HOPE 08 is a nationwide
initiative. It is a catalyst to bring
together Christian churches and organisations for the sake of other
people all around us.
It is encouraging us to 'raise our game' as we improve what we are
already doing, and as we seek fresh ways to be relevant and
compassionate as Christians.
Please join in and give your best to the opportunities which lie ahead
this year. Your support by prayer and practical involvement
is crucial!
Let's make the most of this year and be bearers of hope in a society
which needs it.
Our Sundays will be stimulating us and encouraging us in the Bible
stories and messages of hope. We need this hope from God for
ourselves and we need to share this hope from God with
others. Look below for details.
HOPE VISION
(January to
Easter)
"Seeing the God of hope
in the stories of our lives"
JANUARY
6th.
A place called hope (Romans 15)
13th.
Hope and disappointment (1 Samuel 16 - Samuel)
20th.
Hope and evil (1 Samuel 16 - Saul)
27th.
Church Family Worship
FEBRUARY
3rd.
Hope and giants (1 Samuel 17 - David)
10th.
Hope and fear (1 Samuel 18 - Saul)
17th.
Hope and friendship (1 Samuel 23 - Jonathan)
24th.
Hope and failure (2 Samuel 12/Psalm 51 - David)
MARCH
2nd.
Church Family Worship (Mothering Sunday)
9th.
Hope and God (Psalm 42/43)
16th.
Palm Sunday - 'The Big Hope'
23th.
Easter Sunday - 'The Big Hope'
30th
Church Family Worship
HOPE
VALUES
(Easter to
Summer)
"Shaping the church of
Christ into a place called hope"
(1) Valuing our hope from God
6th April - ‘the hope that doesn’t disappoint’
13th April – ‘the hope that is secure’
20th April - ‘the hope that comes alive’
27th April – ‘the hope that springs eternal’
(2) Hope values – the bigger picture
11th May – ‘hope for all people’ (Pentecost)
18th May – ‘hope for creation’
25th May – ‘hope for our generation’
1st June – ‘hope – absent and present’
(3) Hope values - in the church
15th June – ‘living with hope’ (Father’s Day)
22nd June – ‘loving with hope’
29th June – ‘encouraged with hope’
6th July – ‘sharing with hope’
HOPE
VOICES
(Summer and
Autumn)
"Hear the
cries for hope - hear from the God of hope"
This is the third and final part of our HOPE 2008 series. Here we
try to stand with ‘the outsiders’ and hear the voices that
are crying out for hope in today’s society. The approach
and message of Ecclesiastes will help us do this.
SEPTEMBER
7th Part 1: “World without meaning” ?
14th Part 2: “I can’t get no satisfaction” ?
21st Part 3: “The time of life” ?
OCTOBER
5th Part 4: “When life hurts” ?
19th Part 5: “God and mammon” ?
NOVEMBER
2nd Part 6: “How then shall we live” ?
9th Part 7: “Remembering God” ?
23rd Part 8: “Hope voices” ?
Travelling through 2008
with hope in our hearts…