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Psalm 139

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

¹ You have searched me, Lord,
    and you know me.
² You know when I sit and when I rise;
    you perceive my thoughts from afar.
³ You discern my going out and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.
⁴ Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.
⁵ You hem me in behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too lofty for me to attain.

⁷ Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee from your presence?
⁸ If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
⁹ If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
¹⁰ even there your hand will guide me,
    your right hand will hold me fast.
¹¹ If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me
    and the light become night around me,’
¹² even the darkness will not be dark to you;
    the night will shine like the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.

¹³ For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.
¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts,^[a] God!
    How vast is the sum of them!
¹⁸ Were I to count them,
    they would outnumber the grains of sand –
    when I awake, I am still with you.

Scripture also referred too: Psalm 139:23-24 and Isaiah 43:25

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EVERYTHING IS ABOUT TIME
We age in a life time
Time takes it’s toll
Running late or on time
We watch the clock 
Time is money
Time is of the essence 
Get me to the church on time
Time for when we eat or rest or play 
The waking of day, the closing of night is dictated by time 
Time is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, months, years, millennia
Speed is measured in time
Vast distances across space are measured in the time it takes light to travel … 

God set us in time 
Yet God is not time 
And Gods timing is not ours

God first said ‘let there be light’,
before setting the clock

Maybe we should be looking at the light
… rather than our watches

– Poem by EDH

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Genesis 1:1-5

The beginning

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ² Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

³ And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. ⁴ God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light ‘day’, and the darkness he called ‘night’. And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day.

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John 1:1-5

The Word became flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was with God in the beginning. ³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴ In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome^[a] it.

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Luke 1:46-55

Mary’s song

⁴⁶ And Mary said:

‘My soul glorifies the Lord
⁴⁷     and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
⁴⁸ for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
⁴⁹     for the Mighty One has done great things for me –
    holy is his name.
⁵⁰ His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.
⁵¹ He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
⁵² He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.
⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things
    but has sent the rich away empty.
⁵⁴ He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful
⁵⁵ to Abraham and his descendants for ever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.’

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… lets join together this coming Advent Christmas morning and discover in the flickering glow, the ‘Light of the World’ …Creator God who stepped down and entrusted himself to be carried.

Advent #3, Sunday 17th December 2023, at 10:30am

This evening, Wednesday 13th of December at 7:30pm … come along for an opportunity to draw aside and emerge yourself in the wonderment of Christmas, and in all the hope that it brings.

Service will be conducted by the Rev Sam Campbell.

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2 Peter 3:3-15

³ Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. ⁴ They will say, ‘Where is this “coming” he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.’ ⁵ But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. ⁶ By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. ⁷ By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.

⁸ But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. ⁹ The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.^[a]

¹¹ Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives ¹² as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.^[b]That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. ¹³ But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

¹⁴ So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him. ¹⁵ Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave him.

Also refer to: Deuteronomy 32:22; 2 Peter 2:4-9 and Psalm 90:4

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1 Corinthians 1:3-9

³ Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving

⁴ I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus. ⁵ For in him you have been enriched in every way – with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge – ⁶ God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. ⁷ Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. ⁸ He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Also refer to: Philippians 2:5-8

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Anyone on social media might have already picked up on this wonderful news. However if you haven’t, it is with great joy and thankfulness I get to tell you here.

Mossley Methodists Debra Reynolds has stepped up to the famous bell in Belfasts Cancer Unit ringing out, after a five month gruelling journey, that she is CANCER FREE!

In her own words, here’s what Debra had to say:

Almost six months to the day since 23rd May 2023 when I sat in an empty waiting room with Colin, knowing the news I was about to hear wasn’t good (as we were literally the last people there) until today when I was back in the breast clinic, post chemo and 10 days after surgery to hear that the CANCER IS GONE!

Chemo was tough, hair loss, sickness & chronic fatigue aren’t fun and found out how tough when ended up in hospital twice, but it worked!

I’m so thankful to the NHS for their speedy response and care. For my family and friends who walked this journey with me, every step of the way. And most grateful for Colin who cared for me every day, with no complaints, doing food errands, responding to care demands, and all the hospital taxiing and he still continues to do it all, I’m so blessed

Keep checking yourselves regularly and if anything doesn’t seem right see a doctor…it can make all the difference, take my word for it! xx

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Yes indeed Debra, the bells have rung out and just in time for Christmas. Much love and continued prayers from all your home church family.

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Psalm 95

¹ Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
² Let us come before him with thanksgiving
    and extol him with music and song.

³ For the Lord is the great God,
    the great King above all gods.
⁴ In his hand are the depths of the earth,
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵ The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.

⁶ Come, let us bow down in worship,
    let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
⁷ for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,
    the flock under his care.

Other references: Psalm 19:1 and Psalm 139:14

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Zephaniah 1:7

⁷ Be silent before the Sovereign Lord,
    for the day of the Lord is near.
The Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
    he has consecrated those he has invited.

Zephaniah 1:12-18

¹² At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
    and punish those who are complacent,
    who are like wine left on its dregs,
who think, “The Lord will do nothing,
    either good or bad.”
¹³ Their wealth will be plundered,
    their houses demolished.
Though they build houses,
    they will not live in them;
though they plant vineyards,
    they will not drink the wine.’

¹⁴ The great day of the Lord is near –
    near and coming quickly.
The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;
    the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.
¹⁵ That day will be a day of wrath –
    a day of distress and anguish,
        a day of trouble and ruin,
    a day of darkness and gloom,
        a day of clouds and blackness –
¹⁶     a day of trumpet and battle cry
against the fortified cities
    and against the corner towers.

¹⁷ ‘I will bring such distress on all people
    that they will grope about like those who are blind,
    because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out like dust
    and their entrails like dung.
¹⁸ Neither their silver nor their gold
    will be able to save them
    on the day of the Lord’s wrath.’

In the fire of his jealousy
    the whole earth will be consumed,
for he will make a sudden end
    of all who live on the earth.

Also refer to
2 Kings 22:2; 2; 2 Kings22:15-17; Zephaniah 1:3-4;
and Psalm 119:105

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