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Still Waters
Still Waters
by Tony pitt
A large lake with reflection of clouds and sky, surrounded by trees. 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 no…
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - The Parable of the Weeds Explained
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - The Parable of the Weeds Explained
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Parable of the Weeds Explained Matthew 13.36-43 I have on my desk a photograph of a sunset. The sun is going down over one of my favourite countryside scenes, lighting up the sky above and silhouetting, on the skyline, hills I have loved since boyhood. The sun is mostly behin…
Boiled cabbage and chips (Broken promises)
Boiled cabbage and chips (Broken promises)
by Colin Smith
An injured father is unable to support his family. His children offer to help out, but one breaks the promise. This sketch is based on the parable of the two sons (Matthew 21:28-32) but with the context shifted to present day Britain. It was written to support an all age worship …
Beatitudes for today
Beatitudes for today
by Colin Smith
Beatitudes for today This short meditation was written in response to a challenge to write some Beatitudes to reflect today’s concerns in contemporary Western society. As such it should be seen as stimulus material whose main purpose is to promote thought. Essentially, it is sati…
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Blessed are the Peacemakers
by Colin Smith
What can be done to enrich the worship of a congregation where the only reliable music comes from a digital hymnal or CD? What if there are young children present, for whom formal hymns or songs would be inappropriate? One answer is to write Christian words to well known and out …
Blessed are the merciful
Blessed are the merciful
by Colin Smith
Traditional stained glass window in St Johns Methodist Church Hayfield depicting the beatitude “Blessed are the merciful. Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 1865 x 3575 pixels and 1.2MB The ideal way to…
All who heard him were astonished