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Sarah: A Mother's Lament
Sarah: A Mother's Lament
by Roger Price
This is one of a number of monologues that I have written for use in worship or some other reflective purpose. This one deals with the events of Genesis 22: 1-10 from the point of view of Sarah. Sarah: A Mother’s Lament Genesis 22: 1-10 He’s taken my son and gone away. Two days a…
Following Jesus
Following Jesus
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
This hymn on the call of Matthew - and our call to follow Jesus - is a conscious rewrite of the traditional St. Matthew's Day hymn by W. Bright, "He sat to watch o'er customs paid) (Hymns Ancient And Modern Revised # 563). I gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to this hymn wri…
Come Join Your Voice
Come Join Your Voice
by Kate Abbott
Extract: Come you who hide in dark corners and long for the light that exposes and heals Come you whose hands cover your face so tears can not be seen again Come you whose bones are weary from the journey and see no end Come you who thirst for justice and hunger to feel grace tha…
As boats can carve a way through waves
As boats can carve a way through waves
by Andrew Pratt
Epiphany 3 year A Matthew 4: 12 – 23 Hymn; As boats can carve a way through waves As boats can carve a way through waves, so Jesus surged through lives. The challenge that he offered then, disrupts and yet revives... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, …
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 5 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 5 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Twelve Months of Sundays – Year A Ordinary Time Proper 5 Genesis 12.1–9 Romans 4.13–25 Matthew 9.9–13, 18–26 Abraham’s call (Abram, actually, at this stage; but just as we say the Archbishop was born in 1935, even though he wasn’t Archbishop then, so we don’t need to fuss about g…
God of all consuming grace
God of all consuming grace
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – God of all-consuming grace God of all-consuming grace, reckless lover of my soul; call me to your holy place, speak the love that makes me whole. I would dare to hope in you, dare to seek your warm embrace, dare to offer all I am to you in this sacred space. When I’m weary…
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - On Keeping One’s Mouth Shut
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - On Keeping One’s Mouth Shut
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Alternative to a Bulletproof Vest Psalm 140 Not surprisingly (I recently read in a magazine), the best place to buy a bulletproof vest is Bogotá, Colombia, where two students at the University of the Andes noticed that bodyguards didn’t wear their bulletproof vests because th…
Northern harbour
Northern harbour
by Joy Sykes
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…
Call to worship - a call for all
Call to worship - a call for all
by Jane Bingham
Call to Worship – a call for all The Lord calls you here He calls the babes in arms that they may know boundless love from all those in his family. He calls the young ones so that they can learn from the experience and wisdom of others. He calls all men and women that they may be…
Poem/reflection: Call to preach