It is Finished

11 o’clock English Service NEP 109 Gaelic service in the Church hall ‘ We sing the praise of him who died ‘ Psalm 84:1-5 ' How lovely is thy dwelling place ' Prayer Young Peoples talk Urnaigh Psalm 9 : 1- 9 ‘ ‘ Lord Thee I’ll praise with all my heart ‘ Bible Reading John 19: 28 - 37 ( NIV UK) The death of Jesus 28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty.’ 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. 30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. 31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35 The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. 36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: ‘Not one of his bones will be broken,’37 and, as another scripture says, ‘They will look on the one they have pierced.’ Sermon ‘ It is finished ‘ When Jesus cried out 'it is finished ' it is because the work that God the Father had given him to do was now complete. Nothing the devil would do could detract from that work , nothing we do can add to that work. It is all about Him. Hymn 106 ‘ When I survey the Wondrous Cross ‘ Leughadh Lucas 23 Urnaigh Psalm 42 :1- 5 ‘ ‘ Like as the Hart for water brooks ‘ Searmon Psalm 89:13- 18 ‘ Thou hast an arm thats full of power 3.30 PM Sunday School in Church hall ( Please note that due to the Communions there is no Sunday School next Sunday 10th March ) . 6 PM Evening English service ‘ Text The Message of the Cross Luke 23 39 - 43 ) Tonight we look at one of the best known & best loved passages in the New Testament , which really shows us what the message of the Cross is all about. That Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners ( 1 Timothy 1:15)