Welcome to our online Palm Sunday Service – marking the celebration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the start of Holy Week, the final days of his earthly ministry. Just click on the window below to begin listening. Scripture and relevant links are posted below. Also any Church Announcements may be found at the end of this post.

Psalm 118

¹ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures for ever.

² Let Israel say:
    ‘His love endures for ever.’

¹⁹ Open for me the gates of the righteous;
    I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰ This is the gate of the Lord
    through which the righteous may enter.
²¹ I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
    you have become my salvation.

²² The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
²³ the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvellous in our eyes.
²⁴ The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.

²⁵ Lord, save us!
    Lord, grant us success!

²⁶ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[a]
27 The Lord is God,
    and he has made his light shine on us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
    up^[b] to the horns of the altar.

²⁸ You are my God, and I will praise you;
    you are my God, and I will exalt you.

²⁹ Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
    his love endures for ever.

Also reference
John 10:7-11, Exodus 14:13, Matthew 21:8, Matthew 21:42

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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

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“Do not call anything impure that God has made clean”, thus begins David Campton’s one man play about the life of Peter with Glenn McGivern as the disciple and fisherman.  
Peter vividly recounts his various encounters with Jesus in this reflective and emotional monologue.
The production, originally presented at the 4 Corners Festival, features the singing voice of Philippa O’Hara and evocative illustrations by Fergus Wachala-Kelly.
And, what if Peter were to visit Ireland in the modern day?  Whose life would he seek to know more about?  Join us at Mossley Methodist Church and find out!

WHERE? Mossley Methodist Church, Newtownabbey BT36 5UH
WHEN? Friday 21st April 2023 – 7:30pm
WALLET? Completely FREE OF CHARGE and for your entertainment, so bring a friend!

A FARTHER SHORE CAST, CREW & CREATIVES 
Peter – Glenn McGivern
Voices – George Spelvin 
Written by – David Campton
Director – Trevor Gill 
Illustrations – Fergus Wachala Kelly 
‘Be Thou My Vision’ – Vocals: Trevor Gill & Philippa O’Hara, Drum: Paul Consiglia, Recording: Matt Forsythe 
Tech Support – Karl Smyth, Bob Forster 
Set – PJ Davey, Robin and George Dummigan-Tweed, Staggs Prop Hire 
Photography – Melissa Gordon, Gorgeous Photography 
Produced by – The Bright Umbrella Drama Co. 

Welcome to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening. Scripture and relevant links are posted below. Also any Church Announcements may be found at the end of this post.

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

¹ Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
²     Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
    to my cry for mercy.

³ If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?
⁴ But with you there is forgiveness,
    so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

⁵ I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
    and in his word I put my hope.
⁶ I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.

⁷ Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love
    and with him is full redemption.
⁸ He himself will redeem Israel
    from all their sins.

Also refer to: Psalm 129

A song of ascents.

¹ ‘They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,’
    let Israel say;
² ‘they have greatly oppressed me from my youth,
    but they have not gained the victory over me.

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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

Find up to date COVID status notifications HERE

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Welcome to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening. Scripture and relevant links are posted below. Also any Church Announcements may be found at the end of this post.

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Samuel anoints David

16 The Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.’

² But Samuel said, ‘How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.’

The Lord said, ‘Take a heifer with you and say, “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.” ³ Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate.’

⁴ Samuel did what the Lord said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, ‘Do you come in peace?’

⁵ Samuel replied, ‘Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.’ Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

⁶ When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, ‘Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.’

⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’

⁸ Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, ‘The Lord has not chosen this one either.’ ⁹ Jesse then made Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, ‘Nor has the Lord chosen this one.’ ¹⁰ Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, ‘The Lord has not chosen these.’ ¹¹ So he asked Jesse, ‘Are these all the sons you have?’

‘There is still the youngest,’ Jesse answered. ‘He is tending the sheep.’

Samuel said, ‘Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.’

¹² So he sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features.

Then the Lord said, ‘Rise and anoint him; this is the one.’

¹³ So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.

Also refer to 1 Samuel 15:22-24 Matthew 17:15-20

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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

Find up to date COVID status notifications HERE

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Jonah 3

Jonah goes to Nineveh

3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: ² ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.’

³ Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. ⁴ Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, ‘Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.’ ⁵ The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.

