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Palm Sunday Dialogues
Palm Sunday Dialogues
by David John Woodman
Four Palm Sunday dialogues - looking at the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from the perspective of 4 individuals involved in the first Palm Sunday. Namely; A bystander, A religious leader, A disciple, & Jesus. A possible order of service as first used also included. Extract: An or…
The Meal Jesus Gave Us - The Last Supper (or was it the first?) - 3
The Meal Jesus Gave Us - The Last Supper (or was it the first?) - 3
by SPCK - Tom Wright
3 The Last Supper (or was it the first?) Part One HOW IT ALL BEGAN No more disguises. You’re going to be a real person this time. The trick will still work, because no one at the meal knew what was going on. Except the host, of course. He had set the whole thing up – arranged it …
Jesus is coming
Jesus is coming
by Avis Palmer
Children's song for Palm Sunday Jesus is coming, Joy and excitement, Telling our friends that He's on his way. Will you come with us? Leave what you're doing? Wait at the roadside, Wonderful day! Here he comes smiling, Happy to see us. We wave our branches His praises sing. He to…
Simply Jesus - A very odd sort of king
Simply Jesus - A very odd sort of king
by SPCK - N T Wright
A very odd sort of king ‘As Jesus was going along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. When he came to the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began to celebrate and praise God at the tops of their voices’ (Luke 19.36 –37). The crowd went wild…
Eggs and Ashes Book - A Prayer on the Way to Jerusalem
Eggs and Ashes Book - A Prayer on the Way to Jerusalem
by R Burgess/C Polhill (Wild Goose Publ)
A prayer on the way to Jerusalem Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? Those who have clean hands and pure hearts. O Living God, age after age the children of dust make their way to holy places to seek you, yet you are closer than hands or feet. In…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Palm Sunday Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Palm Sunday Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Palm Sunday (Liturgy of the Passion) Isaiah 50.4–9a Philippians 2.5–11 Mark 14.1—15.47 ‘In spite of that, we call this Friday good.’ They didn’t at the time, but Jesus’ surprised friends, and some very surprised enemies, quickly found themselves telling the horrid and brutal tale…
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Palm Sunday Year A Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 21:1-11 Matthew’s gospel is about a journey to Jerusalem. Although Luke writes about Jesus’ presentation at the Temple (2:21) - and Jesus must indeed have undergone this ceremony – Matthew makes no mention of it. John set…
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…
As Jesus came riding along on a donkey
As Jesus came riding along on a donkey
by Andrew Pratt
As Jesus came riding along on a donkey, the pavement was holy, he hallowed the ground. The stones will cry out if the people are silent, a day filled with joy and with praising is found. Then those who had followed and those who came after sang loudly while waving their palms i…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Palm Sunday Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Palm Sunday Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Palm Sunday - Year A (Liturgy of the Passion) Isaiah 50.4–9a Philippians 2.5–11 Matthew 26.14—27.66 C. S. Lewis, writing as a literary critic, proposed a test for good writing: how often does it deserve to be read? Cheap magazine stories come at the bottom (once you know what hap…
Mark for Everyone - The Triumphal Entry
Mark for Everyone - The Triumphal Entry
by SPCK - N T Wright
Mark For Everyone MARK 11.1–11 The Triumphal Entry... ...If you’ve ever been to the Holy Land, you will know that to go from Jericho to Jerusalem involves a long, hard climb. Jericho is the lowest city on earth, over 800 feet below sea level. Jerusalem, which is only a dozen or s…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Palm Sunday Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Palm Sunday Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Palm Sunday Isaiah 50.4–9a Philippians 2.5–11 Mark 14.1—15.47 It is as though there are any number of parallel stories in Mark’s account of the trial and death of Jesus. The characters in each story are largely unaware of the others, though they may interact with each other to so…
The Journey to The Cross
The Journey to The Cross
by Graeme Dutton
Short 'stations' with Bible readings, reflections and actions based around the stages of Jesus' journey to The Cross The Journey to The Cross 1.The Triumphant Entry The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloa…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Palm Sunday - Year A