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Mark The People's Commentary - In the cornfields
Mark The People's Commentary - In the cornfields
by BRF - Dick France
In the Cornfields The sabbath was one of the most distinctive features of Judaism, and was guarded with fierce national pride. The Old Testament itself gave little specific guidance as to how it was to be ‘kept holy’, beyond the general injunction to ‘do no work’. But what is wor…
Christ died for our sins
Christ died for our sins
by Don Stott
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Nativity Decoration
Nativity Decoration
by Rose humphrey
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Simply Jesus - Under new management
Simply Jesus - Under new management
by SPCK - N T Wright
Under new management: Easter and Beyond If I say that there is a whole book to be written on the subject of this chapter, writer and readers may be permitted to share a wry smile. I have already published extensively on Easter and its meaning, and for much of this chapter I shall…
friends, FOES and families - Mary at the foot of the cross
friends, FOES and families - Mary at the foot of the cross
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Mary at the foot of the cross John 19.25-27 Mary came to the foot of the cross, drawn as by a magnet. This was the only place on earth to be; the whole universe spinning around this wasteland. There was no choice in her being there, only the necessity of a mother’s love. Sufferin…
Meditation - Easter Day Year A
Meditation - Easter Day Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation - Easter Day Year A Go and tell my brothers! John 20: 1-18 Wake up, wake up! I’ve seen Jesus!’ ‘You mean you’ve seen his body?’ ‘No, I mean I didn’t see his body.’ ‘What do you mean Mary, you’ve seen him but you haven’t seen him?’ ‘I mean his body wasn’t there.’ Creat…
Blessed Ones
Blessed Ones
by Tim Coleman
The view from the cross of Christ of the people looking on. Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 2817 x 3880 pixels and 2.3MB The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768…
Reflection/poem: Crazy man
Reflection/poem: Crazy man
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/poem: Crazy man Couldn’t find time or space to eat, but he didn’t seem to care. People thought he was crazy, but that didn’t seem to bother him at all. Religious people said he was the devil incarnate, but he knew that wasn’t true. So what did Jesus do? What he did bes…
Hymn: Jesus who wandered alone in the desert
Hymn: Jesus who wandered alone in the desert
by Michael Docker
Jesus who wandered alone in the desert, We who would follow are wanderers too; You fought the demons of pride and self-serving – We too have demons; help us to win through. There in the emptiness you faced your Tempter – We who would follow run quickly from ours; Stones and high …
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - Opposition in Nazareth
Matthew for Everyone Part 1 - Opposition in Nazareth
by SPCK - N T Wright
Opposition in Nazareth Matthew 13.54-58 She came home from school with all the wide-eyed excitement of an eager eight-year-old, clutching the clarinet case to her like a favourite teddy bear. She had had her first music lesson on the new instrument that morning. She couldn’t wait…
2 Corinthians - Paul's Plans and God's "Yes"
2 Corinthians - Paul's Plans and God's "Yes"
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Plan and God’s “Yes” 2 CORINTHIANS 1.15-22 One of my students once arrived very late for a tutorial. I was working on an extremely tight schedule, and I wasn’t amused at having the day disrupted. I thought the student needed to know how far out of line his behaviour was. I…
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - The True God and the False Gods
Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians - The True God and the False Gods
by SPCK - N T Wright
The True God and the False Gods Galatians 4.8-11 The whale is one of the greatest sights in the animal kingdom. To go out on a small boat, to wait perhaps for hours, and then to see one of these magnificent creatures come to the surface, or even leap from the water – few can resi…
2 Corinthians - Treasure in Earthenware Pots