Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians

Services next Sunday 1st March 2015 • 11 O’clock English service • On creche Christine B and Chrismina • 12 noon Gaelic service • 3.30pm Sunday School • 6 PM English service • 6PM Youth Fellowship at 13 Cross . • On food Rota Fiona Ross For Your Diaries Ness Communions 6th - 9th March . Our spring Communion Season begins on 6th March. Among those we hope to have sharing with us from God’s word are the Rev Paul Amed, the Rev Iain Murdo Campbell and the Rev Dr Wayne Pearce the new minister of the High Church in Stornoway. Full details of the Communion Services next week. Saturday 14th March . Safe guarding training/ PVG scheme membership. The Presbytery are offering safeguarding training for all church volunteers/ co-ordinators/ Officebearers. More details as soon as we have them. Covenant Fellowship At our meeting on Wednesday evening 18th March the Kirk Session discussed and decided to sign up to the Covenant Fellowship statement. The Covenant fellowship is committed to continuing to work together for the renewal and reform of the Church. This is a means by which we as a Congregation and as individual members and adherents within it can register our protest at the direction that the church is taking, without taking the step of actually leaving the church as others have done. Copies of the Covenant fellowship statement are available at the door that gives full information as to the aims and objectives of the Covenant . There is also a petition at the door that allows us to register our protest by signing up in support of the Covenant Fellowship . Cross Ness Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity No. SC000991 Tuesday 6 -7 am Early Morning prayer . Women’s Bible Study 10.15 am We continue our study of the Sermon on the Mount this Tuesday morning at Christine Macleod’s ( Glenview 3 Cross) . All women very welcome. • 8pm Chit Chat Group meeting at Church hall. This evening Karina’s Cakes Handcrafted Cakes by Karina Murray., Stornoway. Wednesday 7.30pm We meet for prayer in the church hall. This will be followed by a meeting of the Deacons’ Court . Friday No Rock Solid tonight or next Friday • The Induction of Rev Dr David Donaldson to the charge of Manish-Scarista, Harris on Friday 27 February 2015 at 7.00pm with Presbytery meeting at 6.30pm (in Scarista Church). The Manish-Scarista congregation would be greatly encouraged by the presence of visitors from Lewis at this happy occasion. Minister’s Contact details Rev Ian Murdo Macdonald Tel. 810375 e-mail crosschurch@mac.com The Week Ahead 22nd February 2015 A very warm welcome to our services of worship today. We hope that you will feel welcome here as we seek to worship God together for a short time. I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High. (Psalms 7:17 ESV) Induction loops are fitted in both the Church and hall for the hard of hearing. Please set your hearing aid to position ‘T’ . Recordings of all our services are available on our website www.crossnesschurch.com as free Podcasts. CD recordings are also made of the services. On Creche Alison and Sandra Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eaglaisnis find us via Google by entering @eaglaisnis www.crossnesschurch.com for more information and audio content. or 11 o’clock English NEP 17 ‘ As the deer pants for the water ' Prayer Young Peoples talk Bible Reading (Ephesians 3:14-21 ESV) 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen 12 Noon Gaelic Service in the church hall Leughadh Ephesianaich 3 Ceann Teagaisg ( E 16 ) ‘Gun deònaicheadh e dhuibh a rèir saoibhreas a ghlòire, a bhith air ar neartacheadh gu treun, tre a spiorad-san anns an duine air leth a-staigh ’. Sailm Ps 40:1-6 ‘ I waited for the Lord my God ’ Ps 62: 7-12 ‘ In God my Glory placed is ’ Ps 119:57-64 ‘ Thou my sure portion art alone ‘ Ps 102: 13-18 ‘ Thou shalt arise, and mercy have 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). 6 PM English Bible Reading Ephesians 3 Sermon ‘ The fullness of God ’ NEP 7 ' All hail the Lamb ' Sermon ‘ Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians ‘ Ephesians 3:14-21 is a wonderful prayer of Paul for the Ephesians. As well as showing us the blessings of the Trinity , Father Son & Holy Spirit. We see a prayer for strength and a prayer for knowledge NEP 96 ' In Christ alone ‘ Tonight’s praise Psalm 26:1-6 ‘ Judge me, O Lord, for I have walk’d’ Paraphrase 26: 1-6 “ Ho ye that thirst ’ Hymn 388 ‘ Jesus shall reign where’er the sun .’ Psalm 24: 7-10 ‘Ye gates lift up your heads on high ’ No Youth Fellowship Tonight