Lectionary 25/12/2025
- Christmas Eve/Day - Set II - Years A, B & C
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Such Love
by Kath Wiles
Poem about the values of Love from the manger to the cross, and what a better place this world would be if we had more of it. In the miracle of a babe, new-born, The dew on a blood-red rose at dawn; In the wonder of a star-lit night, The gracefulness of a bird in flight; In the m…
Nativity Figures
Nativity Figures
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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Christmas Stable
Christmas Stable
by Lee Pirie and twelvebaskets
Silhouette of the Christmas Nativity scene. Ideal for using as background in PowerPoint slides over Christmas. Also Available: Christmas Nativity with White Background Click Here Christmas Nativity with Sky Background Click Here Christmas Nativity with the World as a Background C…
Light Of The World Nativity
Light Of The World Nativity
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Light of The World
Light of The World
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Christmas PowerPoint Slide Templates
Christmas PowerPoint Slide Templates
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
PowerPoint slide templates for use over Christmas. Nativity scene with choice of white or blue backgrounds and text box's to add your text or hymn lyrics. At the foot of each slide their is a text box to add your CCL No: To delete text box's just click on it and press delete or s…
Prince of Peace
Prince of Peace
by Ian Harris
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Christmas More than a word
Christmas More than a word
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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Christmas More than a word V2
Christmas More than a word V2
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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Christmas More than a word V3
Christmas More than a word V3
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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Christmas More than a word V4
Christmas More than a word V4
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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Christmas More than a word V5
Christmas More than a word V5
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
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Things have changed
Things have changed
by Marjorie Dobson
Christmas day - Luke 2:1–20 Meditation for Christmas Day: Things have changed What do shepherds and angels and stars have to do with this day? Are they not merely a myth told in a seasonal play? Those Eastern wise men? Can they still be found in the sound of the guns and the flam…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Christmas Eve/Christmas Day Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Christmas Eve/Christmas Day Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
?Christmas Eve/Christmas Day - Year A Isaiah 9:2–7 Titus 2:11–14 Luke 2:1–20 Luke starts what is to be one of the world’s most famous narratives on the world stage, as it is traditionally recounted. He starts with emperors and governors, who are, after all, the people who make hi…
Intercessions for Years A, B and C Book - Intercessions - Christmas – Set 2 (A, B & C)
Intercessions for Years A, B and C Book - Intercessions - Christmas – Set 2 (A, B & C)
by SPCK - Ian Black
Intercessions - Christmas – Set 2 (A, B & C) God of grace We behold your glory. God of glory, with the shepherds we kneel in adoration before the wonder of your saving love in Christ Jesus . . . May we too leave rejoicing at your amazing grace. With Joseph and Mary we journey to …
Christmas Present
Christmas Present
by David Perry
Image to accompany Imagining the Lectionary : Christmas Present TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) Insert as Picture in the normal …
Imagining the Lectionary: Christmas Present
Imagining the Lectionary: Christmas Present
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Christmas Present (Christmas A) Reflection accompanying image Christmas Present "She gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger, because there was no room in the hostel." (Luke 2:7) "Don't be afraid. I'm he…
the light shines in the darkness
the light shines in the darkness
by David Perry
Image to accompany text: "Imagining the Lectionary - the light shines in the darkness" TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) Insert as…
Long lost christmas postcard from St Luke
Long lost christmas postcard from St Luke
by David Perry
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The Old Inn in Bethlehem
The Old Inn in Bethlehem
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 at the Inn in Bethlehem at the time of the Nativity from the point of view of the Innkeeper's Wife. The Old Inn in Bethlehem Matthew 2: 1-…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Christmas Day Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Christmas Day Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Christmas Day Isaiah 62.6–12 Titus 3.4–7 Luke 2.1–20 In these verses from Isaiah there is a great sense of subdued excitement, of restlessness, of purposeful movement a little distance away, as the dawn breaks. Actually, this would probably describe almost any household with chil…
A wise man
A wise man
by Lynda Collier
A wise man? Searching, searching Always searching But for what? For truth. But what is truth? Where is it to be found? For most of my life I had filled my mind with learning - poring over ancient manuscripts And scanning the skies for signs, Looking for answers to questions most …
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Christmas Prayer - Child in the manger...
