This Week at Hope Church
September 27, 2026, Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
"Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matt 9:13
Dear Church Family,
This Sunday, our worship will focus on Matthew 9:9-13, which teaches us to practice life with Jesus, because He heals broken sinners, and that apprenticing with Jesus calls me to share merciful Good News with sinners.
After the service on Sunday, our Odd Squad Seniors' Small Group will meet at Pizza Ranch to discuss the sermon text. All are invited!
While I'm on vacation next Sunday (October 4), Matt Simpson will be preaching and presenting on his mission work with ReachGlobal Pathways. The following Sunday (October 11) I will be attending the Hutchmoot Conference in Nashville and David Olson will be preaching. I hope you enjoy these two dear men who will be delivering God's Word in my absence.
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Ever yours ‘til glory dawn,
Pastor James
The Peacemaker Study
Adult Sunday School Option
I'd like your opinion for what we study during the Fall semester of Adult Sunday School, which starts at 9:15 am on September 13. I'm considering a 12 week study based on Ken Sande's book The Peacemaker. If we read one chapter during the week, we could discuss a 2-page lesson in the companion study guide during class (see below). The course builds Relational Wisdom which involves emotional intelligence about how we communicate and relate with other people. Watch the intro video here. Let me know your opinion by clicking here.
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Hidden in My Heart
Memorize 2 Corinthians 9:8 for September 13
"God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work."
2026 Memory Verses
Jan 11 Deut 10:12-13
Feb 8 Psa 56:3-4
Mar 8 Phil 2:5-7
Apr 12 Jas 1:4-5
May 10 Col 3:1-3
Jun 14 1 Tim 2:5
Jul 12 Eph 6:14-15
Aug 9 Rom 1:16 [17]
Sep 13 2 Cor 9:8
Oct 11 Isa 46:9-10
Nov 8 John 15:5
Dec 13 Psa 23:1-2
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