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Parallel Lives of Jesus - 1 Grappling with the Gospels
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 1 Grappling with the Gospels
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Grappling with the Gospels The four Gospels look very alike.1 All four are narratives of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of the Christian faith. All four concentrate on a particular phase of his life: the period of his public ministry culminating i…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (39) REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (39) REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
by SPCK - John Pritchard
Interestingly, the annual act of remembrance seems to be gaining in impact in recent years. Perhaps it’s because those who have direct memories are becoming fewer in number and we realize what we’re in danger of losing the connection...
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 …
Journeying with Matthew Lectionary Year A - Ordinary Time
Journeying with Matthew Lectionary Year A - Ordinary Time
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
8 Ordinary Time Exploring the text One of the themes of Matthew’s Gospel that recurs over and over again (and especially in the readings that appear during Ordinary Time) is the theme of what it means to be a community, and in particular what it means to be the Jesus community...
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 38:8, 10
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 38:8, 10
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 38:8, 10 The success of those who trample on others with no regard for God or any moral principles can be very confusing for those of us who try to live our life by faith. It’s not unusual for us to make a costly decision in favour of doing what we believe to be right befor…
GOD's rich Pattern - A painful parting
GOD's rich Pattern - A painful parting
by SPCK - Dr Lin Berwick
A painful parting Ralph’s deterioration, both mentally and physically, took a huge downturn. He was constantly falling, finding himself in a totally agitated state, unable to stand. After two falls in the middle of the night, which my carer and I had to cope with, it was time to …
Imagining the Lectionary: faith-sharing - its as natural as breathing (Easter 2A)
Imagining the Lectionary: faith-sharing - its as natural as breathing (Easter 2A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Faith-Sharing – it’s as natural as breathing Reflection accompanying image “faith-sharing – it’s as natural as breathing” When we think of sharing our faith what usually comes to mind are words, lots of words, crafted with passion into sentences design…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The Second Sunday of Easter Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The Second Sunday of Easter Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Second Sunday of Easter Acts 5.27–32 Revelation 1.4–8 John 20.19–end The report of Jesus’ resurrection strikes the chief priests as a threat of God’s judgement. Yes and no, reply the apostles: your guilt is swallowed up in the message of forgiveness, of new Spirit-given life.…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Return
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Return
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Return THE WOMEN’S BIBLE COMMENTARY (Jeremiah 31: 7-14) The new beginning is both certain and imminent. To welcome it, another poem begins with a command to “sing aloud with gladness” (31:7–14). For the first time in the book, north no longer refers to the direction from whic…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16.9–15 Revelation 21.10, 22—22.5 John 14.23–29 No Temple, no sun or moon, and no uncleanness either. A world without evil is, to us, as inconceivable as a world without sun and moon – or, for first-century Jews, a holy city without a Temple. In th…
God's light
God's light
by Joy Sykes
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
Body - Chapter 5 - The life giving Spirit (part 2)