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Transforming Preaching - A microcosm of ministry
Transforming Preaching - A microcosm of ministry
by SPCK - David Heywood
1 Why preach? A microcosm of ministry At the heart of the Church’s worship and life is the expectation that people will encounter God, and preaching is the activity that focuses and expresses this expectation. Karl Barth called it the ‘representative event at the centre of the Ch…
Chasing your Passion
Chasing your Passion
by Roger Johnson
Evangelism Bulletin 270 – Chasing your Passion It's always good to travel over to Geneva to see my family members over there, and even more special now we have a grandson, Matthew who is nearly 5 months old. Although our son works in Geneva, his family live just over the border i…
The Gospel According to twilight - Introduction
The Gospel According to twilight - Introduction
by SPCK - Elaine Heath
INTRODUCTION My daughter, an engineering graduate student, had scarcely gotten into the car with her suitcase when she thrust a book into my hands. Twilight. “Mom, you should read this,” she said. “Vampires?” I asked. Really? I had better things to do over Christmas break, and I …
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 1st Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 It is a great pity when the Church is perceived as divided, especially in the face of common enemies such as secularism, persecution, poverty an…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 17.22–31 1 Peter 3.13–22 John 14.15–21 It is hard to tell if Paul’s famous speech at the Areopagus is a triumph or a disaster of evangelism. He has done his preparation well – one of the basic rules of preaching. He has walked around the c…
Moulin Rouge Bible Study Part 2
Moulin Rouge Bible Study Part 2
by Tim Marshall
A Bible Study which relies heavily on discussion rather than leading. Using the film 'Moulin Rouge' as a starting point and then looking at a variety of passages (which can be obtained from the web in a variety of different translations) There are questions to help start discussi…
Moulin Rouge Bible Study Part 3
Moulin Rouge Bible Study Part 3
by Tim Marshall
A Bible Study which relies heavily on discussion rather than leading. Using the film 'Moulin Rouge' as a starting point and then looking at a variety of passages (which can be obtained from the web in a variety of different translations) There are questions to help start discussi…
Maker of Life and Lord of Lords
Maker of Life and Lord of Lords
by Andrew T Murphy
A hymn about grace, atonement and discipleship. The hymn would be ideal for Lent or Passiontide, and has a traditional style and metre for use by most congregations. A suggested tune is 'Abridge (St Stephen)' [CM], although there are plenty of others.
Go out to the world, spread the news, God is with us