Search Results
Hymn: Robed in righteousness and beauty
Hymn: Robed in righteousness and beauty
by Andrew Pratt
Robed in righteousness and beauty, all affliction laid aside, lift the diadem of mercy, love will never be denied. Know that God has loved you dearly, know that God is loving still; Know God's love is everlasting. God has loved and ever will. Verse 3 follows Tune: ANIMAE HOMINUM;…
Hymn: The years have turned
Hymn: The years have turned
by Andrew Pratt
The years have turned, the ages passed, millennia run like a stream, and were those words of prophecy a concrete hope, or just a dream? And could a child embody peace, and justice have a human face, could holiness and righteousness inform our grasp of love and grace? Verses 3-4 f…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The Second Sunday of Advent Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The Second Sunday of Advent Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3.1–4 Philippians 1.3–11 Luke 3.1–6 The passage from Malachi and the passage from Luke go together well. At first glance, the alternative reading from Baruch (5.1–9) matches the Luke passage even better, since Luke and Baruch both seem to be qu…
Luke for Everyone - The Magnificat: Mary's Song of Praise
Luke for Everyone - The Magnificat: Mary's Song of Praise
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Magnificat: Mary’s Song of Praise Luke 1.39-56 What would make you celebrate wildly, without inhibition? Perhaps it would be the news that someone close to you who’d been very sick was getting better and would soon be home. Perhaps it would be the news that your country had e…
GOSPEL WORDS - Stir-up Sunday
GOSPEL WORDS - Stir-up Sunday
by Alan M Barker
Slide for Stir up Sunday (Sunday before Advent) - also 33rd in Ordinary Time Year B Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) See the series of Gospel Words by entering Gospel Words in the Search Box PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 3648x2736…
Singing the New Testament - The reign of God is near at hand
Singing the New Testament - The reign of God is near at hand
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
John the Baptizer reached back 700 years to the prophet Isaiah (40: 3) to pick up the prophetic call to repentance to prepare for Christ's coming. Setting this text to a tune long associated with Advent and Christmas provides a note of joy as we remember that Christ did come and …
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The Third Sunday of Advent Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The Third Sunday of Advent Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61.1–4, 8–11 1 Thessalonians 5.16–24 John 1.6–8, 19–28 Restrain the impulse towards Isaiah’s rolling cadences and John’s pregnant simplicity, and ponder what Paul has packed into such a small space. Apart from verse 23 (a benediction for those …
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The Second Sunday of Advent Year B