"Does Hope Double Dip?" + We're Hiring and other Hope happenings

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Does Hope double dip?
I remember standing on the banks of the Jordan River with many baptized Christians who really wanted to hop in that river and be baptized again. Is that legal? What does scripture say? Often I am asked if I will baptize someone who has already been baptized when they were younger. The heart and motivation behind the question is almost always because someone is truly excited about their faith in Jesus and they have no recollection of their infant baptism. I get it!

So why do we celebrate the sacrament of communion frequently,
yet are baptized only once?
Or to put it another way, why does Hope not practice double dipping?

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This Sunday: Nate continued our series in the book of Psalms with Psalm 109. We find David responding in anger toward enemies who have falsely accused him. This Psalm reminds us of the importance of naming our pain, but then moving forward toward healing in Christ. God’s spirit within us helps bring about reconciliation, and moving in the way of love. Listen and be encouraged!

Creation is our theme all summer long! We are working on memorizing our new Bible verse, Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." We are also learning a song, "My God is so Big," linked here: Sing Hosanna - My God Is So Big | Bible Songs for Kids - YouTube

HOPE KIDS FAMILY PIZZA NIGHT AND POOL PARTY- Join us Wednesday August 24th at 5:30pm 3103 Dever Court.

Have questions about Hope Kids?
Contact Maggie Kroeker (785) 317-4861
She will be introduced again on Sunday, we encourage you to meet her and let her know if you're interested in serving or getting involved.

We are looking for an energetic Jesus follower to join our team as the Hope Kids Elementary Coordinator. We hired Maggie Kroeker in January as our Hope Kids Nursery Coordinator who is specifically helping facilitate the nursery and kids ages 5 and below. The new position, would focus on the next age group ages 5-10 or Elementary age kids. As we encourage and love that our church is intergenerational, we are going to begin offering a program for our young worshippers during the Sunday sermon. More details on that to come.... stay tuned!
If you are interested in this position or know of someone who might be interested please email Blake Mueses.

See Job Description Here

August 21st- Beach Night 6pm @ the L-shaped Lot (Access #4) bring your bagged dinner and a beach game!

September 8th and 10th- HOPE NEXT
Ready to learn more about Hope Community and consider joining us as a Covenant Partner? Come to Hope Next in September! Please attend both sessions:
Part 1 Thursday Sep 8th on ZOOM 7:30-9:00pm (link will be sent to all who register)
Part 2 Saturday Sep 10th 9:00-11:30am at Brady and Maggie Kroeker’s home: 3103 Dever Court (Childcare and light snacks provided)

Our hope is that by providing Part 1 on Zoom, we can have many families with young children participate and join us after kids go to bed. We also hope this can increase our attendance to accommodate anyone right in their home!
To ensure your spot or for any questions, please contact Ali Jo Meier 910-616-3146 ali@hopeforwilmington.com

September 11th- Anchor Day!!
We are coming up on our 6th year celebration at Hope Community. We call this day Anchor Day, it is a fun way to reflect and celebrate all that God has done at Hope Community Church! We invite you to come worship and celebrate with us Sunday September 11th from 5-7pm! (NO WORSHIP AT 9AM THIS DAY) There will be food, music, worship and fellowship! It takes a team effort to make this day a fun event, if anyone is available to volunteer please email Blake Mueses!

Hello There- My name is Selma and I just felt compelled to share about my twin sister Silvia’s very critical dental issue going on as a result of dry mouth cause by having Sjögren syndrome a disorder of the immune system identified by two common symptoms dry eyes and dry mouth.

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3418 Prince George Ave.
Castle Hayne, NC
@9am

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PO Box 7795
Wilmington, NC 28406

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