Church Family Update

September 20

"And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Matthew 22:37-39

Hello Hope Bible Church,

It is a joy to see the Lord continuing to build His church for His glory. Check out the areas below for a snapshot of how He is at work, and how you can be involved in it. Go Lord!

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.

• Worship Set: Is posted on Spotify here.

Sermon: Matthew 22:34-40 "Strong and Courageous...In Love!"

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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 lieu of 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.

Small Group 

Small Group registration for the Fall is now open Register online at hopeottawa.ca/sg.

Hope Youth

Our Hope Youth Kick-Off event is happening on Wednesday, September 27 @ 7-9pm. We will be ordering pizza & spending time connecting as youth and leaders in fellowship with one another through God's Word and prayer. Parents, please be sure to have your child registered for this event and fill out the permission form online prior to attending.

Please note: parents will need to fill out the permission form again for this new ministry year of youth. You can access the permission form and register for this event at www.hopeottawa.ca/youth; and please email any questions to youth@hopeottawa.ca. We look forward to seeing you!

GCC Conference

The annual conference for the (GCC) Great Commission Collective is coming up! The GCC is the fellowship of churches we are a part of; and you will be joining hundreds of like-minded believers from around the world as we come together to strengthen our faith, foster connections & worship the Lord together! Find out more at gccollective.ca/events.

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, 2023. 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 September 17):

Budget: $16,381.24

Total Offering: $10,379,75

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