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Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Year C
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Luke 2.22-40 Gaze on a diamond just mined from deep underground, formed from elements from the beginning of time. It is dull until it’s been polished, and only the expert knows what is to be looked for. Another diamond is discovered in a river bed, e…
clouds and glory - Bible Sunday - Year A
clouds and glory - Bible Sunday - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Bible Sunday Year A We give you thanks for Scripture writers and translators. We pray for Bible Societies, Bible study groups, theological students. We pray that your church may be true to the Scriptures, that we may find joy in proclaiming the gospel, that your word may influenc…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Seventh Sunday of Easter Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Seventh Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year A (Sunday after Ascension Day) Acts 1.6–14 1 Peter 4.12–14; 5.6–11 John 17.1–11 ‘When his glory is revealed.’ The ascension gives us a glimpse in advance of the great truth which will one day be unveiled – or rather, the glorious Person who wil…
Advent
Advent
by Digistry
Four short movies for Advent Clip 1 - God is coming A call to Worship Based on Mark 13:24-37 Lectionary: Advent 1 B Clip 2 - Prepare the way A call to Worship Based on Isaiah 40:1-11 And Mark 1:1-8 Lectionary: Advent 2 B Clip 3 - Testify to the Light A call to Worship Based on Jo…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Water into Wine
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Water into Wine
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
WATER into WINE John describes the events at Cana as the first of Jesus’ ‘signs’ and thus it stands at the start of his ministry as a foretaste of what is to come and an introduction to the rest. So what is the meaning of this miracle, apart from merely saving the blushes of the …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Status Crisis and the Cross
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Status Crisis and the Cross
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Status Crisis and the Cross The status problems hinted at in chapters 1–7 are presented in chapters 10–13 as a full-blown crisis. Paul has been shamed and humiliated by some rivals he calls “super-apostles,” itinerant ministers who have captured the minds and hearts of his Corint…
John The People's Commentary - Belief, Blindness and Fear
John The People's Commentary - Belief, Blindness and Fear
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Belief, Blindness and Fear We have suggested that John’s gospel is a two-act drama, with this section as an interlude (see on 1:19 and 11:1 above). The central actor, Jesus, is working very hard! He was not merely on stage for most of Act One, but at the centre of the action…
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 6 Year B
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 6 Year B
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 6 Mark 4: 26-34 Gaze on a vegetable patch at the bottom of the garden, or better still a full-sized allotment, with the gardener’s rickety shed in one corner, a watering can outside the door. Gaze on the rows of neat plants: pale lime-green lettuce leaves, baby leeks like …
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