suffering, in our joy, in our sickness, in our repentance, in our prayer life, and in our rescue efforts. To glorify Him in these areas will require tongues that are not set on fire by hell but are rather tamed by heaven.
May God make us doers of the things that we have been blessed to hear from James.
Continue to pray for Scott, Paul, and Michael as they are now boots-on-the-ground. Please be careful and very wise with the handling of any information that comes to you by way of reports, emails, photos, etc. This cannot be emphasized enough. We live in a society that traffics heavily in the sharing of information. If you have any questions or doubts about forwarding or posting anything, it would be better to err on the side of caution. Once the information leaves your ‘possession’, that information and any sense of confidentiality that should accompany it are out of your control.
Our gathered prayer time tomorrow night will be held at the Noah’s home.
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This Week at Hope – A Man can Receive Nothing Unless it is Given From Heaven

March 29, 2018
29 Mar 2018
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
 
How do you interpret it when you seem to be on the losing side or when things are unraveling – and it is clear to everyone around? In John 3:22-36, we learn that John the Baptist is losing his following. His disciples are now following Jesus. How will John respond to this reality? Our scripture focus on Sunday morning reveals to us how John interpreted it and how he responded to it. What is the essence of John the Baptist’s joy in life? Simply, it is resting in the conviction that God is in control and the satisfaction in knowing that Jesus Christ is exalted.  He says “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.” and that he “rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice,” and that “this joy of mine is fulfilled,” and that “He must increase and I must decrease.”
 
On Sunday afternoon teaching time at 1:30 we will continue our series, “Joined and Knit Together,” and examine, “Family Life,” examining the various practical features of biblical family life and how it intersects with church life.
 
Prayer will be at the church this week… at 6:00pm. And, we are going to have a reception for Colton and Bethany Niefert as they are headed to Texas on April 6… We will be providing a Pizza dinner at 6:00 and start praying at 7:00.
 
Our Songs for Sunday are,
 
Doxology
Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious
Crown Him with Many Crowns
By Grace Alone
Before the Throne of God
The Power of the Cross

Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious
Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious;
See the Man of Sorrows now;
From the fight returned victorious,
Ev’ry knee to Him shall bow:
Crown Him! crown Him!
Crowns become the Victor’s brow.

Crown the Saviour, angels, crown Him;
Rich the trophies Jesus brings;
In the seat of pow’r enthrone Him,
While the vault of heaven rings:
Crown Him! crown Him!
Crown the Saviour King of kings.

Sinners in derision crowned Him
Mocking thus the Saviour’s claim;
Saints and angels crowd around Him,
Own His title, praise His Name:
Crown Him! crown Him!
Spread abroad the Victor’s fame!

Hark! those bursts of acclamation!
Hark! those loud triumphant chords!
Jesus takes the highest station;
O what joy the sight affords!
Crown Him! crown Him!
King of kings, and Lord of lords.

Crown Him with Many Crowns
Crown Him with many crowns
The Lamb upon His throne
Hark! how the heav’nly anthem drowns
All music but its own!
Awake, my soul, and sing
Of Him who died for thee
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Thro’ all eternity

Crown Him the Lord of Love!
Behold His hands and side –
Rich wounds, yet visible above
In beauty glorified
All hail, Redeemer, hail!
For Thou Hast died for me
Thy praise and glory shall not fail
Thro’out eternity

Crown Him the Lord of life!
Who triumphed o’er the grave
Who rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save
His glories now we sing
Who died and rose on high
Who died eternal life to bring
And lives that death may die

Crown Him the Lord of Heav’n!
One with the Father known
One with the Spirit thro’ Him giv’n
From yonder glorious throne
To Thee be endless praise
For Thou for us hast died
Be Thou, O Lord, thro’ endless days
Adored and magnified

By Grace Alone
Out of the depths I cry to You,
Lord, hear my voice of pleading;
Bend down Your gracious ear, I pray,
Your humble servant heeding.
If You remember each misdeed,
And of each thought and word take heed,
Who can remain before You?
Only by grace, by grace alone.

Your pardon is a gift of love,
Your grace alone must save us,
Our works will not remove our guilt,
The strictest life would fail us.
Let none in deeds or merits boast,
But let us own the Holy Ghost
For He alone can change us:
Only by grace, by grace alone.

Though great our sins and sore our woes
His grace much more aboundeth;
His helping love no limit knows,
Our utmost need it soundeth.
Our kind and faithful Shepherd He,
Who will set all His people free
From all their sin and sorrow:
Only by grace, by grace alone.

Before the Throne of God
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea
A great High Priest whose name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me
My name is graven on His hands
My name is written on His heart
I know that while in heav’n He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart

When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me

Behold Him there, the risen Lamb
My perfect spotless righteousness
The great unchangeable I Am
The King of glory and of grace
One with Himself I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high
With Christ my Savior and my God
With Christ my Savior and my God

The Power of the Cross
Oh, to see the dawn of the darkest day:
Christ on the road to Calvary.
Tried by sinful men, torn and beaten, then
Nailed to a cross of wood.

This, the pow’r of the cross:
Christ became sin for us;
Took the blame, bore the wrath—
We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the pain written on Your face,
Bearing the awesome weight of sin.
Ev’ry bitter thought, ev’ry evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow.

This, the pow’r of the cross:
Christ became sin for us;
Took the blame, bore the wrath—
We stand forgiven at the cross.

Now the daylight flees; now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
Curtain torn in two, dead are raised to life;
“Finished!” the vict’ry cry.

This, the pow’r of the cross:
Christ became sin for us;
Took the blame, bore the wrath—
We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see my name written in the wounds,
For through Your suffering I am free.
Death is crushed to death; life is mine to live,
Won through Your selfless love.

This, the pow’r of the cross:
Son of God—slain for us.
What a love! What a cost!
We stand forgiven at the cross.

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This Week at Hope – For God So Loved the World

March 21, 2018
21 Mar 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On Sunday, we will be examining the depths of God’s love from the most famous verse in the Bible – John 3:16. While this verse has been the focus of much controversy, the heart of it is the simplest and most wonderful thing – “for God so loved the world that He gave His only Son…’  I pray that on Sunday, the Lord would give our church a time of deep and sweet contemplation of the love of God and what it means in our everyday lives. As you prepare your heart to come together in worship on Sunday, consider the “width and length and height and depth” (Eph 3:18) of the love of God.
This week, Prayer will be held at the Brown’s Barn
Please pray for the ministry at Carillon on Thursday… And… consider this and official invite to join the Keiths and Hillmans at at Carilon thiscoming Thursday from 6:30-7:30. Let Alan Hillman know if you are able to come.
During our afternoon session for our series, “Joined and Knit Together,” we will be examining what the Bible says about the government of our tongues… one of the most powerful instruments of the Love of God.
Notice how the love of God woven through each of the songs we will be singing on Sunday:

I Love to Tell the Story
Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
Here Is Love
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
All I Have Is Christ
I Love to Tell the Story
I love to tell the story of unseen things above
Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love
I love to tell the story because I know ‘tis true
It satisfies my longings as nothing else can do
   I love to tell the story!  ‘Twill be my theme in glory
To tell the old, old story, of Jesus and His love
I love to tell the story; ‘Tis pleasant to repeat
What seems each time I tell it more wonderfully sweet
I love to tell the story, for some have never heard
The message of salvation from God’s own holy Word
I love to tell the story, for those who know it best
Seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest
And when in scenes of glory I sing the new, new song
‘Twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long
Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted,
See Him dying on the tree!
’Tis the Christ by man rejected;
Yes, my soul, ’tis He, ’tis He!
’Tis the long expected prophet,
David’s Son, yet David’s Lord;
By His Son now God has spoken
’Tis a true and faithful Word.
Tell me, ye who hear Him groaning,
Was there ever grief like His?
Friends through fear His cause disowning,
Foes insulting his distress:
Many hands were raised to wound Him,
None would interpose to save;
But the deepest stroke that pierced Him
Was the stroke that Justice gave.
Ye who think of sin but lightly,
Nor suppose the evil great,
Here may view its nature rightly,
Here its guilt may estimate.
Mark the Sacrifice appointed!
See Who bears the awful load!
’Tis the Word, the Lord’s Anointed,
Son of Man, and Son of God.
Here we have a firm foundation,
Here the refuge of the lost.
Christ the Rock of our salvation,
Christ the Name of which we boast.
Lamb of God for sinners wounded!
Sacrifice to cancel guilt!
None shall ever be confounded
Who on Him their hope have built.
Here Is Love
Here is love, vast as the ocean,
Lovingkindness as the flood,
When the Prince of Life, our Ransom,
Shed for us His precious blood.
Who His love will not remember?
Who can cease to sing His praise?
He can never be forgotten,
Throughout Heav’n’s eternal days.
On the mount of crucifixion,
Fountains opened deep and wide;
Through the floodgates of God’s mercy
Flowed a vast and gracious tide.
Grace and love, like mighty rivers,
Poured incessant from above,
And Heav’n’s peace and perfect justice
Kissed a guilty world in love.
Let me all Thy love accepting,
Love Thee, ever all my days;
Let me seek Thy kingdom only
And my life be to Thy praise;
Thou alone shalt be my glory,
Nothing in the world I see.
Thou hast cleansed and sanctified me,
Thou Thyself hast set me free.
In Thy truth Thou dost direct me
By Thy Spirit through Thy Word;
And Thy grace my need is meeting,
As I trust in Thee, my Lord.
Of Thy fullness Thou art pouring
Thy great love and power on me,
Without measure, full and boundless,
Drawing out my heart to Thee.
How Deep the Father’s Love For Us
How deep the Father’s love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory
Behold the man upon a cross
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished
I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no pow’r, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
All I Have Is Christ
I once was lost in darkest night
Yet thought I knew the way.
The sin that promised joy and life
Had led me to the grave.
I had no hope that You would own
A rebel to Your will.
And if You had not loved me first
I would refuse You still.
But as I ran my hell-bound race
Indifferent to the cost
You looked upon my helpless state
And led me to the cross.
And I beheld God’s love displayed
You suffered in my place
You bore the wrath reserved for me
Now all I know is grace.

