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With My WholeHeart - Psalm 69:21-22
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 69:21-22
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 69:21-22 Desolation is when you find yourself estranged from both friends and God. To sense that you are rebuked by God breaks the heart. If ever there were grounds for self-pity then these are they, when no one else will offer you pity or comfort...
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Blessings of the Sovereign God
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Blessings of the Sovereign God
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL BLESSINGS ON THE SOVEREIGN GOD Ephesians 1: 3-10 3Let us bless God, the father of our Lord Jesus, the king! He has blessed us in the king with every spirit-inspired blessing in the heavenly realm. 4He chose us in him before the …
Revelation bible study guide - God's Victory
Revelation bible study guide - God's Victory
by SPCK - N T Wright
God’s Victory Revelation 19 In Britain and other parts of the world, weddings can be highly expensive. Even in areas of relative poverty, people still spend tens of thousands of pounds to stage something that seems appropriate to the occasion. There is much about this that I find…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Worthy is The Lamb
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Worthy is The Lamb
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT OTHER EARLY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS WORTHY IS THE LAMB Revelation 5:8-14 Think of it as a visit to the theatre. You are sitting in the dark when the drum begins. A slow, steady rhythm. It’s telling you something. It’s going somewhere. It builds up, l…
Revelation bible study guide - Worth is The Lamb
Revelation bible study guide - Worth is The Lamb
by SPCK - N T Wright
WORTHY IS THE LAMB Revelation 5 We stood and stared at the letter as it lay on the doormat. It was a smart envelope, good quality paper, with clear, bold typewritten name and address. And at the top, in even larger letters, we saw the words: To Be Opened by Addressee Only. And th…
Revelation bible study guide - The Golden Censer and the First Plagues
Revelation bible study guide - The Golden Censer and the First Plagues
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Golden Censer and the First Plagues Revelation 8 Bernard Levin was one of the greatest London journalists of the last generation. One of his many great loves was music. Levin relished the great moments of classical music, the operas of Mozart and Wagner in particular. He was …
the greatest prayer - Our Father in Heaven
the greatest prayer - Our Father in Heaven
by SPCK - John Dominic Crossan
2 Our Father in Heaven Our Father which art in heaven . . . Our Father in heaven . . . Matthew 6:9, NRSV Her name was Babatha and she lived in Maoza, on the southern tip of Israel’s Dead Sea coast. She was illiterate, wealthy, and financially very competent, moving easily within …
52 Reflections on Faith - Jesus the good shepherd: the door of the sheep
52 Reflections on Faith - Jesus the good shepherd: the door of the sheep
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Jesus the Good Shepherd: door of the sheep When I worked in the Holy Land with St George’s College, Jerusalem, we often took groups to the Sinai desert to camp overnight under the stars on the way down to St Catherine’s monastery. It was an amazing experience. Quite often I would…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 112 17/04/16
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 112 17/04/16
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
the historical character of Jesus - 8b Jesus in 2 and 3 John
the historical character of Jesus - 8b Jesus in 2 and 3 John
by SPCK - David Allen
“The apocalyptic Son of Man”: Jesus in the Johannine letters and Revelation The other two Johannine epistles have much less to say about Jesus. As I have noted, 3 John is effectively silent on the subject, but the second epistle is slightly more forthcoming. It identifies Jesus a…
journeying with John - 4 Passion and Holy Week
journeying with John - 4 Passion and Holy Week
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
4 Passion and Holy Week Each of the Gospels brings its portrayal of Jesus to a climax with his death. Although the themes are different in each Gospel, it is important to pay close attention to the themes that come to the fore in the crucifixion accounts, since they tell us somet…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 15 Three Roadblocks