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The Post Evangelical - 2 We've never had it so good
The Post Evangelical - 2 We've never had it so good
by SPCK - Dave Tomlinson
2 We’ve never had it so good! By any standards, the period from the early 1980s to the mid- 1990s has been a remarkable period of transformation for British evangelicalism. In the years prior to this, the expectation of growth in most churches was minimal, media attention was vir…
Transforming Preaching - Learning through reflection
Transforming Preaching - Learning through reflection
by SPCK - David Heywood
2 The sermon as a learning event Preaching for learning If our ministry of preaching is to be effective we need to do at least two things: to understand the role of sermons in the context of the learning that is already taking place in our congregations through reflection; and to…
Holy Communion 1
Holy Communion 1
by Rosa West
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Many different gifts
Many different gifts
by Roy Jackson
A song about the gifts of the Holy Spirit - easy to sing and play. Music Score included. Many different gifts Many different gifts but one Spirit, Many types of service but one Lord, Many ways of working but one God, As we share in the Body of Christ. Through the Spirit one speak…
Nativity Tumbledown
Nativity Tumbledown
by Rose humphrey
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Meditation - 4th Sunday of Easter Year C (2)
Meditation - 4th Sunday of Easter Year C (2)
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday of Easter Year C Not so Naïve, now John 13: 31-35 I told Jesus I loved him. I said I would follow him wherever he went. I even said I was prepared to die for him. ‘Die for me?’ he said, ‘Before the cock crows you’ll have denied even knowing me!’... Created…
Meditation - 7th Sunday in Easter Year C
Meditation - 7th Sunday in Easter Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 7th Sunday in Easter Yr C One! John 17: 20-26 I stop and wonder; What it would be like to have been one of the twelve? How privileged they were to know Jesus so intimately, to be known to him personally, to be called to follow him by name, to be chosen as part of tha…
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 31:27
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 31:27
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 31:27 Jesus, of all people, knew the human heart. He knew how fickle the heart could be. He could see what flowed from it and knew what it was capable of, both good and bad. I don’t think any human being would dissent from that assessment. The heart is like a rudderless bo…
Bible Study
Bible Study
by Andy Lindley
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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…
In the wonder of creation (His love goes on)
In the wonder of creation (His love goes on)
by Andrew T Murphy
A hymn about the enduing love of God through all things, revealed in creation, providence, scripture, Christ and the Spirit. This hymn testifies that through every aspect of human experience we can trust in that love of God in Christ from which 'nothing can separate us'.
God's full and perfect justice
God's full and perfect justice
by Andrew T Murphy
This is a big hymn which asks for a big theory of atonement. 'How does God deal with sin?' This is a question that demands a fuller answer than simply "And on the cross as Jesus died the wrath of God was satisfied". Jesus simply 'taking my punishment' does little to make sense…
The Things He Said - Ch. 9 - Late Afternoon - Peace be with you
The Things He Said - Ch. 9 - Late Afternoon - Peace be with you
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
The Things He Said - Part Two - Late Afternoon Chapter 9 Peace be with you What is peace? Is it the silence after the guns have finished firing? Is it the so-called security of knowing that my bombs are bigger and more powerful and more numerous than yours? Is it secured by guard…
Journeying with Luke - The Easter Narratives
Journeying with Luke - The Easter Narratives
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
6 The Easter narratives Exploring the text Without a doubt the story of Jesus’ appearance to the disciples on the road to Emmaus must be one of the best-loved of the resurrection stories. Like so much else in Luke’s Gospel, its themes remind us of some of Luke’s major emphases th…
Imagining the Lectionary: Facing the danger of freeing the self (Lent 1C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Facing the danger of freeing the self (Lent 1C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Facing the danger of freeing the self (Lent 1C) Reflection accompanying images: “Dangerous site” and “Piece of berlin wall change your life outside imperial war museum” Another Lent begins, and once more we have the precious opportunity mindfully to let…
Open with God Book - Maundy Thursday Prayer