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Imagining the Lectionary: A very private conversion and a very public statement (Advent 3C)
Imagining the Lectionary: A very private conversion and a very public statement (Advent 3C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: A very private conversion and a very public statement (Advent 3C) Reflection accompanying image “House with solar panels ” “I’m baptizing you here in the river. The main character in this drama, to whom I’m a mere stagehand, will ignite the kingdom life,…
Imagining the Lectionary: Advent conundrum (Advent 2C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Advent conundrum (Advent 2C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Advent conundrum (Advent 2C) Reflection accompanying image “No way in or Out” The photograph presents a conundrum. The room in the tower offers a view over the boundary wall which cannot be seen by those at ground level. The access door is set well above…
Prayers of adoration, thanksgiving and confession Psalm 23
Prayers of adoration, thanksgiving and confession Psalm 23
by John Birch
Prayers of adoration, thanksgiving and confession for the Worship Leader, with a broad theme of God the good shepherd. Prayers - The Lord is my Shepherd Format: Consider these words from Psalm 23 A Moment of silence (see extract below) A Prayer of Confession Lord's Prayer Short …
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Confessions Psalm 27
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Confessions Psalm 27
by John Birch
Opening prayers to help the leader of worship. A Scripture verse, a prayer of thanksgiving and one of confession. Prayers - One thing I ask of the Lord Format: Consider these words from Psalm 27 A Responsive Prayer (see extract below) A Prayer of Confession Lord's Prayer Short E…
Psalms for Everyone - One Thing
Psalms for Everyone - One Thing
by SPCK - John Goldingay
One Thing Psalm 27 Soon after I came to the United States, I attended an inaugural lecture by a man who (we were told) was a full-time pastor and a half-time professor. I laughed because I assumed it was a joke—how could you be a full-time this and a half-time that? (He also told…
Psalms for Everyone - Teach Me to Repent
Psalms for Everyone - Teach Me to Repent
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Teach Me to Repent Psalm 51 John Donne was a seventeenth-century priest, love poet, and member of parliament. He also wrote a series of “Holy Sonnets” (found in The Oxford Book of English Verse, ed. Christopher Ricks [New York: Oxford University Press, 1999], 117). In one he imag…
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Another Amen
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Another Amen
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Another Amen Psalm 106:48 Whereas the amen at the end of Book Three of the Psalter stands in contrast to Psalm 89 to which it is appended, this amen at the end of Book Four follows nicely on Psalm 106, though perhaps it issues a challenge in that it involves recognizing that our …
Where the jackals scratch a living
Where the jackals scratch a living
by Andrew Pratt
Third Sunday of Advent Year A Isaiah 35: 1 – 10 Hymn: Where the jackals scratch a living, Where the jackals scratch a living, in this wild, deserted place, springs will bring refreshing water, grass and reeds will sign God's grace... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stainer & B…
A Celtic Advent Liturgy - Light and darkness
A Celtic Advent Liturgy - Light and darkness
by John Birch
An Advent service with a distinctive Celtic feel on the theme of light and darkness. ... Circle us, Lord Circle us with the light of your presence, bright within this dark word Enable us to be overcomers of fear and temptation, Enable us to be victors over sin and despair, Enable…
John the Baptist Begins His Ministry
John the Baptist Begins His Ministry
by Dave Hopwood
Early Days Bible Ref: Matthew 3 & 4; Mark 1; Luke 2-4; John 1-4 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 read the linking tex…
Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - Do We Ever Learn?- Take Two