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A meditation on Covid (submitted by Clair Abee)

Meditation on Covid 19 Denial of scary facts…it exists, it is unanticipated. It is overwhelming. It brings death and fear and loss and isolation. It attacks our vulnerable…and anyone. They say our defense to such a virus…stay isolated, alone, separated; be withdrawn, self-protected…selfish. But the related shutdown has consequences…costs, destruction of life-works, delayed learning skills, loss of commitments, broken agreements, lost/compromised values. Heartaches. From the past…a memory of a motivation. 4 Spiritual Laws – The Gospel. (We are) Created for…

Bulletin – Week of March 22, 2020

Glorifying God by Knowing, Living and Proclaiming Our Hope in Christ March 22, 2020 Sunday morning online worship service The worship service will be online at hopeinchristchurch.org for you to watch on Sunday morning. We are so thankful for our worship team and technical/computer helpers! Order of Worship Sovereign Forever Call to Worship   Psalm 91 Lord I Need You As the Deer Prayer Message Psalm 62 Living Hope SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMORY VERSES Wonder:  Matthew 28:5-6 Marvel:  Matthew 28:1-7 Dive:  Philippians 4:6-7…

National Day of Prayer March 15, 2020 Prayer Resources

Pastor Scott will be hosting a 30-min virtual Prayer Meeting tonight at 7 p.m. using a computer program called Zoom.  This is a video conferencing application that will allow us to speak to one another and see one another.  All you need is a computer with Audio and Video capabilities.  If you don’t have Video, that is fine, you will be able to hear and participate.  You will be asked to download a piece of software and follow 3 simple…

Bulletin – Week of March 15, 2020

9:30 a.m. Worship service                    11:00 sunday school Order of Worship God of Wonders Holy is the Lord Holy Holy Holy Only a Holy God Lord I Need You Be Thou My Vision Offering    Outreach Fund Spirit of the Living God Prayers of the People Scripture    1 Peter 1:13-25 Message    Consecrate Yourself Refiner’s Fire This is Amazing Grace Welcome to Hope in Christ Church! We are so glad you have joined us…

Consecrate Yourself POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the March 15, 2020, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on Prayer.  I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Consecrate yourself.” The main Scripture for the day is 1 Peter 1:13-25   (Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which I…

How Should Christians Engage with the Culture?

#Wisdomwednesday with dr. james anderson How should Christians engage with the culture? Dr. James Anderson shares a biblical perspective of culture to help us understand how we can engage with the world around us. James Anderson (Ph.D., Ph.D., University of Edinburgh) is the Carl W. McMurray Professor of Theology and Philosophy at RTS Charlotte and the Academic Dean for RTS New York City and RTS Global. He is an ordained minister in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.