Ask, Seek, Knock

11 o’clock English Service NEP 94 ‘ Immortal Invisible God only wise ‘ Prayer Young Peoples talk Bible Readings Matthew 7:1 - 6 ( NIV ) Judge Not lest you be judged “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces John 7:14-22 ( NIV ) About the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and began teaching. The Jews therefore marveled, saying, “ How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?” So Jesus answered them, “ My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. If anyone 's will is to do God' s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?” The crowd answered, “ You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?” Jesus answered them, “I did one work, and you all marvel at it. Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man's whole body well? Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment. NEP 81 ‘ Holy! Holy! Holy1 ‘ Sermon ‘ Judge not ‘ In this challenging passage Jesus warns us of the danger of being quick to pass judgement on others, The danger being that we ourselves will be judged. NEP 183 ‘ O for a thousand tongues to sing ’ No Gaelic service this week 3.30-4.30 PM Sunday school at the Church hall 6 PM Evening English service Bible reading Matthew 7 Sermon ‘ Ask ,Seek, Knock’ In one of the best known verses in the sermon on the mount Jesus teaches us the truth that to know God and to know God’s blessing it is necessary to take Him at His word. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you’ Tonight’s praise Psalm 100 ‘ All people that on earth do dwell ‘ Para 2 ‘ O God of Bethel ‘ Ps 148 ( 2nd version) ‘ The Lord of heav’n confess’ Hymn 564 ‘ Guide me, O thou great Jehovah ’