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John for Everyone Part 1 - Glossary
John for Everyone Part 1 - Glossary
by SPCK - N T Wright
GLOSSARY accuser, see the satan age to come, see present age apostle, disciple, the Twelve ‘Apostle’ means ‘one who is sent’. It could be used of an ambassador or official delegate. In the New Testament it is sometimes used specifically of Jesus’ inner circle of twelve; but Paul …
John for Everyone Part 1 - The Good Shepherd
John for Everyone Part 1 - The Good Shepherd
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Good Shepherd John 10.1-10 We stood on the cliffs and watched as the mother birds swooped in from the sea with mouthfuls of fish. There, below us, were thousands, probably tens of thousands, of young birds, all waiting eagerly, all screaming their peculiar cry. They were all …
John for Everyone Part 1 - The Shepherd and the Sheep
John for Everyone Part 1 - The Shepherd and the Sheep
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Shepherd and the Sheep John 10.11-18 I was talking to a friend who had been in business most of his life. ‘The trouble with so many business leaders today’, he said, ‘is that they’re only in it for their own quick profit. Once people were really concerned about making somethi…
Poem: Life
Poem: Life
by Corinne Akehurst
Life A thousand thoughts running through my head, all at the same time. How do I find answers; how do I find peace? Should I turn this way, that way, left or right? So many decisions to make,- my future forever affected by what I choose. What do I base my life on? Money, fame, re…
Poem:The Journey with Christ
Poem:The Journey with Christ
by Corinne Akehurst
The Journey with Christ I will set you free, free as a bird, With wings stretched wide, ready to take off and soar. I will give you grace and power to fly, to soar like an eagle I will give you the courage to take off and will sustain you in the flight. On the journey we will go …
Poem: God speaks
Poem: God speaks
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: God speaks How wonderful to hear the call from God to give your all-in-all. To hear, within some sacred space, that God has given you a place that only you alone can fill, as long as you obey God’s will. You wait to answer, to agree, ‘Yes, I am ready, Lord. Send me.’ But th…
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Suffering as the Messiah did
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Suffering as the Messiah did
by SPCK - N T Wright
Suffering as the Messiah Did 1 Peter 2.18-25 Not long ago, at the height of a snowstorm, our house, and two nearby villages as well, were without electric power for fourteen hours. Our heating system is controlled by electricity, so the house became very cold. We could burn logs …
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Glossary
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Glossary
by SPCK - N T Wright
Glossary Paul - The Prison Letters accuser, see the satan age to come, see present age apostle, disciple, the Twelve ‘Apostle’ means ‘one who is sent’. It could be used of an ambassador or official delegate. In the New Testament it is sometimes used specifically of Jesus’ inner c…
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Greetings from Others
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Greetings from Others
by SPCK - N T Wright
Greetings from Others Colossians 4.10-18 As a typical young man growing up in England after the Second World War, I was never taught to sew. I can hardly manage to replace a button on a shirt, let alone do anything more complicated with needle and thread. But I have sometimes bee…
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - The Gospel in Public