1 Samuel 4 & 1 Corinthians 6

9th December 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 David Graham and this evening by the 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 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 Mr D a vi d Gra ham . Sunday School after the children’s service. Praise Psalm 27 Psalm 51: 1-7 Paraphrase 47 Hymn 403 Reading – 1 Samuel 4 (ESV) 4 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle. 3 And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.” 4 So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. 5 As soon as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded. 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” And when they learned that the ark of the Lord had come to the camp, 7 the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “A god has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before. 8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness. 9 Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; be men and fight.”10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. 11 And the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. 13 When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told the news, all the city cried out. 14 When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man hurried and came and told Eli. 15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set so that he could not see. 16 And the man said to Eli, “I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today.” And he said, “How did it go, my son?” 17 He who brought the news answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great defeat among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.” 18 As soon as he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell over backward from his seat by the side of the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.19 Now his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant, about to give birth. And when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed and gave birth, for her pains came upon her. 20 And about the time of her death the women attending her said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you have borne a son.” But she did not answer or pay attention. 21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22 And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured. Reading 1 Corinthians 6 (ESV) 6 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? 3 Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! 4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? 5 I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, 6 but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? 7 To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers! 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 13 “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined[d] to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. 18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. Tea/coffee will be served in the Church hall after the morning service to which everyone is warmly invited 6pm – Church Hall - Youth Alpha for all secondary school ages. 6pm Service – Church – Rev John Murdo Nicolson. The Week Ahead Tuesday 11th December 7.30pm – Borve House - Women’s Christmas meal. If you need a lift please let Christine or Rachel know. Wednesday 12th December – There will be no Women’s Bible Study until January 2019. Wednesday 12th December - Church Hall 7 . 3 0 p m - Prayer Meeting. Friday 14th December 7.30 - 9pm – Spors Nis - Rock Solid for all P5 – S2. Saturday 15th December 9am – Comunn Eachdraidh Nis (the old croileagan building) – Men’s Breakfast. Speaker will be John Hebditch. Please come along for a breakfast roll, tea, coffee and a time of fellowship. Saturday 15th December 2 – 4pm Spors Nis – Sunday School Christmas party. Services next Sunday 16th December 2018 11am – Church – John Hebditch & Chris Barrowman Sunday School Family Service - Please invite all your family to come along. 6pm – Church : Mr Donnie MacDonald 6pm – church Hall - Youth Alpha for all secondary school ages. Dates for your Diary Sunday 16 December 8.30pm – Clan Macquarrie Hall – Testimony night with D.J. Macarthur, Elder, Barvas Church of Scotland. th Monday 17 th December 7.30pm – Church Hall - Bible Study Our study will be on Esther. All are welcome. Tuesday 18 th 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. Sunday 23 rd December 8.30pm – Clan Macquarrie – Testimony Night, Carol Service. Monday 24 th 7.30pm – Church – Christmas Eve Carol Service – All are encouraged to bring family, friends and neighbours for a short service with Bible readings and carol singing to remember the real reason for Christmas. Tea/coffee and mince pies will be served after the service in the Church Hall. Monday 31 st December 5.15pm Cross War Memorial – Iolaire Remembrance - Wreath Laying Ceremony. 6pm Church of Scotland – Remembrance Service. Food Bank - 'Following last year’s successful collection for the food bank we will be taking up a food collection again this year. Any donations can be brought in the last two weeks of December ready for delivery beginning of January. More details to follow.’ Audio/Visual Equipment - We have just completed the installation of new audio/ visual equipment into the church. It may take a couple of weeks to get this set up correctly, so please bear with us during this period. If anyone is willing to help out with the mixing desk please contact Chris, training is available and it’s very easy to use! 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.