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ReThink 24 - A New Vision  It's
January 31st, 2008. A recession is beginning, presidential elections are heating up, oil is now more than $100.00
/ barrel, the federal reserve has just cut interest rates for the 3rd time in a month to help stem the tide of a
weakening economy, and you have already broken most of your new year's resolutions.
Do you even remember your resolutions for 2008? Did you accomplish any of them? In 2 years, you could have lost all the weight you needed to, stopped smoking, paid off bills, put thousands into savings, learned to play an instrument, become best friends with your spouse, or read the entire bible. How could you have better used that time? When you look back, what do you regret? There's good news. You get another 24 months starting right now. Don't waste it. On January 31st, 2012, will you look back and say you regret something? Or will you be able to look back and say 'Success!'? Starting today - RIGHT NOW and ON PURPOSE - begin making the best of the time you have been given. You will fail. You will succeed. You will have setbacks. You will make giant leaps forward. What is your future? How can you better use your 24? Watch the launch service HERE. 2nd Annual Valentine's Day Banquet 
Candlelight. Five course meal. Flowers. Live Music. Dancing. What better way to tell your soulmate how much you
love them than by spending a romantic evening at church. Last year, 70 couples were amazed and in awe at what
the cost of the tickets provided. The all inclusive night also includes the newlywed game, portrait opportunities,
silent auctions, and the chance to support the youth ministries of New Hope Church
If you would like to WOW that special someone this year with a night that they will remember for the rest of their lives, contact the church offices at (972) 330-4490 to reserve your tickets today. Space is limited, so don't wait. The banquet will be held Sunday, February 14th beginning at 6:00pm. Ticket are $60.00 per couple, and reservations are being accepted now. 3rd Annual New Hope Christmas Celebration  1400
people experienced the broadway inspired musical live this year and another 249 watched online from all across
the United States. With 92 people making a decision for Christ, this year's production was an overwhelming success.
This year's Christmas Celebration - held December 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th at 7:00pm nightly - brought back favorites from years past, as well as adding new selections. From the Dicken's style costumes and carols to dancing elves and surfers, original songs and well-known favorites to the birth of a King, this year's production was again full of the nostalgia, celebration, joy, and meaning of Christmas. The New Hope Christmas Celebration was made free to the public thanks in no small part to the generous contributions from businesses and 
individuals from our community and across the United States. If you would like to help make the 2010 Christmas
Celebration possible, sponsorships can be made at any time throughout the year at
www.NewHopeChristmasCelebration.com.
DVD's of this year's production can be pre-ordered anytime by calling the church office at (972) 330-4490, and will be available on January 17th, 2010. If you were unable to attend this year's production, Sunday's performance can be seen HERE. Mercy Speaks Concert Series visits Ennis 
Pastor and songwriter Tom Sterbens joined New Hope on October 18th at 6:00pm for a free concert to benefit the
People For Care and Learning, whose focus is missionary outreach to
buddhist Cambodia.
Pre-order sales of the Mercy Speaks concert DVD and CD are available now HERE, with every penny of the proceeds going to the missionary efforts to Cambodia. The CD's and DVD's will be available February 1, 2010. The concert - already filmed in Sevierville, TN and still to be performed in Fort Myers, FL, Atlanta, GA, and Washington, D.C., is comprised of all original works written and orchestrated by pastor Sterbens. Every one of these inspired songs will lift your spirits and touch your heart. If you would like more information, please contact the church office, or visit the Mercy Speaks Concert website. New Hope Hosts 1st Annual Give a Kid a Chance School supplies, uniforms, haircuts, backpacks, vision and hearing tests, scoliosis check, dental checkup, coats, 
clothes, shoes.... Getting ready for the new school year can be one of the most expensive and stressful times of
the year for many families. This year, New Hope church helped to lift that burden from more than 50 families by
supplying all of these needs to the 115 students who participated in this year's "Give a Kid a Chance".
Partnering with more than a dozen community resources, local businesses, and churches, New Hope transformed it's campus into an assembly line of giving. Lunch was served, the Tribe praise team performed hourly, and a message of hope was given by Pastor Jeramy to all who attended. With this year's event being such a success and the overwhelming response from everyone involved, New Hope expects the event to grow to serve more than 200 families and 400 students next year. We would also like to thank the 53 volunteers who gave up their Saturday to help make this event a success. Worship & Arts Camp 2009 Identity. There are many things in our life that can define us - some good, some bad. For the nine students who journeyed to Sevierville, TN for the two week Worship and Arts camp, their identities are forever altered. Leaving 
after Sunday Morning service on July 5th, the students travelled through the night to arrive by 8:00am for registration,
and spent the next thirteen days diving into classes that reflected their passions. The camp welcomed seventy-six
students from five states, and the attendance next year is expected to double.
This year's camp was centered around finding worth and identity not in talent but in a loving, holy God who knows each of us by name. The students worked throughout the camp to prepare for a one night only show that would portray this message to the community. With every position being filled by students - including sound, lighting, video, camera, acting, instrumentals, dance, vocals, costume, and set design - the showcase was a monumental success, and an experience no one can stop talking about. A photo gallery of the performance is available HERE, and downloadable versions of all the pictures in the gallery can be found HERE in high resolution and free of charge. We would like to take a moment to congratulate our students for their hard work, tireless dedication, and inspiring message of hope. Along with the new friendships, expanded talents, and renewed passions, every student returns home more confident not only in themselves and their abilities, but also in who and what they are in Christ. Sermon Series: Bobble-Head Jesus He ate lunch. He got tired. He worked. He sweat. He got dirty. He drank wine. He laughed. He loved. He cried. He shouted. He became angry. He bled. He died. Jesus was God in the flesh. Many of us view Him not as a man but as God only. We feel that we can never really be like Him because He is so different from us. 
Christian religion has insulated, re-packaged and misrepresented the real Jesus in such a way that He has
become in the minds of many an unapproachable fictional character. He is no more real or relevant than a bobble
head doll.
The truth is, Philippians 2 tells us that Jesus stripped Himself of equality with God and submitted to the source of worth to accomplish redemption. In other words, He was certainly God but He was also FULLY MAN. He was tempted like us, lived like us, laughed like us, hurt like us and He did all of that so WE could be like Him. In this exciting new series Pastor Buck pulls away the veil of religious perspective and helps us encounter this "man" called Jesus in a fresh, attainable, real way. |
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