Love Your Enemies

11 o’clock English Service 12 Noon Gaelic service in the Church hall NEP 241 ‘ The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want ' Ps 23 ‘ The Lord’s my shepherd ’ Prayer followed by Young People’s talk Bible Reading Acts 9: 10-19 ( ESV) Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.” But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; and taking food, he was strengthened Urnaigh Ps 84: 1-6 ‘ How lovely is thy dwelling place ’ Leughadh Mata 5 / Gniom 9 Ps 119:57-64 ‘ Thou my sure portion art alone ‘ Searmon Ps 89: 13-18 ‘ Thou hast an arm thats full of pow’r ’ 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). ( Please note no Sunday School next week Sunday 16th February due to school midterm break ). NEP 216 ' Purify my heart ( Refiners fire) ' 6 PM Evening English service Bible reading ‘ Love your enemies ‘ Today we look at Jesus command in Matthew 5:43 -48 to love our enemies. One of the best practical examples of this in the scriptures is Ananias who is used by God to give sight and healing back to his deadly enemy Saul of Tarsus. NEP 246 ' There is a redeemer ‘ Matt 6 `Vanity begins in the heart ‘ Tonight’s praise Ps 103: 1-5 ‘ O Thou my Soul bless God the Lord ’ Ps 34:1-10 ‘ God will I bless all times his praise ‘ Para 33 ‘ Father of all! we bow to thee ’ Para 60 ‘ Father of peace, and God of love ‘