Announcements
Potluck—We'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
Packs—This
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
Links
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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