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Christmas Prayer - Child in the manger...
by SPCK - Ian Black
Christmas Taken from: Prayers for All Occasions Child in the manger vulnerable and holy born of a woman adored by the lowly sharing our frailty... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black Published by SPCK
The true light
The true light
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: Word, life-space and enlightenment (Advent 3B) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportio…
The word became flesh
The word became flesh
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: Word, life-space and enlightenment (Advent 3B) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportio…
living within the light of Christ as children of God
living within the light of Christ as children of God
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: Word, life-space and enlightenment (Advent 3B) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proport…
Where is Jesus, where is Mary
Where is Jesus, where is Mary
by Andrew Pratt
Where is Jesus, where is Mary, where is Joseph in this crowd, here where commerce feeds subversion, elevates the rich and proud. Mother, father and, and a baby, shoved by bureaucratic creeds, soon to cross a nation's borders, crowds will denigrate their needs. Lasers beaming, neo…
Poem: The Prince of Peace
Poem: The Prince of Peace
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: The Prince of Peace Peace in a baby who lies in a manger. Peace through the parents who welcome each stranger. Peace, though a child is in imminent danger. Peace from the Prince of Peace. Peace for the shepherds who ran down to greet him. Peace for the Magi, come, star-led,…
The shepherd mind had open eyes
The shepherd mind had open eyes
by Andrew Pratt
The shepherd mind had open eyes to calibrate the worth, to see beyond the poverty divine in human birth. These shepherd hands had held a lamb, had weighed* the new-born flesh. In every birth of lamb or child our hope is born afresh. Verses 3-4 follow *The older word, ‘hef…
I own the sheep
I own the sheep
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/monologue: I own the sheep! How dare they leave my sheep like that? And in the middle of the night, just at the time when all the wild animals are on the prowl and the sheep need most protection! That’s what I pay them for, isn’t it? That’s why they’re out there in the fiel…
Her first born son, his manger bed
Her first born son, his manger bed
by Andrew Pratt
Her first born son, his manger bed, the straw was where he'd lay his head, his mother resting from the birth, and Joseph wondered at his worth. He held him in his roughened hands, he thought about the world's demands that brought them all to Bethlehem. What prejudice would wait…
All Desires Known - Incarnation - Word Made Flesh
All Desires Known - Incarnation - Word Made Flesh
by SPCK - Janet Morley
INCARNATION – WORD MADE FLESH Collect John 1.1–14; 1 John 1.1–4 God our beloved, born of a woman’s body, you came that we might look upon you... Christmas Eve/Christmas Day (ABC) Taken from All Desires Known by Janet Morley Published by SPCK
All Desires Known - Most Holy and Most Humble Collect
All Desires Known - Most Holy and Most Humble Collect
by SPCK - Janet Morley
MOST HOLY AND MOST HUMBLE Collect John 1.1–14 Mighty God, most holy and most humble, you have chosen to hear our cry... Christmas Day (ABC); 2 before Lent (B); Lent 4 (B); Christ the King (C) Taken from All Desires Known by Janet Morley Published by SPCK
One thought fills immensity: peace on earth
One thought fills immensity: peace on earth
by David Perry
One thought fills immensity: peace on earth Reflection accompanying image “peace on earth” William Blake's sublime line 'One thought fills immensity' hangs metal-sculpted in the air and heralds a new awareness as we ponder what that thought might be. Part of Jaume Plensa's wor…
peace on earth
peace on earth
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection “one thought fills immensity: peace on earth” TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) Insert as Picture in…
Drama - The Paxo Christmas Special
Drama - The Paxo Christmas Special
by Kit Walkham
A debate on "Is Christmas in Britain's Interests" led by a male presenter with the manner of a well known TV host. Written with other 3 parts played by women, but could be adapted. Raises misconceptions of the nature of Christmas. The Paxo Christmas Special, by Kit Walkham This w…
GOSPEL WORDS - Glory To God
GOSPEL WORDS - Glory To God
by Alan M Barker
Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) See the series of Gospel Words by entering Gospel Words in the Search Box PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 3648x2736 pixels and 3.2MB The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image …
GOSPEL WORDS - Glory To God (LP)
GOSPEL WORDS - Glory To God (LP)
by Alan M Barker
Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) See the series of Gospel Words by entering Gospel Words in the Search Box PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 3648x2736 pixels and 3.2MB The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image …
Nativity from Above
Nativity from Above
by Andy Lindley
Not scriptural accurate, but I wanted to convey, as the scriptures do also, the impact of Jesus' birth on the breadth of humanity from the lowly shepherds, gentiles, jews and even wise and noble. The light emanates from Christ, mirroring John's gospel, and that Jesus is the light…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Christmas Day/Christmas Eve Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Christmas Day/Christmas Eve Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Christmas Day/Christmas Eve Isaiah 52.7–10 Hebrews 1.1–4 John 1.1–14 What difference would it make if the Christmas story were not true? If God had not come to be born, live and die as a human being? Today’s readings shout out that the Christmas story is the key to what the world…
Gazing on the Gospels year c - Christmas Day Year C
Gazing on the Gospels year c - Christmas Day Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Christmas Day John 1: 1-14 Gaze on the darkness of the midnight sky over a rough sea. Gaze on a lighthouse, painted bright white, seeming to grow out of the rocky island it is built upon. This is not a place of safety. Waves lash the rocks, the wind roars and spray covers you wit…
ApplecartIgnite - Gabriel's Visit
ApplecartIgnite - Gabriel's Visit
by Applecartlive Ltd
An unsuspecting young woman is approached by a man she has never met in the confines and comfort of her own home. Having no idea how he got into her kitchen Myriam is terrified. In time a relationship is established and the reason for the unexpected visitor’s arrival is revealed.…
Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people
Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Year C) Reflection accompanying images: “An angel of the Lord stood before them” “I am bringing you good news ” and “To you is born this day ” 'The Angel Raphael…
An angel of the Lord stood before them
An angel of the Lord stood before them
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Year C) Also available with out text - Click Here Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- …
I am bringing you good news
I am bringing you good news
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Year C) Image with out text - Click Here Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This imag…
To you is born this day
To you is born this day
by David Perry
Image to accompany reflection Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Year C) Image with out text - Click Here Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This im…
Angel in stone 1
Angel in stone 1
by David Perry
Image without text to accompany Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Year C) Image with text - Click Here Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image…
Angel in stone 2
Angel in stone 2
by David Perry
Image without text to accompany reflection Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Year C) Image with text - Click Here Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- …
Angel in stone 3
Angel in stone 3
by David Perry
Image without text accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) Image with text - Click Here Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This im…
What better way to spend the night
What better way to spend the night
by Andrew Pratt
What better way to spend the night than walking down a city street? Near shuttered shop fronts bodies sleep. Is Christ among the ones we greet? The stars are bright, the frost is sharp, and home will draw us from the cold. Outside the door, beyond the warmth, young people die bef…
Poem: A birth
Poem: A birth
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: A birth Lonely, frightened and bewildered they wandered, with no place to stay and a crisis coming on them imminently. Doors and windows spilled light and noise, but there was no space to welcome their weariness; no warmth to wrap around their cold discomfort. Turned away a…
In the stable, shepherds, standing
In the stable, shepherds, standing
by Andrew Pratt
In the stable, shepherds, standing, wonder what has brought them there, after birth of living glory speaks of hope, of loving care. Here no glow surrounds the manger, no angelic choir is heard, simply, God is born among us, God incarnate, love absurd. Verse 3 follow © Andrew Prat…
CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS
by Alan M Barker
PowerPoint slide image for Christmas. TIP - Image size is 1024 x 768 suitable for PPT Slides Insert as Picture in the normal way. I.E. a Blank layout slide to avoid any frame. Then place the image into the top L/H corner and drag the image box to the bottom RH corner. The image w…
