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Churning waves unsettled Peter
Churning waves unsettled Peter
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Churning waves unsettled Peter Proper 14 year A Matthew 14: 22 - 33 Churning waves unsettled Peter, startled, he was sinking fast, he'd been walking on the water, seemed this moment could not last. Jesus reached a hand to save him, lifted him above the swell. Fainting faith…
Hymn - So stunned by what she heard then saw
Hymn - So stunned by what she heard then saw
by Andrew Pratt
So stunned by what she heard then saw, a voice was calling out her name, and turning she was shocked by joy for Jesus walked into the frame. Not long before she’d watched him die, the victim of a murderous act, she saw him lose his grasp on life, a witness to this dying fact. Ver…
We offer worship, held in hope
We offer worship, held in hope
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: We offer worship, held in hope Sixth Sunday of Easter Psalm 66: 8 - 20 We offer worship, held in hope, while storms make war around us for You have held us in despair, and nothing can confound us The trial and testing we have seen, the dash of expectation... Tune: DOMINUS R…
Speak in the stillness, God we pray
Speak in the stillness, God we pray
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – Speak in the stillness, God we pray Speak in the stillness, God we pray, come to our hearts and meet us here. Bring us your peace for each new day - the gift of grace to earth from heaven. We speak as though we have not heard and live as if we do not know... (c) Gareth Hil…
The Pastoral Letters - Vessels for God's Use
The Pastoral Letters - Vessels for God's Use
by SPCK - N T Wright
Vessels for God’s Use 2Timothy 2.20-26 ‘My wife and I are about to move house again. We’ve done it quite often enough already, but I have a new job to go to, and there it is. And so, once more, we’ve had to think about all the things we own – the clutter of old china and furnitur…
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Warnings and Greetings
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Warnings and Greetings
by SPCK - N T Wright
Warnings and Greetings ROMANS 16.17-24 It had been a difficult meeting. Several complex issues had been on the table, some of them involving delicate political issues, others involving money. It was right at the end of a busy university term, and everyone was tired and inclined t…
Christmas Question Time
Christmas Question Time
by Paul Symonds
Sketch in the style of Question Time, in which the panel is made up of Jesus, Santa and the Tooth Fairy. They each explain what they have to offer members of the audience. Suitable for Christmas. PRESENTER: Good evening and welcome to this week's Question Time. As usual, we have …
We join with women far across our land
We join with women far across our land
by Avis Palmer
We join with women far across our land To celebrate a network holding all, Where faith and deeds by working hand in hand, Describe a way of living out Christ's call. We seek to worship in creative ways, We share our stories, they become our song. Off ‘ring our gifts and talents i…
Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book - St Andrews Day
Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book - St Andrews Day
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Secondary Schools Assemblies Resource Book THROUGH THE YEAR ST ANDREWS DAY By Stuart Kerner Suitable for Whole School Aim To reflect on the importance of trusting our lives to God. Preparation and materials • Four volunteers, two apples and two peelers. Assembly 1. Ask the studen…
Hymn - Frantic, terrified, the women
Hymn - Frantic, terrified, the women
by Andrew Pratt
Frantic, terrified, the womenrunning from the empty tomb. Not a sense of resurrection, more a sign of fear and gloom. Who had run off with the body? Were they watching somewhere near? Were these mourners now suspected? Should they hide? Their fate seemed clear. Verses 3-5 follow …
We stand in awe and wonder at this moment
We stand in awe and wonder at this moment
by Andrew Pratt
We stand in awe and wonder at this moment, we are Your people and You know our worth; the covenant we make with firm intention will set our course for now upon this earth. When we are lost to love and feel abandoned, out in the desert of our doubt and fear, God take us by the han…
When all is lost, there seems no turning back
When all is lost, there seems no turning back
by Andrew Pratt
When all is lost, there seems no turning back; when friends are gone, while gain has turned to lack; when life has left us in a crumpled heap, we slip and slide, we agonise and weep. Sometimes our lives are spun, flipped upside down, the royal are poor, the beggar wears a crown. …
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Greeting