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Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Jerusalem, journey's end
Jesus, his home, his journey, his challenge - Jerusalem, journey's end
by SPCK - David J. Bryan
Jerusalem, journey’s end I grew up in Lincolnshire in a village called Hibaldstow, in the northern part of the county. It is a little more than 48 km (20 miles) north of Lincoln, and was then on the main road, the A15, which followed the route of the ancient Roman road known as E…
The Man Must Die
The Man Must Die
by David A. Campton
The Man Must Die Monologue based on Caiaphas Matthew 21: 12-16; 26: 1-5: Mark 11: 15-18; Luke 19: 45-48; John 2: 13-21; 18: 12- 14 The man must die. He is worse than that madman in the desert that Herod disposed of a few years ago. John the Baptizer... We breathed a sigh of relie…
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Disaster
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Disaster
by SPCK - N T Wright
Disaster Acts 5.1-11 Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the great Victorian Baptist preacher, recounted the story of how, on one occasion, he was preaching as usual when he found himself denouncing some- one in the congregation whom he didn’t know. Words came into his mouth describing how …
Lent for Everyone Mark Year B - Wednesday Holy Week Year B
Lent for Everyone Mark Year B - Wednesday Holy Week Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Lent for Everyone Mark Year B HOLY WEEK WEDNESDAY... ...I remember as a child being fascinated with some really old Russian dolls. Made out of thin wood, they came apart in the middle with a satisfying squeak, revealing a smaller one inside. Then the next, and the next. Eventuall…
Luke for Everyone - The Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus
Luke for Everyone - The Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus Luke 1.26-38 Ask a newspaper editor what sort of stories will sell the most copies, and three categories come swiftly to mind: sex, royalty and religion. If they can be combined, so much the better.’ POP STAR’S LOVE CHILD’ is good; ‘PRINCESS…
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - Trinity Sunday Year B Isaiah 6: 1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8: 12-17 John 3: 1-17 "Your majesty, I can but bow; I lay my all before you now." Those words from song 18 in "Singing the Faith" epitomise our only possible response in the face of the awesome presence of Almighty …
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - SOMETHING NEW in the SYNAGOGUE
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - SOMETHING NEW in the SYNAGOGUE
by BRF - Dick France
SOMETHING NEW in the SYNAGOGUE MARK 1: 21-28 Simon and Andrew lived in Capernaum (1:29), and their home now became Jesus’ base for much of his time in Galilee. In 1:21–38 Mark tells us of twenty-four hours in Capernaum, beginning with the sabbath service in the synagogue, and goi…
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Resurrection Plus the name of Jesus equals trouble
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Resurrection Plus the name of Jesus equals trouble
by SPCK - N T Wright
Resurrection Plus the Name of Jesus Equals Trouble Acts 4.1-12 I cherish the remark attributed to a bishop who complained that he didn’t seem to be having the same impact as the first apostles. ‘Everywhere St Paul went,’ he said, ‘there was a riot. Everywhere I go they serve tea.…
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Glossary
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Glossary
by SPCK - N T Wright
GLOSSARY Acts for Everyone Part 2 age to come, see present age apostle, disciple, the Twelve ‘Apostle’ means ‘one who is sent’. It could be used of an ambassador or official delegate. In the New Testament it is sometimes used specifically of Jesus’ inner circle of twelve; but Pau…
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