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​Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday:
8:00am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00am – 12:00pm
Lunch: 12:00-1:00pm
Friday
Office Closed
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 400,
​Hope AR, 71802
Physical address:
2300 S. Main St.
Hope, AR 71801
870-777-8816
fumchope@yahoo.com​

Worship - June 13, 2021
2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Mark 4:26-34
"Scattered"
Pastor Steve Johnson

     What is God’s mission for our church as our country slowly emerges out of the Covid-19 pandemic? Bishop Edward Khegay from Europe defines vision this way: “Vision is a God-given picture of a future that inspires you to use your gifts and resources for its realization.” The future church may never be the same as it once was, but God is not finished with it yet. We are still called to fulfill the Great Commission of making disciples of Jesus Christ and the Great Commandments to love God and our neighbor. God may, however, desire that we do these things in different ways in the future.
     I am participating in a discussion group with others in the Arkansas Conference based on the book The Post-Quarantine Church by Thom Rainer. It is subtitled “six urgent challenges and opportunities that will determine the future of your congregation.” In newsletters and committee meetings I will be sharing insights from the book and the group’s discussions to assist us in discerning God’s vision for our church and community.
     I invite you to pray with me as we seek God’s vision. As God reveals it to us, may he inspire us to use our gifts and resources so it will become realized. Thom Rainer states, “From my perspective, the church is entering the most amazing and exciting days it has seen in decades—maybe even in centuries.” Let’s join the journey with anticipation of what God will do!
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