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Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 17 Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 17 Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 17 Ecclesiasticus 10.12–18 Hebrews 13.1–8, 15, 16 Luke 14.1, 7–14 In this central section of Luke’s Gospel it feels as though Jesus is in a kind of first-century Big Brother. Everything he does and says is being critically watched, sifted, grafted into other people’s fan…
Like the marriage of a bridegroom
Like the marriage of a bridegroom
by Andrew Pratt
Like the marriage of a bridegroom Like the marriage of a bridegroom when the banquet is prepared, soon the bride will be arriving, all is waiting to be shared. All may come by invitation, all may share at God’s great feast, all are welcome, none excluded, come, the greatest and t…
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Second Sunday of Epiphany John 2.1-11 Gaze on all the colours of this occasion . . . See the vibrant wedding robes; the table piled high with rich food, the pink of pomegranates, the shock of oranges, the purples of the grapes, the sheen of the olives. The excitement mounts. …
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The Second Sunday of Epiphany Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Epiphany Isaiah 62.1–5 1 Corinthians 12.1–11 John 2.1–11 The story of the wedding at Cana is an intriguing one. The dynamic between Jesus and his mother is fascinating, as is the nature of the miracle. The Gospels that emerged in the first few Christian centu…
A Steward at a Wedding in Cana Finds Truth in a Jar of Wine
A Steward at a Wedding in Cana Finds Truth in a Jar of Wine
by Roger Price
This is one of a number of monologues that I have written for use in worship or some other reflective purpose. This one deals with the events at the wedding feast in Cana from the point of view of the steward responsible for supplying the wine. A Steward at a Wedding in Cana Find…
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 Wine Jar
The Wine Jar
by Joy Sykes
The wedding at Cana TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by …
John The People's Commentary - A Samaritan Woman at a Well
John The People's Commentary - A Samaritan Woman at a Well
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
A Samaritan Woman at a Well This gospel‘s geographical setting moves between north and south, from Jesus calling disciples in Galilee (1:43) and the wedding in Cana (2:1) to the temple in Jerusalem (2:13) and Nicodemus’ night visit (3:1)…
Echoing the Word - Eucharistic Prayer E
Echoing the Word - Eucharistic Prayer E
by SPCK - Paula Gooder & Michael Perham
13 Eucharistic Prayer E Eucharistic Prayer E is another new prayer created for Common Worship, initially the work of Canon Jeremy Haselock. The intention was to produce a classic ‘Western’ Eucharistic Prayer, in the sense of one that has the epiclesis before the narrative of the …
friends, FOES and families - Take her and go! Rebekah ans Isaac
friends, FOES and families - Take her and go! Rebekah ans Isaac
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Take her and go! Rebekah and Isaac Genesis 24-27 God, who is guest at every wedding, seal us together as one. It is evening and a beautiful young woman steps lightly down the steps to the well, then, a few minutes later, reappears, a pitcher of water on her shoulder, careful not …
Imagining the Lectionary: Better beyond belief (Epiphany 2C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Better beyond belief (Epiphany 2C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Better beyond belief (Epiphany 2C) Reflection accompanying image “You have kept the good wine until now ” In St John's Gospel emptiness and fulfilment are the polar opposites which frame the first public disclosure of God's amazing intentions in the mini…
Mark for Everyone - Questions about Fasting
Mark for Everyone - Questions about Fasting
by SPCK - N T Wright
Mark For Everyone MARK 2.18–22 Questions about Fasting... ...When I was a boy there was a craze for ginger-beer plants. An uncle gave us the starter kit, including the bacteria that, by a process I never understood, produced the secret ingredient that gave the homemade brew its f…
Lent for Everyone Year A - Friday: Week 4 in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Friday: Week 4 in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
WEEK 4: FRIDAY Matthew 22; focused on 22.1–14 Get me to the church on time!’ It’s a famous song from a famous musical. I suspect it’s a favourite because we’ve all been to weddings, we all remember the sense of occasion, of dressing up, of this being the bride’s and the groom’s b…
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