Where Life is celebrated, Love is affirmed, Grief & Joy are shared
Sunday 26 April 2015
Reluctant Celebrities
Good shepherd,
walk with us;
Bread of life,
sustain us;
Living water,
refresh us;
Spirit of God,
work in us;
Word of God,
speak through us;
Three in one,
embrace us.
Sunday Worship
East Craigs Church Centre
Craigsbank Church
9.45am
11.30am
Minister
Children & Family Worker
Church Musician
Rev Stewart McPherson
Lesley Fraser
Moya Boonzaaier
0131 467 6826
01506 795421
07474 320610
Charities Number:
Music Licence:
SC014719
25943
ORDER OF SERVICE
Offering
Gathering
Entry
Welcome
Received as you enter the church.
Time to meet one another
We stand for the entry of The Bible—God’s Word in our midst
News is shared
Worshipping God Together
Call to Worship
Minister:
All:
157
Prayer
All-Age Talk
558
Whom does God choose?
All who hear his call.
Whom does God equip?
All who place their trust in him.
In worship we come,
Ready to serve and be served.
Sing of the Lord’s goodness
Offering brought forward to table during singing
including Lord’s Prayer
Lord, I lift your name on high
(Then youngsters leave for age-related activities)
Reflecting on God’s Word
Singers
Readings
Readers
202
Sermon
115
803 We will walk with God
Acts 13:1-3 & 14:8-18
(New Testament page 164 & 167)
Matthew 10:40-42
(New Testament page 16)
East Craigs:
Margot Brown
Craigsbank:
Sandra Brown
Stand up and bless the Lord
Reluctant Celebrities
Love is the touch
Responding to God’s Word
Prayers
248
Benediction
Anna Robertson
For my sake and the Gospel’s go
All say:
Amen
All sing:
803 We will walk with God
The Bible is removed as a sign of the Gospel going out into the world.
Readings for the Week
Acts 13:1-3, & 14:8-18
Matthew 10:40-42
Paul & Barnabas are chosen by the group of Christians at Antioch to head off on a tour of the Mediterranean travelling to places such as Cyprus and Pathos
and then on to Iconium where they were not always
treated with great friendliness. Eventually we hear that
they were in Lystra in what we call Turkey.
There they met a man who had been lame from birth.
Paul saw that this man had faith to be healed, and so
he cried out, "Stand upright on your feet." the lame
man jumped up and started walking. And then all the
townspeople started carrying on in a language that
Paul and Barnabas did not understand. Here begins the great misinterpretation.
Paul and Barnabas probably did not know exactly what the folk were saying.
What it appears they were really saying, was that some of the Greek pantheon
had come down to pay them a visit. Remember, Paul and Barnabas were in territory that was foreign. These folks had their own religion. In fact, the townspeople believed they were none other than Zeus, the chief of the gods ~ and Hermes, who was, according to their religion, the chief speaker and messenger for
Zeus. So, they said Paul, the speaker, must be unusual-looking Hermes, and
this more dignified looking gentleman (Barnabas) must be Zeus himself.
Paul resisted this saying that they were just ordinary men. With God, ordinary
people can do extraordinary things. The people just don’t see that.
“Earth’s crammed with heaven,
and every common bush afire with God,
but only he who sees takes off his shoes;
the rest sit round and pluck blackberries.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
www.craigsbankchurch.org.uk
KIRK SESSION
Elders & District Visitors
Chogoria. The net sum donated is
£512.65. This includes £162.54 from
East Craigs and £372.80 from CraigsWednesday 29 April 7.30
bank less expenses of £2.69 for tea at
in Craigsbank Chancel Hall. This is
Craigsbank. In addition £20.00 was
always an Open Meeting and members donated to Community Resources Netof the congregation are welcome to
work Scotland, which is Scotland’s
attend. NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE
national reuse, repair and recycling
charity. The donations for the next
ECO TEAM
three months until the end of June
Our church will be visited on Sunday
2015 will be given to the Friends of
3rd May by members of ECOChogoria. The third quarter is being
Congregation Scotland in response to donated to The Care Van and the last
our application to upgrade our ECOquarter of 2015 to CHAS. Thank You
Congregation Status.
for your continued support.
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK
10-16th. MAY We are looking for
volunteers for our door to door collection. If interested please contact
Mike
Brough;
339
3282;
[email protected].
CHRISTIAN AID BOOK SALE
CHURCH MAGAZINE
Any items for the next issue of the Church
Bulletin should be with Margot Brown by
next Sunday 3 May. You can either give
her a hard copy at Church or email her on
[email protected] Let us know
of anything that you think may be of interest to other members of the Congregation.
St Andrew’s and St George’s West
Parish Church,. Saturday 9th – Friday 15th May Books wanted. For de- BRIDGE CHOIR BROXBURN
In Broxburn Parish Church, Thursday 4
tails see leaflets at church door.
June & Friday 5 June at 7.30pm. See
Moya our musician for tickets. £6
LIFE & WORK
Copies of the national church magazine adult, £4 child.
are available for uplift.
HEART & SOUL 2015
Celebrating the life of the Church. Princes Street Gardens
Sunday 17th May 1-6pm FREE EVENT
www.heartandsoul2015.org.uk
COFFEE DONATIONS
The After Church Tea and Coffee money from the two church centres for the
first quarter of 2015 has been sent to
Dr Alison Wilkinson for the Friends of
Why not stay for a cuppa
and chat after worship?