   Hallelujah! All I have is Christ
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life

Now, Lord, I would be Yours alone
And live so all might see
The strength to follow Your commands
Could never come from me.
Oh Father, use my ransomed life
In any way You choose.
And let my song forever be
My only boast is You.

   Hallelujah! All I have is Christ
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life

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This Week at Hope – A Life of Patience and Perseverance

March 14, 2018
14 Mar 2018
Dear brothers and sisters, have you ever struggled (or are you currently struggling) with developing, growing, and/or maintaining an attitude of patience? Why are we so impatient when we typically do not have in our lives anything of the magnitude of things that James’ readers were dealing with?
James has already declared that our patients in the midst of trials and sufferings are uniquely connected to our sanctification (1:2-4). Now he makes known how this same patience is tied to our glorification at the coming of Jesus (5:7-11). Patience and perseverance grow out of the soil of a heart that has fixed itself firmly upon the sanctifying and glorifying purposes of Jesus Christ.
Christ is coming again! Therefore, we can be and we should be patient! Therefore we must persevere!
Prayer on Wednesday will be at the Burke’s home.
Pray for the men traveling to Alabama for ‘The Life of a Shepherd’ conference this Fri.-Sat.
Songs for Sunday are as follows:
Behold Our God
O Lord My Rock and My Redeemer
How Sweet and Awesome Is This Place
O Great God
His Robes for Mine
Jesus Shall Reign

Behold Our God
Who has held the oceans in His hands?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at His voice
All creation rises to rejoice

   Behold our God seated on His throne
Come, let us adore Him
Behold our King—nothing can compare
Come, let us adore Him

Who has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of His words?
Who can teach the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?

Who has felt the nails upon His hands?
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man
God eternal, humbled to the grave
Jesus, Savior, risen now to reign

O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer
Greatest treasure of my longing soul
My God, like You there is no other
True delight is found in You alone
Your grace, a well too deep to fathom
Your love exceeds the heavens’ reach
Your truth, a fount of perfect wisdom
My highest good and my unending need
 
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer
Strong defender of my weary heart
My sword to fight the cruel deceiver
And my shield against his hateful darts
My song when enemies surround me
My hope when tides of sorrow rise
My joy when trials are abounding
Your faithfulness, my refuge in the night
 
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer
Gracious Savior of my ruined life
My guilt and cross laid on Your shoulders
In my place You suffered bled and died
You rose, the grave and death are conquered
You broke my bonds of sin and shame
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer

May all my days bring glory to Your Name

 
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!

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?”

Pity the nations, O our God,
Constrain the earth to come;
Send thy victorious Word abroad,
And bring the strangers home.

’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.

 
O Great God
O great God of highest heaven
Occupy my lowly heart
Own it all and reign supreme
Conquer every rebel power
Let no vice or sin remain
That resists Your holy war
You have loved and purchased me
Make me Yours forevermore

I was blinded by my sin
Had no ears to hear Your voice
Did not know Your love within
Had no taste for heaven’s joys
Then Your Spirit gave me life
Opened up Your Word to me
Through the gospel of Your Son
Gave me endless hope and peace

Help me now to live a life
That’s dependent on Your grace
Keep my heart and guard my soul
From the evils that I face
You are worthy to be praised
With my every thought and deed
O great God of highest heaven
Glorify Your Name through me

 
His Robes for Mine
His robes for mine: O wonderful exchange!
Clothed in my sin, Christ suffered ‘neath God’s rage.
Draped in His righteousness, I’m justified.
In Christ I live, for in my place He died.

   I cling to Christ, and marvel at the cost:
Jesus forsaken, God estranged from God.
Bought by such love, my life is not my own.
My praise-my all-shall be for Christ alone.