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day)
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day) Reflection accompanying images: “Cracked mirror ” and “Cracked mirror with shard showing womans face ” In the centre of town, fenced off in a demolition site awaiting redevelopment, …
Cracked mirror with shard showing womans face
Cracked mirror with shard showing womans face
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection “Imagining the Lectionary: this will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day) " TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. …
Cracked mirror
Cracked mirror
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection "Imagining the Lectionary: this will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day) " TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. …
Christmas all age service -Opening Prayer
Christmas all age service -Opening Prayer
by Richard Steel
A short gathering prayer for use at a Christmas morning service. Dear Jesus We thank you for coming to earth as a tiny baby. We thank you for coming to earth as the light of the world. We come now - Continues... Also available in PowerPoint - Click Here
Christmas all age service - Opening Prayer PPT Slide
Christmas all age service - Opening Prayer PPT Slide
by Richard Steel
A short gathering prayer for use at a Christmas morning service. Dear Jesus We thank you for coming to earth as a tiny baby. We thank you for coming to earth as the light of the world. We come now... Also available in PDF - Click Here
Christmas Confession
Christmas Confession
by Richard Steel
A simple confession with a focus on Christmas Dear God There’s so much I wanted for Christmas – perhaps I’ve been a bit greedy. Sorry, Lord. Help me to be more generous I’ve wanted so much time for myself – perhaps I’ve forgotten other people. Sorry, Lord. Help me to be more thou…
Christmas Confession PPT
Christmas Confession PPT
by Richard Steel
Dear God There’s so much I wanted for Christmas – perhaps I’ve been a bit greedy. Sorry, Lord. Help me to be more generous I’ve wanted so much time for myself – perhaps I’ve forgotten other people. Sorry, Lord. Help me to be more thoughtful There’s been so much to do – perhaps I’…
Journeying with Luke - Christmas and Epiphany
Journeying with Luke - Christmas and Epiphany
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Christmas and Epiphany Exploring the text Each of the Gospel writers addresses the themes of Christmas (the birth of Jesus) and Epiphany (the revelation of who he was) differently. Mark omits them entirely. Matthew has Jesus’ birth followed by the adoration of the Magi, and Luke’…
Advent Liturgy
Advent Liturgy
by Jane Bingham
Liturgy to accompany the lighting of the advent ring based on Hope, Peace, Joy & Love Advent liturgy - Hope Peace Joy Love Sunday 1 – Hope Today we light a candle of Hope. Not just the kind of hope based in a dream-world but the real Christian hope based on the knowledge of God’s…
Nativity Tumbledown
Nativity Tumbledown
by Rose humphrey
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Merry Christmas Lights
Merry Christmas Lights
by Rose humphrey
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Christmas Day
Christmas Day
by Rose humphrey
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Snowy way
Snowy way
by Joy Sykes
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LWPT Meditations - Christmas Day - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Christmas Day - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Christmas Day Yr A Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:8-20 I have often wondered what it was about the infant Jesus that so inspired the shepherds who were his first visitors. Women are traditionally fascinated by babies, gazing at them, cooing over them and talking nonsense to the…
Love at Christmas
Love at Christmas
by Rose humphrey
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Advent Candle Liturgy
Advent Candle Liturgy
by Rev Elaine Halls
To accompany, week by week in Advent, Singing the Faith 165, for Messy/All Age/With children worship ADVENT CANDLES TELL THEIR STORY... (Singing the Faith 165) Advent 1 Christmas Decorations Twinkle. WHY? Tinsel twists, trees stand tall. WHY? WHY? Shops are busy, the postman too.…
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
by Andrew Pratt
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent Different lectionaries and churches use different themes and orders for these service, A selection of four verses for the Sundays of Advent should be chosen from the selection together with the last verse for Christmas day. The order …
Prayers for Christmas Day - Year A
Prayers for Christmas Day - Year A
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Christmas Day ADORATION From the very beginning was Your Word which spoke this world into being, Your Word which thunders from the skies, Your Word... CONFESSION You gave your all to the world in the bleakness of that stable. …
