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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 - December 5, 2021
Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 1:67-79
"Prepare to be Purified”
Pastor Steven Johnson

      A couple of years ago I received a birthday card which is one of my favorites. The outside said, “Once upon a time a very special person was born who was destined to change the world.”
I opened it and read, “Calm down. It’s not you, it’s Jesus. I think he’d want you to have a happy birthday though.”
     This month we will celebrate the birth of Jesus who is still changing the world. Because of his arrival the calendar changed as it refers to years that are B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini-in the year of the Lord). Jesus not only changed the lives of disciples when he walked this earth, he has changed billions of people since then as they have come to experience abundant and eternal life through him. The Good News has spread to and influenced almost every corner of the world.
     What if Jesus had never been born? That will be the question I will address during our Christmas Eve worship service. If Jesus hadn’t entered our world, how would things be different? How would people treat one another? In whom could we hope?
     Come, and invite others to worship with us, not only on Christmas Eve, but throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons and into the new year. Let’s celebrate the fact that Jesus was born and is still alive and well! Let’s also discover how we can participate with Jesus in changing the world.

​                                                                                                           -Pastor Steve