House-to-House
Family of Hope House Church October 2019
Family of Hope—Who Are We?
We are followers of Jesus. We believe in one God as revealed most fully in the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We base our faith on the Bible. We do not claim to understand or to live it perfectly, but we embrace the Bible as the trustworthy and inspired Word of God.
We are members of God's worldwide family. Our spiritual roots, like those of all Christians, go back to the story of God's people in the Old Testament. Likewise, we are a part of the universal Christian church, the story of which begins in the New Testament.
In our faith, we affirm the ancient creeds of the early Christian church. We are also spiritual heirs of the sixteenth century Reformation, which emphasizes salvation by faith, and of the Anabaptist wing of that Reformation, which stresses voluntary adult baptism as a pledge of covenant with Christ and the church.
We are a part of the Mennonite Church. While we see ourselves first of all as members of God's worldwide family, we are linked with the Mennonite family of churches in our concern for Christ's example of a life of simplicity and peace, and in our support of that denomination's mission, relief, education and publishing efforts.
We are a living, growing and serving local family of faith:
LIVING: Our desire is to be a community of people who love God above every other love or loyalty and who love our neighbors and even our enemies as Christ taught us.
GROWING: In order to experience more and more of the spirit of Jesus in our lives, we urge the practice of spiritual disciplines of prayer and the study of scripture, accountable relationships with others, and regular attendance at house church meetings for worship, study and fellowship.
SERVING: Together we want to continue the kinds of ministries Jesus began when he was here on earth. We urge the giving of at least a tithe (10%) of our working hours and of their incomes for direct service to others through the church.
- summary of FOH statement revised 6/14
Notes, Prayers and Praises
- KENT PALMER is will be off work for several more weeks but is recovering well from his recent surgery at UVA.
- HARVEY YODER’s growth on his left jaw turned out to be benign and is set to be removed October 25. Thanks for your faithful prayers.
- OCTOBER BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS to Joyce Ulrich 10/14, and Elly Nelson 10/28!
- MY COINS COUNT total for Family of Hope was $75.80. The overall Relief Sale income looks to be exceptionally good for this year. Mary Ellen and Lewis won the Everence door prize given away at their SOS Giving Table!
- PRAY FOR JOSIAH DUMAS, who is set to have hernia surgery.
- WELCOME BACK Lewis and Mary Ellen Overheat and Lois Rivera-Wenger!
October Lectionary Texts
6 Lamentations 1:1-6 Psalm 137 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10
13 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Psalm 111 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19
20 Jeremiah 31:27-34 Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 121 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8
27 Joel 2:23-32 Psalm 84:1-7 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14
October services, worship at 4, meal at 6 pm
6 Location: Park Place meeting room, 2nd floor 432-0531
Worship and sharing: Harvey Yoder
Bible Study: Paul Swarr Optional brown bag meal
13 Location: FLRC 173 Newman Avenue (lower level) 432-0531
Worship and Sharing: Lois Rivera-Wenger
Bible Study: Lewis Overholt Indoor picnic meal (provided by Lois!)
20 Location: Lewis and Mary Ellen Overholt 432-7277
Worship and Sharing: Elly Nelson
Bible Study: Harvey Yoder Brown bag meal
27 Location: Guy & Margie Vlasits 3399 Caverns Dr., K’town 906-0391
Worship and sharing: Kent Palmer
Bible Study: Dick Dumas Carry in meal
