Joshua 5:13-6:21

6th January 2019 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 the Rev John Murdo Nicolson & this evening by Mr David Graham. 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 John M ur do Nicolson . No Sunday School today. Praise NEP - 242 NEP - 246 Hymn - 400 Psalm – 72: 16-19 Reading – Joshua 5:13 - 6:21 (NIV) – The Walls Will Fall 5: 13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” 14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” 15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. 6: 1 Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. 2 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. 5 When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.” 6 So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.” 7 And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord.” 8 When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant followed them. 9 The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. 10 But Joshua had commanded the army, “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!” 11 So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there. 12 Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. 13 The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding. 14 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days. 15 On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. 16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city! 17 The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. 18 But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. 19 All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.” 20 When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. 21 They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys. Tea/coffee will be served in the Church hall after the morning service to which everyone is warmly invited. 6pm Service – Church – Mr David Graham. No Youth Alpha tonight The Week Ahead Monday 7th January 7.30pm – Church Hall – Monthly Prayer Meeting. Wednesday 9th January 10.45am – Women’s Bible study at Dolina Murray’s house. All women welcome. Wednesday 9th January - Church Hall 7. 30p m – Midweek Prayer Meeting. There will be a Deacons court meeting after the prayer meeting. No Rock Solid this week. Friday 11th – Saturday 12th January – Youth Alpha group are going to Gearannan. We would value your prayers. Services next Sunday 13th January 2019 11am & 6pm – Church – Rev Rodney Wood. Sunday School after children’s service in the morning. 6pm – Church Hall - Youth Alpha for all secondary school ages. Dates for your Diary Sunday 13 th January 7.30pm(aprox.) – Barvas Church of Scotland – Kirsten MacDonald will be talking about her visit to a Kenyan Orphanage. Monday 14 th January 7.30pm, Church Hall – Bible Study. Our study will be on Esther. All are welcome. Saturday 19 th January 9am – Comunn Eachdraidh Nis (the old croileagan building) – Men’s Breakfast. Please come along for a breakfast roll, tea, coffee and a time of fellowship. Tuesday 30 th January 8pm – Ladies Chit Chat Group. Family Christian Film night. All welcome. Please come and join us. Food Bank – We are organising a food bank collection of various items such as teabags, coffee, uht/dried milk, cereals, pasta, tinned food and biscuits. Any donations can be left in the Church hall and we’ll take them to the food bank towards the end of January. It’s good for us to remember to give as well as receive at this time of year. Many thanks. Audio/Visual Equipment - If anyone is willing to help out with the mixing desk please contact Chris, training is available and it’s very easy to use! We wish everyone a happy New Year and pray that you would all know God’s richest blessings and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ throughout 2019. 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.