The 29th is the five year anniversary of Katrina, so it seems appropriate for us to gather as a community to be an encouragement to one another to keep moving forward.

We will enjoy a pot-luck meal together beginning at 6 pm at the church building, please bring something to share as you are able to. We will eat, then pray for each other and our city.

Everyone is invited. Call me if you have questions.

The book of James is a great book.  It's written in straight forward, easy to understand language.  So the "problem" isn't understanding the Scriptures, it's living them out.  James explains what true religion looks like and what kind of person God wants us to be.  As a church, we have challenged ourselves to read all of James, every week, for five weeks.  Hopefully in knowing the Word, we'll begin to do what is says.  Take the challenge for yourself.  Read James this week and then seek to live out God's word in your life.

The end of camp party was great fun.  Everyone enjoyed playing Minute To Win It.  I had a great time serving as the host and watching kids and adults work hard to complete their task.  You can view pictures from the party and the final summer session on our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/hopeneworleans

This Friday, July 30 is our final session of Fun Fridays.  So, to celebrate a great camp, we are having a party.  We'll have food, inflatables and we'll be playing Minute To Win It and giving prizes to those who complete their task.

 The party is for the entire family.  It begins at 6:00 pm.  Call 704-8122 if you have any questions.

It's Family Movie Night at the new Lakeview Grocery.  This Thursday, July 15 at 8:00 pm we will show Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.  The event begins at 6:00 pm with a DJ and grilled food from Roberts available for purchase.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit since the movie is outside.

We began a new message series this past Sunday called, Your Life.  It's based on the letter to the Church at Colosse.  We'll teach through one chapter each week from Colossians.  The celebration service begins at 9:05 am, hope to see you then.

Fun Fridays starts up again this Friday, July 9.  We took a one-week break for the holiday weekend.  It not too late to participate, we still have space in our upper elementary groups for Fun Fridays.  You can register online, just go to the Fun Fridays page and click the registration link.  Call 704.8122 if you have any questions.

We had a great start for Fun Fridays this year.  We had 41 children participate.  For our first session last year, we had 2 children, so I'm excited to see how God grows our group and our church.

Remaining camp dates are June 25 and July 9, 16, 23, 30.  We don't meet on July 2. 

We still have space in our upper elementary age groups, call 504.704.8122 for more info.

You can register for the Fun Fridays day camp through our website. 

Fun Fridays begins June 18.  If your child can't attend every week, that's okay; it's not a problem to miss a session.

The camp is for kids ages 3 through 12.  If you have questions about Fun Fridays, please call 504.704.8122 or email us via the Contact Us page on this website.

We have a new Youth & Worship ministry at the church.  Chris Hall began his ministry with us this past Sunday.  We welcome Chris and his wife, Beth, to New Orleans.  Chris is a recent graduate of Johnson Bible College.  Come by this Sunday and meet Chris and Beth.  The worship service is at 9:00 am.

Hope in partnership with the Louisiana Evangelizing Association is presenting the ThinkNext seminar this Saturday, May 15th.  The featured presenter is Phil Claycomb.  The seminar is designed to help churches ask the right questions and move in a direction toward health and disciple-making.  Hope Christian Church is excited to be a host and bring a valuable resource to our area.

We begin a new message series this Sunday based on the book of First Peter.  There are five chapters in First Peter, so we will study one chapter each week for the month of May.

Our celebration service begins at 9:00 am.  Please come as you are.  Hope is a church for everyone because of the grace of God.

We had our first Easter service at Hope and it went really well.  I'm looking forward to many more as we continue to serve people and share the good news about Jesus. 

God has revealed Himself through the Bible.  So, a great place to begin to discover and understand God is in the Scriptures.  If you don't have a Bible and would like to have one for free, please contact us by email to request one.

Love in Christ,

Pastor Eric

Our Easter Service will be at 9:00 am this Sunday, April 4.  You are invited to join us in celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus.

You may wonder, 'how should I dress for Easter Sunday service'?  Our attire is casual, but you can dress up if you'd like to.

The most important thing to know to be ready for Sunday is that there are no perfect people allowed in the service.  So, as long as you aren't perfect, you are welcome to join us.  I hope to see you Sunday.

Angel Food distribution is this Saturday.  We continue to work hard to get the word out about Angel Food since most people aren't aware that it exists.  We had the help of some great volunteers from Kansas, who distributed nearly 5,000 Angel Food menus to households in Mid-City.

Angel Food is a hand up, not a hand out.  It's a great food resource for anyone wanting to save money on groceries.  You can learn more about Angel Food on this website.

All of the Sunday messages are available through the Hope website.  Just click the Media tab to go to the media page, then click on sermons and you'll find the three most recent messages.  Click on the message you want and you'll have the option to download or listen online.  Thanks for listening.

The message this Sunday will come from Mark chapter nine.  We are working our way through the Gospel of Mark one chapter at a time.  The chapter is introduced on Sunday, then we really dig into it at our Home Group Bible study on Thursday.  Hope to see you at either of these.

The South Baton Rouge Church of Christ is serving as our host site.  Their staff has been fantastic to work with.  God has brought together some like-minded leaders with regard to His Kingdom and unity between churches.

We've finished the book of Acts for now and are moving to the book of Mark to start 2010.  This will be a great study on the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.  We will teach and study through each chapter in Mark.  The message on Sunday will introduce the chapter, while the Home Group discussion will take us deeper into the text.  I look forward to seeing you Sunday at 9:00 am for our celebration service.

The standard food box is a great deal, sixty dollars worth of food for only $30.00

Invite your friends and come enjoy a great movie.

Please call 504-704-8122 if you have additional questions.

Can you guess the movie from this clue?  It is a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell.

Call 504.704.8122 for more information.

We'll have the game on a video screen that is 12 feet wide by 9 feet tall, Drew Brees will be life-size!  We will also have inflatable for the kids to jump in and free food for everyone.

Feel free to invite friends because this party is for the whole community.  Call 504.704.8122 if you have questions.

Can you figure out what movie we will be showing from this clue: _ _ _ _ _ At The _ _ _ _ _ _ : Battle For The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

I hope to see you Friday, call 704-8122 if you have questions.

We have Sunday morning parking available at the following businesses:  Lakeview Tire & Automotive, Helm Paint, Bittersweet Confections & Deluxe Laundry.

Sunday, September 20th is the first Celebration Service for us as a church.  We are excited to have reached this point.  Everyone is invited to join us at 9:00 am.  I'll be giving the message and speaking about loving God.  On September 27, Gerald Williams will be giving the message and speaking about loving people.

Our NINE foot by TWELVE foot screen makes for a theater-like experience.  So, bring the family and invite some friends to join you.  Doors open at 6:30 pm, followed by the movie at 7:00 pm.  We will be inside the Hope building located at 5320 Canal Blvd.

Call 504-704-8122 if you have any questions.  See you Saturday.

Nick brings a lot of experience and a wealth of talent.  I'm looking forward to working with Nick to have the Celebration service be inspiring, challenging and encouraging to those who attend.