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JOHN: The people's bible commentary - ABIDE IN LOVE
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - ABIDE IN LOVE
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
ABIDE IN LOVE Jesus uses the image of the vine to describe his relationship with his disciples, even when he is physically absent. He is the ‘true’ or ‘real vine’, and we are branches which must remain in the vine to bear fruit, the fruit of love, one of John’s key themes. Jesus …
Traces of Glory Year B - The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fifth Sunday of Easter God of love, may we abide in your presence and so abide in your love: as we freely receive your love, let us freely share with others all that you have given us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, for ever …
When Jesus walked in Galilee
When Jesus walked in Galilee
by Michael Docker
When Jesus walked in Galilee The people gathered round To hear him speak of God's own love And marvel at the sound; And marvel at the sound of God Like music all around; When Jesus walked in Galilee The people gathered round When Jesus died on Calvary His followers ran away; The …
God has plans for the world, told in stories
God has plans for the world, told in stories
by Michael Docker
God has plans for the world, told in stories Handed down from a people of old; Plans that start with a Word and a garden, And that end in a city, with gold. At the heart is the story of Jesus From his birth through his life to his cross, Prophecied by the ancients and angels, Ful…
Coats at your feet
Coats at your feet
by Marjorie Dobson
Dramatic monologue/poem: Coats at your feet Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A Acts 7: 55 – 60 How could you just stand there watching with hatred and anger in your heart, but your eyes unaffected by the sight of that cruel death? How could you be so callous and calculating, plotting …
Prayer based on 1 Peter 1: 3-9
Prayer based on 1 Peter 1: 3-9
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer based on 1 Peter 1: 3-9 Second Sunday of Easter 1 Peter 1: 3-9 Living God, we rejoice that in the events of this Easter season we can see how you offer us a living hope for all time. We believe in that hope, even though we live in times that test our faith and sometimes st…
The preacher
The preacher
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: The preacher Proper 14 year A Romans 10: 5-15 I’ve been preaching for fifty years – fifty-one, actually. Started as a youngster in my teens. Wasn’t very wise to the world, but I thought I knew a lot – and even at that age I knew it was God that was calling me and that …
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Light in the Darkness
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Light in the Darkness
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Light in the Darkness Greek philosophy and many eastern religions had an essential ‘dualism’, a separation between the material world and the spiritual realm. God exists in brilliant light in the world above, while we live in the darkness of created matter…
Mere Apologetics - 2b Apologetics and Postmodernity