st 1 MAY 2016 INVERNESS EAST CHURCH Welcome

st 1 MAY 2016

INVERNESS EAST CHURCH Welcome to all those worshipping with us this morning.

RAIGMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE This afternoon at 2 pm * Sunday Service * Ark Sunday Club * Creche

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP The Youth Fellowship meet Sunday evening from 7. 45 pm – 9. 00 pm S 1 – S 6

BLYTHSWOOD CARE Blythswood Care would be very grateful if the East Church could donate any of the following: Packets of Rice, Sweet Biscuits, Small tins of ham.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Meet every Tuesday 10. 30 am – 12 pm We are studying ‘The Sermon on the Mount’ Come and join us.

MIDWEEK MEETING Meet for Bible study and Prayer in the lower hall on Wednesday at 7. 30 pm.

COVENANT FELLOWSHIP SCOTLAND NEWSLETTER The April 2016 CFS Newsletter is available on the table in the vestibule.

RAIGMORE OUTREACH A Prayer Meeting is held in The Shack on st rd the 1 and 3 Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. All welcome.

CHRISTIAN POLICE ASSOCIATION There will be a national day of prayer for police officers and staff on th Thursday 5 May 2016. See bulletin for more info.

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK th st 15 – 21 May 2016 Please complete the sheet on the table in the vestibule if you would like to help.

WOMEN ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS 2016 A conference will be held in Smithton-Culloden Church on Saturday st 21 May from 9. 00 am – 5. 00 pm.

BLACK ISLE BIKE RIDE st Saturday 21 May starts at 12 midday. Please see bulletin for further information.

INVERNESS FESTIVAL OF GOSPEL MALE VOICE PRAISE The Highland Gospel Male Voice Choir will be singing in The East th Church on Saturday 4 June at 7. 15 pm. See bulletin for more info.

HOLIDAY CLUB TH TH 26 – 29 July at Raigmore Community Centre. Sign the list on the table in the vestibule. We would like to welcome new recruits, and also all those who have helped in the past.

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED TEA ROTA If you would like to help with serving tea and coffee after the morning service please add your name to the list on the notice board in the kitchen. For more info please see bulletin.

CHURCH WEBSITE All our sermons are recorded and can be listened to and downloaded from www. invernesseast. com

OTHER EVENTS These are posted on the notice board as you come into the church.

Please join us for tea/coffee and fellowship in our lower hall after the service. All very welcome.

WELCOME and INTIMATIONS

Call to Worship

PSALM 63 ‘Lord, thee my God, . . ’

Lord, thee my God, I’ll early seek: my soul doth thirst for thee; My flesh longs in a dry parch’d land, wherein no waters be:

That I thy power may behold, and brightness of thy face, As I have seen thee heretofore within thy holy place.

Since better is thy love than life, my lips thee praise shall give. I in thy name will lift my hands, and bless thee while I live.

Ev’n as with marrow and with fat my soul shall filled be; Then shall my mouth with joyful lips sing praises unto thee:

When I do thee upon my bed remember with delight, And when on thee I meditate in watches of the night.

In shadow of thy wings I’ll joy, for thou mine help hast been. My soul thee follows hard; and me thy right hand doth sustain.

Who seek my soul to spill shall sink down to earth’s lowest room. They by the sword shall be cut off, and foxes’ prey become.

Yet shall the king in God rejoice, and each one glory shall That swear by him; but stopp’d shall be the mouth of liars all.

Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

Children’s address

CMP 3 ‘Abba Father. . ’ Dave Bilbrough © 1977 Kingsway’s Thankyou Music. (CCL. Lic. No. 166527)

Abba Father, let me be Yours and Yours alone. May my will for ever be Evermore Your own.

Never let my heart grow cold, Never let me go, Abba Father, let me be Yours and Yours alone. …

Dedication of Offering

HYMN 380 ‘God is working His purpose out, . . ’ (Arthur Campbell Ainger 1841 -1919)

God is working His purpose out, as year succeeds to year: God is working His purpose out, and the time is drawing near -

Nearer and nearer draws the time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea.

From utmost east to utmost west, where’er man’s foot hath trod, By the mouth of many messengers goes forth the voice of God;

Give ear to Me, ye continents ye isles, give ear to Me, That the earth may be filled with the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea.

What can we do to work God’s work, to prosper and increase The brotherhood of all mankind the reign of the Prince of Peace?

What can we do to hasten the time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea?

March we forth in the strength of God, with the banner of Christ unfurled, That the light of the glorious Gospel of truth may shine throughout the world:

Fight we the fight with sorrow and sin, to set their captives free, That the earth may filled with the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea.

All we can do is nothing worth, unless God blesses the deed; Vainly we hope for the harvest-tide, till God gives life to the seed;

Yet nearer and nearer draws the time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God, as the waters cover the sea. …

READING NEHEMIAH 1 : 1 -11 Page 485 Read by Norman Macleod

CMP 746 ‘What a Friend we have in Jesus, . . ’ (Joseph Scriven, 1819 – 86) (E. C. Lic. No. 166527)

What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer!

O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear - All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer!

Have we trials and temptations? is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged: Take it to the Lord in prayer!

Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness Take it to the Lord in prayer!

Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Jesus only is our refuge, Take it to the Lord in prayer!

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In His arms He’ll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. .

Nehemiah’s Process of Prayer • Concern • Conviction • Confession • Confidence • Commitment

CMP 201 ‘Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, . . ’ (Williams, 1717 – 91) (E. C. Lic. No. 166527)

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but Thou art mighty; Hold me with Thy powerful hand: Bread of heaven, Feed me now and ever more.

Open now the crystal fountain, Whence the healing stream doth flow;

Let the fiery, cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through: Strong Deliverer, Be Thou still my strength and shield.

When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside:

Death of death, and hell’s destruction, Land me safe on Canaan’s side: Songs of praises I will ever give to Thee. …

Please join us for tea/coffee and fellowship in our lower hall after the service. All very welcome.