Weekly E-News
Church Family Update
December 18
“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.””
Matthew 1:21
Hello Hope Bible Church,
Jesus continues to build His church! Please continue to pray in humble dependence upon the Lord for His continued work among us. We need Him so much. Through all that He has done and is doing in His Church, may Jesus continue to increase as we joyfully decrease! Let's go!
SATURDAY SERVICE
Please pray for the preparation of your own heart as we gather for worship this weekend; and ask the Lord to move powerfully in the heart of each person worshipping with us. Also, be in prayer for whom you can invite to hear the good news of the gospel.
- Time: Our service will be at 5:00-6:30pm on Saturday.
Live Stream: Please click on the Live Stream link to access this.
Sermon Only: You will be able to access it later in the week under the “Latest Sermon” link on our website.
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Worship Set: Is posted on Spotify here.
Sermon: Matthew 1:18-25 "The Christmas Declaration"
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reminder
Please do not have any food or drink other than water in the sanctuary before, during or after the service. Thank you for your cooperation in this.
Hope Prays
A house of prayer is a house that sees their need for prayer and comes alongside each other in prayer. As Elders, it is a privilege and joy for us to pray for you. In addition to our Connection Cards, please be sure to submit your prayer requests and praise reports via the “Hope Prays” link on our website; which can be found here.
Prayer Night
One of our core convictions as a church is fervent prayer. Be sure to join us at our next church-wide prayer night on Wednesday December 18 @7:30-9:00pm, here at the church facility. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Child Dedication
Our next child dedication service is coming up on February 15, 2025. You can sign up for that at hopeottawa.ca/child-dedication.
Serving at Hope
It is a privilege to worship the Lord through service in the church. The ministries at Hope are growing and we need volunteers to faithfully step in to meet the needs! We have needs in our Welcome, Hope Kids, Production and Set-Up/Tear Down ministries. Visit our website here to fill out an application and get plugged in today. Please email llau@hopeottawa.ca with any questions you may have. We look forward to serving with you!
Hope Gives
Thank you for your continued giving to the work of the Lord as an act of worship. Our fiscal year runs from September 1 and will continue until August 31, 2025. If you call Hope Ottawa your home church and are not already giving regularly, we encourage you to start giving cheerfully and sacrificially as the Lord leads. If you are already giving, we thank you for this. You can continue giving your tithes and offerings through our online giving platform here. Thank you for your faithfulness.
Financial Update
Offering Year To Date (as of December 15):
Budget: $75,430.75
Total Offering: $62,745.26
Also don't forget that our annual Christmas offering runs up to & including Dec. 31. Our theme for this year is SEEK FIRST the kingdom of God and His righteousness. This offering is given above and beyond your regular tithes and offerings; and will be given towards two areas...
i) MOBILIZATION: To cover our existing budget deficit & to be able to equip more disciples IN Hope Ottawa to live on mission for the kingdom of God.
ii) MULTIPLICATION: To support various local, national and international missions opportunities that the Lord has entrusted to us in seeing HIs kingdom advance THROUGH Hope Ottawa.
You can also give online for this at hopeottawa.ca/give (and select "Christmas" from the dropdown menu). Go Lord!
Hope Cares
It is our joy and privilege to continue to care for you in this season. We would love to know how we could be caring for you prayerfully and practically as needed. Please feel free to contact our office at 613-627-8359 or email info@hopeottawa.ca with any pastoral care needs that you may have. We would love to hear from you and will set up a time online to meet with you for any prayer, encouragement, assistance or counselling you may need.
You are loved very much,
Hope Ottawa