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1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Grief of a Sister and the Strife Between Brothers
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - The Grief of a Sister and the Strife Between Brothers
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Grief of a Sister and the Strife between Brothers 2 Samuel 13: 15- 14: 24 I once knew someone who was sexually abused on an ongoing basis by a family member when she was a young girl. She never told me the details of what happened, and to be honest I never wanted her to do so…
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - Unlikely Saviors
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - Unlikely Saviors
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Unlikely Saviors JUDGES 3:5- 31 My father was a machine minder in a printing works, and my mother was a seamstress. I was the first person in my extended family to stay at school beyond the age of fourteen. I have more than thirty cousins; only one other has been to college. I am…
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - When God Finds It Hard to Be Tough
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - When God Finds It Hard to Be Tough
by SPCK - John Goldingay
When God Finds It Hard to Be Tough JUDGES 10:1- 11:29 In my prayers each day (well, most days, to be honest), I pray either for the nation or for the church in our nation. I do so against the background of the fact that nations grow and triumph and then decline and fall, and that…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The First Sunday of Lent Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The First Sunday of Lent Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The First Sunday of Lent Deuteronomy 26.1–11 Romans 10.8b–13 Luke 4.1–13 Proust’s great theme is that without memory there is no character or understanding. One of the things that is so appealing about his work is that the small memories are at least as significant as the huge …
Rhythms of remembering - Friday Midday Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Friday Midday Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
Midday and Night Prayer for all seasons Friday Midday Prayer It is God who girds me with strength and sets me secure on the heights. You have shown the strength of your arm, you have scattered the proud in their hearts’ imaginings...
At Matthew's House
At Matthew's House
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 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 …
Hidden Treasure and Precious Pearls
Hidden Treasure and Precious Pearls
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…
Blind Guides
Blind Guides
by Dave Hopwood
Feet of Clay and the Breath of God Bible Ref: Isaiah 42; Matthew 5-8 & 10; Mark 3; Luke 6 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 …
Jairus's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus
Jairus's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus
by Dave Hopwood
A Matter of Life and Death Bible Ref: Matthew 8,9,& 11 -13; Mark 3&4; Luke 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 narrator to read the li…
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
Jesus Calls Four Fishermen
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 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…
Jesus Calls Matthew the Tax Collector
Jesus Calls Matthew the Tax Collector
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 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…
Jesus Dies
Jesus Dies
by Dave Hopwood
Slaughter of the Innocent Bible Ref: Matthew 26 -27; Mark 14 -15; Luke 22-23; John 18-19 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 r…
Jesus Heals a Man with a Withered Hand
Jesus Heals a Man with a Withered Hand
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 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 …
Jesus Heals Peter's Mother-in-law
Jesus Heals Peter's Mother-in-law
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 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 …
Jesus Reinstates Peter
Jesus Reinstates Peter
by Dave Hopwood
Back for Good Bible Ref: Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21; Acts 1 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…
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
by Dave Hopwood
It Started with a Kiss… Bible Ref: Matthew 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; John 13-18 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 linki…
Judas Offers to Betray Jesus