1 Peter 1

  23rd April 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 Murdo Smith 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 Praise: Psalm 84: 1-2 & 8-12 Praise: Hymn- Amazing Grace Praise: Paraphrase 61 Praise: Hymn 683 Reading: 1 Peter :1 (NIV) Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus,Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. Praise to God for a Living Hope 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,11 trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. 13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 17 Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially,live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. 18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God. 22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”And this is the word that was preached to you. Sunday school for all P1-S2 children 3.30pm-church hall 6pm – Rev Murdo Smith Reading: 1 Peter 2- v1-17 Praise: Psalm 98 Praise: Hymn 467 Praise: Hymn 477 Praise: Psalm 103 – v 1-5 The Week Ahead Mon 24th Apr – 7.30pm- Bible Study (church hall) Wed 26th Apr – 10.15am Women’s Bible Study at Dolina Murray’s house, 34b Lionel. All women welcome. Wed 26th Apr -7.30pm – midweek prayer meeting (church hall) followed by Deacon’s Court meeting Services next Sunday 30th April 2017 11am (church hall) - Rev Charlie Ross 6pm (church hall) - Rev T K Shadakshari   DATES  FOR  YOUR  DIARY   Quarterly  Interdenominational  Gaelic  Service   Due  to  a  reduction  in  Gaelic  services  on  the  Westside  over  the  past   few  years,  it  was  proposed  to  hold  a  quarterly  Gaelic  service.  The   invitation  to  gather  together  in  worship  is  across  all  denominations   on  the  Westside.  The  first  interdenominational  Gaelic  service  will  be   held  in  the  Clan  MacQuarrie  Community  Centre,  Borve,  on  Friday   12th  May  at  7.30pm.  God  willing,  Rev.  Kenneth  Ferguson  will  conduct   the  service.  Door  collection  will  cover  supply  costs  and  hire  of  the   hall.  Any  remaining  monies  will  be  donated  to  Bethesda   Hospice.  Everyone  is  warmly  invited  to  come  along.