Lectionary 24/09/2023
- Proper 20 /Ordinary 25 - Year A
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Matthew 20:1-16
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Proper 20 Year A
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - Proper 20 Year A
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 20 - Year A Meditation on Matthew 20: 1-16 Gaze on that very British pastime, a queue. We queue for buses, we queue at the checkout, and we wait patiently in line to buy our ticket at the cinema. Remember the old-fashioned system in banks and post offices? The first to arr…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Tuesday: Fourth Week in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Tuesday: Fourth Week in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
WEEK 4: TUESDAY Matthew 20; focused on 20.1–16 The game was nearly over, and neither side had scored a goal. The spectators were getting angry, and the players were exhausted. One player on the home team, in particular, had worked tirelessly the whole game, running from end to en…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 20 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 20 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 20 Jonah 3.10—4.11 Philippians 1.21–30 Matthew 20.1–16 Did Jonah ever get the point? The author deliberately chooses an open ending. Jonah knows his God quite well, but that doesn’t mean he has to like him. He thinks God is rid…
A topsy, turvy, upturned world
A topsy, turvy, upturned world
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: A topsy, turvy, upturned world Proper 20 Year A Matthew 20:1-16 A topsy, turvy, upturned world, where values are distorted, the first is last and last is first with everything contorted. The rich are begging at the door while ones they were despising are given charge of God…
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 m…
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Workers in the Vineyard
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Workers in the Vineyard
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Workers in the Vineyard Matthew 20.1-16 One of the great inventions of modern Western society is the trade union. For far too long those with money, land and privilege shamelessly exploited those who had none. When, after a long struggle, workers with no power except their ow…
friends, FOES and families - You have made them equal to us: the workers in the vineyard
friends, FOES and families - You have made them equal to us: the workers in the vineyard
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
You have made them equal to us: The workers in the vineyard Matthew 20: 1-16 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. (Luke 6.38)...
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Matthew 20: 1-16 The parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20 v 1-16) addresses a very common and understandable human reaction to the gospel; it is not fair. What was going on in this vineyard was certainly unfair. Some me…
Rhythms of remembering - Ordinary Time - Thursday Morning Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Ordinary Time - Thursday Morning Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
ORDINARY TIME - Thursday Morning Prayer Blessed are you, O God: you give in abundance. You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over...
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Righteousness, morality and judgement
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Righteousness, morality and judgement
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
Righteousness, morality and judgement Matthew’s Teacher is concerned about moral teaching; one of his key words (occurring seven times in Matthew, once in Luke, and never in Mark) is dikaiosune, justice or righteousness, with its adjective dikaios (fifteen times in Matthew; once …
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 20 (25) - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 20 (25) - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 20(25) - Year A Hymn: Praise and thanksgiving, Father we offer or Constant God we offer praises Prayer: Generous and caring God, we come Confession: Gracious God, forgive us Hymn: Have faith in God, my heart or God of wisdom in our wander…
clouds and glory - Proper 20 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 20 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 20 Year A Lord, teach us to live in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, Let us not be intimidated by opposition or criticism. Keep us firm in the faith you have set before us; Through Christ who has triumphed and reigns with you in your Holy Spirit for ever and ever A…
You shall see the glory of the Lord
You shall see the glory of the Lord
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: God's grace is always more than enough (Proper 20A/Ordinary 25A) 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 redu…
Gods grace is always more than enough
Gods grace is always more than enough
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: God's grace is always more than enough (Proper 20A/Ordinary 25A) 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 redu…
No strings attached
No strings attached
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: God's grace is always more than enough (Proper 20A/Ordinary 25A) 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 redu…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 186
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 186
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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