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Presiding Today: Presiding Today: Presiding Today: Presiding Today: Andrew HicksAndrew HicksAndrew HicksAndrew Hicks

Presiding Next Sunday: Samuel Chepkonga

Communion at Home Today: Communion at Home Today: Communion at Home Today: Communion at Home Today: Tom Banks/Brian WestTom Banks/Brian WestTom Banks/Brian WestTom Banks/Brian West

Communion-at-home Next Sunday: Doug Theobald/Mark Matson

Giving

Monthly Giving Annual Giving to Date August 2017 August 27, 2017

Collected by August 27: General: $18,580.00 Collected: General: $43,282.81 Building: $13,422.04

Above (Below) Monthly Budget: $2,179.29 Monthly Need: $29,822.75

Building: $22,686.94 Week 9

Missions: $200.00 Missions: : $900.00 Care Fund: $200.00 Care Fund: $455.00

Fiscal Year 2017-18: 52-week, yearly goal is $357,873.00

Electronic Donations Accepted through the link on the Hopwood website at Hopwoodcc.org

Or Text “Give $xxx.xx” to 423-278-9413

Week at a Glance Sunday, September 3: 9:30AM Sunday School 10:30AM Single Service Noon Picnic Agape 3:30PM Sonshiners

Practice, Hopwood education building

Wednesday, September 6: 6:30PM Youth Group Thursday, September 7: 11AM Lunch at One Acre Saturday, September 9: 8AM-3PM Tree Streets Yard

Sale, 1200 Southwest Ave 9AM Church Work Day

Sunday, September 10: 9:30AM Sunday School 10:30AM Single Service 3:30PM Sonshiners

Practice, Hopwood education building

6:30PM Elders Meeting, home of John & Liz Banks

Hopwood Memorial Christian Church P.O. Box 149 (423) 926-1194 109 Hopwood Lane www.hopwoodcc.org Milligan College, Tennessee 37682 Timothy Ross, Senior Minister e-mail: hopwood@hopwoodcc.org

Benjamin Lee, Associate Minister Karen Shields, Administrative Assistant

3 September 2017

The Beloved Community

H Memorial Chris t ian Church OPWOOD

Order of Morning Worship � Indicates the congregation stands

Prelude: Hopwood Men’s Chborus

� Opening Hymn: 26 O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright

� Opening Prayer First Reading: Exodus 3:1-15 Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. Responsorial Psalm: 105:1-6,23-26,45b (congregation responds with bold)

O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually.

Remember the wonderful works he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, O offspring of his servant Abraham, children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham. And the LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes, whose hearts he then turned to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.

He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen. All: Praise the LORD!

Second Reading: Romans 12:9-21 Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

Hymn: Here I Am, Lord

[ Missions Moment: Jack & Erin Moore

Morning Prayer & Lord’s Prayer

� Gospel: Matthew 16:21-28 Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

Hymn: 167 Let All Mortal Flesh

Communion Meditation and Prayer Andrew Hicks presiding All Christians are invited to share in the Lord’s Supper.

Our communion bread is now gluten free and dairy free for all.

Communion Response: Let Us Be Bread

Offertory: Hopwood Men’s Chorus

� Doxology (809) and Offering Prayer

Sermon: The Beloved Community – Tim Ross

� Response Hymn: 655 Take Up Your Cross, the Savior Said

Can We Pray For You? If you desire prayer or counsel we have someone who would welcome the opportunity to support you. Step forward during or after the response hymn and you will be met by someone who will pray with you.

� Benediction

Dismissal: 696 We Are One in the Bond of Love (vs 1)

Today’s Announcements

♦ Welcome Rosemary Smithdeal: We welcome Rosemary Smithdeal, who was born Thursday, August 31, at 3:24 p.m. She weighed in at 8.2 pounds and measured 22 inches.

♦ New Youth Coordinator: Michael King has come aboard to serve as a youth coordinator with Hopwood youth grades six and under. Michael is an Emmanuel student and is married to Caitlin

King. Make them feel welcome. We also thank Daniel Couper for the great work he has done over the last several years. We will honor him and pray for him this week.

♦ Steeple Raising September 12: Join us on the Derthick Lawn on September 12 as workers raise the steeple into place. 8:30 a.m. – prayers, 9 a.m. – steeple raising, Noon – lunch on the grounds. Bring something to share. We will welcome the workers to eat with us and will have a couple grills going.

♦ Jake and Erin Moore and Family in from Ethiopia: Join us in welcoming the Moores (Jake, Erin, Aidan, Gwyneth, Shea) back to Hopwood. The Moores have served as CMF missionaries in Ethiopia for many years. They are returning to the States (Oklahoma). We thank them for their service in the Kingdom and look forward to having them in our area for this week.

♦ Welcome Back Picnic: Join us for a picnic at the Emmanuel Village picnic grounds. All are welcome, especially students! We will met in the Thompson Center if the weather is rainy.

♦ Elders Meeting Sept. 10: Elders will meet at John and Liz Banks’ house at 6:30 p.m. next Sunday, Sept. 10.

♦ Church Work Day: Calling all available helpers! We are putting the education building back into service and need to give it a thorough cleaning. We have some outside projects too. Come help us clean and organize on Saturday, September 9. We will work 9 a.m.-noon.

♦ Welcome! Please fill out one of our information cards, giving us your latest contact information, letting us know your interest in getting involved with a small group, and helping us know how you might like to serve the congregation (and the community!). Drop it in the offering plate.

♦ Membership Class: Interested in membership at Hopwood? What does it mean to be a member of the congregation? Tim will lead a four-week class that meets during the Sunday School hour at 9:30am to explore membership in the Body of Christ at Hopwood. Tell Tim of your interest (423) 383-2043 or write him at tim@hopwoodcc.org. The class will begin September 10 and will meet in the Emmanuel Library.

♦ The Hopwood Book Club will meet on Saturday, September 16 at 9 a.m. at Open Door Coffeehouse, 101 E 8th Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601. We will read and discuss The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan. Feel free to join us.

♦ Family Promise: Hopwood will host Family Promise guests September 17-23 at Northridge Community Church on 11E. If you're interested in preparing a meal, driving the guests in the morning or afternoon, staying overnight, or simply hanging out with the guests in the evening, please contact Anna Johnson:anna.ag.johnson@gmail.com or 423-557-7047.

♦ Tree Streets Yard Sale: Our travelling summer yard sale will wrap up with the Tree Streets yard sale. Our contribution is hosted by Emily & John Anderson at 1200 Southwest Avenue. If you're wanting to bring items to the yard sale, please bring them after 5 p.m. on Friday, September 8 or email hand.emily@gmail.com to make other arrangements. The sale will mostly be on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Early bird buyers may stop by on Friday evening.

♦ Missions Meeting: The missions committee will meet before board meeting on Wednesday, September 13, at 6 p.m. at the Cornerstone South Clubhouse. All interested people are welcome to join us. Contact Emily Hand at 937-726-1341 or hand.emily@gmail.com for further details.