Service Archives

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “The First of His Signs”. We will be reading from John 2:1-11, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 36.

Call to Worship Psalm 36:5-10
Leader: Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
People: Your faithfulness to the clouds.
Leader: Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
People: You save humans and animals alike, O Lord.
Leader: How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
People: All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Leader: They feast on the abundance of your house,
People: And you give them drink from the river of your delights.
Leader: For with you is the fountain of life;
People: In your light we see light.
Leader: O continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
People: And your salvation to the upright of heart!

As a reminder, you can also find an archive of our services online at the HVBC YouTube Channel.

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Memories”. We will be reading from Isaiah 43:1-7, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 29.

Call to Worship, Psalm 29:1-4, 7-8a, 10-11
Leader: Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
People: Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Leader: Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;
People: Worship the Lord in holy splendor.
Leader: The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
People: The God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters.
Leader: The voice of the Lord is powerful;
People: The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Leader: The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.
People: The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness.
Leader: The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
People: The Lord sits enthroned as king forever.
Leader: May the Lord give strength to his people!
People: May the Lord bless his people with peace!

As a reminder, you can also find an archive of our services online at the HVBC YouTube Channel.

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “A New Year’s Resolution”. We will be reading from Matthew 25:31-46, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 8.

Call to Worship, Psalm 8
Leader: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
People: You have set your glory above the heavens.
Leader: Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark,
People: To silence the enemy and the avenger.
Leader: When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
People: The moon and the stars that you have established;
Leader: What are human beings that you are mindful of them,
People: Mortals that you care for them?
Leader: Yet you have made them a little lower than God,
People: And crowned them with glory and honor.
Leader: You have given them dominion over the works of your hands;
People: You have put all things under their feet,
Leader: All sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field,
People: The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
Leader: Whatever passes along the paths of the seas.
People: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Question for Further Reflection:
In 2025, how will you step out of your comfort zone to do something good for God and God’s people?

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Why Are You Searching?”.  We will be reading from Luke 2:41-52, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 148.   

Christmas Eve Service, 2024

Lighting the Christ Candle
Leader: It was on this night, two thousand years ago,
People: That the world changed forever.
Leader: A young couple arrived in Bethlehem.
People: They were looking for a place to stay.
Leader: The time was coming for their child to be born.
People: But no one had room for them.
Leader: Finally, they were led to a cave.
People: A night spent among the animals.
Leader: And Mary gave birth to her first-born son.
People: She wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger.
Leader: The Light of the World came and dwelled among us.
People: We had no room for him, but he has always made room for us.
Leader: That first Christmas changed everything.
People: Thanks be to God!

May God bless each and every one of you with a joyous and very Merry Christmas!!!

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. On this Forth Sunday of Advent, we will light the Candle of Love. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message titled, “Christ in You”. We will be reading from Romans 8:1-11 and our Call to worship comes from Psalm 119:33-40.

Call to Worship Psalm 119:33-40
Leader: Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes,
People: And I will observe it to the end.
Leader: Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
People: And observe it with my whole heart.
Leader: Lead me in the path of your commandments,
People: For I delight in it.
Leader: Turn my heart to you decrees,
People: And not to selfish gain.
Leader: Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;
People: Give me life in your ways.
Leader: Confirm to your servant your promise,
People: Which is for those who fear you.
Leader: Turn away the disgrace that I dread,
People: For your ordinances are good.
Leader: See, I have longed for your precepts;
People: In your righteousness give me life.

Lighting the Candle of Love
Leader: We know the love of God is great,
People: Greater than anything we could imagine.
Leader: It spans continents,
People: It perseveres through eternity.
Leader: But two thousand years ago,
People: Everything changed.
Leader: God took on flesh.
People: God came to walk among the people.
Leader: And so we know God loves us,
People: Because God came and lived among us.
Leader: May we feel the love of Christ this Advent.
People: May we make his love known to others.

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. On this Third Sunday of Advent, the Hope Valley Cherub Choir, Sanctuary Choir, and Ringers will present “The Candles of Christmas – A Service of Christmas Messages And Music”. Following the service, you are all invited to a reception following the service.

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. On this Second Sunday of Advent, we will light the Peace Candle.  We will be reading from Colossians 1:15-23, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 15.  Pastor Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Firstborn”.

Call to Worship
Psalm 15
Leader: O Lord, who may abide in your tent?
People: Who may dwell on your holy hill?
Leader: Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right,
People: And speak the truth from their heart;
Leader: Who do not slander with their tongue, and do no evil to their friends,
People: Nor take up a reproach against their neighbors;
Leader: In whose eyes the wicked are despised,
People: But who honor those who fear the Lord
Leader: Who stand by their oath even to their hurt;
People: Who do not lend money at interest,
Leader: And do not take a bribe against the innocent.
People: Those who do these things shall never be moved.

Lighting the Candle of Peace
Leader: God, you have called us to be still,
People: To know that you are God.
Leader: Yet we rush to pick up weapons of war,
People: That should be beaten into plowshares.
Leader: Remind us that all people bear your image,
People: That all people are our neighbors.
Leader: Teach us to set aside differences,
People: And strive for peace.
Leader: As we light this candle,
People: We pray that your peace would reign.
Leader: May the peace of Christ be with us.
People: May the peace of Christ stay with us.

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. This is a special day, as it marks the Beginning of the Season of Advent.  At our 11:00AM Service, we will decorate the Sanctuary as part of the annual Hanging of the Greens.  We will be reading from Titus 3:4-7, and Pastor Ben Wines will share the homily titled “Rebirth and Renewal”.

As a reminder, you can also find our services online at the HVBC YouTube channel (at any time!).

Call to Worship
Psalm 93
Leader: The Lord is king, he is robed in majesty;
People: The Lord is robed, he is girded with strength.
Leader: He has established the world;
People: It shall never be moved;
Leader: Your throne is established from of old;
People: You are from everlasting.
Leader: The floods have lifted up,
People: O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice;
Leader: The floods lift up their roaring.
People: More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
Leader: More majestic than the waves of the sea,
People: Majestic on high is the Lord!
Leader: Your decrees are very sure;
People: Holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Today’s sermon is titled, “The Last Lecture”. We will be reading from 2 Samuel 23:1-7. Our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 93. Our guest speaker is Dr. Garry Crites. Dr. Crites is an ordained minister within the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. After many years in the pastorate, he returned to grad school and received a PhD in Early and Medieval Church History from Duke University. He is currently the Church and Community Engagement Manager at World Relief Durham, a Christian refugee resettlement agency.