This Week at Hope Church
September 6, 2026, Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
“...men marveled, saying, 'What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?'” Matt. 8:27
Dear Church Family,
This is the last Sunday of summer that worship starts at 9:30 am.
This Sunday Matthew 8:23-27 tells the story of Jesus calming a storm. His command over the sea reveals the Son of Man as the Son of God. My family and I will be gone this Sunday, visiting our son Peter in the Black Hills, but David Olson will be preaching and you will worship with some great songs and communion (see below). I know that you will all support each other, especially Liz, Bryan and David Olson as they shoulder extra responsibilities.
Don't forget that next Sunday (Sept 13), Sunday school will start at 9:15 am and the worship service will start at 10:30 am.
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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