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Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - Jesus Mocked on the Cross
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - Jesus Mocked on the Cross
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus Mocked on the Cross Matthew 27.39-44 A friend of mine was leading a party of explorers through underground caverns and tunnels. They had trained for this expedition and knew the way. Not all the caves had been explored before, and my friend was convinced that there was a wa…
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
by Susan Thorne
12 May 2013 LWPT Meditation Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17 John 17:20-26 “Believe in the Lord Jesus”, so said the apostle Paul when a man asked what he “must do to be saved” (Acts 16:31). What must we do to be saved? We have to do nothing but believe. As soon a…
Faith is full of contradictions
Faith is full of contradictions
by Andrew Pratt
Faith is full of contradictions, when we thought we were secure, winds of change can spin and turn us, make our claims less safe and sure. What we thought was worthy worship veiled hypocrisy and fear, now we face a common judgment, words from those we don't revere. Verses 3-4 fol…
Hymn: She felt just like a ragged dog
Hymn: She felt just like a ragged dog
by Andrew Pratt
She felt just like a ragged dog that scratched around for food, denied, despised and kicked aside and never any good. Yet now she stood inside the door and pleaded with this man, for each taboo had little weight, her grief had wider span. Verses 3-5 follow Tune: AULD LANG SYNE ( …
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 23 Year C
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - Proper 23 Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 23 Luke 17: 11-19 Gaze on the people of this small border village, going about their daily business. Maybe it’s market day, and rough stalls are set out selling fruit and spices. On the breeze comes the clang of bells; you hear the lepers before you see them approaching. W…
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Shipwreck
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Shipwreck
by SPCK - N T Wright
Shipwreck Acts 27.33-44 We were already horribly late for the service. It was nobody’s fault, really; the traffic had been far, far worse than anyone could have imagined. I had phoned through and told people how it was, but it was really important, still, that we got there as qui…
Journeying With Mark Year B - Ordinary Time
Journeying With Mark Year B - Ordinary Time
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
7 Ordinary Time Exploring the text The aim of Mark’s Gospel is to introduce us to Jesus Christ, the Son of God. There are many ways in which we can encounter him – for example, through his calling of his followers or in the moments of great revelation at the baptism, transfigurat…
John and Mary, the Mother of Jesus
John and Mary, the Mother of Jesus
by Dave Hopwood
Slaughter of the Innocent Bible Ref: Matthew 26 -27; Mark 14 -15; Luke 22-23; John 18-19 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to r…
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - The Third Sunday Before Advent Year C
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - The Third Sunday Before Advent Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Third Sunday before Advent Luke 20: 27-38 Gaze on Jesus – he must be tired by now, for he’s been teaching in the Temple for hours, and time and again he’s been questioned and even tricked. First the Pharisees challenged him over his authority, and he countered with the chilli…
John The People's Commentary - Bread from Heaven
John The People's Commentary - Bread from Heaven
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Bread from Heaven Jesus and the crowd have been debating the meaning of the feeding and the last section concentrated on the issue of Jesus’ identity. Suddenly it is no longer a matter of whether he is ‘the prophet like Moses’ who can feed people in the mountains as Moses did. Hi…
John The People's Commentary - More Questions and Answers
John The People's Commentary - More Questions and Answers
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
More Questions and Answers We have seen how John likes to move from signs into a dialogue between Jesus and others which ends with a discourse. So here, we start with three questions from the crowd, each answered by Jesus, which pick up the signs and begin to explore the themes t…
Mark The People's Commentary - Jesus and John the Baptist
Mark The People's Commentary - Jesus and John the Baptist
by BRF - Dick France
Jesus and John the Baptist A change of scene The disciples, sent out on their mission in verses 7–13, will return and report back in verse 30. The intervening space is filled with an unexpected return to the person with whom Mark’s story began….
Mee-lahh
Mee-lahh
by Jonathan Miller
Pumzi means "breath" or more accurately "breathing" in Swahili (I think) and this painting is one of three which I am painting for my Feminist theology module. The three paintings are of the Holy Trinity but I am trying to put a more feminist slant on it than you get in tradition…
Stations Of The Cross Twelve(a)
Stations Of The Cross Twelve(a)
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
Stations Of The Cross - Image Twelve (a) - Jesus dies on the cross and Mary weeps at his feet. Can be used in isolation or with other images from the 'Stations of the Cross' series Image resolution is 240 - Idea for PowerPoint slides - Insert and position in top L/H corner of sli…
Stations Of The Cross Eleven
Stations Of The Cross Eleven
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
Stations Of The Cross - Image Eleven - Jesus is nailed to the Cross. Can be used in isolation or with other images from the 'Stations of the Cross' series Image resolution is 240 - Idea for PowerPoint slides - Insert and position in top L/H corner of slide, then drag down to fit …
Stations Of The Cross Ten