Lectionary 15/10/2017
Matthew 22:1-14
Great Feast
Great Feast
by Hand to Mouth Ministries
In this video the Parable of the Great Feast is told by puppets, based on Luke 14:15-24 and Matthew 22:1-14. The parable is then re-told by puppets in a modern setting - Too Many Excuses. Taken from the Puppets 'n' Parables DVD, an amazing downloadable video resource for use in…
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Proper 23 Year A
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Proper 23 Year A
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
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Lent for Everyone Year A - Friday: Week 4 in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Friday: Week 4 in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
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Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 23 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 23 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Ordinary Time - Proper 23 Exodus 32.1–14 Philippians 4.1–9 Matthew 22.1–14 The party was ready, the guests were on the way, but somehow they got distracted. Today’s gospel fits Exodus 32 like a glove, forming a combined warning. Readers of Exodus perceive the golden calf incident…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 23 Year A
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by SPCK - Jane Williams
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Like the marriage of a bridegroom
Like the marriage of a bridegroom
by Andrew Pratt
Like the marriage of a bridegroom Like the marriage of a bridegroom when the banquet is prepared, soon the bride will be arriving, all is waiting to be shared. All may come by invitation, all may share at God’s great feast, all are welcome, none excluded, come, the greatest and t…
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Parable of the Wedding Feast
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Parable of the Wedding Feast
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Parable of the Wedding Feast Matthew 22.1-14 ‘The trouble with politicians today’, my friend said to me the other evening, ‘is that they always tell us that if we vote for them things will get better. If only they’d tell us the truth – that the world is a dangerous place, tha…
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LWPT Meditations - Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Exodus 32: 1-14 Psalm 106: 1-6, 19-23 Matthew 22: 1-14 I was seven years old when I first heard the story of the golden calf (Exodus 32 v 1-14). It was not until I was grown up, however, and read the account for myself in the Bible, …
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 23 (28)
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 23 (28)
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
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Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 189
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 189
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
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