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Rev Kenneth I Macleod preaches on 'The Well-Being of the Church' from Psalm 46:4-5 in this worship service recorded at home.

Order of Service:

Welcome

Call to Worship: Psalm 107:1-7 (Scottish Psalter)

Prayer

Children's Talk

The Lord's Prayer

Scripture Reading: Psalms 46

Sermon: Psalm 46:4-5, 'The Well-Being of the Church'

Praise: Psalm 30:1-5 (Sing Psalms, page 34)

Psalm 107:1-7 (Scottish Psalter)

1 Praise God, for he is good: for still

his mercies lasting be.

2 Let God's redeemed say so, whom he

from th' en'my's hand did free;

3 And gathered them out of the lands,

from north, south, east, and west.

4 They strayed in desert's pathless way,

no city found to rest.

5 For thirst and hunger in them faints

6 their soul. When straits them press,

They cry unto the Lord, and he

them frees from their distress.

7 Them also in a way to walk

that right is he did guide,

That they might to a city go,

wherein they might abide.

 

Psalm 46:4–5

[4] There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,

the holy habitation of the Most High.

[5] God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;

God will help her when morning dawns. (ESV)

 

PSALM 30 (Sing Psalms)

1 O LORD, I will exalt your name

for you have rescued me;

You did not let my foes rejoice

and gloat triumphantly.

2 LORD God, in need I cried to you

and you restored my health.

3 O LORD, you brought me from the grave

and saved my soul from death.

4 You holy ones, sing to the LORD;

sing out with joyful voice.

When you recall his holy name,

then praise him and rejoice.

5 His anger but a moment lasts;

life-long his favour stays.

Though tears may last throughout the night,

joy comes with morning’s rays.

Rev James Maciver picks up his study of Ecclesiastes, preaching on 'Sanctified Listening, Speaking and Doing' from Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 in this worship service streamed live from home.

Order of Service:

Welcome

Praise: Psalm 47:1-9 (Sing Psalms, page 62)

Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes chapter 5

Prayer

Children’s address: Worship (1) – Whom do we Worship? (Psalm 95 v 6)

The Lord’s Prayer

Sermon: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

Sermon Title: Study 9, Ecclesiastes – Sanctified Listening, Speaking, and Doing

Praise: Psalm 96:6-9 (Scottish Psalter, page 358)

Benediction

PSALM 47 L.M. (Sing Psalms)

1 All nations, clap your hands and shout!

Let joyful cries to God ring out!

2 How awesome is the LORD Most High,

Great King who rules the earth throughout!

3 He has subdued beneath our feet

The nations who had been our foes.

4 In blessing Jacob, whom he loved,

A heritage for us he chose.

5 God has gone up with shouts of joy,

The LORD amid the trumpets’ sound.

6 Sing praise, sing praise to God Most High;

To God our King let praise abound.

7 For God is King of all the earth;

Sing psalms of praise to him alone.

8 God rules the nations from on high;

He sits upon his holy throne.

9 The leaders of the nations come

To yield themselves to Abr’ham’s God.

To him belong the shields of earth;

Exalted greatly is the LORD!

Ecclesiastes 5:1–7

Fear God

[1] Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. [2] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. [3] For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with many words.

[4] When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. [5] It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. [6] Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? [7] For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear. (ESV)

Psalm 96:6-9 (Scottish Psalter)

6 Great honor is before his face,

and majesty divine;

Strength is within his holy place,

and there doth beauty shine.

7 Do ye ascribe unto the Lord,

of people ev'ry tribe,

Glory do ye unto the Lord,

and mighty pow'r ascribe.

8 Give ye the glory to the Lord

that to his name is due;

Come ye into his courts, and bring

an offering with you.

9 In beauty of his holiness,

O do the Lord adore;

Likewise let all the earth throughout

tremble his face before.

Mr Scott Macleod preaches on "Is all well?" from 2 Kings 5:21-22 at our midweek meeting online via Zoom.

Mr Scott Macleod preaches on 'Significance from the Insignificant' from 2 Kings 5:13 in this worship service recorded at home.

Order of Service:

Call to Worship: Psalm 104:33-34 (Scottish Psalter)

Prayer

Children's Talk

The Lord's Prayer

Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Sermon: 'Significance from the Insignificant', 2 Kings 5:13

Praise: Psalm 103:1-4 (Scottish Psalter, page 369)

Prayer

2 Kings 5:13

[13] But his servants came near and said to him, “My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?” (ESV)

Rev Kenneth I Macleod preaches on 'Searching for Jesus' from John 6:24 in this worship service recorded at home.

Order of Service

Call to Worship: Psalm 103:1-7 (Sing Psalms)

Prayer

Children's Talk

The Lord's Prayer

Scripture Reading: John 6:1-24

Sermon: 'Searching for Jesus', John 6:24

Praise: Psalm 145:8-14 (2nd version, Scottish Psalter, page 444)

Benediction

John 6:24

[24] So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. (ESV)

Rev Kenneth I Macleod preaches on 'The Importance of Praising God' from Psalm 146 at our midweek meeting via Zoom.

Psalm 146

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

[1] Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD, O my soul!

[2] I will praise the LORD as long as I live;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

[3] Put not your trust in princes,

in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

[4] When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;

on that very day his plans perish.

[5] Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the LORD his God,

[6] who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

who keeps faith forever;

[7] who executes justice for the oppressed,

who gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets the prisoners free;

[8] the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.

The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;

the LORD loves the righteous.

[9] The LORD watches over the sojourners;

he upholds the widow and the fatherless,

but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

[10] The LORD will reign forever,

your God, O Zion, to all generations.

Praise the LORD! (ESV)

Rev Kenneth I Macleod preaches on 'An Honest Life Well Lived from Acts 20:18-25 in this worship service recorded at home.

Order of Service:

Call to Worship: Psalm 71:14-18 (Sing Psalms)

Prayer

Children's Talk

The Lord's Prayer

Scripture Reading: Acts 20:17-38

Sermon: 'An Honest Life Well Lived', Acts 20:18-25

Praise: Psalm 90:14-17 (Scottish Psalter)

Benediction

Acts 20:18–25

[18] And when they came to him, he said to them:

“You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, [19] serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; [20] how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, [21] testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. [22] And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, [23] except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. [24] But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. [25] And now, behold, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. (ESV)

Rev James Maciver preaches on Isaiah 66 1 Thus says the Lord: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? 2 All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.

Rev James Maciver preaches on 'Reconnecting to the Power Source'  from Colossians 1:21-23 at our midweek meeting.

Colossians 1:21–23

[21] And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, [22] he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, [23] if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. (ESV)

9(The Lord Speaks to Elijah) There he came to a cave and lodged in it. 2201 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 10 He said, "I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away." 11 And he said, "Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord." And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the 2202 sound of a low whisper. 13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 14 He said, "I have been very jealous for