Elijah
Elijah
by Marjorie Dobson
A narrative piece in which Elijah reflects on the circumstances that have led him to flee from the anger of Jezebel. Set at the point of 1 Kings 19. 4-8 Short Extract: What kind of a prophet do I think I am? What am I doing here, crouching under a tree, miles from anywhere and sc…
Open with God Book - Elections
Open with God Book - Elections
by Christine Odell
ELECTIONS Prayers for Various Occasions Reading Isaiah 11.1-5 Display a variety of election pamphlets and posters, newspaper articles etc. Sovereign and all-knowing God, we pray that we may be given wisdom, vision and compassion as we consider our votes in this election...
Emergency sermon
Emergency sermon
by Jonathan Miller
Answers are hard to come by, at least satisfactory ones. We find ourselves calling out with David, My God, my God, why have you forsaken us? This is a sermon I truely hope that no body will ever need, but it is a sermon for use after a terrorist attack or a natural disaster excer…
Enabling Church: inclusion of disabled people - Entering the Gate called Beautiful
Enabling Church: inclusion of disabled people - Entering the Gate called Beautiful
by SPCK - Gordon Temple and Lin Ball
5 Entering the Gate called Beautiful Acts 3.1–10, 16; Luke 5.17–26; John 9.1–3 Purpose: to identify barriers to worship that might keep disabled people distanced from Jesus; to explore ideas of stigma, inclusion, forgiveness, healing and wholeness…
Enabling Church: inclusion of disabled people - Experiencing God in togetherness
Enabling Church: inclusion of disabled people - Experiencing God in togetherness
by SPCK - Gordon Temple and Lin Ball
4 Experiencing God in togetherness Genesis 2.18 –22; Psalm 68.5, 6; John 17.20 –23 Purpose: to explore God-given models of community; to consider the challenge of isolation and loneliness as a particular issue for disabled people…
Exciting God
Exciting God
by Marjorie Dobson
Epiphany 3 year A Matthew 4. 12-23 Prayer: Exciting God Exciting God, we pray for those people of vision and initiative who place new challenges before us and encourage us to catch their vision. That is not always easy and we do not necessarily greet these ideas with enthusiasm..…
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