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The Living God - An almighty God: power, compassion and suffering
The Living God - An almighty God: power, compassion and suffering
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
An almighty God: power, compassion and suffering 3 It is among my most vivid memories of my early schooldays. One lunchtime, when I was about seven years old, I got into a heated conversation with two classmates over whose father was the most important. Every school playground in…
The Living God - Which God Are We Talking About?
The Living God - Which God Are We Talking About?
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Which God Are We Talking About? 1 It was prize-giving day at my school. As usual a distinguished visitor had been invited to lend a little dignity to what might otherwise be a rather dull occasion, and before presenting the prizes he was invited to give a short address. The visit…
Mark The People's Bible Commentary - A Dose of Cold Water
Mark The People's Bible Commentary - A Dose of Cold Water
by BRF - Dick France
A DOSE of COLD WATER The command to maintain silence must have been deflating enough, but what follows is far harder to take. The martyrdom of the Son of man The exciting title ‘Messiah’ is immediately dropped, and Jesus speaks of himself, as he usually does, as the ‘Son of man’.…
Jesus Prays for a Way Out
Jesus Prays for a Way Out
by Dave Hopwood
It Started with a Kiss… Bible Ref: Matthew 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; John 13-18 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to read the linki…
Intercessions - Love will come again
Intercessions - Love will come again
by Jane Bingham
Based on the Hymn – Love will come again like wheat that springs up green (204H&P) Lord we bring to you our prayers for others We pray for those people across the world who do not know love. Who have in their lives only experienced war and hatred, neglect and hunger, sadness and …
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - The Paralysed Man Assembly
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - The Paralysed Man Assembly
by Christian Assembly Team
The Paralysed Man (4 and 1) Bible ref: Mark 2:1-12 If you have time find photographs of equipment that help people who are paralysed for projecting in the assembly as a lot of children will not have seen the items before... Story About the same time that Jesus was born in Bethleh…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Proper 19 Year B