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Jonah Monologue
Jonah Monologue
by Mark Milliken
An account of the events in the book of Jonah told by the man himself, this was originally written for a service to highlight knowing what God wants you to do but choosing not to do it. Jonah Monologue So one day God spoke to me. So far so good. He said; “Jonah, go to the city of…
Open with God Book - Holidays
Open with God Book - Holidays
by Christine Odell
Holidays From the book ‘Open with God’ by Christine Odell. Click here to buy the Book Opening prayer suitable for meetings or worship Exodus 23:10–12 God of the Sabbath, we thank you for the freedoms of holiday time: freedom from work and routine; freedom to travel and have new…
God, who breathed life
God, who breathed life
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God, who breathed life God, who breathed life into creation, we come to thank you for its beauty. God, who breathed life into Jesus, we come to thank you for his life and ministry. God, who breathed new life into grieving followers, we come to thank you that you did not l…
Feathers fly, the snare is breaking
Feathers fly, the snare is breaking
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Feathers fly, the snare is breaking Proper 16 year A Psalm 124 Feathers fly, the snare is breaking, God is here, foundations shaking. Prayer, it seemed, was empty, hollow, now in answer blessings follow! If our God had not been with us, think, if God had gone and left us...…
Hymn: Hidden mysteries amaze us
Hymn: Hidden mysteries amaze us
by Andrew Pratt
Hidden mysteries amaze us, seed is sown then grows up high, swelling seas form mighty mountains, stars adorn the evening sky. Jesus saw in life a story, parables of love and grace, things of God and revelation, rooted, grounded in each place. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: GOTT WILL’S M…
Meditation: In a court some people's testimony is stronger than others
Meditation: In a court some people's testimony is stronger than others
by Andrew Pratt
Meditation: In a court some people's testimony is stronger than others. In a court some people's testimony is stronger than others. Not that one is more true than another. It's all to do with authority. God has that in spades! What God says goes. So if we can get down to God's te…
Angels ascending, visions of wonder
Angels ascending, visions of wonder
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Angels ascending, visions of wonder Proper 11 year A Genesis 28: 10-19a Angels ascending, visions of wonder, dreams bringing grace and offering hope; Jacob had rested, tired from the journey, holy his resting, now he could cope. Waking from slumber, now he could see it, hol…
The Living God - Humanity as the bearer of the image of God
The Living God - Humanity as the bearer of the image of God
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Creator of heaven and earth 4 Humanity as the bearer of the image of God At least three ways of thinking about our identity, role and place in the greater scheme of things are opened up when we consider that we bear ‘the image of God’...
Scattered sheep, you hear God's calling
Scattered sheep, you hear God's calling
by Andrew Pratt
Scattered sheep, you hear God’s calling, people driven far from home; sometimes those you trust deceive you. God is watching, do not roam. Verses 2-3 follow Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 22/8/2010 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please include any re…
The Living God - A Personal God
The Living God - A Personal God
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
A personal God: love and faithfulness 2 A personal God All of us like to complain about our employers. I met up with someone I had known back in the days when I was a research student in Oxford. Over a cup of tea I asked him how he was getting on at the college where he now worke…
Spirit of the Living God