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Praise and Worship Ed Garcia

Message Pastor Mike Speegle

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Marty Chappell (First Service) Pastor Ann Roda (Second Service)

Closing Thought Pastor Mike Speegle

Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Rm. 121) 10:30 a.m. | Middle School Worship (Rm. 206) 10:30 a.m.

Community Life 2 !!Gearing up for Oshkosh 3 !Happy Mother's Day! 3 !Family Resources 4

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Today's MessageDo you feel tired all the time? Drained? Worn out? What if that emptiness is God-designed to remind us of a rhythm of life? Use the sermon notes inside to follow along during Pastor Mike's message.

CHURCH LIFE Welcome, guests! We’re glad to have you here today. You can find out more about New Hope in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session after today’s worship service by coming to the first two rows in the front left of the worship center. Our parents' room is on the second floor for you to hear and watch the service with your little one.

Watch the worship service rebroadcast Sundays (11 a.m.), Wednesdays and Fridays (7 p.m.) at lookingforachurch.org.!

Save the date! The senior food drive starts in June. Help provide groceries to one resident at Morningside Apartments in Jessup, Md. For more info, contact Angie Bernard at 301-254-0300.!

FAMILY MINISTRIES www.newhopelovesfamilies.com!

The children's Bible lesson for today is found in Acts 2:42-47, “The Early Christian Church Cared for One Another.” Parents, you can continue discussing the Bible lesson at home: See the back page.

FLAG (Fun Learning About God) Camp at New Hope runs June 23-Aug. 1. For children in grades K-8. For more details and to register, pick up a packet at the information table in the lobby.

FLAG Camp is hiring for various leadership positions to manage the summer day camp. Pick up employment info at the information table in the lobby or call Lynne at 301-854-1866 for details.

May is National Bike Month, and as we all gear up to spend more time outside, Family Ministries is providing resources throughout the month to promote the benefits of bike riding and bike safety. This week: a focus on bicycle safety on the road and trail. Swing by the Ask-Me Desk for more biking resources!

The next family dedication is June 7. To schedule yours, contact Prithy at 301-854-1866.

community life !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 Office Hours Mon-Thu 9a-5p, Fri 10a-2p !Phone/Text Message 410-541-6394 !Email info@lookingforachurch.org

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10 Grassroots is CANCELED today. If you want to connect with our community and find out how you can help next month, contact Nathan Taylor at 478-737-4224.

14 Ignite your prayer life and deepen your relationship with God, 7:30 p.m. at the church. Our focus: What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey. Glaucia Teixeira will be sharing her testimony.

31 Join New Hope Young Adults for potluck after second service, and come back at 6 p.m. for a campfire!

13 Pray with people from all over the country! Join the New Hope team staffing the prayer bank for the Hope Channel TV program Let’s Pray, 7:15 p.m. at the Adventist World Headquarters. For info and the schedule, pick up a flier at the Ask-Me Desk.

17 Power of a Praying Man meets, 9:30 a.m., in the Prayer Room (Room 111). The greatness of a man is defined by a thriving prayer relationship with God. Come join other men in a casual and supportive group. For details, contact Jose at info@lookingforachurch.org.

31 Fifth Sabbath Celebration and Sabbath School graduation, 9-10:30 a.m., Multipurpose Room. Come enjoy a smashing breakfast, meet new families, participate in crafts and activities and celebrate what your kids have learned this year. Don't miss it!

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Accepting Applications

Through June 14 !Applications for the Adventist school tuition differential are available at the Ask-Me Desk and lookingforachurch.org. We’re happy to help support parents in choosing an Adventist education; the weekly offering that our kids collect goes toward this as well.@newhopefulton

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Last weekend, the New Hope Night Hawks ventured out to Mount Aetna for a practice campout in preparation for the Pathfinders' International Camporee in Oshkosh, Wis., this August.!About 40 youths from the co-ed scouting group, which serves grades 5 through high school, spent their weekend polishing their camping skills. These skills ranged from learning the kind of equipment and personal items required to how to pitch a tent, start a campfire knife and cook over one. !Check out scenes from their action-packed outdoor weekend here and on Facebook: www.facebook.com/newhopefulton.!Questions about our Pathfinder Club? Email info@lookingforachurch.org.