His robes for mine: what cause have I for dread?
God’s daunting Law Christ mastered in my stead.
Faultless I stand with righteous works not mine,
Saved by my Lord’s vicarious death and life.

His robes for mine: God’s justice is appeased.
Jesus is crushed, and thus the Father’s pleased.
Christ drank God’s wrath on sin, then cried “‘Tis done!”
Sin’s wage is paid; propitiation won.

His robes for mine: such anguish none can know.
Christ, God’s beloved, condemned as though His foe.
He, as though I, accursed and left alone;
I, as though He, embraced and welcomed home!

 
Jesus Shall Reign
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Does its successive journeys run
His kingdom spread from shore to shore
Till moons shall wax and wane no more

To Him shall endless prayer be made
And endless praises crown His head
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice

   To our King be highest praise
Rising through eternal  days
Just and faithful – He shall reign.
Jesus shall reign. 

People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on His love with sweetest song
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on His name

   To our King be highest praise
Rising through eternal  days
Just and faithful – He shall reign.
Jesus shall reign. 

Let every creature rise and bring
His grateful honors to our King
Angels descend with songs again
And earth repeat the loud “Amen!”

   To our King be highest praise
Rising through eternal  days
Just and faithful – He shall reign.
Jesus shall reign.

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This Week at Hope – As Moses Lifted up the Serpent… so must the Son of Man be Lifted up

March 7, 2018
07 Mar 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Prayer will be held at the Brown’s Barn at 7:00 on Wednesday.
We continue the personal interview between the Lord Jesus and Nicodemus in John 3:9-21, which leads to what Matthew Henry has called “the very marrow and quintessence of the gospel.”  We find Nicodemus completely baffled with this whole notion of the necessity of the new birth in order to enter the kingdom of God (:9). But rather than leaving him in his confusion, the Lord proceeds to reveal just how God will establish this kingdom.
In: 14 we see the means (the cross)
In: 15 we see the stakes (heaven and hell)
In: 16 we see the powerful motivation for God doing what He does (love)
In: 17 we see the purpose (salvation)
What more could be done for such a ruined race?  After a long reign of spiritual darkness, Light – in the person of Christ – has broken into a benighted world!
On Sunday afternoon, as part of our series, “Joined and Knit Together,” Jason Dohm will be teaching at 1:30 on the roles and responsibilities of Deacons.
The Songs we will be singing are,
To God Be the Glory
Trust and Obey
Reformation Hymn
Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul
Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus (tune: Jesus What a Friend for Sinners)
Joy to the World
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This Week at Hope – You Must Be Born Again

February 28, 2018
28 Feb 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As we enter into John chapter 3 we will be taking “diligent heed to the mystery of the new birth.” Our scripture focus this week is John 3:1-13, where Jesus is met by Nicodemus under the cover of night. Jesus tells him of the most important thing in all of life – “you must be born again.” These are words everyone needs to hear – and heed. Benjamin Franklin had the privilege of hearing the great evangelist George Whitfield preach in Philadelphia and was confronted with these same words of Jesus in a letter. One day, Franklin received what was the most important letter he ever received. It was from Whitfield, “I find that you grow more and more famous in the learned world… As you have made such progress in investigating the mysteries of electricity, I now humbly urge you to give diligent heed to the mystery of the new birth. It is a most important and interesting study and, when mastered, will richly repay you for your pains.”
On Sunday afternoon at 1:30, we plan to continue our messages on church membership, “ Joined and Knit Together,” on the subject – A Missionary Church.
 
As we consider what is at the heart of the Great Commission – The new birth – we would like to recommend that we all listen to this biography of John G Paton, delivered in an audio message by John Piper, You Will Be Eaten By Cannibals
 
Prayer will be held at the Noah’s house.
 
The songs we will be singing on Sunday are:
 
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
There Is a Fountain
Rock of Ages
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
O Church Arise
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This Week at Hope – Cleansing your Temple

February 21, 2018
21 Feb 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Our scripture focus on Sunday is John 2:12-25 where Jesus drives the money changers out of the temple indicating two things: First, his revulsion for dead and lifeless religion and Second, His role of replacing temple worship in a physical location with his resurrection power in the bodies of His people, which are temples of the Holy Spirit. He does this both at the beginning and at the end of his earthly ministry during the celebration of Passover.

Prayer will be held at the Burke home

For our Sunday afternoon series, “Knit and Joined Together”Mike will be teaching on church government at 1:30.

