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Lent for Everyone Year A - Sunday: Week 3 in Lent Year A
Lent for Everyone Year A - Sunday: Week 3 in Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
Lent For Everyone WEEK 3: SUNDAY Psalm 95 A small boy I knew asked his grandfather, a retired priest, what ‘worship’ meant. The old man paused. He was over 80 years of age, he said; he had been a clergyman most of his life; and he still found it hard to say exactly what ‘worshi…
Psalms for Everyone - Another Interim Closing Act of Praise
Psalms for Everyone - Another Interim Closing Act of Praise
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Another Interim Closing Act of Praise Psalm 72: 18-20 As the last verse of Psalm 41 is actually the close of Book One of the Psalter, the closing verses of Psalm 72 are not part of this psalm but are an act of worship at the end of Book Two of the Psalter, a little like the “Glor…
Reflection/Dialogue on 1 Corinthians 12:12–31a
Reflection/Dialogue on 1 Corinthians 12:12–31a
by Andrew Pratt
Reflection/Dialogue on 1 Corinthians 12: 12–31a Notes: A reflection on 1 Corinthians 12:12–31a as a conversation between a person and God on the phone or the internet without a video link. First speaker: A committee of one, me, is so much easier to handle don't you think? Well, a…
There we were, off up a mountain again
There we were, off up a mountain again
by Andrew Pratt
Dramatic monologue: There we were, off up a mountain again Ascension Acts 1: 1-11 There we were, off up a mountain again. My legs were aching. Not as young as I used to be. Near the summit, thank goodness, but I expect he could hear me moaning. He turned and faced us. Was it imag…
Within this place where your people have worshipped
Within this place where your people have worshipped
by Andrew Pratt
Within this place where your people have worshipped, laid down their burdens and knelt down to pray, send love to comfort, renew and to bless us, as we are gathered in this present day. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: SPEAN Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 21/1/2014 Stainer & Bell Ltd,…
Traces of Glory Year B - The Second Sunday of Advent - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - The Second Sunday of Advent - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
Traces of Glory The Second Sunday of Advent Year B Isaiah 40. 1-11: Ps. 85. [1-2] 8-13: 2 Peter 3. 8-15a: Mark 1. 1-8 Lord, grant us a glimpse of your glory: open our eyes to your coming to us, that we may know you are with us always, and that you are a very present help in troub…
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Blessed are the Peacemakers
by Colin Smith
What can be done to enrich the worship of a congregation where the only reliable music comes from a digital hymnal or CD? What if there are young children present, for whom formal hymns or songs would be inappropriate? One answer is to write Christian words to well known and out …
Sarah: A Mother's Lament