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Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 10 Isaiah
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 10 Isaiah
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 10 Isaiah The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness – on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 9 Mary
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 9 Mary
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 9 Mary In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favoured one! The Lord is with…
clouds and glory - Proper 17 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 17 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 17 Year A Sunday between 28 August and 3 September inclusive Lord, as you love us, help us to love one another. Give to your church a burning zeal and keep us ardent in our spirits. May we ever rejoice in the hope that you have set before us; through Christ our living Lord…
clouds and glory - Proper 16 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 16 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 16 Year A Sunday between 21 and 27 August inclusive Lord, transform us by your love, that we may know and do your will, that we may live and work to your praise and glory, through Christ, the King of glory, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Woman Power against the Heroic Oppressor?
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Woman Power against the Heroic Oppressor?
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Woman Power against the Heroic Oppressor? The Story of Deborah, the Judge and Prophet, and Jael, the Wife (Judges 4-5) When feminist scholars began to scrutinize the Bible for prominent women characters, they soon discovered the tale of Deborah in Judges 4–5. She is introduced as…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Ten Virgins
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Ten Virgins
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Ten Virgins: (Matthew 25: 1-13) Unique to Matthew, the parable of the Ten “Bridesmaids” (NRSV; literally, “virgins”; Gk. parthenoi) continues the Gospel’s concern for women at the final judgment (cf. 24:19, 41). The women may be wedding guests or, more likely, servants waitin…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Apocalyptic Expectations
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Apocalyptic Expectations
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Apocalyptic Expectations: The Afterlife, Labor Pain and New Birth (1 Thessalonians 4: 13- 5: 28) The recent death of believers in the community prompts Paul to expound on the afterlife. Again he employs the issue of suffering as a marker to distinguish between the Thessalonian co…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Call to Choose
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Call to Choose
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Call to Choose (Joshua 23-24) Beginnings and endings of narratives are always important. Joshua 1 begins with the assurance of God’s victory and a call to obedience and strength. Chapter 24 closes the book with a rehearsal of the history of the Israelites and God’s overwhelmi…
clouds and glory - Proper 13 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 13 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 13 Year A Sunday between 31 July and 6 August inclusive Lord, you are the bread of heaven, giving life to the world. You fill our emptiness with your goodness. You come to our weakness with your strength. Come, refresh, renew, restore us, Jesus Christ our Lord, who with th…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 8 Elizabeth
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 8 Elizabeth
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 8 Elizabeth In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all th…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 7 Joseph
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 7 Joseph
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 7 Joseph Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her …
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 6 Martha
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 6 Martha
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 6 Martha Walking Backwards to Christmas In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 5 David
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 5 David
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 5 David In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for…
Times and Seasons - Full service - Fourth Sunday before Advent – Proper 26(31) - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full service - Fourth Sunday before Advent – Proper 26(31) - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Fourth Sunday before Advent – Proper 26(31) - Year A Service Contents: Hymn: Morning has broken or Morning sings, the dew is glistening Prayer: Great God, your love Hymn: God has spoken, by his prophets or God of prophecy Reading: Joshua 3:7-17 Hymn: Have faith in God, my heart o…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Disarming the Power of Persecution