The Need for Forgiveness (1)

11 o’clock English Service Hymn 477 ' Be thou my vision ' Prayer Young People’s talk 12 Noon Gaelic service in the Church hall Ps 122 ‘’ I joy’d when to the House of God ’ Urnaigh Bible Readings Matthew 6: 5-15 ( ESV) The Lord’s Prayer “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’ For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Ps 103:1-5 Leughadh ‘O thou my soul bless God the Lord ’ Mata 6 Ps 130 ‘ Lord from the depths to thee I cried ‘ Searmon Ps 31: 1-6 ‘ In thee , O Lord, I put my trust ‘ Sunday school 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 Forgiveness ( 2) Chorus NEP 1 ‘ Abba Father ‘ ( Screen Only ) Sermon The Need for Forgiveness The last verses of our reading today are not part of the Lord’s prayer , but they show how important forgiveness really is. If we don’t forgive others we will not know Forgiveness. Today we will look at three Bible Characters who teach us about the reality of Forgiveness. Joseph ( Gen 50) , Ananias ( Acts 9) , sinful woman ( Luke 7) Hymn 166 ‘ O for a thousand tongues to sing ’ Reading John 8 Tonight’s praise Ps 130 ‘ Lord from the depths to thee I cried ‘ Ps 116:1-8 ‘ I love the Lord , because my voice ‘ Ps 51 ;6-13 ‘ Behold thou in the inward parts ‘ Para 48: :5-10 "The saviour dy’d, but rose again ’