Angel Praising
Angel Praising
by Rose humphrey
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Nativity
Nativity
by Rose humphrey
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Crown is given
Crown is given
by Rose humphrey
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Snowy scene with sledge
Snowy scene with sledge
by Rose humphrey
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Snow Fun
Snow Fun
by Rose humphrey
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Sledging
Sledging
by Rose humphrey
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Joy at Christmas
Joy at Christmas
by Rose humphrey
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Baby in a Manger
Baby in a Manger
by Rose humphrey
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Times and Seasons - Full Service - Christmas Day - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Christmas Day - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Full Service Christmas Day Order of Service contains: Opening Hymn Reading for two - Christmas Day Candle lighting Prayer Candle lighting Hymn Reading - Isaiah 9:2-7 Hymn Reading - Luke 2:1-14, 15-20 Sermon Idea Hymn Intercessions - Christmas is a family time Lord's Prayer Offeri…
I am the Light of the World
I am the Light of the World
by Rose humphrey
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I only popped out for some bread
I only popped out for some bread
by Ian Harris
A monologue for Christms Day or Nativity Service I only popped out for some bread and wine. I can still remember that night as if it was only yesterday. My brother-In-Law and his family were staying with us, having travelled up for the census. I can recall just how bitter cold it…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Blessings of the Sovereign God
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - Blessings of the Sovereign God
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL BLESSINGS ON THE SOVEREIGN GOD Ephesians 1: 3-10 3Let us bless God, the father of our Lord Jesus, the king! He has blessed us in the king with every spirit-inspired blessing in the heavenly realm. 4He chose us in him before the …
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 …
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town
by Avis Palmer
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town, Christmas hope, rejoicing and peace. Requiring rest, she's tired and worn, Finds a barn where her son is born. Christ is cradled in Bethlehem town, Christmas hope, rejoicing and peace. Receiving his first kiss and caress, Heaven is held and wo…
The Living God - The Christian story of salvation: doing justice to God
The Living God - The Christian story of salvation: doing justice to God
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Mystery or muddle? The Trinity 5 The Christian story of salvation: doing justice to God The Christian Church has always realized that getting God right trumps everything. The doctrine of the Trinity aims to integrate all the elements of the rich and complex biblical witness to th…
Four Gospels, One Jesus - The ox in the Temple and the stall
Four Gospels, One Jesus - The ox in the Temple and the stall
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
The ox in the Temple and the stall Infancy and beginnings, Luke 1—4.13 Since the ox was the universal beast of burden, it is not surprising that Luke stresses the universal importance of Jesus. We have seen that the opening words of any ancient text were crucial. If Mark is not c…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Personified Daughter Zion
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Personified Daughter Zion
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Personified Daughter Zion (Isaiah 47: 1-15; 49: 14 – 50: 3; 51: 17 – 52: 12; 54: 1-17) Babylon’s fall is imagined throughout Isaiah 41–48, climaxing in chapter 47, where Daughter Babylon herself is taunted. Once tender and delicate, she will now sit throneless in the dust. She wi…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Partners in a Heavenly Calling
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Partners in a Heavenly Calling
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Partners in a Heavenly Calling (Hebrews 1: 1- 4: 16) The first part, 1:1–4:16, focused on Jesus as Son of God and apostle, speaker from God to human beings, uses Scripture to compare “the son” to both the angels (1:1–2:4) and Moses (3:1–6)…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Return
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Return
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Return THE WOMEN’S BIBLE COMMENTARY (Jeremiah 31: 7-14) The new beginning is both certain and imminent. To welcome it, another poem begins with a command to “sing aloud with gladness” (31:7–14). For the first time in the book, north no longer refers to the direction from whic…
