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Luke for Everyone - John the Baptist Confronts the Crowds
Luke for Everyone - John the Baptist Confronts the Crowds
by SPCK - N T Wright
John the Baptist Confronts the Crowds Luke 3.10-20 A cartoon shows a sceptic shouting up to the heavens, ‘God! If you’re up there, tell us what we should do!’ Back comes a voice: ‘Feed the hungry, house the homeless, establish justice.’ The sceptic looks alarmed. ‘Just testing,’ …
Failure–Reflection on John 1:29-42
Failure–Reflection on John 1:29-42
by Marjorie Dobson
Failure – Reflection on John 1:29-42 If John had decided not to take on the role of Baptist, there would have been no noisy wilderness prophet to gaze at in amazement and to challenge supposedly God-fearing folk about lifestyle and commitment. Who would have baptised Jesus then a…
Meditation - 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Meditation - 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A This is the man Matthew 3: 13-17 I went to see John today, out by the Jordan; you should have been there, it was incredible; I’ve never experienced anything like it before! You know what John is like – larger than life to say the leas…
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 …
The Act of Prayer Year C - Third Sunday of Advent - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Third Sunday of Advent - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Third Sunday of Advent Year C Opening prayer This is Advent, the season of expectation. In homes throughout the land, Christmas cards stand on mantelpiece and windowsill. Festive trees are adorned with tinsel and baubles, and children wonder what gifts will lie beneath the tree t…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Baptism of Christ Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Baptism of Christ Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Baptism of Christ Year C Opening prayer We sometimes forget that the Jesus whose birth we celebrated at Christmas spent many years growing up in a small Jewish family. He would grow wiser and stronger, learning a trade, waiting for his moment, waiting for the pieces of the bigger…
Mark The People's Commentary - Old and New in Religion
Mark The People's Commentary - Old and New in Religion
by BRF - Dick France
DISREPUTABLE COMPANY Tax collectors are probably never popular, but in Roman Palestine their reputation stood at an all-time low. In Galilee they represented Herod Antipas, the unpopular half-Jewish ruler, who in turn represented Roman occupation. So a tax collector was a collabo…
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
by Andrew Pratt
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent Different lectionaries and churches use different themes and orders for these service, A selection of four verses for the Sundays of Advent should be chosen from the selection together with the last verse for Christmas day. The order …
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 228
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 228
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
Advent Candle Liturgy - accomapnies the hymn The Holly and the Ivy
Advent Candle Liturgy - accomapnies the hymn The Holly and the Ivy
by Jane Bingham
Advent Candle Liturgy – to accompany the hymn the Holly & the Ivy Advent 1 We light today our 1st red candle remembering all Gods people. People who are experiencing life in all its complexities and still find their faith in you. Light candles Response – Remind us Lord that we ar…
Where there is water, where there is worship
Where there is water, where there is worship
by Michael Docker
Where there is water, where there is worship, There is a sign for all to see, Here we are challenged, called by the water, Drawn to the death that sets us free. One time Jesus came to John, Like the others to be baptised; Signed his death and heard God say, ”With him I am pleased…
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Parable of the Wedding Feast
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Parable of the Wedding Feast
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Parable of the Wedding Feast Matthew 22.1-14 ‘The trouble with politicians today’, my friend said to me the other evening, ‘is that they always tell us that if we vote for them things will get better. If only they’d tell us the truth – that the world is a dangerous place, tha…
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Parable of the Tenants
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Parable of the Tenants
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Parable of the Tenants Matthew 21.33-46 I had a dream last night, and the frustrating thing is that I can’t remember what it was about. I know that when I woke up it seemed very important; indeed, so important that I wanted to write it down, but I didn’t have the time. By the…
Poem: This is my child
Poem: This is my child
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: This is my child This is my child – and yet he is not mine. He is a special boy and though I fathered him I will not claim him as my own for he belongs to God. The miracle that brought him here was a promise fulfilled, but not to me alone, or to my wife. We are his parents …
Poem: Dance of death