Turn your eyes upon Jesus

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1 Turn your eyes upon Jesus Bowler s Morning Service Sunday 19h January 2014 at 11.00am

2 Call to Worship Rev Kathryn Viner Praise Hymn 227 Praise my soul Welcome & Announcements Rev Kathryn Viner Prayer and Lord s Prayer Band Children s Address Margaret McKeown Praise Hymn 225 Praise Him on the trumpet (Following the hymn Little Fishes is available for children aged between 0 3 years old. Little Fishes is supervised so parents may return into the church service. Children may leave for Kingfishers and Young people for Late Breakfast) Prayers for Others Raymond Liggett Band Scripture Reading Philipians Peter Lindsay Praise Hymn 500 God of grace Address Rev Dr David Lapsley Offering - Please stand as the Stewards bring the offering forward Prayer of Dedication Rev Kathryn Viner Praise Hymn 107 Lead us heavenly Father The Benediction Organ Postlude Songs of Praise, by Chappell Thank you to the 1st Old Boys Youth Band for leading us in worship this morning. At the end of the service please join us for coffee/tea at the back of the church. If you are visiting Fisherwick for the first time please introduce yourself to our ministers, Rev Dr David Lapsley, Rev Kathryn Viner, Rev Gary McDowell or any member of the congregation.

3 Lectionary of readings for the Sermon and to take home to study Turn your eyes upon Jesus 1. Look at Jesus, God incarnate, but totally flesh and blood, as we see in passages- infancy and coming of age; - Luke 2: 22-35, and Luke 2: Tempted as we are, and emptied of divinity; - Hebrews 2:18, & 4:15, and Philippians 2: 5-7. His agony on the Cross; Matthew 27: Look at Jesus, who ties law together with grace, and puts dogma, tradition, and customs in their place; Matthew 5: 17-20, Matthew 5: Look at the big-hearted Jesus who always said yes to anyone who needed him: the hungry, the lost, the misguided ; Mark 1: 41, 6: 30-34, John 8: 3-11, Luke: 7: 36-50: and the outsider; Luke 9: Look at the Jesus who crossed boundaries and borders, to talk with alienated Samaritans, sometimes intimately; John 4: to do a good turn to an occupying Roman soldier; Luke 7: 1-10; to dine with a renegade tax collector; Luke 19: 2-8; to sneak away to see a Pharisee after night; John 3: Look at Jesus the skilled teacher who told stories which plumbed the depths of human experience - the sower of seed, Luke 8: 4-15; the lost people and things, Luke 15: 1-32; the Kingdom of God and its small beginnings, Luke 13: The deeply spiritual teacher who touched our hearts and minds with the Beatitudes; Matthew 5: 1-12; and who taught us the perfect comprehensive prayer; Matthew 6: Look at the formidable robust Jesus moved to denounce wrongdoers by angry words and actions; Matthew 23: 1-36, Mark 11: Look at the charming Jesus considerate and encouraging to women and taking notice of children. He had many encounters with women, sometimes to heal their ills; Matthew 15: 21-28; sometimes to socialise and teach; Luke 10: As for children Jesus made a lesson from their playing, and set them up as a model for haughty adults; Luke 7: 31-35, Matthew: 18: 1-5. Jesus himself could be playful and caustic. He was a master of hyperbole, that tongue in cheek form of exaggeration. A prime example was his taking down of the self-centred wealthy; Mark 10:

4 8. Look for the Connection Jesus has left open for communication in John 17, especially vs Be guided by the example of Jesus, risen to be with us. Keep turning your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in his wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of his glory and grace.

5 Praying through our vacancy: a handy guide and prayer card (available at the back of church)

6 Prayer Ministry Members of the Church s Prayer Ministry Team are available in the Prayer Chapel following morning worship for anyone who would like people to pray for them. Prayer is available to everyone whether you are a church member or not. Our prayer ministry team are trained individuals under the authority of our ministers and all matters are treated in strictest confidence. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us." (1 John 5:14). Today Sunday Night Live starts at 7.00pm and Gary McDowell will speak from Proverbs 3. Sunday 26th January Sunday Morning Worship starts at 11.00am and Kathryn Viner will speak on Matthew Sunday Night Live starts at 7.00pm and Gordon Campbell will speak from James 1.1; TEACHING SERIES Winter/Spring 2014 SUNDAY MORNING SERIES Jesus the Sage - Matthew chapters 5-7, the Sermon on the Mount. SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE SERIES James the Sage the book of James. Prayer for people PRAYERS FOR OTHERS This week please pray for those in our congregation family who are in hospital, or in need of prayer. Especially Billy, Ruth, Robert, Eileen, Norman, Tom, Min, Bob, Margery and Miriam.

