Lectionary 11/01/2026
- Epiphany 1/Ordinary 1 - Year A
- Baptism of the Lord
Psalm 29
Prayers of Adoration and Confession Psalm 29
Prayers of Adoration and Confession Psalm 29
by John Birch
Opening prayers to help the leader of worship. A Scripture verse, a prayer of adoration and one of confession. Prayers - The Lord is Here Format: Consider these words from Psalm 29 A Responsive Prayer (see extract below) A Prayer of Confession Lord's Prayer Short Extract: from…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) Isaiah 42.1-9: Ps. 29 : Acts 10. 34-43 : Matthew 3.13-17 Opening Prayer, Prayer of Intercession, The Peace and The Blessing. We give you thanks for our baptism, Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. We give thanks for those who bro…
Prayer: God of greatness and glory
Prayer: God of greatness and glory
by Andrew Pratt
God of greatness and glory, God of splendour and surprise, God of cross and manger; God of hope in present danger, Your voice shakes the earth, sounding like thunder, breaking cedars. Your voice is like flames consuming the wilderness. Your nature seems destructive in its power, …
Cedars of Lebanon, oaks of old England
Cedars of Lebanon, oaks of old England
by Andrew Pratt
Cedars of Lebanon, oaks of old England, elegant poplars along country roads, trees mark a heritage, hope for the future, holding our history and bearing our loads. Hurricanes harass these trees by uprooting years of their growing, investment and toil, earthquakes unsettle the thi…
Reflection/poem: Psalm 29
Reflection/poem: Psalm 29
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/poem: Psalm 29 Never did like thunder. Someone told me that thunderbolts could get in through open windows, so our windows were shut tight during storms. Someone else fed me horror stories about lightning setting houses on fire and the noise of thunder causing heart at…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The First Sunday of Epiphany Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The First Sunday of Epiphany Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
The First Sunday of Epiphany Isaiah 43.1–7 Acts 8.14–17 Luke 3.15–17, 21–22 We now have the middle of Luke 3 for the second time in four weeks, and verses 19–20 are still missing. This mightn’t matter so much if they didn’t relate as closely as they do to the underlying themes of…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The First Sunday of Epiphany Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - The First Sunday of Epiphany Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The First Sunday of Epiphany Isaiah 43.1–7 Acts 8.14–17 Luke 3.15–17, 21–2 The first three Gospels all have the story of Jesus’ baptism by John in very similar words. John’s version of events, as so often, is slightly different – you might like to go and have a look at it in John…
Where the spirit wafts or blows
Where the spirit wafts or blows
by Andrew Pratt
Where the spirit wafts or blows we will never know, sometimes we will see the signs, let the spirit grow. Yet we never have control, God will make the choice, where to rest, or when to move, give the Word a voice. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: TAKE THIS MOMENT; ST AIDAN (Popple) Metre:…
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – First Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 When the Holy Spirit descended on the Lord Jesus, something new began. Worshippers of Almighty God already knew about his Spirit. It was the Spirit who had hovered over the w…
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 1st Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B Genesis 1: 1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19: 1-7 Mark 1: 4-11 There is no getting away from the Holy Spirit in the readings for today. He is there at the beginning of the creation, brooding over the waters, bringing light from darkness, day from …
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Trinity Sunday - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - Trinity Sunday Year B Isaiah 6: 1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8: 12-17 John 3: 1-17 "Your majesty, I can but bow; I lay my all before you now." Those words from song 18 in "Singing the Faith" epitomise our only possible response in the face of the awesome presence of Almighty …
Psalms for Everyone - Who Is Really God (and Do you Treat Him as Such?)
Psalms for Everyone - Who Is Really God (and Do you Treat Him as Such?)
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Who Is Really God (and Do You Treat Him as Such)? Psalm 29 Without being fully aware of what she was doing, on the eve of her daughter’s wedding my innocent, soon-to-be wife agreed with her prospective son-in-law’s mother (who was the matriarch of a large, Mexican, Roman Catholic…
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – First Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 There are different faces of God revealed in today’s readings, and in Matthew’s gospel the three persons of the Trinity come together at the baptism of Jesus, as his ministry beg…
LWPT Meditations - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Second Sunday Ordinary Time Yr A Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 40:1-11 John 1:29-42 There is the shock of sudden recognition in the gospel reading today. It is an experience some of us have, perhaps once in a lifetime, when we see in someone or in an event, the fulfilment of …
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Epiphany - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Epiphany - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
First Sunday after Epiphany Year A Baptism of the Lord Order of Service contains: Opening Hymn Prayer: based on Psalm 29 Reading - Isaiah 42:1-9 Hymn Reading - Matthew 3:13-17 Hymn Sermon ideas: Meditation: Promise Drama/monologue: John and Jesus Hymn Prayer: God, you set us on …
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Epiphany - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Epiphany - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
First Sunday after the Epiphany the Baptism of the Lord - Year B Service Contents: Hymn: Thou whose almighty word or In the beginning God Prayer: God of enlightenment Reading: Psalm 29 Hymn: How shall I sing that majesty or Cedars of Lebanon, oaks of old England Reading: Genesis …
The Act of Prayer Year B - Trinity Sunday Year B
The Act of Prayer Year B - Trinity Sunday Year B
by BRF - John Birch
Trinity Sunday Year B Opening prayer As we join in worship today, let us spend a moment in quietness. Listen to the noises coming from outside this building— people talking, vehicles going by and maybe an aeroplane passing overhead….
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Trinity Sunday - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Trinity Sunday - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Trinity Sunday - Year B Hymn: God who set creation spinning Prayer: Great and wonderful God Hymn: The whirring of wings amid smoke in the temple Readings: Psalm 29 Isaiah 6:1-8 Reflection/poem: Psalm 29 Hymn: Deepest thunder rattles mountains Readings: Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 …
glimpses of glory - The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) - Year C
glimpses of glory - The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) - Year C
by SPCK - David Adam
The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany) Lord, you have called us. Make us worthy of our calling, that, in the mighty name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we may rejoice in your love and saving power, and proclaim your presence and glory in the world; through Jesu…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Baptism of Christ Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Baptism of Christ Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Baptism of Christ Year C Opening prayer We sometimes forget that the Jesus whose birth we celebrated at Christmas spent many years growing up in a small Jewish family. He would grow wiser and stronger, learning a trade, waiting for his moment, waiting for the pieces of the bigger…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First after Epiphany – Year C
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First after Epiphany – Year C
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
First after Epiphany – Baptism of Jesus Year C Service contains: Hymn: When Jesus came to Jordan or God is not partial Prayer: Great God, we come to worship you Reading: Psalm 29 Hymn: Father, we have sinned, in word and deed and thought or Some voice! it splinters beams of cedar…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 98 10/01/16
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 98 10/01/16
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…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 149
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 149
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…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 201
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 201
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 221
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…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts for Sunday Issue 254
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts for Sunday Issue 254
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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Vine Video - Andrew's Story - The Story Project - Vine Video - 10th January 2021
Vine Video - Andrew's Story - The Story Project - Vine Video - 10th January 2021
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
The Vine Video 10th January 2021 Andrew's Story - The Story Project Hear Andrew's story from The Story Project. You can watch and download a range of stories at thestoryproject.org.uk You can watch the first 30 seconds as a preview, but click download to watch the whole video.
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