Listed below are the songs we will be singing this Sunday, the Lord willing. One of the songs we will be singing is actually very familiar to any who have been among us for some time – Jesus Shall Reign. The Getty’s through their Global Hymn Sing website have arranged for churches throughout the world to sing this hymn this Sunday. The numbers who have indicated they will be singing this hymn are astounding. It is a true picture of the reality of the universal church of Jesus Christ. As of yesterday, the following numbers have signed up to join in this endeavor:  over 840,000 individuals; over 4,160 churches; and 70 countries. We will be including a new bridge in that hymn that occurs several times throughout the song. You can familiarized yourself with the hymn and the bridge here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE4DDB5whyk (words below):
Jesus Shall Reign
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

Jesus Shall Reign
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Does its successive journeys run
His kingdom spread from shore to shore
Till moons shall wax and wane no more

To Him shall endless prayer be made
And endless praises crown His head
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice

   To our King be highest praise
Rising through eternal  days
Just and faithful – He shall reign.
Jesus shall reign.

People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on His love with sweetest song
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on His name

   To our King be highest praise
Rising through eternal  days
Just and faithful – He shall reign.
Jesus shall reign.

Let every creature rise and bring
His grateful honors to our King
Angels descend with songs again
And earth repeat the loud “Amen!”

   To our King be highest praise
Rising through eternal  days
Just and faithful – He shall reign.
Jesus shall reign.

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone,
Chosen of the Lord and precious,
Binding all the church in one;
Holy Zion’s help forever,
And her confidence alone.

All that dedicated city,
Dearly loved of God on high,
In exultant jubilation
Pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
In glad hymns eternally.

To this temple, where we call Thee,
Come, O Lord of hosts, today;
With Thy wonted lovingkindness
Hear Thy people as they pray;
And Thy fullest benediction
Shed within its walls alway.

Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants
What they ask of Thee to gain,
What they gain from Thee forever
With the blessed to retain,
And hereafter in Thy glory
Evermore with Thee to reign.

Laud and honor to the Father,
Laud and honor to the Son,
Laud and honor to the Spirit,
Ever Three and ever One,
One in might, and One in glory,
While unending ages run.

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heav’n, to earth come down!
Fix in us Thy humble dwelling;
All Thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, Thou art all compassion;
Pure, unbounded love Thou art.
Visit us with Thy salvation;
Enter every trembling heart.

Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit
Into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit;
Let us find the promised rest.
Take away our bent to sinning;
Alpha and Omega be.
End of faith, as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.

Come, Almighty, to deliver;
Let us all Thy life receive.
Suddenly return, and never,
Nevermore Thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing
Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,
Pray and praise Thee without ceasing
Glory in Thy perfect love

Finish then Thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be.
Let us see Thy great salvation
Perfectly restored in Thee:
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heav’n we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love and praise.

Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul
Dear refuge of my weary soul, on Thee, when sorrows rise,
On Thee, when waves of trouble roll, my fainting hope relies.
To Thee I tell each rising grief, for Thou alone canst heal;
Thy Word can bring a sweet relief for every pain I feel.

But oh! When gloomy doubts prevail, I fear to call Thee mine;
The springs of comfort seem to fail, and all my hopes decline.
Yet gracious God, where shall I flee? Thou art my only trust;
And still my soul would cleave to Thee, though prostrate in the dust.

Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face, and shall I seek in vain?
And can the ear of sov’reign grace be deaf when I complain?
No, still the ear of sov’reign grace attends the mourner’s prayer;
O may I ever find access to breathe my sorrows there.

Thy mercy seat is open still, here let my soul retreat;
With humble hope attend Thy will, and wait beneath Thy feet.
Thy mercy seat is open still,    here let my soul retreat;
With humble hope attend Thy will, and wait beneath Thy feet.

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Christ the Lord is ris’n today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say:  Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high.  Alleluia!
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply:  Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King. Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Dying once, He all doth save. Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

Love’s redeeming work is done. Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won. Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise. Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!

Soar we now where Christ has led. Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted Head. Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise. Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!

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This Week at Hope – “Remember those who rule over you,” Heb 13:7

February 13, 2018
13 Feb 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Prayer will be held at the Brown’s Barn at 7:00 pm. 

On Sunday, we have the delight of having Jeff and Myra Pollard with us at Church. Mike and I originally planned to do our, “Joined and Knit Together,” session (formerly known as the Membership Class”) on the subject of Church Government. We will examine what the Bible says about elders and deacons, their roles and authority in the local church. However, since Jeff will be with us on Sunday, he has agreed to deliver introductory expositional messages on this subject. Then, if all goes as planned, Mike will teach the following week (Feb 25) continuing on the same subject in the afternoon session.
 
