Lectionary 22/11/2020
- Christ the King Sunday before Advent - Year A
Lectionary Readings
Related Products
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Christ the King Year A
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Christ the King Year A
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Christ the King - Year A First Sunday before Advent Meditation on Matthew 25: 31-46 Gaze on all these people gathering before the Son of Man on the day of judgement, all the characters we’ve met over the year. There are kings from the east and an innkeeper; there’s Mary, mother …
Lent for Everyone Year A - Sunday: Week 3 in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Sunday: Week 3 in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Lent For Everyone WEEK 3: SUNDAY Psalm 95 A small boy I knew asked his grandfather, a retired priest, what ‘worship’ meant. The old man paused. He was over 80 years of age, he said; he had been a clergyman most of his life; and he still found it hard to say exactly what ‘worshi…
The Triumphant Entry
The Triumphant Entry
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Pharisees Complain
The Pharisees Complain
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem
Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Fig Tree Withered
The Fig Tree Withered
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
Some Greeks Come Looking for Jesus
Some Greeks Come Looking for Jesus
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Pharisees Question Jesus's Authority
The Pharisees Question Jesus's Authority
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Parable of the Two Sons
The Parable of the Two Sons
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Evil Tenants
The Evil Tenants
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The False Witnesses - The Plot to Kill Jesus
The False Witnesses - The Plot to Kill Jesus
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Thursday: Fifth Week in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Thursday: Fifth Week in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
WEEK 5: THURSDAY Matthew 25; focused on 25.31– 46 One of the greatest soldiers of modern times recently published an autobiography. In it, he skates very lightly over one or two incidents in which, according to those who knew him at the time, he acted with almost incredible brave…
The Great Banquet (2)
The Great Banquet (2)
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Question about Paying Taxes
The Question about Paying Taxes
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Greatest Commandment
The Greatest Commandment
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Poor Widow's Expensive Offering
The Poor Widow's Expensive Offering
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Destruction of the Temple
The Destruction of the Temple
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The End of The World
The End of The World
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Parable of the Talents
The Parable of the Talents
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
The Sheep and the Goats
The Sheep and the Goats
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
Judas Offers to Betray Jesus
Judas Offers to Betray Jesus
by Dave Hopwood
Triumph, Tears and Talents Bible Ref: Matthew 21-26; Mark 11-14; Luke 19-22; John 11&12 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to re…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Christ the King Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Christ the King Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
First Sunday Before Advent - Christ the King Ezekiel 34.11–16, 20–24 Ephesians 1.15–23 Matthew 25.31–46 ‘I will be their shepherd,’ declares God to exiled Israel. ‘I will be their God,’ he says a bit later, ‘and David my servant shall be their shepherd.’ All right, we reply to Ez…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Christ the King Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Christ the King Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Sundays Before Advent Christ the King Ezekiel 34.11–16, 20–4 Ephesians 1.15–23 Matthew 25.31–46 Matthew 25 is all about preparedness. First of all, there are the foolish bridesmaids, who ran out of oil and so missed the wedding; then there is the s…
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 …
What a noise, it shakes the heavens
What a noise, it shakes the heavens
by Andrew Pratt
What a noise, it shakes the heavens, rattles earth, disturbs each place, planets moving, constellations driven by God given grace. Songs of angels join the chorus, people add your words and power, with the music feel God closer, in this place and in this hour. We are objects of t…
Poem: Come crooners and crows
Poem: Come crooners and crows
by Marjorie Dobson
Come crooners and crows: come singers from shows: come tenors and basses from all different places: come tone deaf, or sweet, or those with a beat, sopranos with high notes with frogs in their sore throats. Contraltos join hands with those in rock bands and make up a ring with th…
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur
by Andrew Pratt
