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Faith matter
Faith matter
by Marjorie Dobson
2nd Sunday in Lent Genesis 12: 1-4a Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17 Meditation: Faith matters Abraham could have stayed at home, safe and sheltered, lawful and loved. Why not? Many others were doing the same. Keeping their heads down and their noses clean. Why didn’t he do that? Surely God …
Monologue/drama: My Troubled Son
Monologue/drama: My Troubled Son
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/drama: My Troubled Son If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, I’d like to tell you about my son. Oh, yes! I’ve got a son! He doesn’t live round here any more, of course! Hasn’t done for years. No, my daughters look after me – and my sons-in-law - and it’s lovely to have …
From this world the Lord has called you
From this world the Lord has called you
by Michael Docker
From this world the Lord has called you; For His life you have been made; When you shine with what's been told you, When your days are passed in shade; You shall know the Lord's hand leading, You shall learn to trust through prayer; When your walk of faith's succeeding, When you …
Monologue: Second place
Monologue: Second place
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: Second place My name is Barsabbas – no, not Barrabas – not that one, the one who was freed instead of Jesus – no, my name is Barsabbas. Some people know me as Justus. You’ve never heard of me? It’s not surprising really. Who ever takes notice of a runner-up? It’s the w…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers for Ministry and Vocation
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers for Ministry and Vocation
by SPCK - Ian Black
Three Prayers covering Mission, Ministry and Vocation: Church's mission and ministry Men and Women in Ministry Vocation Prepare me, O Lord, for the place you have set for me. Use me as you will, for in your desire is my hope and in your purpose is my true goal... Taken from Praye…
Poem: Four strong fishermen
Poem: Four strong fishermen
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Four strong fishermen, Four strong fishermen, four young men, two sets of brothers, good honest workers – all gone from the village in one day. What a loss to the families. What a loss to the community. Who will replace them? Where can you find four such young men in a cris…
Prayer: God who gives us life
Prayer: God who gives us life
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God who gives us life God who gives us life and energy, in this year of the Olympic Games we see so many athletes putting in extra training in the hope of gaining a place in the Olympic team. Each one is working so hard because they dream of the glory of winning a medal f…
Monologue/drama: Zack
Monologue/drama: Zack
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue/drama: Zack I suppose you think I'm short? Thoughts like that can hurt, you know. If I was any shorter my feet wouldn't touch the ground. Which, come to think of it, is a bit academic, me stuck up in this tree like this. Yes, stuck up a tree. Why? All right, because I'm…
God looks beyond our sad facade
God looks beyond our sad facade
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn - God looks beyond our sad facade The call of David Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16: 1 – 13 God looks beyond our sad facade, God sees within each heart; our human judgments pale before the brightness of God's art. The ones that we would wish to choose, to elevate and prais…
Hymn: Our problem God: your enigmatic presence
Hymn: Our problem God: your enigmatic presence
by Andrew Pratt
Our problem God: your enigmatic presence, will challenge who we are and seek to be, you call us through the mists of exploration to follow paths that guide, yet set us free. We seek a deeper focus for our being, while feeling weakness when we should be strong. Great God within ou…
The brightest light that dazzles by its power
The brightest light that dazzles by its power
by Andrew Pratt
The brightest light that dazzles by its power is not as great as Christ met in this hour. Within this glory see him pause and stand, as beams illuminate both sea and land. At one with God and God at one with him, this mystic love makes senses skip and swim, too much, it seems, fo…
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