Hebrews 10:35-11:10

10 th   September 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 96:1-7 Praise: Hymn 436 Praise: Hymn 520 Praise: Para 54 Reading –Hebrews 10:35 -11:10 35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.” 38 And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.” 39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. 4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead. 5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away. ”For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. 7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. Tea/Coffee will be served after the morning service to which everyone is warmly invited 6pm service – Rev Murdo Smith Reading: Genesis 12:1-9 & 13:14-18 Praise: Psalm34:1-9 Praise: Hymn 477 Praise: Psalm 125 Praise: Hymn 475 The Week Ahead Mon 11th Sept, 7.30pm – Bible Study Wed 13th Sept, 10.15am - Women’s bible study, at Dolina Murray’s house, 34b Lionel. All women welcome. Wed 13th Sept, 7.30pm – midweek prayer meeting (church hall). Services next Sunday 17th September 11am (church) - Mr Murdo MacIver 6pm (church hall) - Mr Iain Macmillan Sunday  School  !   At  11  am.   Learn  from  the  bible.  Sing  songs.  Have  fun.   Bring  a  friend  (or  2  or  3…)   We'd  love  to  see  you  there.