Lectionary 16/01/2022
- Second Sunday of Epiphany/Ordinary 2 - Year C
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by SPCK - N T Wright
A Second Monster Revelation 13.11-18 I sat in the room, surrounded by shelf after shelf of old books. It felt good. When we took a break from the seminar (it was in a hotel in a large American city), I got up and walked over to the nearest bookcase to inspect what treats it might…
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Inheriting God's Kingdom
Paul for Everyone 1 Corinthians - Inheriting God's Kingdom
by SPCK - N T Wright
Inheriting God’s Kingdom 1 Corinthians 6.9-11 We stood in line for the ride at the funfair. But as we got closer I saw a sign. This ride was for little people only – for children. Beside the sign was a small wooden archway, and you had to walk through, without stooping, to get to…
Bread of Life, Jesus Christ
Bread of Life, Jesus Christ
by Andrew T Murphy
A hymn for holy communion, encompassing a rich theology of the eucharist, based around the real presence of Christ. The tune will at first raise a few smiles, but works powerfully with the words to help prepare a congregation to receive the Lord's Supper.
Imagining the Lectionary: Pentecost at ground level
Imagining the Lectionary: Pentecost at ground level
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Pentecost at ground level Reflection accompanying image “Pentecost at ground level” "When the Feast of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Without warning there was a sound like a strong wind, gale force—no one could tell where it came f…
52 Reflections on Faith - Epiphany: The fourth wise man
52 Reflections on Faith - Epiphany: The fourth wise man
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Epiphany: The fourth wise man The feast of the Epiphany on 6 January is a celebration of the ‘manifestation’ or ‘shining’ of Christ to the Gentiles. In the Eastern churches it’s also Christmas Day. The baptism of Christ is another closely associated feast. In the Western imaginat…
Lectionary lessons - Love Is...
Lectionary lessons - Love Is...
by Jesus Without Language
This January JWL is welcoming your kids into the Church as we explore our place in it. We will learn that we are adopted into the family, welcomed with the Holy Spirit, empowered by it's gifts, given a role to play and equipped with the most powerful thing on earth - Love! As …
Lectionary lessons - The Body of Believers
Lectionary lessons - The Body of Believers
by Jesus Without Language
This January JWL is welcoming your kids into the Church as we explore our place in it. We will learn that we are adopted into the family, welcomed with the Holy Spirit, empowered by it's gifts, given a role to play and equipped with the most powerful thing on earth - Love!
Many will fall at the sign of the child
Many will fall at the sign of the child
by Michael Docker
Many will fall at the sign of the child, Just as many will rise with him too: The words of the prophecy speak to our world Lord, inspire us with what we must do When the sign is opposed many thoughts will be known As the actions of some make them plain; The Saviour who died holds…
Reflection: Visionary
Reflection: Visionary
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/dialogue/drama: Visionary (Could be read as a dialogue, or monologue) If your country was being over-run by an invading force and you were under siege in your own city, would you tell your king that God was prepared to hand over the city to the enemy? Jeremiah did. If …
Hymn: Look: gnawed and bleached, dismembered bones
Hymn: Look: gnawed and bleached, dismembered bones
by Andrew Pratt
Look: gnawed and bleached, dismembered bones, a desert valley strewn with stones, a metaphor of hopelessness, for people worn with weariness. It took a poet's way with thought, an image that his mind had caught: imagine flesh and new found life, a counter to historic strife. Vers…
Vine Video - Helen's Story - The Story Project - 9th May 2021
Vine Video - Helen's Story - The Story Project - 9th May 2021
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
The Vine Video 9th May 2021 The Story Project - Helen's Story Helen's story is part of The Story Project - https://thestoryproject.org.uk/ The first 30 seconds are available as a preview. Click 'download' to view the whole video.
