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Parallel Lives of Jesus - 2 Four Narratives, One Story
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 2 Four Narratives, One Story
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Four Gospels – One Story A frequently invoked analogy to the Fourfold Gospel is that of four different pictures or portraits of the same individual.1 Richard Burridge uses the illustration of four selected pictures of Winston Churchill, hanging on the walls of Chartwell, Churchil…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 23 New Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 23 New Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
New Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry No Identification This is the third homily in Paul’s trilogy on identification with culture. Paul first told his readers to accommodate to everyone and become “all things to all people.” He then reflected on the Hebrew sacramental past, and hi…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (38) HARVEST
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (38) HARVEST
by SPCK - John Pritchard
Harvest presents particular problems and opportunities. The traditional harvest festival locks into our rural nostalgia but may leave us feeling strangely disconnected from everyday concerns rather than fundamentally integrated into earthy realities, as it would have done in prev…
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - JESUS before the HIGH PRIEST
JOHN: The people's bible commentary - JESUS before the HIGH PRIEST
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
JESUS before the HIGH PRIEST Jesus was taken into the house of Annas, but before we could learn what happened, we were taken out into the courtyard to see how Peter was admitted and his first quiet denial of Jesus. We know from Jesus’ warning to Peter that two more denials are to…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Religion and Culture in the First-Century Roman World
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Religion and Culture in the First-Century Roman World
by SPCK - N T Wright
Chapter Four A COCK FOR ASCLEPIUS: ‘RELIGION’ AND ‘CULTURE’ IN PAUL’S WORLD 2. Religion and Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean World of Paul’s Day (IV) Religion and Culture in the First-Century Roman World Since Paul only arrived in Rome itself towards the end of his public car…
There is a season - Ash Wednesday Liturgy
There is a season - Ash Wednesday Liturgy
by SPCK - Margaret Pritchard Houston
ASH WEDNESDAY Behold, I make all things new We enter the church in silence. We sit in chairs in a semi-circle around the altar. Leader….. O God, make speed to save us. All….. O Lord, make haste to help us. reading Isaiah 53.3 – 6...
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 149:4
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 149:4
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 149:4 What a glorious place to end! The thought that God takes pleasure in us supplants all those other false notions of God being rather fed up with us. The problem with low self-esteem, which afflicts so many of us, is that we project this on to how God must see us. When …
Poem/dramatic reading: Consequences
Poem/dramatic reading: Consequences
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/dramatic reading: Consequences (this piece could be performed as a stand-alone poem; but it could also be used with several voices taking the parts of the girl, the lady/wife, the man/general, the prophet, the advisor and a narrator reading lines 10 and 16) One young girl,…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Third Sunday Before Advent Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Third Sunday Before Advent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Third Sunday Before Advent Wisdom of Solomon 6.12–16 1 Thessalonians 4.13–18 Matthew 25.1–13 You should only treat yourself to Wisdom of Solomon ch. 6 if you are prepared to live with the rest. The righteous and wise are persecuted and killed by the wicked and foolish; but Go…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - ASK, SEARCH, KNOCK
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - ASK, SEARCH, KNOCK
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 1 NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING ON PRAYER THE TEACHING OF JESUS ASK, SEARCH, KNOCK Matthew 7: 7-12 I hate fundraising. Many people are good at it; many actually enjoy it; but I can’t stand it. I hate asking people for things anyway, and asking for money is the worst of all. As a re…
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Everything Belongs To You
New Testament Wisdom for Everyone - Everything Belongs To You
by SPCK - N T Wright
1 THE WISDOM OF THE SPIRIT EVERYTHING BELONGS TO YOU 1 Corinthians 3: 18-23 I remember a wise address given at a graduation ceremony by a respected senior professor. (I was present in order to say the opening prayer.) In his address, the great man said many things, and gave a lot…
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - God's Patience
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - God's Patience
by SPCK - N T Wright
God’s Patience 2 Peter 3.11-18 Early Christian Letters for Everyone 11Since everything is going to dissolve in this way, what sort of people should you be? You should live lives that are holy and godly, 12as you look for God’s day to appear, and indeed hurry it on its way – the d…
LWPT Meditations - Easter Day - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Easter Day - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Easter Day Year B Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29 Ezekiel 37: 1-14 Mark 16: 1-8 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11 God makes impossible things possible When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, they became trapped on the shores of the Red Sea, with Pharaoh’s army in hot pursuit.…
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Palm Sunday Year A Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 21:1-11 Matthew’s gospel is about a journey to Jerusalem. Although Luke writes about Jesus’ presentation at the Temple (2:21) - and Jesus must indeed have undergone this ceremony – Matthew makes no mention of it. John set…
Job for Everyone - Leviathan
Job for Everyone - Leviathan
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Leviathan Job 41:1- 34 My wife is a bit apprehensive about monsters and can occasionally be scared for a moment by a shadow that might be some strange creature. For our honeymoon she was nevertheless keen to go to Scotland, from where her ancestors came, even though Scotland is a…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Praxis and Symbol: Torag and Temple