Eco Lectionary July
Eco Lectionary July
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY July 2011 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time—3 July 2011 Zechariah 9: 9-12 Psalm 145: 8-14 (H&P 884) Romans 7: 15-25a Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30 In Romans 7, Paul says “I do not understand what I do.” But we ought to be convinced that our actions (and it is …
Eco Lectionary notes year A 2 before Lent
Eco Lectionary notes year A 2 before Lent
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
Celebrating the Environment in Springtime Second Sunday before Lent (Creation Sunday) Year A Genesis 1: 1 – 2: 3 Psalm 136: 1-9, 23-26 Romans 8: 18-25 Matthew 6: 25-34 Genesis 1: 1 - 2: 3: This creation story is a long reading. It could be presented by two voices—one being the na…
Eco Lectionary August
Eco Lectionary August
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY August 2011 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time—7 August 2011 I Kings 19: 1-8 Psalm 85: 8-13 Romans 10: 5-15 Matthew 14: 22-33 Elijah shows us just how important decent food is to us. Our intercessions today might consider the imbalance of food production…
Eco Lectionary April
Eco Lectionary April
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY April 2011 Fourth Sunday in Lent— 3 April 2011 I Samuel 16: 1-13 Psalm 23 (H&P 842) Ephesians 5: 8-14 John 9: 1-41 Mothering Sunday Exodus 2: 1-10 Psalm 34: 11-20 (H&P 847) II Corinthians 1: 3-7 Luke 2: 33-35 Paul uses a metaphor of ‘light and dark’…
Eco Lectionary March
Eco Lectionary March
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY March 2011 Sunday before Lent— 6 March 2011 Exodus 24: 12-18 Psalm 2 or 99 2 Peter 1: 16-21 Matthew 17: 1-9 The Israelites saw fire and clouds on the mountain—no doubt some meteorological phenomenon. But for Moses, it was the light of the Lord’s pre…
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…
Eco Lectionary notes year A 5-8 ordinary
Eco Lectionary notes year A 5-8 ordinary
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
Keynsham Methodist Church ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY 5th to 8th in Ordinary Year A The Eco Matters Group at Keynsham produces these notes for preachers at Keynsham and the wider Circuit. We are following Lectionary Year A and use the lections for the Principal Service. 5th Su…
Eco Lectionary notes year A Lent 1-3
Eco Lectionary notes year A Lent 1-3
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
Keynsham Methodist Church ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY Lent 1 to Lent 3 Year A First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2: 15-17, 3: 1-7 Psalm 32 (H&P 845) Romans 5: 12-19 Matthew 4: 1-11 You could spend some time unpacking the Genesis mythology of ’the tree of knowledge’. This reading para…
Ecumenical Lenten Resource 2016 Guidlines
Ecumenical Lenten Resource 2016 Guidlines
by Geraldine Hawkes
**South Australian Council of Churches Ecumenical Lenten Resource 2016 ‘Return to God: Divine Grace and Human Struggle’ GUIDELINES FOR LEADERS AND PARTICIPANTS** Lent – Easter – Pentecost 2016 Western Orthodox Lent Begins Ash Wednesday Beginning of Great Lent 10 February 2016 14 …
Eco Lectionary September 11
Eco Lectionary September 11
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY September 2011 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A 4 September 2010 Ezekiel 33: 7-11 Psalm 119: 33-40 Romans 13: 8-14 Matthew 18: 15-20 In Ezekiel, the Lord has warned the watchman. It is now the watchman’s task to warn the rest. If you see the eco…
Eco Lectionary November 11
Eco Lectionary November 11
by Keynsham Methodist Church Eco Group
ECO-HINTS FROM THE LECTIONARY November 2011 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year A 6 November 2011 Amos 5: 18-24 Psalm 70 I Thessalonians 4: 13-18 Matthew 25: 1-13 They were dark days for Amos. They are for us, too, quite literally at this time of year. Sometimes trying to do one’s …
Ecumenical Lenten Resource 2016
Ecumenical Lenten Resource 2016
by Geraldine Hawkes
‘Return to God: divine grace and human struggle’ offers 6 sessions, focusing on a range of Gospels during the Lenten season, and includes prayer, icons, art, time for sharing, and encouragement for action in daily life, with reflections from the lived experience of being Roman Ca…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Familial Imagery
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Familial Imagery
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Familial Imagery Isaiah’s first chapter, which previews many of the major themes to follow, illustrates the issues highlighted above. The topic is Israel’s rebellion against God, which has already resulted in divine violence, violence through which the prophet hopes Jerusalem wil…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Humility | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Humility | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
Sometimes translated as 'gentleness', humility means having an accurate understanding of ourselves - neither being puffed up with pride nor viewing ourselves as less than we are. The only one who should weigh people up is God. The word 'humility' comes from the Latin word humus, …
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Goodness | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Goodness | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
If goodness is the opposite of evil (which can be defined as 'not God'), then goodness conveys a particular sense of the whole glory of God. Many people have lost the positive glow of the word as it has become caught up with codes of behaviour or study: 'Be a good boy!' or 'Good …
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Patience | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Patience | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
Modern translations of the Bible often use the word 'endurance' or 'perseverance' rather than 'patience'. While the King James Bible says that 'tribulation worketh patience' (Romans 5:3), the same verse says that 'suffering helps us to endure' in the Contemporary English Version.…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Self-control | Fruit of the Spirit