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11 o’clock English Service Psalm 63: 1-8 ' Lord, Thee my God, I’ll early seek ' Ps 27: 1-5 " The Lord’s my light and saving health' Prayer Young People’s talk 12 Noon Gaelic service in the Church hall Urnaigh Never too Young Bible Readings Isaiah 55 NIV ( on the Screen ) 2 Chron 34: 1- 8 ( NIV) Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty- one years. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left. In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols. Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem. In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them, he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem. In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, to purify the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city, with Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the temple of the Lord his God. Chorus Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God ( On Screen) Sermon The Need to Seek the Lord The thrilling story of king Josiah shows us that no-one is ever too young to put their trust and hope in God, and to seek Him for ourselves. “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; Isaiah 55:6 NIV) Hymn 564 ‘ Guide me, O thou great Jehovah ‘ Ps 105:1-5 ‘Give thanks to God call on his name’ Leughadh 2 Eachdraidh 34 Ps 119: 41-48 ‘ Let thy sweet mercies also come ‘ Searmon Ps 27: 8- 14 ‘ When thou didst say , Seek ye my face’ The Sunday school starts again this afternoon at 3.30 pm in the church hall. Sunday school is for all young people from age 5 -13 ( P1 – S2). We start with a lively time of praise and worship together before going into classes for Bible teaching. We have four classes which meet in different parts of the church and we follow the highly respected ‘GO Teach’ curriculum tailored to the ages of the young people. New Pupils of all ages very warmly welcomed. 6 PM Evening English service The need for humility ( Isa 57:15 / Micah 6:8 ) Tonight’s praise Ps 34:1-10 ' God will I bless all times; his praise Para 26: 5-10 Behold he comes your leader comes !” Ps 116:1-6 " I love the Lord, because my voice’ Para 27 ' Thus speaks the high and lofty One;