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Imagining the Lectionary: Stay Alert (Proper 27A; Ordinary 32A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Stay Alert (Proper 27A; Ordinary 32A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Stay Alert (Proper 27A; Ordinary 32A) Reflection accompanying image “stay alert street living statue mime artist” So stay alert. You have no idea when he might arrive (Matthew 25:13) This living statue mime artist was making a valiant effort on the che…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Inheritance and the Spirit
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Inheritance and the Spirit
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL THE INHERITANCE AND THE SPIRIT Ephesians 1: 11-14 Not far from where I was born there is an ancient castle. It stands imposingly, high above the banks of a river, defying anyone to attack it. These days, the likely attacks come …
Echoing the Word - Eucharistic Prayer A
Echoing the Word - Eucharistic Prayer A
by SPCK - Paula Gooder & Michael Perham
9 Eucharistic Prayer A Eucharistic Prayer A, although now one of the eight prayers in Common Worship Order One, was in earlier versions the only alternative to a prayer derived from the 1662 rite. In its first version as the Eucharistic Prayer in ‘Series 2’, it drew considerably …
Hymn: Divided nations but one parent
Hymn: Divided nations but one parent
by Andrew Pratt
Divided nations but one parent, the God of one and God of all; and now in praise and joyful worship as nations sing, each voice will call. Then through the wealth of grace and glory, may God's own Spirit fill each heart, until in Christ we all are rooted, within one ground to bea…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4.5-12 1John 3.16-24 John 10.11-18 Today’s readings are deeply challenging. Christian mission has sometimes been done as though determined to prove that we are right and everyone else is wrong, whereas all of today’s writers think that Christians …
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Patience | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Patience | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
Modern translations of the Bible often use the word 'endurance' or 'perseverance' rather than 'patience'. While the King James Bible says that 'tribulation worketh patience' (Romans 5:3), the same verse says that 'suffering helps us to endure' in the Contemporary English Version.…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Self-control | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Self-control | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit, showed immense self- control throughout his life, but particularly from the time he went into Jerusalem until he died. The Holy Spirit can teach everyone to exercise more self-control as they grow in discipleship. Session aim To understand …
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Joy | Fruit of the Spirit
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Joy | Fruit of the Spirit
by BRF - Rona Orme
What is the difference between 'joy' and 'happiness'? Happiness can come from temporary things, such as eating an ice cream or watching a film. It may involve an element of selfishness: if one football team beats another, their supporters will be happy at the expense of the other…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Trinity
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Trinity
by BRF - Rona Orme
In Genesis 1, the very beginning of the Bible, God creates the universe with his Word (Jesus), as his Spirit broods over the ocean. The opening of John's Gospel also emphasises that the Word was with God and was God at the start of everything. Session aim: To learn more about God…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Sixth Sunday of Easter Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10.44-48 1John 5.1-6 John 15.9-17 The desire for certainty goes very deep, and all of today’s readings look at that longing with sympathy, though the answers they give are as challenging as they are reassuring. In the Gospel, Jesus is at last givin…
A Drunk on the Day of Pentecost
A Drunk on the Day of Pentecost
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 of Pentecost from the point of view of a drunk who was in the market place. Should you like this and like to have more of my material, ple…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 117 22/05/16
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 117 22/05/16
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
50 Praise, Pray and Play Sessions - Humility | Fruit of the Spirit