2 Kings 4:18-37

2nd September 2018 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 John Hebditch and this evening by Rev John Murdo Nicolson. 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 on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eaglaisnis or via Google by entering ‘@eaglaisnis’ for more information and audio content. If you would like information posted on the website, please contact Chris on 810113 or email the website www.crossnesschurch.com crossnesschurch@gmail.com Cross Ness Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity No.SC000991 11 o’clock service led by Mr John Hebditch Praise: NEP 30 Praise: NEP 155 Praise: NEP 71 2 Kings 4:18-37 (NIV) 18 The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was with the reapers. 19 He said to his father, “My head! My head!” His father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.” 20 After the servant had lifted him up and carried him to his mother, the boy sat on her lap until noon, and then he died. 21 She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, then shut the door and went out. 22 She called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and a donkey so I can go to the man of God quickly and return.” 23 “Why go to him today?” he asked. “It’s not the New Moon or the Sabbath.” “That’s all right,” she said. 24 She saddled the donkey and said to her servant, “Lead on; don’t slow down for me unless I tell you.” 25 So she set out and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When he saw her in the distance, the man of God said to his servant Gehazi, “Look! There’s the Shunammite! 26 Run to meet her and ask her, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’” “Everything is all right,” she said. 27 When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me why.” 28 “Did I ask you for a son, my lord?” she said. “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t raise my hopes’?” 29 Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand and run. Don’t greet anyone you meet, and if anyone greets you, do not answer. Lay my staff on the boy’s face.” 30 But the child’s mother said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her. 31 Gehazi went on ahead and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So Gehazi went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.” 32 When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his couch. 33 He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the LORD. 34 Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched himself out on him, the boy’s body grew warm. 35 Elisha turned away and walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out on him once more. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes. 36 Elisha summoned Gehazi and said, “Call the Shunammite.” And he did. When she came, he said, “Take your son.” 37 She came in, fell at his feet and bowed to the ground. Then she took her son and went out. Tea/Coffee will be served after the morning service to which everyone is warmly invited. 6pm service (church hall) – Rev John Murdo Nicolson Psalm 103:1-5 Hymn 700 Hymn 682 Hymn 286 The week ahead Mon 3rd Sept 7.30 - Monthly Prayer Meeting. Wed 5th Sept 10.45am - Women’s bible study at Etta Morrison’s house, Dun Arnaistean, North Dell. All women welcome. Wed 5th Sept 7.30pm - Midweek prayer meeting. Services next Sunday 9th September 2018 11am – church: Rev John Murdo Nicolson 6pm – church hall: Rev John Murdo Davidson Dates for your diary The Faith Mission will be holding a series of meetings as a follow-up to their visit in May from the 8th to the 11th November in the school canteen. More details will be announced closer to the time. CPR training is being offered by the local first responders unit to anyone in the congregation who wants to learn about using a defibrillator and CPR techniques. This will take place on the 20th November in the church hall at 7pm. Many thanks to Anne Taraidh for faithfully putting together, printing and photocopying our intimation sheet every week for over three years. Every Blessing and thanks for her faithful service. The Nomination Committee would value the congregation’s prayers at this time for Gods guidance, wisdom and discernment as they continue to search for a new minister.