Luke 12:16-21

25th November 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 and evening is led by the 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 or Anne MacDonald 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 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 Rev Mur do Smith . No Sunday School today. Praise Psalm 40 : 1 - 5 Hymn 375 Hymn 419 NEP Hymn 96 Reading – Galatians 3 (NIV) 3 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? 4 Have you experienced so much in vain—if it really was in vain? 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” 7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. 10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”[12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.” 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. 15 Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set 8 aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. 19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one. 21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. 23 Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. 26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Tea/coffee will be served after the morning service to which everyone is warmly invited. 6pm Service – Church Hall – Rev Murdo Smith No Youth Alpha tonight. The Week Ahead Tuesday 27th November 8pm – Church Hall - Ladies Chit Chat Group – Cookery demonstration by Paul & Emma Moorby, Wednesday 28th November 10.45am - Women’s Bible Study at Dolina Murray’s house. All women welcome. Wednesday 28th November - Church Hall 7.3 0p m - Midweek Prayer Meeting. Friday 30th November 7.30 - 9pm– Spors Nis - Rock Solid for all P5 – S2. Services next Sunday 2nd December 2018 11am – Church: Mr Murdo Afrin 6pm – Church : Mr Donnie MacDonald 6pm – church Hall - Youth Alpha for all secondary school ages. Dates for your Diary Sunday 2 nd December 7.30pm (aprox.) – Barvas Church of Scotland Testimony night – Speaker will be Iain Macsween, Tuesday 11th December 7pm - Borve House - Women’s Christmas meal - Menus are available at the front of the church. Please indicate your choices and return menu to Christine Macleod or Rachel Barrowman by Sunday 9 th December. If you need a lift please let Christine or Rachel know. Monday 17th December 7.30pm – Church Hall - Bible Study – Our study will be on Esther. All are welcome. Tuesday 18th December 6.30pm – Borve House – Men’s Christmas meal – Menus are available at the front of the church. Please indicate your choices and return menu to Norman Macleod by Sunday 16 th December. If you need a lift please let Norman know. CD Ministry - We are looking to re-energise the CD ministry. If you know of anyone who isn’t able to make it to church regularly and would like CDs of the service, or have missed a Sunday service, or anyone who hasn’t taken a CD before but might appreciate one, please contact Anne MacDonald. 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.