Sunday, July 25, we will offer B.A.S.E. 101 at the RAC from 3:30 PM-5:30 PM. This class is designed to tell you everything about our church, our beliefs and our priorities. Each participant receives a binder that serves as a church handbook. Completion of this class is required for church membership. Please sign up at the information table on Sunday morning.
Discover New Hope Fellowship
A Church Serving Northwest Arkansas
On the last Sunday in June, Josh Jenkins resigned from the staff of our church announcing that he would enter Regent Law School in Virginia Beach, VA. on August 1st.
Josh has served faithfully at New Hope for 15 years. During the early years of the church, when Josh was in high school, he loaded up all the sound equipment in his 1990 Ford Thunderbird at 6:00am and then set it all up at the Holiday Inn. As the church grew, he bought a small pick-up truck and loaded it every Sunday. Expansion then required his truck pulling a trailer each Sunday. Soon after, the church secured two Step Vans and Josh drove one of them each Sunday morning. In the late 90′s Josh became the Jr. High Student Pastor and took full reign of the Student program in 2004. Through the years he has set up and taken down our worship center every Sunday morning…that’s about 750 Sundays. Josh has led our students to be on mission as they have served in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, New Mexico, Louisiana, Tennessee, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, California, and many other places.
We are now receiving a “Love Offering” for Josh as he goes off to Law School. Let’s all be generous and show our love for Josh and all that God has accomplished through him at New Hope. There will be a reception honoring Josh on Sunday evening July 18th at 6:00pm at the Recreation/Activity Center located at Century and Kelly Streets in Springdale. We hope you will make plans to be there.
It ought to be against the law…but we think of it as a blessing!
The Women’s Newsletter for July, 2010 is now online.
This Sunday, June 27, is a great day to invite a friend to worship at New Hope. We will have special rodeo guests and participants with pony rides for the kids. Immediately following our worship service come to the RAC and enjoy a free BBQ meal. Remember to wear your western attire.
Join us 10:00 AM at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Springdale.
Sunday, June 27, we will offer B.A.S.E. 101 at the RAC from 3:30 PM-5:30 PM. This class is designed to tell you everything about our church, our beliefs and our priorities. Each participant receives a binder that serves as a church handbook. Completion of this class is required for church membership. Please sign up at the information table on Sunday morning or online at www.newhopefellowship.com.
Last night we sent a team of 12 students from our youth ministry to Montana. They are ready for God to do great things; they are open to being used by Him. I ask you to join me in prayer each day this week.
June 10
Let’s pray for safe travel as students drive to their hotel in Rapid City, SD and have the chance to see Mt. Rushmore.
June 11
As students and workers arrive in Haugan, MT late in the evening, may they find rest and recuperation. May God prepare the hearts of the people of Haugan and the people of St. Regis, that they might be open to the Gospel.
June 12
The first full day of work will start strong. May the students feel energized and prepared, and may God provide direction and mission. As students invite members of these communities to the church, may their hearts be open and receptive.
June 13
May God bring just the right people to the three worship services this day. May our students sing, speak, and pray for God’s glory.
June 14
May Alan and Sarah be strengthened and encouraged, may their continuing work receive God’s greatest blessing. As student’s complete outside work projects, may they be safe and productive.
June 15
Bring someone to you, Lord. May someone recognize their need for a Savior as the Spirit calls them to Himself. May they accept the sacrifice Christ made for their freedom.
June 16
May our students receive strength for their final day, may they be encouraged when reflecting back on the work God has used them to accomplish. May they encourage Alan, Sarah, and the people of Haugan in their final full day there.
June 17
May our students have safe travel back to Rapid City, and may our workers receive a second wind of energy to finish this great work they’ve led.
June 18
May our students enjoy ‘Holy Exhaustion’ – knowing they’ve served the Will of God. May students and workers have patience with each other on this long day of travel. May our students be filled with the Glory of God as they return home.
