SECOND SUNDAY after the EPIPHANY

Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday

NEW HOPE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

2000 Catalpa Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45406

  MISSION STATEMENT

The Mission of New Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church is to worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  We commit to:

-- grow in faith and support each other in

     Christian living;

-- recognize and celebrate our cultural and

   ethnic diversity as gifts of God;

-- participate in and provide ministry

                  throughout the community.

ORDER OF SERVICE

Page nos. refer to the pages in the front of This Far By Faith.

 SILENT PRAYER AND MEDITATION

*PROCESSIONAL/OPENING HYMN                     TFBF 296

“Lift Every Voice and Sing”

*CONFESSION/FORGIVENESS-Order D               Page 25

*APOSTOLIC GREETING                                          Page 73

*KYRIE:  1, 3 Lord, have mercy (4 times)                TFBF 20

                 2    Christ, have mercy (4 Times)

*HYMN OF PRAISE:                                                   TFBF 138

“Come, All You People”

*SALUTATION                                             

*PRAYER OF THE DAY                                          Celebrate

 COMMUNITY SHARING

 CHILDREN’S SERMON                                      Leslie Allen

CHORAL MUSIC:                                                  Mass Choir

“The Right Hand of God” –                       TFBF 300

“Freedom is Coming” –                         TFBF 46

 FIRST READING: Isaiah 49:1-7                             Celebrate

 PSALM 40:1-11                                                       Celebrate

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Celebrate

*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:                                   

            “Open Our Eyes, Lord”                                    TFBF 98

*GOSPEL ANNOUNCEMENT                               

            “Glory to You, O Lord”                                  

*GOSPEL: John 1:29-42                                         Celebrate

            “Praise to You, O Christ”                             

*SPECIAL MUSIC                                             Pastor Keeley

“You Raise Me Up”

 SERMON                                                           Pastor Keeley

*NICENE CREED                                                        Page 35

*PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION                           Celebrate

 HYMN/OFFERTORY:                                              TFBF 269

“When I Think of the Goodness of Jesus”

*HYMN RESPONSE:                                               TFBF 250

“Oh, How I Love Jesus” (Chorus only)

*OFFERTORY PRAYER & “THANKSGIVING”         Page 62

*           “Holy, Holy, Holy”                                              TFBF 32

*THE LORD’S PRAYER                                         

THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION

 SONGS: “Let Us Break Bread Together”              TFBF 123

            “Fill My Cup, Let it Overflow”                        TFBF 127

            ”Taste and See”                                            TFBF 126

*POST-COMMUNION: “Thank You, Lord”            TFBF 293

*POST-COMMUNION PRAYER                                Page 63

 BENEDICTION                                                            Page 63

*RECESSIONAL HYMN:                                          TFBF 213

“We Shall Overcome”

*SHARING THE PEACE      *Congregation Standing, as able

As we worship today, let us be reminded that the Holy Spirit has called us here in the worship of our Lord.  Now, ask yourself, “Why am I here?”

If you do not have a church home, we extend a most sincere invitation to you to join us here in the ministry of our Lord.

TODAY                           9:00 a.m.        Sunday School for Everyone

                                    10:00 a.m.         Worship Service

Mon. Jan. 17                  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY

Tues. Jan. 18                   7:00 p.m.        Council Mtg.

Wed. Jan. 19                   7:00 p.m.        Bible Study (Proverbs)

Thurs. Jan. 20                  6:30 p.m.        Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Sat. Jan. 22                     9:00 a.m.        Evangelism Ministry Mtg.

Sun. Jan. 23                  After Service      Distr. of Annual Reports

                                      5:30 p.m.        Naomi Circle

We must accept finite disappointment,

but we must never lose infinite hope.

Jacqueline Reid          Wylma Lucas               Fannie Graham

Jeffrey Phillips             Spring Phillips             Jean & Bill Phillips

Howard Wharton         Larry Moorman            Sherri Rudolph

Barbara Smith             Charles Crawford       Chantal Thomas

Shawn H. Davis          Elizabeth Partridge      Jean Boegel

Marcus Johnson         Crawford Family          Angeline Tanner

Laura Phillips Family   Anita Gorder                Alycia Mahaffey

Vivian Thompson        Edward Rookard         Cheryl Phillips

Michael Owens, Sr     Winifred Lee                Virgilene McRae

Debbie Madden                                               Vivian Rowe

Rev. Dr. Jerrie McGill                            Gwendolyn Walton-Cox

Ernest Murphy, Jr                                            Tiara J. Smittie

Barbara & Francis Goins                                           

Congratulations to Charles Crawford on his recent Retirement.  May God bless you with health, strength and continued trust in Him to enjoy this new phase of your life.

Gwen Walton-Cox continues to recuperate from her car accident.  She is in rehab at Miami Valley Hospital.  Her spirits are good.  Your continued prayers are still needed.

