Lectionary 03/05/2026
- Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
John 14:1-14
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
Gazing on the Gospels Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A Meditation on John 14: 1-14 Gaze on all the maps you use in daily life. On a trip to London, you stare at the maze of the Underground, trying to follow the snake-like threads of the different lines, and make sense of the colour codes. There’s t…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 7.55–60 1 Peter 2.2–10 John 14.1–14 What are we Christians supposed to feel about the world we live in? All three of today’s readings suggest that, at the very least, the world is not our home. Stephen dies as though death is irrelevant, w…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7. 55-60 : Psalm. 31. 1-5 [15-16] : 1 Peter 2.2-10: John 14. 1-14 Lord, guide us that we may walk in your way, rejoice in your truth, and be kept for ever in the life which you give, which is eternal; through him who lived and died and rose again f…
The room is ready, all prepared
The room is ready, all prepared
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: 'The room is ready, all prepared Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A John 14: 1 - 14 'The room is ready, all prepared, you have a place to go' said Jesus to his gathered friends! 'I thought that you would know'. 'We've walked together, shared and talked, we've prayed, you've seen…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 7.55–60 1 Peter 2.2–10 John 14.1–14 I’m never quite sure what Jesus meant when he said ‘you will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father’. But I’m quite sure he did not mean ‘you will do lesser works than these’. An o…
Icon - The names of Jesus
Icon - The names of Jesus
by Tim Pillinger
An attempt to produce a focus on ways Jesus describes himself. From the top, moving left to right - the door (Luke 13:24), the way (John 14:6) , the true vine (John 15:1), the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8), the light of the world (John 8:12), The bread of life (John 6:48) , t…
Writing on the wall
Writing on the wall
by Rose humphrey
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LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation –Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1st Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 If we have ever felt that Jesus’ words to the Pharisees were harsh, we can see them justified in the account of the death of Stephen. Stephen – called to account for his belie…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A Service contains: Opening Hymn: Who would true valour see or Who would have the strength to follow Prayer: God, you set us on a journey Reading: Acts 7:55–60 Hymn: Father hear the prayer we offer or Stoned Stephen: martyr for the cross, Sermon idea…
How do we get there?
How do we get there?
by Paul Glass
A meditation on journeying with and towards Jesus John Ch. 14 vs. 1-14 How do we get there? I have a strange relationship with my sat nav. That soothing, slightly disembodied voice that tells me what to do and I do it. That little blue car on the purple line that represents my pr…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 167
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 167
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…
The Vine at Home - The Vine at Home - Easter 5a