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Thunderbolts from Heaven on a Smaritan Village
Thunderbolts from Heaven on a Smaritan Village
by Dave Hopwood
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But… Bible Ref: Matthew 16-18; Mark 8 & 9; Luke 9; John 7-8 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 na
What Makes a Person Unclean
What Makes a Person Unclean
by Dave Hopwood
Food and Water Bible Ref: Matthew 9-11 & 13-16; Mark 6-8; Luke 9; John 6-7 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 linkin
Who is the Greatest
Who is the Greatest
by Dave Hopwood
Who is the Greatest? Jesus: James – what were you and the others talking about on the way here today? James: Ah! Well – lots of things Lord… Jesus: Anything in particular? You appeared to have a heated debate at one point? James: Oh not really… Just… nothing. Jesus: John – what’s
Pentecost - Pentecost Changed Everything
Pentecost - Pentecost Changed Everything
by Andy Lindley
Pentecost flame burning and causing ripples. TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If neede
Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus
by Dave Hopwood
The Great and the Good Bible Ref: Matthew 19-20 & 26; Mark 10 & 14; Luke 17-19; John 11 & 12 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
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 14 Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 14 Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 14 Genesis 15.1–6 Hebrews 11.1–3, 8–16 Luke 12.32–40 Faith is sometimes presented as necessarily divorced from evidence. If you can prove something, then you don’t need to have faith to believe it. But that doesn’t seem to be quite what our readings today are saying. They
the historical character of Jesus - 6c The Jesus behind the Jacobean text
the historical character of Jesus - 6c The Jesus behind the Jacobean text
by SPCK - David Allen
The Jesus behind the Jacobean text The parallels between James and the Synoptic Jesus teaching are of interest/value, and I have suggested that it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that James does not somehow have the pattern of Jesus in mind as the one whose faithfulness was
Blackberries on a bush
Blackberries on a bush
by Heather Stanley
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) Insert as Picture in the normal way. If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in the t
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Persistence in Prayer
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Persistence in Prayer
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 1 NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING ON PRAYER THE TEACHING OF JESUS PERSISTENCE IN PRAYER Luke 11: 1-13 The telephone rang. It was a message that my younger son, a singer, was about to get on an aeroplane to go with his choir to the other side of the world. If I was quick, I might just
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 2. Coming out
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 2. Coming out
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 2. Coming out Psalm 27.1, 3b, GNB Other people’s reactions are unpredictable. Some folk are lovely and supportive: they tell me they’ve encountered the problem before, and add, ‘So please don’t worry.’ The best of them reassure me of our w
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 36. Time out means time out!
One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers - 36. Time out means time out!
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
ONE DAY AT A TIME Meditations for Carers 36. Time out means time out! Luke 10.41–42 You know the feeling: you want to take some time out. You need to take some time out. But when you get a few moments alone and you try just to sit quietly and rest, all the things you haven’t do
Mark The People's Commentary - Panic on the Lake
Mark The People's Commentary - Panic on the Lake
by BRF - Dick France
Panic on the Lake What Jesus did next If our speculations about the insurrectionary atmosphere in the wilderness were right, the disciples, fresh from the amazing experience of the loaves and fish, may well have shared the crowd’s hopes and enthusiasm, and wanted Jesus to declare
Mark The People's Commentary - Disreputable company