For Want of a King, They Rejected The King

28th February 2016 A very warm welcome to our services of worship today. We pray that you will all know God’s blessing as we meet together. Worship this morning is led by Mr Chris Barrowman and this evening by Mr Iain Macmillan. 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 and are made available free of charge to the housebound and elderly. Please ask one of the office bearers if you would like a copy. On crèche: Sandra & Rachel Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eaglaisnis or via Google by entering ‘@eaglaisnis’ www.crossnesschurch.com for more information and audio content. If you would like information posted on the website, please contact Chris on 810112 or email the website crossnesschurch@gmail.com Cross Ness Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity No.SC000991 The Week Ahead Tue 1st March 7.30pm – Garrabost Church, Point. Lewis Presbytery Joint Church Meeting Wed 2nd Mar 10.15am - Women’s bible study at Rachel Barrowman’s house, 16 Eorodale. All women most welcome. Wed 2nd Mar 7.30pm - Midweek prayer meeting at the church hall. Friday 4th Mar 7.30pm - Rock Solid for all P5-S2 young people at Spors Nis. Services next Sunday 6th March 2016 11am service – (church hall) led by Rev Iain Alasdair MacLeod On crèche: Shona & Catriona Sunday school for all P1-S2 children 3.30pm - church hall 6pm service – (church hall) led by Rev Iain Alasdair MacLeod Dates for your Diary Mon 7th March 7.30pm - Church cleaning in preparation for the Communions Tues 8th March 7.30 - Midweek prayer meeting at the church hall. Please note change of day due to Communions. Thurs 10th to Mon 14th March – Spring Communions. See enclosed sheet for details. Please continue to pray for our congregation, that we would know the Lord’s blessing at this time. We continue to pray for all in our congregation and community who are in hospital or are ill in any way. If you know of someone who needs prayer at this time, please let one of the Elders know. 11 o’clock service led by Mr Chris Barrowman Praise: Hymn 211 (NEP) Praise, my soul, the King of heaven! Praise: Hymn 238 (NEP) The King of love my shepherd is Praise: Hymn 204 (NEP) O worship the King Reading: 1 Samuel 8 (NIV) 8 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders. 2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. 4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. 5 They said to him, ‘You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.’ 6 But when they said, ‘Give us a king to lead us,’ this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. 7 And the Lord told him: ‘Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. 8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. 9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.’ 10 Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. 11 He said, ‘This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: he will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plough his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. 16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. 18 When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.’ 19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. ‘No!’ they said. ‘We want a king over us. 20 Then we shall be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.’ 21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the Lord. 22 The Lord answered, ‘Listen to them and give them a king.’ Then Samuel said to the Israelites, ‘Everyone go back to your own town.’ 6pm service – led by Mr Iain Macmillan