Lectionary 26/05/2024
- Trinity Sunday - Year B
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John 3:1-17
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday of Lent Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday of Lent Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Lent - Year A Genesis 12.1–4a Romans 4.1–5, 13–17 John 3.1–17 This passage from John’s Gospel is one where we usually just concentrate on the edited highlights, like, for example, the wonderful statement about the freedom and power of the Holy Spirit, or ver…
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…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Second Sunday of Lent Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Second Sunday of Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Second Sunday of Lent - Year A Genesis 12.1–4a Romans 4.1–5, 13–17 John 3.1–17 ‘Leave country, kin and home, and go.’ And Abram went. The call was like that other word, to leave and cleave, spoken before the Fall: a marriage vow, a challenge and a pledge of loyalty. Like,…
The riddle of salvation
The riddle of salvation
by Andrew Pratt
2nd Sunday in Lent John 3: 1 – 17 Hymn: The riddle of salvation The riddle of salvation, not of a cross or tomb, confronted Nicodemus within a quiet room. Christ took him back to childhood, and challenged all he knew, his intellect was tested by hearing what to do. 'To reach the …
Gracious and forgiving God
Gracious and forgiving God
by Marjorie Dobson
2nd Sunday in Lent John 3:1-17 Prayer: Gracious and forgiving God Gracious and forgiving God, we come to you to pray for those people who have a longing to start life all over again. We pray for ….. those people who have spoken hastily and wish they could take the words back; tho…
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…
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Trinity Sunday Year B
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Trinity Sunday Year B
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Trinity Sunday John 3: 1-17 Gaze at this conversation, taking place at night in Jesus’ rooms, somewhere in a dark Jerusalem back street. The room is barely lit by a small earthen oil lamp. Jesus and his unexpected guest sit cross-legged on cushions. The furnishings of the room ar…
Poem: God so loved
Poem: God so loved
by Marjorie Dobson
No complicated creeds, or self-righteous rituals. No holy huddles, or raw judgements. No insistence on conformity. Only a call to turn around to find forgiveness waiting. For at the heart of all creation and the core of our existence there is the love of God for errant people. Co…
Hymn: It seemed a riddle, made no sense
Hymn: It seemed a riddle, made no sense
by Andrew Pratt
It seemed a riddle, made no sense, 'you must be born again', divine impossibility to stretch the human brain. And Nicodemus heard the words, an answer to his search, a man of intellectual strength, his mind would strain and lurch. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: LUCIUS Metre: CM Andrew…
John for Everyone Part 1 - Jesus and Nicodemus
John for Everyone Part 1 - Jesus and Nicodemus
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus and Nicodemus John 3.1-13 I have lost my birth certificate. It’s the sort of thing that happens when you move house, which we did not long ago. I know where it was in the old house. It may have been accidentally thrown away; but I suspect it was put into a very, very safe p…
Meditation - 2nd Sunday in Lent Year A
Meditation - 2nd Sunday in Lent Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday in Lent Year A Salvation by ritual? John 3: 1-17 It was all beyond me! I thought I understood; I’ve studied the scriptures all my life, I’ve taught others how to interpret them, I’ve shown them what God requires and how they should live; but when I saw Jes…
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - Trinity Sunday Year B Isaiah 6: 1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8: 12-17 John 3: 1-17 "Your majesty, I can but bow; I lay my all before you now." Those words from song 18 in "Singing the Faith" epitomise our only possible response in the face of the awesome presence of Almighty …
Nicodemus remembers
Nicodemus remembers
by Sue Brown
Nicodemus remembers The Sanhedrin was very interested in him. He had been rocking the boat – not good for our people. We had enough to do keeping our faith strong and pure while at the mercy of an occupying army, without the activities of wonder workers and incendiary teachers. S…
LWPT Meditations - Second Sunday in Lent - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Second Sunday in Lent - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Second Sunday in Lent Year A Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 There is an important but somewhat unwelcome message in these readings; we are not saved because we are good... Created by Susan Thorne on behalf of LWPT (Leaders of Worship and Pr…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Second Sunday in Lent - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Second Sunday in Lent - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Second Sunday in Lent - Year A Service Contains: Call to Worship: Opening Hymn: The God of Abraham praise or Such temptation, human challenge Meditation: I lift up my eyes based on Psalm 121 Prayer: We give our thanks yet we come hesitantly The Lord’s Prayer Hymn: Be still for th…
The Act of Prayer Year B - Trinity Sunday Year B
The Act of Prayer Year B - Trinity Sunday Year B
by BRF - John Birch
Trinity Sunday Year B Opening prayer As we join in worship today, let us spend a moment in quietness. Listen to the noises coming from outside this building— people talking, vehicles going by and maybe an aeroplane passing overhead….
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 221
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 221
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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