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How can humans cause such carnage
How can humans cause such carnage
by Andrew Pratt
How can humans cause such carnage, ravage all the earth? How can people slaughter children they have brought to birth? Have we lost all moral sense, or is this just our human curse? When we turn the page of history life can seem so cheap. As we read of Herod’s hatred we are moved…
Flawed and fickle priests and people
Flawed and fickle priests and people
by Andrew Pratt
Flawed and fickle priests and people - hymn Third Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30 Flawed and fickle priests and people, like young children playing games, running, squabbling, teasing, laughing, calling one another names. But the children's understanding Jesus t…
God makes a mockery of death
God makes a mockery of death
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: God makes a mockery of death Sixth Sunday of Easter 1 Peter 3: 13 – 22 God makes a mockery of death, the Spirit is consistent, an Advocate will keep our part, in this Christ is insistent. We are not orphans, will not be beyond God's loving Spirit. And all that Christ has be…
Joshua, judges and Ruth for Everyone - The Man Whose Promise Makes the Blood Run Cold
Joshua, judges and Ruth for Everyone - The Man Whose Promise Makes the Blood Run Cold
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The man Whose Promise Makes the Blood Run Cold JUDGES 11:30- 12:15 There was a story in the news recently about a man who was reversing his car in his drive and accidentally ran over his child who was playing there. Another story related how a mother who had apparently been drink…
friends, FOES and families - It is not by strength that one prevails: Hannah
friends, FOES and families - It is not by strength that one prevails: Hannah
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
It is not by strength that one prevails: Hannah 1 Samuel 1-2; Luke 2 Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed. (1 Samuel 2.3)...
You are responsible, I am responsible
You are responsible, I am responsible
by Andrew Pratt
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Hymn: You are responsible, I am responsible You are responsible, I am responsible, each for our actions and words that we say. Gone are the days of our blaming each other, gone are the days of our turning away. Each generation must look to its laurels, don’t…
Challenges
Challenges
by Paul Welch
A Key stage 1 and 2 assembly based upon David and Goliath for the Theme of Challenges in the National Curriculum Based on 1 Samuel 17 Lectionary: Ordinary 12 B Hello my names David. I tell you what aren't some things in life really tough? You know like learning to ride your bike …
Poem - Worry (Going to the toilet)
Poem - Worry (Going to the toilet)
by Colin Smith
This comic poem was originally written for children, who are about to leave play school in order to go to “big” school. It deals with an anxiety that they often have. It was subsequently used in All age worship to introduce the points that: No person or matter is too small to be …
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