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Open with God Book - Wedding
Open with God Book - Wedding
by Christine Odell
WEDDING Prayers for Various Occasions Reading 1 Corinthians 14.4-8a 13 Flowers and music, lovely clothes, smiling families, sumptuous food; God of joy and laughter these are some of the happy things that come to mind when we hear that there is to be a wedding...
Prayer: God of the journey
Prayer: God of the journey
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving by John Birch ADORATION Creator God, you who love us more than we can know, who chose us from the very beginning to be family we praise your holy name. Continues... CONFESSION God of the journey, your invitation is to all to walk …
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 16 Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 16 Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 16 Isaiah 58.9b–14 Hebrews 12.18–29 Luke 13.10–17 Can the leader of the synagogue hear himself? Has he any idea what he sounds like? You can feel the silence that ripples out of the crowd as their religious leader tries to persuade them that what they have seen is wrong an…
Open with God Book - Church Anniversary Prayer
Open with God Book - Church Anniversary Prayer
by Christine Odell
General prayer for worship or meetings Based on Ephesians 3.14-21 God of past, present and future, we come with joy to pray to you as we celebrate the anniversary of this church and its life and witness through the years. L: Glory to Christ in your church: R: Today and forever!
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 11 October 1931
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 11 October 1931
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 11 OCTOBER 1931 Knowing God better and better is an achievement of friendship. “When two persons fall in love there may be such a strong feeling of fellowship, such a delight in the friend’s presence, that one may lose oneself in the deepening discovery of another per…
Prayers to start and end a day together
Prayers to start and end a day together
by Jane Bingham
Simple prayers to begin and end a day or working together with others Prayers to start and end a day together To open God of community Be with us today as we gather together in prayer God of knowledge Encourage us to stretch our minds and explore new experiences with you. Continu…
Eggs And Ashes PPT - Lent 1 Yr A
Eggs And Ashes PPT - Lent 1 Yr A
by R Burgess/C Polhill/ A Lindley (Wild Goose Publ)
Taken from the Wild Goose Book, Eggs and Ashes, this powerpoint provides accompanying images for the liturgy. Creator God Walking in the garden BREATHE LIFE INTO US Tempted God Praying in the desert BREATHE LIFE INTO US Holy God Travelling towards the city BREATHE LIFE INTO US …
How God Became King - 4b Prequel and Sequel
How God Became King - 4b Prequel and Sequel
by SPCK - N T Wright
Prequel and Sequel Getting to the Heart of the Gospels In the year 1900, a book was published that changed the imagination of America. Its creator, L.Frank Baum, had stumbled into writing fantasy fiction some years before, mostly to while away time spent on the road as a travelli…
How God Became King - 5b The Biblical Story of God
How God Became King - 5b The Biblical Story of God
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Biblical Story of God The story the Bible tells about Israel’s God is quite different from the stories many, including many Christians, have told. In the biblical story, the creator God calls Abraham, who lived in present-day Iraq, and bids him go wandering off as a nomad in …
How God Became King - 8c Power and Empire Within First-Century Judaism
How God Became King - 8c Power and Empire Within First-Century Judaism
by SPCK - N T Wright
Power and Empire Within First-Century Judaism As we saw earlier, the Judaism of the postexilic period had quite a well-developed narrative of God and empire. Even though many Jews longed for God to become king in the full, complete way he’d promised, they still believed that in t…
Mere Apologetics - 5d Making Sense of Things: A Case Study
Mere Apologetics - 5d Making Sense of Things: A Case Study
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Making Sense of Things: A Case Study To explore this further, we shall consider how effective the Christian way of seeing things is at making sense of what we observe. How good is the fit between theory and observation? So how can we make sense of the shape of history and the dis…
Mere Apologetics - 8d Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies