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Sunday 26 January 2020, – 11h00
Welcome to the Scots Kirk Paris
You are welcome and invited. Today we celebrate Communion and you are welcome to share this celebration with us. If you are visiting, know that you are welcome and please take the greetings of the Scots Kirk Paris back home. If you are settling in Paris, may you find a home here. Please sign the “visitor’s book” on the entrance table and join us for refreshments after the service. Mobile phone switched off…?
Baptism/Dedication today
Today we share the baptism of Faith Oladele, (born 9 Sep 2019) daughter of Joseph and Love Oladele and sister of Samuel Oladele. Together with the family we thank God for his grace and love in our lives. There is a social after the service to which all are invited.
Welcome to the Scots Kirk Paris
You are welcome and invited. Today we celebrate Communion and you are welcome to share this celebration with us. If you are visiting, know that you are welcome and please take the greetings of the Scots Kirk Paris back home. If you are settling in Paris, may you find a home here. Please sign the “visitor’s book” on the entrance table and join us for refreshments after the service. Mobile phone switched off…?
Baptism/Dedication today
Today we share the baptism of Faith Oladele, (born 9 Sep 2019) daughter of Joseph and Love Oladele and sister of Samuel Oladele. Together with the family we thank God for his grace and love in our lives. There is a social after the service to which all are invited.
Children’s talk
Hymn 143: Who put the colours in the rainbow?
Call to worship
One thing I ask from the Lord , this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
Psalms 27:4-5 NIV
Hymn 510 Jesus calls us here to meet him - verses 1 & 3
(tune Hyfrydol Hymn 39)
Prayer
Hymn 154 How great thou art
Reading: Matthew 4:12-22 NIV
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Sermon
Baptism
Confession of Faith
Hymn 796 The Lord bless you and keep you
Offering
Prayer of Thanksgiving and intercession
Hymn 448 Lord, the light of your love is shining
Benediction
May the Lord bless you
Hymn 143: Who put the colours in the rainbow?
Call to worship
One thing I ask from the Lord , this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
Psalms 27:4-5 NIV
Hymn 510 Jesus calls us here to meet him - verses 1 & 3
(tune Hyfrydol Hymn 39)
Prayer
Hymn 154 How great thou art
Reading: Matthew 4:12-22 NIV
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Sermon
Baptism
Confession of Faith
Hymn 796 The Lord bless you and keep you
Offering
Prayer of Thanksgiving and intercession
Hymn 448 Lord, the light of your love is shining
Benediction
May the Lord bless you
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Gifts for the homeless men: please see the list of items on the wall above the basket and bring what you can to help the homeless men in Paris through the work of the Missionnaires de la Charité
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Bible reading suggestion for January
Read one chapter of the Letter to the Romans every day… and then reread! |
On Sale for Church Funds: "The Tartan Pimpernel" by the Rev Donald Caskie, Scots Kirk tea towels & notelets and the Scots Kirk Recipe
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12h00- Bible Study on Wednesday
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Church is open on Wednesday from
12h00 -14h00 You are welcome to come for a coffee! |
Next week…
The Gospel according to Mark
From a historical point of view, Mark, being the oldest of the Gospels, is the most reliable, the reason for which is not merely that it is closer in point of time to the events that it records but that less interpretation concerns the meaning of these events than in the other Gospels. The author of Mark was a Christian named John Mark, a relatively obscure person so far as New Testament records indicate. Believed to have been a relative of Barnabas, who was one of the leaders of the church in Antioch, Mark accompanied Paul and Barnabas on one of their missionary journeys and was a companion of Peter during the time when that disciple spent his last years in the city of Rome.
The Gospel of Mark records with as much accuracy as possible the main events of the life and teachings of Jesus. A record of this kind furnished evidence to support the belief that Jesus was the true Messiah; by believing in Jesus, people could obtain salvation. That this gospel has been preserved in the form in which we have it today testifies to the importance attached to it from its beginning. A relatively short gospel, most of the material contained in it is reproduced in the Gospels that were written later. The authors of both Matthew and Luke appear to have included in each of their gospels all that was necessary to be remembered from Mark, in which case the oldest of the Gospels would be replaced by later and more complete accounts. That Mark survived these attempts to replace it is probably due to the fact that its origin was regarded as more authentic than the others and that it was highly prized by the church at Rome, which was destined to become one of the leading churches in the entire Christian movement.
Although the Gospel of Mark became one of the main sources for the writings of Matthew and Luke, it, too, was based on older source materials. One of these, according to a well authenticated tradition, was an oral source. Papias, an early church father writing about 140 A.D., tells us that Mark obtained much of the material for his gospel from stories related to him by Peter, one of Jesus' disciples. This statement by Papias has been accepted as reliable by most New Testament scholars, for it very reasonably explains the contents found in the first half of Mark. This portion of the gospel consists of a series of relatively independent stories assembled without reference to the particular time and place of each occurrence or the chronological order of the events. The particular sequence in which the stories are recorded is evidently due to Mark's arrangement of them. The second half of this gospel contains a fairly detailed account of the day-to-day happenings that occurred in or near the city of Jerusalem during the brief period that preceded the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus.
A Bible Quiz
What does Simon Peter do for a living before he becomes an apostle?
In the Gospel of Mark, how does the Virgin Mary learn of her pregnancy?
Who is Stephen in Acts of the Apostles?
By what name is Paul of Tarsus known before he begins his missionary activity?
According to Paul’s formulation in 1 Corinthians, which is the greatest of the imperishable qualities?
Who is the high priest of Jerusalem who put Jesus on trial?
In the Gospel According to John, which of the apostles doubts Jesus’s resurrection until he sees Jesus with his own eyes?
According to the Gospel of Matthew, where does Jesus’s first public sermon take place?
How does Judas signal Jesus’s identity to the Roman officials?
Who murders John the Baptist?
- Saturday 1 February - The Tartan Pimpernel Play
- Sunday 2 February - Visiting minister – Rev Dr Peter Donald will lead the service of Communion
- Tuesday 4 February – Session meeting in the hall 17h30
The Gospel according to Mark
From a historical point of view, Mark, being the oldest of the Gospels, is the most reliable, the reason for which is not merely that it is closer in point of time to the events that it records but that less interpretation concerns the meaning of these events than in the other Gospels. The author of Mark was a Christian named John Mark, a relatively obscure person so far as New Testament records indicate. Believed to have been a relative of Barnabas, who was one of the leaders of the church in Antioch, Mark accompanied Paul and Barnabas on one of their missionary journeys and was a companion of Peter during the time when that disciple spent his last years in the city of Rome.
The Gospel of Mark records with as much accuracy as possible the main events of the life and teachings of Jesus. A record of this kind furnished evidence to support the belief that Jesus was the true Messiah; by believing in Jesus, people could obtain salvation. That this gospel has been preserved in the form in which we have it today testifies to the importance attached to it from its beginning. A relatively short gospel, most of the material contained in it is reproduced in the Gospels that were written later. The authors of both Matthew and Luke appear to have included in each of their gospels all that was necessary to be remembered from Mark, in which case the oldest of the Gospels would be replaced by later and more complete accounts. That Mark survived these attempts to replace it is probably due to the fact that its origin was regarded as more authentic than the others and that it was highly prized by the church at Rome, which was destined to become one of the leading churches in the entire Christian movement.
Although the Gospel of Mark became one of the main sources for the writings of Matthew and Luke, it, too, was based on older source materials. One of these, according to a well authenticated tradition, was an oral source. Papias, an early church father writing about 140 A.D., tells us that Mark obtained much of the material for his gospel from stories related to him by Peter, one of Jesus' disciples. This statement by Papias has been accepted as reliable by most New Testament scholars, for it very reasonably explains the contents found in the first half of Mark. This portion of the gospel consists of a series of relatively independent stories assembled without reference to the particular time and place of each occurrence or the chronological order of the events. The particular sequence in which the stories are recorded is evidently due to Mark's arrangement of them. The second half of this gospel contains a fairly detailed account of the day-to-day happenings that occurred in or near the city of Jerusalem during the brief period that preceded the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus.
A Bible Quiz
What does Simon Peter do for a living before he becomes an apostle?
In the Gospel of Mark, how does the Virgin Mary learn of her pregnancy?
Who is Stephen in Acts of the Apostles?
By what name is Paul of Tarsus known before he begins his missionary activity?
According to Paul’s formulation in 1 Corinthians, which is the greatest of the imperishable qualities?
Who is the high priest of Jerusalem who put Jesus on trial?
In the Gospel According to John, which of the apostles doubts Jesus’s resurrection until he sees Jesus with his own eyes?
According to the Gospel of Matthew, where does Jesus’s first public sermon take place?
How does Judas signal Jesus’s identity to the Roman officials?
Who murders John the Baptist?
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Minister: Rev Jan Steyn
Tel. 01 48 78 47 94
Session clerk: Dorothy Mure
Pianist: Mr Paul Snelgrove
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17 rue Bayard, 75008 Paris
Minister: Rev Jan Steyn
Tel. 01 48 78 47 94
Session clerk: Dorothy Mure
Pianist: Mr Paul Snelgrove
e-mail: scotskirkparis@orange.fr
Website: www.scotskirkparis.com
Facebook page: ScotsKirkParis
Follow us on Twitter
@ScotsKirkFrance https://twitter.com/ScotsKirkFrance
Amis: https://amisskp.wixsite.com/amisskp
Donate/Contribute: Name of the account: Assoc Church of Scotland
(BNP Paribas). IBAN number: FR76 3000 4015 3300 0100 9031 587
Answers to the quiz: 1. He was a fisherman. 2. Mark does not have a “nativity” story! 3. The first Christian martyr 4. Saul 5. Love 6. Caiaphas 7. Thomas 8. On the mount 9. He kisses him. 10. Herod Antipas