journeying with John - 8 Ordinary Time
journeying with John - 8 Ordinary Time
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
8 Ordinary Time I am the bread of life Chapter 1 began with an exploration of the great Prologue of John’s Gospel. It seems right, therefore, to end the book with an exploration of the other iconic feature of John’s Gospel – the ‘I am’ sayings. Jesus’ various ‘I am’ sayings occur…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - The Wise And Foolish Girls
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - The Wise And Foolish Girls
by SPCK - N T Wright
4 THE PATH OF THE DISCIPLE THE WISE AND FOOLISH GIRLS Matthew 25: 1-13 The guests had all arrived and were seated. The organ was playing. The bridegroom and the best man had been there half an hour in advance. The photographers were waiting. The flowers had all been beautifully a…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 116 15/05/16
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 116 15/05/16
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…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - A Parting Gift
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - A Parting Gift
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
A Parting Gift Jesus explains to his disciples that, although he is going to leave them, he will still be with them through the Holy Spirit, revealing himself to them (14:21). Each time he has talked of going away, one of the disciples has asked a question for further clarificati…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 118 29/05/16
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 118 29/05/16
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…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 236
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 236
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…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Water into Wine
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Water into Wine
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
WATER into WINE John describes the events at Cana as the first of Jesus’ ‘signs’ and thus it stands at the start of his ministry as a foretaste of what is to come and an introduction to the rest. So what is the meaning of this miracle, apart from merely saving the blushes of the …
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…
Jeremiah for everyone - Your Marriage Isn't Your Own
Jeremiah for everyone - Your Marriage Isn't Your Own
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Your Marriage Isn't Your Own I’ve mentioned my first wife’s illness, which was a dominant feature of our marriage for most of its forty-two years. If I’d wanted to separate Ann’s illness from my work, I couldn’t have done so…
How God Became King - 9f Kingdom and Cross in Caesar’s World
How God Became King - 9f Kingdom and Cross in Caesar’s World
by SPCK - N T Wright
Kingdom and Cross in Caesar’s World The fourth speaker, we recall, invites us to listen to the four gospels as the story of God’s kingdom confronting that of Caesar. How does the music from this speaker contribute to our understanding of the strange combination of kingdom and cro…
52 Reflections on Faith - Justification by faith: Computer studies
52 Reflections on Faith - Justification by faith: Computer studies
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Justification by faith: Computer studies Sometime back in the late 1980s, I took an adventurous step and bought an Amstrad computer. Thinking of it now, it feels like a computer dinosaur. Actually, mine was only a word processor and I bought it partly, at least, under the sad ill…
How God Became King - 9d Kingdom, Cross and God part 2
How God Became King - 9d Kingdom, Cross and God part 2
by SPCK - N T Wright
Kingdom, Cross and God part 2 This is how it works. First, the vision. Daniel has a dream of four monsters trampling the earth in great wickedness and violence. Then a court scene develops in heaven: ‘Thrones were set in place, and an Ancient One took his throne’ (7.9)…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Faithfulness | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Faithfulness | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
Faithfulness is about persistence, about keeping going when it would be easier to give up, as well as about staying true to God. Contemporary living often values the ephemeral, the instant and the new. God's Spirit wants his followers to develop deep roots (Jeremiah 17:7-8) that …
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus the healer
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Jesus the healer
by BRF - Rona Orme
When Jesus promised to give 'life in its fullest' (John 10:10), he was talking about physical and mental health as well as emotional and spiritual well-being. In the Gospels, there are many accounts of Jesus healing people in different ways. In today's story, Jesus recognises the…
Body - Chapter 8 - The body of Christ
Body - Chapter 8 - The body of Christ
by SPCK - Paula Gooder
The body of Christ The fugue on the body, which we explored in the previous chapter, brings us at last to Paul’s central and key exploration of a body – the body of Christ. We are so familiar with this image that it is easy to overlook its significance in Paul and how it relates …
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 2 Preface
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 2 Preface
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Preface As with many books, this work evolved in stages. Some forty years ago I noted that 1 Corinthians 13 was composed in the following manner: Love and the spiritual gifts (13:1-3) Love defined positively (4a) Love defined negatively (4b-6) Love defined positive…
Hymn: You, Lord, are all we have
Hymn: You, Lord, are all we have
by Andrew Pratt
You, Lord, are all we have, You give us all we need. What lies ahead is in your hands, your love informs our creed. A creed of hope and care in which we feel secure, born of a faith that's tested, tried, a faith that is mature. Verse 3 follows Tune: FRANCONIA, POTSDAM Metre: SM …
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