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The preacher
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: The preacher Proper 14 year A Romans 10: 5-15 I’ve been preaching for fifty years – fifty-one, actually. Started as a youngster in my teens. Wasn’t very wise to the world, but I thought I knew a lot – and even at that age I knew it was God that was calling me and that
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Epiphany - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Epiphany - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
First Sunday after Epiphany Year A Baptism of the Lord Order of Service contains: Opening Hymn Prayer: based on Psalm 29 Reading - Isaiah 42:1-9 Hymn Reading - Matthew 3:13-17 Hymn Sermon ideas: Meditation: Promise Drama/monologue: John and Jesus Hymn Prayer: God, you set us on
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Ascension - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Ascension - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Ascension - Year B Service Contains: Hymn: Christ is alive! Let Christians sing or Beginning with blessing Prayer: Unexpected God, Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Poem: The times and seasons are beyond Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 Hymn: The Saviour when to h
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Holy Innocents - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Holy Innocents - Year B
by Andrew Pratt
Holy Innocents - Year B Call to worship: Hymn: The race that long in darkness pined or Awake again within the love Prayer: God, ground of being The Lord’s Prayer Reading: Jeremiah 31:15–17 Hymn: Born in the night, Mary’s child or Keep joy alive! The angels sing Reading: Matthew 2
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Christmas - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Christmas - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Full Service First Sunday after Christmas Year A Order of Service contains: Call to Worship Opening Hymn Prayer- God of our future Hymn Reading - Isaiah 63:7-9 Reading - Psalm 148 Hymn Reading - Hebrews 2:10-18 Reading - Matthew 2:13-23 Sermon Idea One - Flight into Egypt Sermon
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Fourth Sunday in Advent - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Fourth Sunday in Advent - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Fourth Sunday in Advent - Year B Service contents: Hymn: Of the Father’s love begotten or Favoured Mary, God's own chosen Prayer: We thank you loving God Reading: Psalm 89:1–4; 19-26 2 Samuel 7:1–11; 16 Poem: David’s line Hymn: Long ago, prophets knew or We are a pilgrim people,
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Presentation of the Lord
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Presentation of the Lord
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Full Service - The Presentation of the Lord - Year A Order of Service contains: Opening Hymn: Prayer - Generous and caring God, Hymn: Birth brings a promise (Singing the Faith) or A baby had been promised Reading: Luke 2:22-40 Hymn: Mary and Joseph came to the temple (Singing the
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday of Christmas Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday of Christmas Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Christmas - Year A Jeremiah 31:7–14 Ephesians 1:3–14 John 1:1–18 . It is very difficult, in the middle of the school run or the supermarket shop, to remember that in us God is fulfilling the whole purpose of creation. It is even more difficult to look at the
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday Before Lent Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday Before Lent Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday Before Lent - Year A Genesis 1.1–23 Romans 8.18–25 Matthew 6.25–34 Today’s Gospel reading reminds us how important it is not simply to take all passages of Scripture and apply them directly to ourselves, as though they had no original context and no intervening
Transforming Preaching - Language to listen to
Transforming Preaching - Language to listen to
by SPCK - David Heywood
3 A step-by-step guide to sermon preparation Language to listen to A sermon is a spoken event. The ‘sermon’ is not the script, even where that script is available to take away and read, but the event in which the sermon is delivered and the congregation responds. That event takes
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 22 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 22 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 22 Isaiah 5.1–7 Philippians 3.4b-14 Matthew 21.33–46 The people listening to the story of the vineyard would have responded to it on a number of different levels. Some of them would have recognized this vineyard from Isaiah 5 a
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 2 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 2 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 2 - Year A Deuteronomy 30.15–20 1 Corinthians 3.1–9 Matthew 5.21–37 A real choice with real consequences. The great temptation today is not so much to cast off all moral restraint – few would actually advocate that, though many act from time to time as though that were the
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 4 Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Proper 4 Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Twelve Months of Sundays – Year A Ordinary Time Proper 4 Genesis 6.9–22; 7.24; 8.14–19 Romans 1.16–17; 3.22b–28 [29–31] Matthew 7.21–29 ‘These words of mine.’ No wonder they thought Jesus was claiming an authority of his own, superior to that of the scribes. They would never have
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 5 Year A