7 Prayer for Others Overseas PAKISTAN Ron and Hilary McCartney have now both arrived in the UK from Pakistan, having completed their overseas assignment at Foreman Christian College (FCC) in Lahore. They are due to begin a series of speaking engagements in mid- February through to the end of June, at which they will be speaking about their work as lecturers in Statistics and Christian Studies, and Mathematics in FCC. Give thanks for their safe return to the UK. Pray for them as they settle back and prepare for their speaking engagements. BIBLE SOCIETIES (N Ireland and Ireland) John Doherty of the Bible Society in Northern Ireland requests prayer for:- South Sudan - Rev Dr Edward Kajivora from the Bible Society has been sleeping under his bed for protection for nearly a month a period when some 1,500 people have been killed. However, working with churches and NGOs, he had begun a project to provide food, water, blankets and Scriptures to meet the physical and spiritual needs of many people. Two members of the Bible Society Board who are of the Nuer ethnic group, have taken refuge in a UN refugee camp for safety. Pray for political moves that will end the conflict, for the safety of Edward and all those connected with the Bible Society and other agencies, and for this new ministry to the people. Provision of Braille Scripture 1. Give thanks for efforts to increase the number of languages, which have the Bible, in whole or in part, in Braille. 2. Pray for tens of thousands of people with visual impairment worldwide who encounter God through reading the Bible in this way. Please pray for our colleague Judy Wilkinson, CEO of the National Bible Society of Ireland, who is recovering from surgery on Wednesday.

8 CHURCH NOTICES CAR PARKING Please remember that no cars are to be parked at the front area of the church except in the designated disabled parking spaces. This is a requirement under Health & Safety. The front area of the church is to remain clear in the event that we need to call an ambulance to the church. In addition cars should only be parked at the side carpark in the car parking spaces marked as members of the congregation need access to the access ramp. CHURCH ORGANISATION YEAR END ACCOUNTS If you have not provided Jonathan Wilson our Church Treasury with your annual accounts for the year to 31st December 2013 you are now overdue. Please provide these as soon as possible to Jonathan Wilson either directly or through the Church Office. STUDY ROOMS The Parlour in the church halls will be available again as a study room for students preparing for exams this week, Monday to Wednesday from 10.00am to 5.00pm (on Wednesday the Parlour will not be used and another room in the church halls will be available). If interested or you want more information please speak to Danielle Watson, Cherith McKeown, Tiffany Pugh or Maddy Salz. Monday 20th First Class Fitness meet each Monday evening from 7.00 to 8.00pm in the Minor Hall. Please contact Kenny Crawford for more information on The Moderators Committee will meet in Wilson House at 7.00pm. Tuesday 21st The Babies & Toddlers Group starts at 10.00am and meet in the Minor Hall. The Ladies Badminton Club starts at 10.00am in the Musgrave Hall. Over 18 Badminton Club starts at 7.30pm in the Musgrave Hall.

9 Wednesday 22nd The Wednesday Table Tennis Group continue to meet each week 10am- 12noon. New members will be made most welcome. The Wednesday Club meet from 10.15am. Dance & Football groups continue on Wednesday from pm. For more information, speak to Cherith McKeown (Intern) or Gary Farquhar (Youth ministry student). The Indoor Bowling Club meets in the Musgrave Hall at 7.30pm. A welcome awaits you. No experience required. For more information contact Eddie Rice or Raymond Liggett. Choir Practice begins at 7.45pm meeting in the Parlour. Thursday 23rd Girls and Boys Brigade continues tonight at 6.30pm. Friday 24th The Friday Morning Congregational Prayer Meeting starts at 7.30am in Wilson House, which is open to everyone to attend. The prayer meeting will finish at 8.15am, however if you have to leave earlier that is fine. Youth Club continues tonight from 7-9pm. Monday 27th The Session will meet in the Parlour at 7.30pm. Malone Presbyterian Church Ordination and Installation Kathryn Viner s service of ordination and installation will be held in Malone Presbyterian Church on Friday 7th March 2014 in the evening. More details will follow in due course. You are all invited to attend. SMALL GROUPS For information about Small Groups in Fisherwick check out the information boards beside the Coffee Bar, the website or contact the Church Office. The Small group Co-Ordinators are Peter and Linda Little. LITTLE FISHES Little Fishes is in the parlour. It is a place for parents to leave their babies and toddlers during the church service. There are supervised activities, toys and a snack time. There is also a designated baby area with a protective screen with a crèche leader supervising. The co-ordinator is Lynne Guiney. Rota below: 26/01/14 Peter Little Susan Parkinson Alex Cameron

10 Coming Soon The Alpha Course Starting 10th February 2014 In a relaxed course atmosphere, ask questions, explore the meaning of life and find out what following Jesus is all about. If you or someone you know has questions about life or Jesus, why not plan to attend? For information or details speak to Gary McDowell

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