I know this is on everyone’s mind, but it’s difficult to consider prayer and our church at this time without pouring out supplications for Jenny and Dwayne and the whole Burke family as they care for Jenny…
 
Please pray for the group gathering for the Marriage Retreat this weekend that the Lord would implant the hope and the instruction that these couples need for love to grow…
 
Also, if you missed any of the past “Joined and Knit Together,” sessions on church membership, here they are,
 
Here are links to the audio and manuscripts
 
 
Pray for Brian Solik who is holding a Bible study for unbelievers beginning this Friday night… People from  Hope are welcome to come if they bring an unbeliever or someone they think really needs an overview of the Bible. Attached is a file about the first session. Contact Brian for more info.
 
Our Songs for Sunday are,
 
  • Behold Our God
  • To God All Praise and Glory
  • Rejoice, the Lord Is King
  • Speak, O Lord
  • How Sweet and Awesome Is This Place

 

Behold Our God
Who has held the oceans in His hands?
Who has numbered every grain of sand?
Kings and nations tremble at His voice
All creation rises to rejoice   Behold our God seated on His throne
Come, let us adore Him
Behold our King—nothing can compare
Come, let us adore HimWho has given counsel to the Lord?
Who can question any of His words?
Who can teach the One who knows all things?
Who can fathom all His wondrous deeds?Who has felt the nails upon His hands?
Bearing all the guilt of sinful man
God eternal, humbled to the grave
Jesus, Savior, risen now to reign

 

To God All Praise and Glory
All praise to God, who reigns above,
The God of all creation,
The God of wonders, pow’r, and love,
The God of our salvation!
With healing balm my soul He fills,
The God who every sorrow stills,
To God all praise and glory!

What God’s almighty pow’r hath made
His gracious mercy keepeth;
By morning dawn or evening shade
His watchful eye ne’er sleepeth;
Within the kingdom of His might,
Lo, all is just and all is right,
To God all praise and glory!

I cried to Him in time of need:
Lord God, O, hear my calling!
For death He gave me life indeed
And kept my feet from falling.
For this my thanks shall endless be;
O thank Him, thank our God, with me,
To God all praise and glory!

The Lord forsaketh not His flock,
His chosen generation;
He is their refuge and their rock,
Their peace and their salvation.
As with a mother’s tender hand
He leads His own, His chosen band,
To God all praise and glory!

Ye who confess Christ’s holy name,
To God give praise and glory!
Ye who the Father’s power proclaim,
To God give praise and glory!
All idols under foot be trod,
The Lord is God! the Lord is God!
To God all praise and glory!

Then come before His presence now
And banish fear and sadness;
To your Redeemer pay your vow
And sing with joy and gladness:
Though great distress my soul befell,
The Lord, my God, did all things well,
To God all praise and glory!

 

Rejoice, the Lord Is King
Rejoice, the Lord is King
Your Lord and King adore!
Rejoice, give thanks and sing and triumph evermore.
   Lift up your heart; lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Jesus, the Savior, reigns
The God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains, He took His seat above.
   Lift up your heart; lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

His kingdom cannot fail;
He rules o’er earth and heav’n.
The keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv’n.
   Lift up your heart; lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

He sits at God’s right hand,
The Church’s great High Priest,
And all his enemies are placed beneath His feet.
   Lift up your heart; lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

Rejoice in glorious hope!
Our Lord, the Judge, shall come
And take His servants up to their eternal home.
   Lift up your heart; lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

 

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.

Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us –
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory.

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!

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?”

Pity the nations, O our God,
Constrain the earth to come;
Send thy victorious Word abroad,
And bring the strangers home.

’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.

 
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This Week at Hope – Signs of Glory

February 6, 2018
06 Feb 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The striking glory of Jesus Christ is painted all over the story of Jesus at the wedding at Cana (John 2:1-12).  There are many beautiful stopping points in this section of the Bible which teaches us much. But, there is one central thing Jesus is communicating to mankind. It is easy to see the amazing things to learn about weddings, wine, Mary, the creative power of Jesus and waterpots… But, there is one massive thing that Jesus is revealing. This is the heart of the message of the turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana – Jesus is explaining His glory in graphic form, “glory of the only begotten Son of God, full of grace and truth.” Of the many meditations of His glory we can draw from this scene, is that Jesus fills the waterpot of your life with superior wine… the best mankind can have.
Prayer will be held at the Burke home.
Please pray for the people at Carillon, and those ministering there.
Our Sunday afternoon “Membership Class” will begin at 1:30 as we examine the kind of relational culture the Word of God creates in a church.
The songs we will be singing on Sunday are,
  • When Morning Gilds the Skies
  • Reformation Hymn
  • Psalm 45:1-10
  • The Suffering Servant
  • Rejoice, All Ye Believers
When Morning Gilds the Skies
When morning gilds the skies,
My heart awaking cries
May Jesus Christ be praised:
Alike at work and prayer
To Jesus I repair;
May Jesus Christ be praised.