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur, a time when God's glory shines clear through our lives, God's grace is beyond us, yet lives in each heartbeat, the source of creation from which peace derives. The eyes of our hearts are enlightened with splendour, inherited glory, the …
Anonymous you come among the nations
Anonymous you come among the nations
by Andrew Pratt
Anonymous you come among the nations, outside the door of synagogue or church, and what you say will shake the world's foundations, will make the sinner sing, the righteous lurch. You come with grace, not seeking any favours, except a cup of water for your thirst, and those dismi…
When did we see you
When did we see you
by Marjorie Dobson
Dramatic dialogue - When did we see you? (A piece for two – or more – voices) When did we see you? You saw me on the street trying to sell a copy of the Big Issue, but you don’t really approve of the content of it, so you avoided me and satisfied your conscience that you should n…
Imagining the Lectionary: Sheepish (Christ the King/Reign of Christ A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Sheepish (Christ the King/Reign of Christ A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Sheepish (Christ the King/Reign of Christ A) Reflection accompanying images “I will find my sheep and rescue them” and “I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep” When it comes to getting the point across in a way that anyone can un…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayer - Christ the King
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayer - Christ the King
by SPCK - Ian Black
Christ the King Lord Jesus Christ, in you we see the splendour of God in human form, sharing our joys, sufferings and frailty. In your resurrection and ascension we see your majesty completed... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Sheep and the Goats
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Sheep and the Goats
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Sheep and the Goats Matthew 25.31-46 One of the most remarkable things to happen in the whole twentieth century was the establishment of an International Court of Justice, located at The Hague in the Netherlands. Not everyone approves of such a thing, but whatever your opinio…
LWPT Meditations - Sunday Before Advent - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Sunday Before Advent - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Sunday before advent Year A Ezekiel 34: 11-16, 20-24 Psalm 95 or 100 Ephesians 1: 15-23 Matthew 25: 31-46 There is a message of intense intimacy, and some startling surprises, in the Bible readings for this week. Ezekiel paints an amazingly tender portrait of the Lor…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Last Words of David
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Last Words of David
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Last Words of David 2 Samuel 23: 1- 38 Even when one makes allowance for the way it can pour, living in Southern California of course spoils you. My son and his family from England have just stayed with us for a week, and they laughed when I apologized that it wasn’t so warm.…
Looking towards Advent
Looking towards Advent
by Rose humphrey
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
Prayers for Stir up Sunday
Prayers for Stir up Sunday
by Christine Dutton
Prayers for Stir up Sunday as we begin our advent preparations. Loving Jesus, Thank you for the coming of advent, for the time to prepare, for the time to receive others as the host or be the guest in the home of family or friends. As we stir our Christmas puddings, as we mix our…
Crown is given
Crown is given
by Rose humphrey
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - Sources
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - Sources
by SPCK - N T Wright
Part 1: PAUL AND HIS WORLD Chapter One RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY? 2 Philemon and the Study of Paul (v) Sources The first question most historians ask has to do with sources. Here we face a problem as much of scholarly fashion as of historical substance. Since the present volume is de…
Poem:Emmanuel
Poem:Emmanuel
by Antonia Saunders
A poem about Jesus and his magnificence Emmanuel God the Son, humbled in flesh, dwelt with us, Walked our paths, knew our grief and so thus, He is an example of how we might be, Without the prison of sin and iniquity. He leads us to God the Father, to freedom and life, To save us…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Inheritance and the Spirit
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Inheritance and the Spirit
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL THE INHERITANCE AND THE SPIRIT Ephesians 1: 11-14 Not far from where I was born there is an ancient castle. It stands imposingly, high above the banks of a river, defying anyone to attack it. These days, the likely attacks come …
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Knowing the Power of The King
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Knowing the Power of The King
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL KNOWING THE POWER OF THE KING Ephesians 1: 16-19 ‘So how strong is it?’ My friend was showing me his new telescope. It was set up in an upstairs room, looking out towards sea...
