Luke 16:1-18

The Week Ahead Wed 28th September 10.15am Women’s bible study at Etta Morrison’s house, Dun Arnaistean, North Dell. All women most welcome. Wed 28th September 7.30pm Midweek prayer meeting, church hall. Services next Sunday 2nd October 2016 11am service (church hall) Mr Murdo Smith (Elder, APC Stornoway) 3.30pm Sunday school (church hall) for all P1-S2 children 6pm service (church hall) Mr Chris Barrowman October Communions The October Communions will start on Thursday 6th Oct, and run until Monday 10th. This year our services will be led by the Rev William Heenan and the Rev Iain Murdo Campbell. Details on the separate sheet. Everyone is invited and warmly encouraged to attend all of the Communions services and fellowships, whether communicant members, adherents or visitors, as this can be a time of real blessing. Dates for your Diary Mon 4th October No Monday meeting. Mon 4th October 7pm Church cleaning for the Communions Tues 5th October 7.30pm Midweek prayer meeting, church hall. Please note change of day. David and Rebecca Morton, Nkhoma Hospital, Malawi will be visiting us for the Sunday 23rd October 6pm service. Please continue to pray for our congregation, that we would know the Lord’s blessing at this time. We continue to pray for all in our congregation and community who are in hospital or are ill in any way. If you know of someone who needs prayer at this time, please let one of the Elders know. 25th September 2016 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 on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eaglaisnis or via Google by entering ‘@eaglaisnis’ www.crossnesschurch.com for more information and audio content. If you would like information posted on the website, please contact Chris on 810112 or email the website crossnesschurch@gmail.com Cross Ness Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity No.SC000991 11 o’clock service led by Rev Murdo Smith Praise: Ps 106:1-5 and 47-48 Give praise and thanks Praise: Hymn 671 Jesus bids us shine Praise: Hymn 242 Behold us, Lord, a little space Praise: Paraphrase 51:7-10 What faith rejoices to believe Sermon: Luke 16:1-9 The Unjust Steward Reading: Luke 16:1-18 (NIV) 16 Jesus told his disciples: ‘There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, “What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.” 3 ‘The manager said to himself, “What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg – 4 I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.” 5 ‘So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, “How much do you owe my master?” 6 ‘“Three thousand litres of olive oil,” he replied. ‘The manager told him, “Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifteen hundred.” 7 ‘Then he asked the second, “And how much do you owe?” ‘“Thirty tons of wheat,” he replied. ‘He told him, “Take your bill and make it twenty-four.” 8 ‘The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. 9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. 10 ‘Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? 13 ‘No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.’ 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. 15 He said to them, ‘You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight. 16 ‘The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it. 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. 18 ‘Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Tea and coffee will be served after the morning service, to which everyone is warmly invited. Christian books Please feel free to browse the collection of Christian books at the back of the church and to borrow any books. If you have any books you would like to share then please add them to the shelf. There are books for all ages. 3.30pm Sunday school (church hall) for all P1-S2 children 6pm service – led by Rev Murdo Smith Praise: Ps 122 I joyed when to the house of God Praise: Hymn 498 Lord, in the fulness of my might Praise: Hymn 168 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim Praise: Paraphrase 67:9-12 Blessed is the man that overcomes Reading: Luke 16: 19-31 Sermon: Luke 16: 19-31 The Rich Man and Lazarus