When sleep her balm denies,
My silent spirit sighs,
May Jesus Christ be praised:
When evil thoughts molest,
With this I shield my breast,
May Jesus Christ be praised.

Does sadness fill my mind?
A solace here I find,
May Jesus Christ be praised:
Or fades my earthly bliss?
My comfort still is this,
May Jesus Christ be praised.

In heav’n’s eternal bliss
The loveliest strain is this,
May Jesus Christ be praised:
The powers of darkness fear,
When this sweet chant they hear,
May Jesus Christ be praised.

Let earth’s wide circle round
In joyful notes resound,
May Jesus Christ be praised:
Let air and sea and sky,
From depth to height, reply,
May Jesus Christ be praised.

Be this, while life is mine,
My canticle divine,
May Jesus Christ be praised:
Be this th’eternal song,
Through all the ages on,
May Jesus Christ be praised.

Reformation Hymn
We will trust God’s Word alone,
Where His perfect will is known;
Our traditions shift like sand
While His Truth forever stands.

We will live by faith alone,
Clothed in merit not our own;
All we claim is Jesus Christ
And His finished sacrifice.

Glory be, glory be to God alone
Through the church He redeemed
and made His own.
He has freed us, He will keep us
till we’re safely home
Glory be, glory be to God alone!

We are saved by grace alone –
Undeserved, yet freely shown;
No accomplishment on earth
Can achieve the second birth.

We will stand on Christ alone,
The unyielding Cornerstone;
Nations rage and devils roar,
Still He reigns forevermore!

Glory be, glory be to God alone
Through the church He redeemed
and made His own.
He has freed us, He will keep us
till we’re safely home
Glory be, glory be to God alone!

Psalm 45:1-10
(tune of Not What My Hands Have Done)
My heart doth overflow,
A goodly theme is mine;
My eager tongue with joyful song
Doth praise the King divine.
Supremely fair Thou art,
Thy lips with grace o’erflow;
His richest blessings evermore
Doth God on Thee bestow.

Now gird Thee with thy sword,
O strong and mighty One,
In splendid majesty arrayed,
More glorious than the sun.
Triumphantly ride forth
For meekness, truth, and right;
Thine arm shall gain the victory
In wondrous deeds of might.

Thy strength shall overcome
All those that hate the King,
And under Thy dominion strong
The nations Thou shalt bring.
Thy royal throne, O God,
For evermore shall stand;
Eternal truth and justice wield
The sceptre in Thy hand.

Since Thou art sinless found,
The Lord, thy God confessed,
Anointeth Thee with perfect joy,
Thou art supremely blessed.
Thy garments breathe of myrrh
And spices sweet and rare;
Glad strains of heav’nly music ring
Throughout Thy palace fair.

Amid Thy glorious train
Kings’ daughters waiting stand,
And fairest gems bedeck Thy bride,
The queen at Thy right hand.
O royal bride, give heed,
And to my words attend;
For Christ, the King, forsake the world
And ev’ry former friend.

The Suffering Servant
Who is this God did forsake;
Who Himself our griefs did take?
Stricken, smitten by His God;
Our transgressions brought the rod?

   The Great I Am Whom we call Saviour,
Mighty God, and Prince of Peace;
The Righteous Servant of Jehovah;
Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest.
As a Father to His children
Everlasting He will be.
Our Counselor, Most Wonderful,
Immanuel, ‘tis He.

Who is this for us now bruised;
Oppressed, afflicted, and abused?
Like a lamb to slaughter led;
All of our sins placed on His head?

Who is this Whose stripes can heal,
Justify, and pardon seal?
Poured His soul out unto death;
And bore our sin ‘til His last breath?

Who is this from Whom we strayed;
Everyone to his own way?
And from Him we hid our face;
Condemned He stood to take our place.

Who is this Who intercedes;
Poor lost sheep, their case He pleads?
All our sin on Him was laid.
He bore God’s wrath; the debt’s been paid.

Rejoice, All Ye Believers
(tune of Lead on, O King Eternal)
Rejoice, all ye believers,
And let your lights appear;
The evening is advancing,
And darker night is near:
The Bridegroom is arising,
And soon He draweth nigh;
Up, pray, and watch, and wrestle:
At midnight comes the cry.

See that your lamps are burning;
Replenish them with oil;
And wait for your salvation,
The end of earthly toil.
The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near,
Go meet Him as he cometh,
With Alleluias clear.

Ye saints, who here in patience
Your cross and suff’rings bore,
Shall live and reign for ever,
When sorrow is no more:
Around the throne of glory
The Lamb ye shall behold,
In triumph cast before Him
Your diadems of gold.

