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Got Serve? God calling you to step-out? Not sure what to do or where you might fit in?

Let us help.

This Sunday Nov 2 at the Ashland Campus we are having our Ministry Fair. What's a Ministry Fair you ask? Come check it out for yourself.

Like to cook? Dig into the Meals Ministry.

Like kids? Check out Hopeland and Xtreme Kidz.

Can you smile and say Hello? Check out our Ushers and Greeters.

Into putting things together then tearing them down? Look into our Setup/Teardown Ministry.

Lights, Camera, Action? Production Teams for you.

Still not sure? Test several.

There will be information available on all the different Ministries you could plug into.

Hope to see you Sunday!

Bagging Hunger!

I've mentioned before one of my favorite things we do at New Hope is KIA (Kindness in Action). Reaching out to the community and showing Christ's love in a practical way.

Our current KIA is bagging hunger. Each of our campus' are collecting food for those in need.

The response has been TREMENDOUS!

Anyone can be a part of this, and we ALL should...just bring any items with you to church this Sunday.

During these difficult economic times it is ENCOURAGING to see the church pull together to help those less fortunate.

Isn't that what we are COMMANDED to do?

"And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself." Matt 22:39


Blessings

A Simple Prayer!

One of our nightly rituals at our house is to pray at bedtime with our children. Just the other night as I was putting my two youngest sons to bed, my 4 year old Camden, asked if he could pray his special prayer. I said absolutely.

What I was expecting was either the Lord's prayer, which is one of his favorites, or something on the lines of "Now I lay me down to sleep....". Anyway you get the idea!

Well what I received was a lesson from God through my 4 year old. This is what he prayed:

We do as You say,
We love You with all our hearts,
We will walk in your footsteps,
We will do Anything as You say,
Amen!

Oh if only I could pray like my son!

"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

Matthew 18:3,4

Blessings....Pastor Bud

What It's All About!!!

This past weekend at our second service in Ashland we saw several people come to Christ! It really hit home personally for me. As I was standing on the stage praying and listening to Pastor Charles give the challenge, God said you need to see this. So, as I rarely do, I opened my eyes and looked up to see my Dad's hand up. He had accepted Christ.

As the tears filled my eyes I turned around to the Worship team and said, "That's my Dad, that's my Dad." The coolest thing was Jimmy and Jerry, our guitar players, were right there smiling and rejoicing with me.

I could be wrong, but as I reflect back on that moment, I believe God gave me a glimpse of how heaven rejoices when one is saved.

"In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." Luke 15:10


Blessings...Pastor Bud