To Be a Pilgrim (Part 2)

11 o’clock English Service 12 Noon Gaelic service in the Church hall NEP 241 ' The Lord's my shepherd ' Ps 40 : 1-5 " I waited for the Lord my God ' Prayer Followed by Young People’s talk Bible Reading Deuteronomy 16: 1-8 ( NIV UK ) Observe the month of Aviv and celebrate the Passover of the Lord your God, because in the month of Aviv he brought you out of Egypt by night. 2 Sacrifice as the Passover to the Lord your God an animal from your flock or herd at the place the Lord will choose as a dwelling for his Name. 3 Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste – so that all the days of your life you may remember the time of your departure from Egypt. 4 Let no yeast be found in your possession in all your land for seven days. Do not let any of the meat you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain until morning. 5 You must not sacrifice the Passover in any town the Lord your God gives you 6 except in the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name. There you must sacrifice the Passover in the evening, when the sun goes down, on the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. 7 Roast it and eat it at the place the Lord your God will choose. Then in the morning return to your tents. 8 For six days eat unleavened bread and on the seventh day hold an assembly to the Lord your God and do no work. NEP 78 ' Here is love vast as the ocean ' Urnaigh Ps 116 : 1- 8 ' I love the Lord because my voice ' Leughadh Deuteronomi 16 Urnaigh Ps 31: 1-6 ' In thee O lord I put my trust ' Searmon Ps 27 : 9-14 ' Far from me hide not thou thy face ' No Sunday school this week . 6 PM Evening English service To be a Pilgrim (Part 2) ( the Feast of weeks ) Deuteronomy 16: 9-12 Sermon ‘ To be a Pilgrim ( part 1) Passover ‘ Deuteronomy 16 mentions the so-called three ‘ Pilgrim festivals of the Jews. We will look at probably the best known of them today Passover . Passover was a reminder to the Children of Israel of how God had rescued them from Egypt. It was at the time of the festival of Passover that Jesus was crucified , truly becoming the Passover lamb for His people’s sins NEP 246 ' There is a Redeemer ' Joy in Harvest The Feast of Weeks was a celebration of the barley harvest which took place 50 days or so after Passover. This was a time of great rejoicing and thanksgiving for God’s gifts In later years Weeks became known as Pentecost . And it was when the day of Pentecost had come that God poured out the Gift of His Holy Spirit upon His people..