Poem: God so loved
Poem: God so loved
by Marjorie Dobson
No complicated creeds, or self-righteous rituals. No holy huddles, or raw judgements. No insistence on conformity. Only a call to turn around to find forgiveness waiting. For at the heart of all creation and the core of our existence there is the love of God for errant people. Co…
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Seventh Sunday of Easter Year A Acts 1:6-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 1st Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 The Israelites knew God by a multiplicity of names and titles, including “the One who rides on the clouds” (Psalm 68:4). In this guise, God presented himself as po…
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Trinity Sunday Year A Acts 2:1-2:4a Psalm 8 2nd Corinthians 13;11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 There are no Trinity proof-texts in the Bible – no single verse that incontrovertibly proves that God is three persons in one, and the word “trinity” does not appear. Some Bible cri…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Trinity Sunday - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Trinity Sunday - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Trinity Sunday - Year B Hymn: God who set creation spinning Prayer: Great and wonderful God Hymn: The whirring of wings amid smoke in the temple Readings: Psalm 29 Isaiah 6:1-8 Reflection/poem: Psalm 29 Hymn: Deepest thunder rattles mountains Readings: Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 …
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Trinity Sunday - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Trinity Sunday - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Trinity Sunday - Year A Service contains: Opening Hymn: Holy, holy, holy Lord God almighty or Bright morning maker Prayer: God, who breathed life Reading: Genesis 1:1-2, 4a Reflection (sermon idea) Part 1 - Poem/monologue based on Genesis 1:1-2, 4a - God said… Hymn: Thou whose al…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Trinity Sunday Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Trinity Sunday Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Trinity Sunday - Year A Isaiah 40.12–17, 27–31 2 Corinthians 13.11–13 Matthew 28.16–20 The people whom this second section of Isaiah is addressing are completely worn out. They have not even got the energy actively to reject God and seek other sources of comfort. Instead, they si…
Early Quaker Christology
Early Quaker Christology
by Woodbrooke - Maurise Creasey, Andrew Harvey
Creasey argues that the concept of the ‘inner light’ must be understood in Christological terms, but also that traditional Christological formulas are less valuable than knowing Christ experimentally; and that Christ the Light is redemptively active throughout creation: the Incar…
Eco Lectionary June
Eco Lectionary June
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY June 2011 Seventh Sunday of Easter (Sunday in Ascensiontide) Acts 1: 6-14 Psalm 68: 1-10, 32-35 I Peter 4: 12-14, 5: 6-11 John 17: 1-11 Psalm 68—God reveals himself through the weather. As the rain restores the dry land so God gives life to his peopl…
TRINITY THREE DIMENSIONAL A Meditation John Hill
TRINITY THREE DIMENSIONAL A Meditation John Hill
by John Hill
TRINITY THREE DIMENSIONAL A Meditation John Hill Some concepts, ideas explanations, theories, can be dumbfounding confusing inexplicable. The concept of the Trinity is one of them. It continues to cause debate, disagreement, amongst Trinitarians and non- Trinitarians. No matter w…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Trinity
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Trinity
by BRF - Rona Orme
In Genesis 1, the very beginning of the Bible, God creates the universe with his Word (Jesus), as his Spirit broods over the ocean. The opening of John's Gospel also emphasises that the Word was with God and was God at the start of everything. Session aim: To learn more about God…
The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom - Creation affirmation
The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom - Creation affirmation
by Michaela Youngson
First Published in The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom Affirmation Creation affirmation We believe in God who created all things. We believe in Jesus through whom all things were created. We believe in the Holy Spirit who works continually to restore creation. Amen.Michaela Youngson
Trinity
Trinity
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflective poem on the Trinity. Does the doctrine stifle our understanding of the nature of God? This item will download as 19041002235086.doc Extract: Is God confined to an eternal triangle - three distinct points, straight-sided, with variable angles according to the preference…
Prayer of Adoration for the Trinity
Prayer of Adoration for the Trinity
by Jonathan Miller
This is a prayer and three prayers, written to go with the Holy Trinity paintings I painted. The language is odd but it is supposed to make you stop and think. You may love it, you may hate it but please think why do you feel this way? "Pumzi, Spirit, your name is a verb. You are…
Echoing the Word - Preparation and penitence
Echoing the Word - Preparation and penitence
by SPCK - Paula Gooder & Michael Perham
1 Preparation and penitence The liturgy begins with a greeting between the president and the people; in this greeting the community is gathered and bound together, and relationships are formed and acknowledged. The president may invoke the persons of the Trinity, proclaiming the …
The Living God - Introduction