Luke 23:26-56

Spring Communions 2017 The Spring Communions will start on Thursday 9th March, and run until Monday 13th. We look forward to this time and are fortunate to welcome the Rev Iain Greenshields, minister of Dunfermline St Margaret's. The services and times of fellowship are detailed below. Everyone is very warmly invited to all these services. The Kirk Session will be opened on Thursday night with the sole purpose of meeting with anyone who desires to profess their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and become communicant members of the Congregation. If anyone would like to discuss this matter privately and informally before the Communions, please get in touch with any of the elders. Thursday 9th March 7pm - Rev Iain Greenshields Friday 10th March 12pm midday - Rev Iain Greenshields Friday 10th March 7pm - Rev Iain Greenshields This service is followed by an informal fellowship in the church hall, to which everyone is most welcome. Donations of baking for the fellowship would be much appreciated. Saturday 11th March - 12pm midday Rev Iain Greenshields After this service communion tokens will be given to those hoping to go to the Sacrament of the Lord’s supper on Sunday morning. There will also be an informal light lunch of soup and sandwiches after the service to which all are warmly invited. Saturday 11th March - 6pm prayer meeting led by the elders. Sunday 12th March - 12pm midday Communion Service led by Rev Iain Greenshields. During this service the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated. No Sunday school this week Sunday 12th March - 6.30pm Rev Iain Greenshields. After this service there will be a retiring offering to help with communion expenses. Monday 13th 7pm Thanksgiving Service, led by Rev Iain Greenshields. 5th March 2017 A very warm welcome to our services of worship today. We pray that you will all know God’s blessing as we meet together. 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If you would like any information posted on the website, please contact Chris at 810112 or email the website at crossnesschurch@gmail.com Cross Ness Church of Scotland is a registered Scottish Charity No.SC000991 11am service – Mr Murdo Smith Praise: Psalm 2 v1-7 Praise: Hymn 701 Praise: Psalm 37 v3-9 Praise: Hymn 136 Reading:Luke 23 v 26-56 (ESV) 26 And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. 28 But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’ 30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ 31 For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” 32 Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. 35 And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!”36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine37 and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” 38 There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.” 39 One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” 44 It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45 while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. 47 Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!” 48 And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home beating their breasts. 49 And all his acquaintances and the women who had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance watching these things. 50 Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid. 54 It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. 55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. 6.30 pm service – Mr Iain Macmillan The Week Ahead Mon 6th 7pm - church cleaning Tue 7th 7.30pm – prayer meeting at the church hall. Wed 8th 10.15am - women’s bible study at Dolina Murray’s house, 34b Lionel. All women most welcome Fri 10th– No Rock Solid this week