Thursday, February 9, 2012

Feb 9 E-News


Announcements

PotluckWe'll be having another on Feb. 19 in celebration of the Turks visiting us to relate the news of their mission work in Madagascar. There will be no March potluck.

Snack PacksThis month we are collecting fruit cups for the snack packs we are making for East Brainerd Elementary. Please continue to bring these every Sunday, that we may meet our goal of 250! Also, we could use some more ready-to-prepare chilis/mac & cheese/bean dishes (microwaveable, preferably).

Prayer—It's my hope that my ministry here at New Hope provides you all some tools to use throughout the week to help draw you closer to God. To that end, we'll be hosting a prayer service on Sunday, February 26 @ 6 PM. It's my hope that these services will become a regular part of our life together.

New Hope News

Lynn Meyer is going to be moving to a rehabilitation facility tomorrow. If you're interested in signing up to take them meals, they have created a webpage for that.

Sunday School—We're starting a new Sunday School this coming Sunday. We're going to roll through some books of the Bible, discussing what's in them, why we read them, and what they have to say to us today. Join us this coming Sunday for Exodus!

Pray for:

David Smith

Russel & Donna Mabry

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Text for this Sunday

Luke 24:13-35

The Walk to Emmaus

 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them,but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, ‘What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?’ They stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, ‘Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?’ 

He asked them, ‘What things?’ They replied, ‘The things about Jesus of Nazareth,who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.’

Then he said to them, ‘Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?’ Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.

 As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. But they urged him strongly, saying, ‘Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.’ So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. 

They said to each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within uswhile he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?’ That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying, ‘The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!’ Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.




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