The Living God - A Personal God: love and faithfulness
The Living God - A Personal God: love and faithfulness
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
A personal God: love and faithfulness 2 Every educationalist knows that one of the best teaching aids is a memorable image. Here’s a one-liner from the journalist Sydney J. Harris (1917– 86) that I came across years ago when trying to work out how best to instil the basics of Chr…
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - On Sacred Space, Sacred Acts, and Sacred Sound
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - On Sacred Space, Sacred Acts, and Sacred Sound
by SPCK - John Goldingay
On Sacred Space, Sacred Acts, and Sacred Sound Psalm 99-100 Yesterday I received what initially seemed a puzzling invitation to a weekly, early-morning prayer meeting, described as “sacred space for a variety of prayer traditions.” It seemed puzzling because I always thought of s…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - The new teaching
Four Gospels, One Jesus - The new teaching
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
The new teaching The Discourses, Matthew 5—7, 10, 13, 18, 23—25 While Mark has very little actual teaching, Matthew builds the character of Jesus as the Teacher of Israel, and structures the gospel around his five great blocks of teaching – the discourses punctuating the narrativ…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - "The eagle has landed"?
Four Gospels, One Jesus - "The eagle has landed"?
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
‘The eagle has landed’? The person of Jesus The first men on the moon nicknamed their Lunar Module ‘the Eagle’; as they touched down, the first words spoken were, ‘the eagle has landed’. This phrase sums up John’s Prologue: the Word of God has left the cosmic heights and come to …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book IV
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Book IV
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Book IV (Psalm 90-106) Book IV opens with “A Prayer of Moses, the Man of God.” It is the only psalm in the Hebrew Psalter ascribed to Moses. Its words are a plea to God for mercy: “Turn [shub], O YHWH! How long? Change your mind [nakham] concerning your servants” (90:13, my trans…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Restoration and the Return of the Divine
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Restoration and the Return of the Divine
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Restoration and Return of the Divine (Ezekiel 25: 1- 48: 35) The oracles against the nations in chapters 25–32 form a kind of hinge in the book, as the scathing, judgment language against Israel comes to an end after the sign-action involving the lack of mourning observance for E…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Sunday before Advent - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Sunday before Advent - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Sunday before Advent – Christ the King - Proper 29(34) - Year A Service Contains: Hymn: When morning gilds the skies or What a noise, it shakes the heavens Prayer: Based on Ezekiel 34:11-16 - God, who cares Hymn: Come to us, creative Spirit or Come let us sing a melody Reading: P…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Resurrection Issues
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Resurrection Issues
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Limited Divine Hospitality Not all discussions of foreign nations in Isaiah are so dispiriting. Isaiah 25 offers one of the best loved of all portraits, one which Christians often associate with eucharistic liturgies…
Traces of Glory Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fourth Sunday of Easter O God of peace, whose Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, was brought back from the dead to be the great Shepherd, grant that we may be led by him out of darkness and death into the fullness of life eternal; through the same Christ our Lord, who lives and reig…
52 Reflections on Faith - Jesus the good shepherd: the door of the sheep
52 Reflections on Faith - Jesus the good shepherd: the door of the sheep
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Jesus the Good Shepherd: door of the sheep When I worked in the Holy Land with St George’s College, Jerusalem, we often took groups to the Sinai desert to camp overnight under the stars on the way down to St Catherine’s monastery. It was an amazing experience. Quite often I would…
52 Reflections on Faith - Christ the King: Overcoming Suffering
52 Reflections on Faith - Christ the King: Overcoming Suffering
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
25 Christ the King: Overcoming Suffering On the feast of Christ the King, at the very end of the church’s year, it’s useful to note just how many different sorts of crucifix there are. Go into a few different churches in your area and you’ll soon see quite a variety. Look also at…
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…
52 Reflections on Faith - Harvest: Saying “thank you”
52 Reflections on Faith - Harvest: Saying “thank you”
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Harvest: Saying “thank you” It’s always a good idea for parents to teach their children to say ‘thank you’. There are particular times when it’s appropriate, such as when receiving birthday or Christmas presents or when someone has gone out of their way to be helpful. It’s also i…
embodying mark - 4 Following the Shepherd
embodying mark - 4 Following the Shepherd
by SPCK - meda a a stamper
4 Following the Shepherd As in the last chapter, so also here Mark begins a story, interrupts it with another, and then comes round to the first story again. The passage we are exploring now follows on from Jesus’ sending of the disciples two by two in 6.7–13 to participate in hi…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 195