WEEK ENDING 11 MARCH 2017

The Service took place in St. Peter’s Church at 11am as usual.

The Opening Prayer was give by Mike Hustwait, who also played piano for the hymns.

Hymns were led by George Henderson

Hymn 1 – I will Sing the Wondrous Story

Hymn 2 – Great is the Lord

Announcements were led by George Henderson and included:
*Blossom has been unwell this week. We have signed a card for her.
*The Irish Harvest Festival will be held on August 30th-3rd September in Galway. Please contact Joe Casey for details or George.
*Tim Wilson of Cambridge died on February 26th aged 54, following a long illness. Please pray for his family.
*We prayed recently for the wife of Charles Taylor, a Pastor in Miami U.S.A. He is pleased to report that she is now free of cancer.

Hymn 3 – Brother let me be Your Servant

Intercessory Prayer was led by Geoff Sole and included:
*We can all bow in adoration to you and thank you for your plan of salvation for us. It is incredible to grasp that your Son died for us.
*Thankyou that we can meet here in safety, and can talk to you and continue to learn from your Bible.
*There is so much trouble in the world. Poverty, drought and famine in Africa and war in Syria. Many people are suffering. Please bring them out of darkness to know you.
*We pray for Mr.Tkach. He has a great responsibility and workload. Please keep inspiring him, and give him good health. We also pray for James and Shirley Henderson and for all our church leaders worldwide.
*Please bless the plans for S.E.P., Adventure Camp and all the Festivals.
*We give you thanks for healing Mrs.Taylor of her cancer and ask that you give comfort to the family of Tim Wilson.
*We continue to ask you to help and heal Eileen, Peter Buckley, Blossom and Graham Mitchell.
*We want to thank you once again for all that you do for us.

Hymn 4 – Wonderful Grace

Hymn 5 – I Then Shall live

The Message was given by Cliff Neill. Jesus was a Jew, he spoke Aramaic and lived in the Middle East. It can help us to understand the words of Jesus and his teaching, if we

look at their culture at that time. Cliff spoke today about Luke 11:5-8. Hospitality was very important and a matter of honour to provide for a guest. It affected the reputation of the whole village. They must always help in time of need and it was an insult to refuse. Many people

travelled at night when it was cooler. We read in verse 5 that someone had arrived in the village at midnight at a friend’s home. That person could not provide food and woke up his friend to ask for help. That friend refused! He knew that if he persisted in asking, then his friend out of a sense of honour would come down and provide what was needed. If we read verses 1-4, we see that Jesus was teaching about prayer. God never slumbers or sleeps. He is always waiting to hear our prayers and will help us as he knows what is best for us. Read verses 9-13. Jesus is the human face of God. Never be afraid to pray or be afraid of his answer. Lay hold of his willingness and his tender love.

The Final Hymn was How Deep the father’s Love for us after which the Closing Prayer was given by James Esom.

Fellowship continued in the Church Hall over Refreshments.

Young People’s Church on the 11th March was taught by Goeff and Jean Sole.  They reviewed Paul’s first missionary journey and then looked at a YouTube presentation of Paul’s second missionary journey. A Bible Atlas was explained to the young people. The lesson was characterised by many Bible-related enthusiastic questions.