As we begin this new year of 2011, let us pray for the church, that it might stand as God intended, as an example and a help to the world; let us pray for our country and its leaders that they may make decisions based on humanity to man and not with greed or selfishness; and let us pray for our young people that they may have a future with all the hope and blessings God intended.  In 2011, may we allow the Holy Spirit to lead us!

SPECIAL REQUEST:  As our congregation grows older, and members we once counted on to do “everything” are no longer able to serve, please open yourselves to the possibility of stepping in and stepping up to one or more of the many ministries and activities we have at New Hope.  The need is great.  The laborers are few.  Let Christ work through you. 

BIBLE STUDY: The 7:00 pm study in Proverbs will be held this Wednesday.  This study in God’s wisdom is enlightening, challenging & sometimes, hilarious.  Please join us!

FOOD PANTRY needs HOLIDAY FOODS -

Boxed stuffing and mashed potatoes;

Canned sweet potatoes, and box packages

of pudding and/or gelatin.  Also needed:

canned beets, canned potatoes, & sweet peas.

REMINDER – ALL TEAM LEADERS  - Thank you for your timely submission of Ministry Reports for the Church Annual Meeting.  Financial Reports are due January 17.

Congratulations and Sincere Appreciation is extended to all 2011 Officers and Council Members for providing leadership and service to the church and its ministries.

NEW HOPE ANNUAL MEETING – January 30, 2011.   Annual Reports will be distributed January 23 so that you will have an opportunity to review them before the Annual Meeting.  We will continue the tradition of a Carry-in Dinner.  The signup sheet is in the Fellowship Hall.

BOOK REVIEW: The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews will be Today, immediately after Worship Service. 

2011 OFFERING ENVELOPES are in the Fellowship Hall.  If you do not see your name, please see Cynthia Douglas.

2011 Wall CALENDARS are still available.  These stunningly beautiful and exceptionally sturdy calendars make excellent gifts at just $6.00 each.  Proceeds go to General Fund.

FOOD for THOUGHT:

Following Jesus is a lifelong journey.   It begins at our baptism (or arguably before that) and continues beyond death.   When Jesus asks the disciples, "What are you looking for?" we must ask ourselves the same question when we choose to follow Jesus.   What is it that we are looking for?  Eternal life?  Forgiveness?  Love?  Understanding?

I have had many conversations with people for whom calling themselves Christian means they are going to heaven, and that is the most important thing for them.   That Jesus died on the cross so they can go to heaven.  While Jesus does speak of eternal life (and John's Gospel seems to stress it more than the others), Jesus speaks much more about how we ought to live in this lifetime: to love our neighbors as ourselves, to care for the poor, to visit the imprisoned, to welcome the outcast, to forgive others and seek forgiveness ourselves.   Jesus does not give a simple answer to the disciples when they say, "Where are you staying?"  He replies, "Come and see."  If we want to really know Jesus, we must "come and see."  We must go and witness to what Christ has done in the world: loving others and showing compassion, caring for the sick, doing what we can to lift up the poor and oppressed and sharing the good news of God's love in Jesus Christ.   If we do those things, we need not worry about the question of heaven, for we know God here and now and we know that God's love continues beyond death.   We need to understand the fullness of Christ's life, death and resurrection--not just one part, which all too often many of us focus on.   What are you looking for?  There is so much more to the Christian life.   Come and see.

Martin Luther King, Jr.  embodied this message in his life and ministry, in his witness, even in his death.   We celebrate his life this weekend and we are reminded that the Christian life is not an easy one.   We are reminded of all the "saints" of recent memory who have lived out the Christian faith in ways that are difficult for many of us.   None of them are perfect, but they all embrace the teachings of Jesus on earth.   The Christian life is rich in its diversity, rich in the ways it is lived out, and we give thanks for Martin Luther King, Jr., and his willingness to live his life in a way that embraced all people, and called for peaceful action and responses against injustice.   What are you looking for?  Look at Martin Luther King, Jr.   Look at Rosa Parks.   Look at Mother Teresa.   Look at so many who have lived their lives in bold ways for others.   Come on the Christian journey and see for yourself.

                                         Excerpt from Rev. Mindi of Rev-O-lution

NEW HOPE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Pastor: The Rev. André E. Keeley, Sr.

Parish Office: 275-4371 + Parish Fax: 275-4656

Home Office: 279-1465

Web Page: http://www.newhopeohio.org/

E-Mail: newhope92@att.net

Congregation President: Gail S. Rowe

Minister of Music: Cynthia A. Douglas

Administrative Assistant: Cynthia A. Douglas

Child Care Administrator: Cassandra F. Strange

Child Care Telephone: 274-4420

SECOND SUNDAY after EPIPHANY

Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday
January 16, 2011