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Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 39 APPENDIX 1
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 39 APPENDIX 1
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
APPENDIX 1 Common Themes in 1 Corinthians and Amos The book of Amos concludes with a vision of the future when “the booth of David” will inherit “all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called” (Amos 9:12, my translation). This looks suspiciously like the opening of 1 Corinthians, …
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…
Poem/reflection: Call to preach
Poem/reflection: Call to preach
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: Call to preach The call to preach is a demanding one for it is not just a calling to the art of putting words together; not just a gaining of confidence at speaking in public; not just the ability to choose suitable material for the leading of worship; not just a…
Poem: The Journey
Poem: The Journey
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: The Journey The past is a safe place. No matter what happened there – how many mistakes were made; how many tragic events occurred; how many fears were anticipated; how many new situations were faced; how many decisions were necessary; how many tears were shed, either of jo…
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: God speaks
Poem: God speaks
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: God speaks How wonderful to hear the call from God to give your all-in-all. To hear, within some sacred space, that God has given you a place that only you alone can fill, as long as you obey God’s will. You wait to answer, to agree, ‘Yes, I am ready, Lord. Send me.’ But th…
Reflection/monologue: God and Nineveh
Reflection/monologue: God and Nineveh
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/monologue: God and Nineveh God must have loved Nineveh. Look how much trouble he took to save it. The right man had to be sent, but what happened when God told him to get on with it? Jonah said, ‘No fear! I’m not going near the place. I’m off in the other direction as …
Hymn: Sometimes we wonder who we are
Hymn: Sometimes we wonder who we are
by Andrew Pratt
Sometimes we wonder who we are or where we have to go and yet through all the trials of life we find God's grace will grow. The God who is our praise and joy in weakness is our strength, and every challenge to each life will prove Love's breadth and length. verse 3 follows Tune: …
Hymn: Where James and John had asked to stand
Hymn: Where James and John had asked to stand
by Andrew Pratt
Where James and John had asked to stand two criminals would hang, one on the left, one on the right, while passing crowds harangue. They did not know the consequence of what they asked that day, that those who sided with this man might die the self-same way. Verses 3-4 follow Tun…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Epiphany Isaiah 62.1–5 1 Corinthians 12.1–11 John 2.1–11 The story of the wedding at Cana is an intriguing one. The dynamic between Jesus and his mother is fascinating, as is the nature of the miracle. The Gospels that emerged in the first few Christian centu…
When we fail temptation's testing
When we fail temptation's testing
by Andrew Pratt
When we fail temptation's testing, find our conscience sleeping, resting, hear your people's true confession, bring your grace to make us whole. Give us time for reparation, through your mercy, re-creation, yet when time prevents forgiving may your grace still make us whole. Vers…
Fishing
Fishing
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…
Jeremiah for everyone - More a Summons than a Vocation
Jeremiah for everyone - More a Summons than a Vocation
by SPCK - John Goldingay
More a Summons than a Vocation Last week I took part in a conference on God, the church, and disability. One participant was a woman who has been ordained a priest, but she has a speech impediment that makes it hard to understand what she says, and she has had difficulty finding …
Poem/Reflection: The Call