Happy MOTHER’S DAY!

For every scraped knee you've kissed, every tear you've wiped away, every hug, every kiss and every "I love you"...moms, we can't thank you enough for the many (many!) things you do.!To mothers at New Hope and beyond, here's to you — on Mother's Day and always. !We hope you enjoy your special day and celebrate by taking a much-deserved break (for a change)!

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Last year, I attended my cousin’s graduation from an Adventist academy in Southern California. My cousin’s class had a reputation for being unusually close, like brothers and sisters in one big family. As an objective observer, I did not find it difficult to see the deep connection among the students.

Their relationship with one another began as freshmen. That year, their classmate Jaris was paralyzed from the neck down after a snow-skiing accident. Jaris was a sports guy who skied, surfed and mountain biked with gusto. He was captain of the junior varsity basketball and baseball teams. He was gregarious, friendly and proud to be stereotyped as a California golden boy.

While Jaris was hospitalized, not one day passed without a classmate visiting him. When he was transferred to a rehabilitation facility, the daily visits continued. But it was then that Jaris, finally realizing the full impact of his injuries, spiraled into a deep depression. He lost the motivation for rehab. He refused to see his friends and classmates. He even began talking about suicide.

His classmates made a plan to be personally involved in Jaris’ life. They went to rehab sessions to encourage him to keep up the exercises. They filmed class lectures and did homework with him. They took him to the beach, movies, ball games and restaurants. They refused to allow the paralysis to change Jaris’ and their lives. As one classmate said, “Jaris is one of us and always will be. Whatever we do, we will make sure he does it with us — no matter what.”

So, on graduation day, the class marched down the aisle and stopped at the bottom of

the stairs that lead to the stage. Instead of letting Jaris take the wheelchair ramp at the back of the stage, his classmates did something that confirmed their depth of character. They gathered around Jaris’ wheelchair. Some of the boys lifted it up, and, together as a class, they climbed the stairs.

In their four years together, not one person was left out or behind. As the class president concluded her remarks, she said to her classmates: “Though we have to leave this place and go our separate ways, we will always be there for each other. This is what gives us the courage to face this big world ahead of us. Thanks, guys. I love you all.”

The first chapters of Acts describe a community of believers living in unity and concern for one another. They shared everything so no one was left out or behind.

“All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had….And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them” (Acts 4:32-34).

This act of love is seldom seen in the world today. Yet it is exactly what distinguishes the community that follows Jesus from any other community. When was the last time you shared everything you had?

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!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.

Thought for the Week !God’s Daily Word Use these verses to explore more biblical insights into how God’s family take care of each other.

SUNDAY Philippians 2:4; 1 John 3:17-18

MONDAY John 13:34-35; Ephesians 4:32

TUESDAY Matt. 25:40; Prov. 21:13

WEDNESDAY Gal. 6:9-10; 1 Thess. 5:11

THURSDAYHebrews 10:24-25;

Galatians 6:2

FRIDAY Matthew 25:31-46

Ann Roda

Pastor for Families

annroda@lookingforachurch.org

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Weekly Challenge Read Acts 2:42-47. Pick one thing the early church did that you can imitate this week to take care of someone else. Then do it.!

For the Family Choose a service opportunity in your church or community that your entire family can be involved in. Discover how God can use you to help others you may not even know.

Find us: 12350 Hall Shop Road, Fulton, MD 20759 !Call us/ send a text message: 410-541-NEWH (6394) !

Email us: info@lookingforachurch.org !Visit us online: www.lookingforachurch.org

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Ideas on How Families Can Serve Together