Our Hope and Expectation,
O Jesus, now appear;
Arise, Thou Sun so longed for,
O’er this benighted sphere.
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord to see
The day of earth’s redemption
That brings us unto Thee.

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This Week at Hope – Eureka – Come and See

January 31, 2018
31 Jan 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

In modern language, when someone finds something that causes them to cry with joy and satisfaction, they say, “eureka.” When Andrew and Phillip found Jesus they said, “eureka.” This Greek word, is an expression of happiness when you realize, “I found it.” In our scripture focus this week in John 1:35-54, we find the first five people who followed Jesus after He began his public ministry. They were delighted to find Him. They met Him and then they pointed to Him, saying, “come and see.” This is how the unconverted are saved. They see the glory of Jesus Christ and are drawn to Him by the Father and they cry out, “eureka.” And then they tell others. How many of us were brought to Jesus by a friend or a relative?
Prayer will be held at the Brown’s Barn.
Don’t forget our Missions Conference April 13-14 at the church.

Lead on, O King Eternal
Saviour, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!
He Will Hold Me Fast
He Leadeth Me

Lead on, O King Eternal
Lead on, O King eternal,
The day of march has come;
Henceforth in fields of conquest
Thy tents shall be our home:
Through days of preparation
Thy grace has made us strong,
And now, O King eternal,
We lift our battle song.

Lead on, O King eternal,
Till sin’s fierce war shall cease,
And Holiness shall whisper
The sweet amen of peace;
For not with swords loud clashing,
Nor roll of stirring drums,
But deeds of love and mercy,
The heav’nly kingdom comes.

Lead on, O King eternal,
We follow, not with fears;
For gladness breaks like morning
Where’er thy face appears;
Thy cross is lifted o’er us;
We journey in its light:
The crown awaits the conquest;
Lead on, O God of might.

Saviour, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Saviour, like a Shepherd lead us,
Much we need thy tend’rest care;
In thy pleasant pastures feed us,
For our use thy folds prepare:
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast bought us, thine we are.

We are thine; do thou befriend us,
Be the Guardian of our way;
Keep thy flock, from sin defend us,
Seek us when we go astray:
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Hear the children when they pray.

Thou hast promised to receive us,
Poor and sinful though we be;
Thou hast mercy to relieve us,
Grace to cleanse, and pow’r to free:
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Let us early turn to thee.

Early let us seek thy favor;
Early let us do thy will;
Blessed Lord and only Saviour,
With thy love our bosoms fill
Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,
Thou hast loved us, love us still.

Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners!
Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!
Jesus! Lover of my soul;
Friends may fail me, foes assail me,
He, my Saviour, makes me whole.

   Hallelujah! what a Saviour!
Hallelujah, what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.

Jesus! what a strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in him;
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my strength, my vict’ry wins.

Jesus! what a help in sorrow!
While the billows o’er me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my comfort, helps my soul.

Jesus! what a guide and keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night o’ertakes me,
He, my pilot, hears my cry.

Jesus! I do now receive him,
More than all in him I find,
He hath granted me forgiveness,
I am his, and he is mine.

He Will Hold Me Fast
When I fear my faith will fail,
Christ will hold me fast;
When the tempter would prevail,
He will hold me fast.
I could never keep my hold
Through life’s fearful path;
For my love is often cold;
He must hold me fast.

   He will hold me fast,
He will hold me fast;
For my Savior loves me so,
He will hold me fast.

Those He saves are His delight,
Christ will hold me fast;
Precious in His holy sight,
He will hold me fast.
He’ll not let my soul be lost;
His promises shall last;
Bought by Him at such a cost,
He will hold me fast.

For my life He bled and died,
Christ will hold me fast;
Justice has been satisfied;
He will hold me fast.
Raised with Him to endless life,
He will hold me fast
‘Till our faith is turned to sight,
When He comes at last!

He Leadeth Me
He leadeth me: O blessed thought!
O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be,
Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me.

    He leadeth me, he leadeth me;
By his own hand he leadeth me:
His faithful foll’wer I would be,
For by his hand he leadeth me.

Sometimes ‘mid scenes of deepest gloom,
Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom,
By waters calm, o’er troubled sea,
Still ’tis his hand that leadeth me.

Lord, I would clasp thy hand in mine,
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since ’tis my God that leadeth me.

And when my task on earth is done,
When, by thy grace, the vict’ry’s won,
E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.

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Worship With Us

Please come visit us for our Church Service on Sunday. Our services are held from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM and are immediately followed by a fellowship meal onsite. Visitors are always welcome, and should consider themselves to be our guests – there is always plenty of food. Please come and join us!

Hope Baptist Church is holding services in Wake Forest, located at 825 Averette Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587