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Poem: John Newton
Poem: John Newton
by Antonia Saunders
A poem about John Newton, the lyricist of Amazing Grace John Newton A slave trader for many years, Upon th’ Atlantic sea, With no remorse or guilt or tears For mine precious bounty. We packed the men in tiny cells, Their feet and hands in chains. Four feet each man, a living hell…
The table's set, the room prepared
The table's set, the room prepared
by Andrew Pratt
The table's set, the room prepared, come close and gather round, for Jesus bids, 'remember me' and here God's grace is found. If Philip who would count the cost, when thousands sat for bread, could find a supper place with Christ, then we, too, can be fed. Verses 3-6 follow TUNE:…
Amazing pearl
Amazing pearl
by Hand to Mouth Ministries
In this video the Parable of the Amazing Pearl is told by puppets, based on Matthew 13:45-46. The parable is also re-told by puppets in a modern setting - Jezzer and his prized card. Taken from the Puppets 'n' Parables DVD, an amazing downloadable video resource for use in Scho…
Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
by David Middleton
Meditation – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B Glorious Technicolour Mark 10: 46-52 Blind Bartimaeus they used to call me. Not any more! Not since I called out to Jesus. ‘Jesus, Son of David!’ I cried out, ‘Have mercy on me.’ They tried to shut me up, but I was having none of it,…
Jerusalem rejoice and sing
Jerusalem rejoice and sing
by Andrew Pratt
Jerusalem rejoice and sing as new things come to pass; a revelation is revealed, that love will live and last. Beyond a detrimental end, beyond the cross and tomb, the Christ was raised, would live again beyond the dark and gloom. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: AMAZING GRACE Metre: CM …
The shepherd mind had open eyes
The shepherd mind had open eyes
by Andrew Pratt
The shepherd mind had open eyes to calibrate the worth, to see beyond the poverty divine in human birth. These shepherd hands had held a lamb, had weighed* the new-born flesh. In every birth of lamb or child our hope is born afresh. Verses 3-4 follow *The older word, ‘hef…
Enabling Church: inclusion of disabled people - Introduction
Enabling Church: inclusion of disabled people - Introduction
by SPCK - Gordon Temple and Lin Ball
Introduction Enabling is what I believe the Church should be about: enabling all people to discover God’s amazing love; and enabling each person in the body of Christ to play his or her part, so the Church of Christ can function to its full potential…
Rainbow
Rainbow
by Olivia Rose Bell
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 normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
Luke for Everyone - Jesus' Baptism and Genealogy
Luke for Everyone - Jesus' Baptism and Genealogy
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus’ Baptism and Genealogy Luke 3.21-38 When I visited New Zealand some years ago, I was taught how to greet an audience in the traditional Maori fashion. I much enjoyed and appreciated the welcome I was given by this ancient people, many of whom are now devout Christians, and …
We need not hear to understand