{"id":253,"date":"2012-07-18T19:47:05","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T19:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2024-04-03T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:27:23","slug":"new-visitors-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/?page_id=253","title":{"rendered":"Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<address><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">We are so glad you visited with us!&nbsp; If you have just decided to give your life to Christ or have made a recommitment to Christ, we want to say: Congratulations you have just made the most important&nbsp;decision of your life!<\/span><\/address>\n<address>&nbsp;<\/address>\n<address><span style=\"color: #0066ff; font-size: 14px;\">OK what\u2019s next you say?&nbsp;<\/span><\/address>\n<p>That\u2019s where the folks here at Hope UMC come in.&nbsp; We want to help you make those first important steps towards a relationship with Jesus Christ easy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;Join us any Sunday for either the 9:30 Adult Sunday School or the 10:30 spirit filled traditional service.&nbsp; &nbsp;All are welcome.<\/li>\n<li>Start reading God\u2019s word.&nbsp; A good place to start is The Gospel of Luke located in the New Testament.&nbsp; If you don\u2019t have a Bible be sure to contact Mindy Kobel, Adm. Asst. @ 570-374-5724 and she will make sure you get your own Bible.<\/li>\n<li>Start a conversation with God, each day.&nbsp; Talk to Him just like you would a trusted friend.&nbsp; He is there all the time and just waiting to hear from you.&nbsp; Use the prayers that are included in your gift bag as a beginning point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Key Scriptures to meditate on:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>&#8211; John 3:16<\/p>\n<address>&nbsp;<strong>\u201cBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you,&nbsp; before you&nbsp;were born I set you apart;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/address>\n<address><strong>I appointed you as a prophet to the&nbsp;nations.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>&#8211; Jeremiah 1:5<\/address>\n<address>&nbsp;<\/address>\n<address><strong>\u201cIf you confess with your mouth, \u2018Jesus is Lord\u2019, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; Romans 10:9<\/address>\n<address>&nbsp;<\/address>\n<address><strong>\u201c&#8230;neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>&#8211;&nbsp; Romans 8:39<\/address>\n<address>&nbsp;<\/address>\n<address><strong>\u201cI can do all this through him who gives me strength.&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp; Phillipians 4:13<\/address>\n<address>&nbsp;<\/address>\n<div>If you have any questions or would like additional scripture reading suggestions feel free to contact Pastor David @ 570-374-5724.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are so glad you visited with us!&nbsp; If you have just decided to give your life to Christ or have made a recommitment to Christ, we want to say: Congratulations you have just made the most important&nbsp;decision of your &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/?page_id=253\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-253","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":834,"href":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/253\/revisions\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hopeumconline.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}