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LWPT Meditations - Sunday Before Advent - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Sunday Before Advent - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation- Sunday before Advent Year B 2nd Samuel 23 v 1-7 Psalm 132 v 1-12 Revelation 1 v 4b-8 John 18 v 33-37 “When one rules in the fear of God, when he rules over men in righteousness, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness aft…
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Palm Sunday In JRR Tolkein’s trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings”, he tells the story of a great struggle against evil. In part, it is the story of a king who must prove himself and fight for his kingdom at great personal cost. The final volume – “The Return of the King…
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…
clouds and glory - Bible Sunday - Year A
clouds and glory - Bible Sunday - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Bible Sunday Year A We give you thanks for Scripture writers and translators. We pray for Bible Societies, Bible study groups, theological students. We pray that your church may be true to the Scriptures, that we may find joy in proclaiming the gospel, that your word may influenc…
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…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 2 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 2 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Sunday between 10 and 16 February inclusive (if earlier than the Second Sunday before Lent) Deuteronomy 30. 15-20 or Ecclesiasticus 15. 15-20: Ps. 119. 1-8 : 1 Corinthians 3. 1- 9: Matthew 5. 21-37 Enfold us, Lord, in your love, surround us with your peace, encircle us with your …
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…
A mirage, nothing more
A mirage, nothing more
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: A mirage, nothing more Proper 17 Year A Jeremiah 15: 15 – 21 A mirage, nothing more, that’s how God often seems, for even though we keep the faith, is God a God of dreams? We pray by night and day, but answers seem remote, and then detractors laugh at us, make fun of us and…
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
by Andrew Pratt
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent Different lectionaries and churches use different themes and orders for these service, A selection of four verses for the Sundays of Advent should be chosen from the selection together with the last verse for Christmas day. The order …
A day of anointing, miraculous passage
A day of anointing, miraculous passage
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: A day of anointing, miraculous passage Proper 26 Year A Joshua 3:7-17 A day of anointing, miraculous passage, the Jordan held back as they passed on dry land. The Ark at the centre, the focus of Godhead, the people marched forward to conquer and stand. That's how they recor…
A day of returning, a day to remember
A day of returning, a day to remember
by Andrew Pratt
A day of returning, a day to remember: the years of their exile were over and gone, a day of thanksgiving for such preservation, a day for rejoicing, a day to move on. And now they would settle to re-build a kingdom, to value tradition, to start a new life. For now they were feas…
A little child shall lead the nations
A little child shall lead the nations
by Andrew Pratt
A little child shall lead the nations, the light of hope came in that hour, the grace of God, a present promise, had dawned with light and love and power. Verse 2 follows Tune: ST CLEMENT Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 19/1/2014 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.…
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