The Resurrection

12th March 2017 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 and evening is led by Rev Iain Greenshields 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. crèche available by request Follow us via us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eaglaisnis or find Google by entering ‘@eaglaisnis’ www.crossnesschurch.com for more information and audio content. If you would like any information posted on the website, please contact Chris at 810112 or email the website at crossnesschurch@gmail.com Cross Ness Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity No.SC000991 Spring Communions 2017 Sunday 12th March - 12pm midday Communion Service led by Rev Iain Greenshields. During this service the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated. Praise: Psalm 23 Praise: Hymn 193 Praise: Psalm 46 v1-5 Praise: Psalm 24 v7-10 Praise: Hymn 279 Reading: 1 Corinthians 1 v 18-31 (NLT) The Wisdom of God 18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 19 As the Scriptures say, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.” 20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. 21 Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. 22 It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom.23 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense. 24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. 26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. 27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. 29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. 30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin. 31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.” No Sunday school this week 6.30pm - Rev Iain Greenshields Praise: Psalm 19 v1-8 Praise: Hymn 158 Praise: Hymn 133 Praise: Hymn 90 Praise: Psalm 93 After this service there will be a retiring offering to help with communion expenses. The Week Ahead Mon 13th Mar - 7pm Thanksgiving Service, led by Rev Iain Greenshields. Wed 15th Mar - 10.15am - women’s bible study at Wilina Macleod’s house, Gatehouse 18a North Dell. All women most welcome Wed 15th Mar -7.30pm – midweek prayer meeting(church hall) Fri 17th Mar – 7.30pm – Rock Solid at Spors Nis for all P5S2 Services next Sunday 19th March 2017 11am (church hall) –Mr Donald Macleod Sunday school for all P1-S2 children 3.30pm-church hall 6pm (church hall) –Mr Donald Macleod   The Kirk Session would like to place on record our grateful thanks to the Rev Iain Greenshields who has faithfully brought us God’s word and led us in worship over the Communion season. We would also like to thank all those who have helped in any way during the Communions. There are too many to name but we are indebted to you all. Thanks to Murdina and Murdo John for opening and preparing the church for us. Above all we give our grateful thanks and praise to God for His presence with us and for His strength in our lives day by day.