You Shall Not Be Afraid

11 o’clock English Service Hy 438 ‘ The King of love my shepherd is ‘ Prayer 12 Noon Gaelic service in the Church hall Ps 27:1-5 ' The Lord’s my light & saving health ' Young People’s talk ‘ Who do you trust ? ‘ Bible Readings Deuteronomy 20: 1-8 ( NIV) 1 When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you. 2 When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army. 3 He shall say: Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. 4 For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory. 5 The officers shall say to the army: Has anyone built a new house and not yet begun to live in it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may begin to live in it. 6 Has anyone planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else enjoy it. 7 Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her. 8 Then the officers shall add, Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too. Sermon ‘ You shall not be afraid ‘ Moses gives the children of Israel a command here that despite the odds stacked against them, they must not be afraid as God was with them. So often the same principle is taught throughout the Bible that with God on their side, there was no need to be afraid. Are you afraid ? Who do you trust ? Hymn 477 ' Be thou my Vision Urnaigh Ps 20: 1-7 Leughadh ‘Jehovah hear thee in the day ‘ Deuteronomi 20 Ps 43 : 3-5 ' O send thy light forth & thy truth ' Searmon Ps 93 'The Lord doth reign ' 3.30 PM Sunday school in Church hall 6 PM Evening English service Holiday Club Soup & Pudding Fundraiser A huge thank you to everyone who helped out to make yesterday's Soup & Pudding fundraising lunch such a great success. Thanks to everyone who prepared and helped serve food. And a very big thank you to all supported this venture. The magnificent sum of £ 690.40 was raised . As part of our outreach to the Community we have always sought to make our summer Holiday Club a free event for all the primary kids in the area and this goes a long way to help with club costs.