⁶ When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. ⁷ This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:

‘By the decree of the king and his nobles:

Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. ⁸ But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. ⁹ Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.’

¹⁰ When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Also refer to Romans 10:9-15

Because this Sunday is World Mission Partnership Sunday. A Sermon Video for 2023 has been put together by WMP and can be viewed below.
Any other information you would like on WMP can be found HERE within the Methodist Church in Ireland website.

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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

Find up to date COVID status notifications HERE

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John 3:1-19

Jesus teaches Nicodemus

3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. ² He came to Jesus at night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.’

³ Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.^[a]’

⁴ ‘How can someone be born when they are old?’ Nicodemus asked. ‘Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!’

⁵ Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. ⁶ Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit^[b] gives birth to spirit. ⁷ You should not be surprised at my saying, “You^[c] must be born again.” ⁸ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.’^[d]

⁹ ‘How can this be?’ Nicodemus asked.

¹⁰ ‘You are Israel’s teacher,’ said Jesus, ‘and do you not understand these things? ¹¹ Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. ¹² I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?¹³ No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven – the Son of Man.^[e] 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,^[f] 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.’^[g]

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. ¹⁸ Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. ¹⁹ This is the verdict: light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.

FURTHER READING:
John 7:51
John 19:38-42
John 14:1-6

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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

Find up to date COVID status notifications HERE

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Matthew 4:1-11

Jesus is tested in the wilderness

4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted^[a] by the devil. ² After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³ The tempter came to him and said, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.’

⁴ Jesus answered, ‘It is written: “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”^[b]’

⁵ Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the highest point of the temple. ⁶ ‘If you are the Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down. For it is written:

‘“He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”^[c]’

⁷ Jesus answered him, ‘It is also written: “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”^[d]’

⁸ Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. ⁹ ‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: “Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”^[e]’

¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

FURTHER READING:
Matthew 3:13-17
Mark 9:29
1 Thessalonians 5:16-17
Deuteronomy 8:3
Psalm 91:9-11
Deuteronomy 6:16
Deuteronomy 6:13
Matthew 25:41
Romans 5:8
Isaiah 53:1-3

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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

Find up to date COVID status notifications HERE

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Welcome to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening. Scripture and relevant links are posted below. Also any Church Announcements may be found at the end of this post.

Exodus 24:9-18

⁹ Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up ¹⁰ and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky. ¹¹ But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank.

¹² The Lord said to Moses, ‘Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.’

¹³ Then Moses set out with Joshua his assistant, and Moses went up on the mountain of God. ¹⁴ He said to the elders, ‘Wait here for us until we come back to you. Aaron and Hur are with you, and anyone involved in a dispute can go to them.’

¹⁵ When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, ¹⁶ and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered the mountain, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from within the cloud. ¹⁷ To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. ¹⁸ Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

FURTHER READING:
Matthew 17:1-9 – The transfiguration
1 Peter 2:9

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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

Find up to date COVID status notifications HERE

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READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

God of time and space,
We cry to you for your children – our neighbours – in southern Turkey and northern Syria, following the earthquake that has devastated hundreds of lives. Only they and you know what it is like to experience such trauma in the middle of the night.

We give thanks for the aid that is already being given and for the promises of help that have been made by many nations.

Comfort, we pray,

those who are trapped in collapsed buildings;
those who have lost loved ones;
those who wait for news and
those digging through rubble to save others.

Grant the gift of hope so that those caught between life and death know that you are with them and that others are ready to support them as they seek a future that overshadows the experiences of today.

We ask this in the Name of Jesus, who endured so much for love of them.

Amen

Prayer written by Christian Aid

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The vine and the branches

15 ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ² He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes^[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. ³ You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴ Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

⁵ ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶ If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. ⁷ If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸ This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

⁹ ‘As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. ¹⁰ If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. ¹¹ I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. ¹² My command is this: love each other as I have loved you. ¹³ Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. ¹⁴ You are my friends if you do what I command. ¹⁵ I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Romans 11:17-21

¹⁷ If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, ¹⁸ do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: you do not support the root, but the root supports you. ¹⁹ You will say then, ‘Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.’ ²⁰ Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble. ²¹ For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either.

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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TURKEY AND SYRIA EARTHQUAKE APPEAL

READ HERE A STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN IRELAND, Rev David Nixon

DONATE HERE WITH CHRISTIAN AID ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal’

Find up to date COVID status notifications HERE

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