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Meditation - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C A real turn around Luke 16: 1-13 How can a bad person be a good example? That’s what I want to know, Jesus. I must say I’m not a little surprised by the story you told today, about the shrewd manager. Don’t you think you might be mis…
Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Matthew 22: 34-46 Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18 Deuteronomy 34: 1-12 Jesus spent the final week of his earthly life fielding awkward questions, aimed at him by people who did not so much want the answer as to catch him out in order to acc…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Matthew 18: 15-20 Our passage from Matthew 18 v 15-20 is embedded in a chapter that deals with humility, not causing others to sin, God’s love for the lost, and the serious consequences of being unmerciful. It is a chapter about the …
Lights for the World
Lights for the World
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 narrato…
Specks and Logs
Specks and Logs
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 …
Call to worship - a call for all
Call to worship - a call for all
by Jane Bingham
Call to Worship – a call for all The Lord calls you here He calls the babes in arms that they may know boundless love from all those in his family. He calls the young ones so that they can learn from the experience and wisdom of others. He calls all men and women that they may be…
Signs of the times: Prayers
Signs of the times: Prayers
by Katherine Fox
Do we see the signs of the times? Prayers of praise, confession and intercession for times of order, times of chaos and times of fresh start that follow the same pattern so that they can be used in the same service or at intervals recognising our need to respond to the signs of …
Prayers of intercession–Why we pray
Prayers of intercession–Why we pray
by Katherine Fox
Prayers of intercession suitable for use in worship which remind us why we pray for other people and the world to God who already knows. We believe, God, that you already know all the pain, suffering and injustice in the world and care deeply about it. Yet still we pray. Not to r…
Prayers of Intercession for the Second Sunday in Lent
Prayers of Intercession for the Second Sunday in Lent
by Christine Dutton
Prayers of Intercession for the Second Sunday in Lent These prayers were written to go alongside a service for the Second Sunday in Lent, based on the gospel passage in Luke 13: 31-35. I was particularly struck by the words in verse 34: ‘How many times have I wanted to put my arm…
Prayer: God who calls us to pray
Prayer: God who calls us to pray
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God who calls us to pray God who calls us to pray and work for others, we recognize that there are so many different ways in which we can fulfil that calling. We also know that there are so many people who need help and need prayer. The demands are constant. The needs are…
clouds and glory - Proper 21 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 21 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 21 Year A Lord, as you came down to lift us up Help us to show compassion and sympathy to others. Give to your church a sense of service and humility. May we be obedient to you, seeking to do your will at all times, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen…
Hymn: When people are afflicted