Part 4 of 5
I love my DVR! I like to set it to record my favorite shows, and then I can watch them whenever I want to. I also skip the commercials. My television shows revolve around me. I also like Starbucks – where I can order a double grande skinny vanilla latte in a venti cup. Starbucks is known for making coffee-drinks any way you want them. My coffee shop revolves around me. Using iTunes and an iPod, I can buy and listen to virtually any song ever published, within seconds of clicking a button. My music revolves around me. When I open up the Amazon Online Store, it recognizes that I’ve purchased things from them before, and immediately customizes their site to feature similar things that I might like to buy. My bookstore revolves around me. I certainly take advantage of these conveniences, but the Bible cautions me not to become overly concerned with them.
“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.” (Galatians 5:25, NLT)
It’s easy for me to forget that the world doesn’t really revolve around me. I’m not here to chase my own happiness or custom-build a perfect life. When Jesus walked on earth, he didn’t seek easy experiences. Instead he confronted the establishment, rescued us from sin, carried his cross, and died in agony from the world’s sinful choices. In everything, Jesus brought glory to God the Father.
No matter how much I can customize my life on earth, no matter how much happiness or convenience I pursue, it’s all meaningless and empty. For God’s purpose is so much larger. It’s not about me; His purpose is all about Him: “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31, NLT)
As we walk through our sinful world, may we reject the world’s idea of happiness through selfishness, and embrace a life that seeks but one sole purpose: the glory of God.
Part 3 of 5
We love a good story. We know that television drama isn’t real. We are aware that medical doctors don’t actually narrate sappy summations at the beginning and end of their workday. We are aware that Dancing With The Stars should really just be called “Dancing” since no real “star” has ever appeared on the show. We are aware that the bachelor’s rose was purchased by a stage hand at the local grocery store a few hours before the taping started. When we engage with the story, however, we don’t let those realities get in the way.
One commonality among this type of entertainment is self-centeredness. The dramas, especially, focus on the personal problems of characters. An entire show can be about one character’s ever-evolving “love life”.
More and more technology shares this self-centeredness everyday. Just before writing this, I quickly glanced at Facebook. Of the hundred or so “updates” I could see, all of them were about the person who posted it. One person had posted: “Make me feel better i wanna feel better. You make me feel better… put me back together.”
I’ve watched as so many young people engage in a constant stream of communication with their boyfriend or girlfriend. Whether through Facebook or through text messaging, the conversation never stops. It takes brief periods off for sleep, but otherwise there is a constant, never ending conversation happening between these two people at every waking hour. So what is the problem?
Drama…It’s self-centered, attention-seeking, demanding, unattractive drama. When you have constant contact with someone twenty-four hours per day, you run out of valuable things to say. Instead you cling to this person and create the problems, situations, and traps that give you something to talk about. You start testing just how much they love you. You demand from the other person something they simply cannot give you: your own happiness.
No matter how frequently you can communicate with someone, no matter how special they seem, and no matter how much time you spend together, it will never be enough. A person will never fill that void. There is a void inside each one of us that yearns to be filled by God. As long as we try to fill that emptiness with other people — as long as we seek self-worth through selfish means — we are failing to accept the perfect solution, Jesus Christ.
May we accept our love and complete fulfillment from Christ alone, and relate to each other in love, without manufactured drama or self-focused living.
June 21-24
9:00 AM – Noon
1003 Century Street
For children 4 years old – 5th grade.
Pick up a registration form this Sunday in your child’s class or at the information table.
I’m encouraged each week that I attend services at New Hope, and I hope that you are too. As the summer schedule gets packed with vacations and activity, remember to carve out time to worship together with New Hope, your local church. Hebrews 10:25 remind us “…let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” I know I am always encouraged through worshiping each week with the people of New Hope, and I hope you are too.
As we head into the summertime, there is a lot of activity happening at the church. We’re preparing for a great Vacation Bible School, as well as several mission trips. Summer is a very busy time for your church, with a lot of ministry activity. Although summer is a very active time for the church, it is also a time when many families miss services while traveling. It’s important for the people of New Hope to remember that ministry to our community and within our fellowship continues at full-speed, even through the summer months.
I’ll be looking for YOU at worship this Sunday!
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