1 Samuel 11
Notes
Transcript
29th May 2016
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and this evening by Mr Chris Barrowman
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Praise: Hymn 435
Praise: Hymn 547
Reading: Joshua 6 v1-21 (NIV)
Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because
of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
2
Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered
Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its
fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the
armed men. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests
carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the
seventh day, march around the city seven times, with
the priests blowing the trumpets. 5 When you hear them
sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole
army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will
collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
6
So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to
them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and
have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.” 7 And he
ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with
an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
8
When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven
priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went
forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord’s
covenant followed them. 9 The armed guard marched
ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear
guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were
sounding. 10 But Joshua had commanded the army, “Do
not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a
word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!” 11 So
he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city,
circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and
spent the night there.
12
Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests
took up the ark of the Lord. 13 The seven priests carrying
the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the
ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed
men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed
the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding.
14
So on the second day they marched around the city
once and returned to the camp. They did this for six
days.
15
On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and
marched around the city seven times in the same
manner, except that on that day they circled the city
seven times. 16 The seventh time around, when the
priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded
the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!
17
The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the
Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her
in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies
we sent. 18 But keep away from the devoted things, so
that you will not bring about your own destruction by
taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of
Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. 19 All
the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron
are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.”
20
When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at
the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud
shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight
in, and they took the city. 21 They devoted the city to the
Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in
it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and
donkeys.
Sunday school for all P1-S2 children 3.30pm-church
hall
6pm service – led by Mr Chris Barrowman
The Week Ahead
Wed 1st June – 7.30pm Midweek prayer meeting
(church hall)
Sat 4th June - Congregational/Sunday School outing to
Dalmore. Bus starts collecting in Cross Skigersta Road
at 10.30 am.
Services next Sunday 5th June 2016
11am service – (church hall) Mr Murdo Maciver
On crèche: Christine M & Anne
6pm service – (church hall) Mr John Hebditch
Dates for Diary
Tuesday 7th June- 7.30pm Holiday Club meeting
(church hall)
Wednesday 15th June - we host the Presbytery Joint
Church Service at 7.30pm. Preacher will be Rev Wayne
Pearce. Refreshments served afterwards.
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