The Herald of His Coming (3)

11 o’clock English Service Hymn 50 ' In the Bleak midwinter' Prayer followed by 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 Malachi 3: 1-5 ( NIV) “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty. But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years. “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud labourers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners among you of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty. Ps 1 ‘ That man hath perfect blessedness’ Leughadh Malachi 3 Ps 126 ‘ When Sion’s bondage God turn’d back ‘ Searmon Ps 91: 9-16 ‘ Because the Lord, who constantly ‘ 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). Malachi 4: 5-6 ( ESV) ““Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” Sermon The Herald of His Coming 3 Today we continue our short mini series looking at John the Baptist. The Messenger and his Message Hymn 149 ‘ Hark the herald angels sing ‘ 6 PM Evening English service The Herald of His coming 4 ( Luke 1:76 ) Tonight’s praise Ps 80:1-7 ‘ Hear Israel’s shepherd like a flock ’ Para 37 ‘While humble shepherds watched their flocks’ Ps 146: 5-10 ‘ O happy is that man & blessed ’ Para 19 ‘ The race that long in darkness pined ‘ Praise & Prayer night Immediately after the evening service we will gather for an informal time of praise and prayer. Please join us if you can to sing praises to God. We have been conscious of the sense of God’s presence among us during our previous times of praise . So we meet again after the evening service for fellowship, but more importantly to worship God and to give Him all the glory and honour.