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by Rose humphrey
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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Second Isaiah
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Second Isaiah
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Second Isaiah (Isaiah 40-55) The sixteen chapters that begin with “Comfort, comfort my people” comprise a complex but thematically continuous piece focusing on Jerusalem’s restoration as the Babylonian era ended. The prophet is self-effacing and barely visible, but certain aspect…
Isaiah for everyone - Beautiful Feet
Isaiah for everyone - Beautiful Feet
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Beautiful Feet My feet went all nasty a few years ago in Jerusalem. Visiting Jerusalem was the only occasion when I got to wear sandals continually for two weeks, and the skin on my heels frayed. One result was that it became impossible to keep them clean…
Isaiah for everyone - The Man Who Kept His Mouth Shut
Isaiah for everyone - The Man Who Kept His Mouth Shut
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Man Who Kept His Mouth Shut I just came across a comment someone made when my first wife died five years ago. “We are forever grateful that she paid the price of her discipleship.” She “stands tall” among people who have “worked for our comfort and edification . . . Her direc…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Seventh Sunday of Easter Year C Opening prayer We meet as family in your presence, our heavenly Father. We meet as brothers and sisters in Christ, accepting the responsibility placed upon us— to love one another as you first loved us…
glimpses of glory - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
glimpses of glory - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
by SPCK - David Adam
The Seventh Sunday of Easter Almighty Father, who through your great love raised your Son into glory, help us to know we are not alone, to know we dwell in you and you in us, to know that the ascended Lord is with us always, and that your Spirit comes to guide and strengthen us. …
journeying with John - 1 Advent and Christmas
journeying with John - 1 Advent and Christmas
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
1 Advent and Christmas The Prologue of John is one of the most beautiful pieces of writing in the whole of the New Testament, and no carol service would be complete without the rolling lyricism. So iconic is it that many people can quote its opening verses from memory…
journeying with John - 8 Ordinary Time
journeying with John - 8 Ordinary Time
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
8 Ordinary Time I am the bread of life Chapter 1 began with an exploration of the great Prologue of John’s Gospel. It seems right, therefore, to end the book with an exploration of the other iconic feature of John’s Gospel – the ‘I am’ sayings. Jesus’ various ‘I am’ sayings occur…
No Greater Light (New Day)
No Greater Light (New Day)
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
This Christmas hymn, inspired by the style and metre of "No Greater Rose Of Such Vertue" (but with different content), points to the coming of the light with the birth of Christ and expresses the wish that such a light will bring a new dawn to our weary world.
Christmas Music
Christmas Music
by Colleen Muriel
A Little Bit About The Music Christmas Music - New Music for Traditional Carols is a book of traditional sacred Christmas Carols with new very singable melodies composed by Colleen Muriel. Some of the melodies were first presented at a concert in 1997 (Vancouver, Canada) and sinc…
John 1:1-5 A reflection
John 1:1-5 A reflection
by Colin Smith
This short 550 word reflection considers the fascinating, but puzzling opening verses of John's gospel. It has been used both as a short Christmas sermon and a small group discussion starter. The” Word” is identified with “The Logos”, a concept from Greek philosophy, which would …
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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 at the Inn in Bethlehem at the time of the Nativity from the point of view of the Innkeeper's Wife. The Old Inn in Bethlehem Matthew 2: 1-…
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - Christmas - No Way Assembly
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - Christmas - No Way Assembly
by Christian Assembly Team
Numbers Assembly – No Way Christmas (0) Bible ref: Matthew 1 to 2:1-12 This assembly would usually be used at or close to Christmas... Story NO WAY! said Mary when the angel told her she was going to have a baby. “I can’t be pregnant because I’m not married yet.” But when the ang…
Poem: Speaking out
Poem: Speaking out
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Speaking out If a long-ago prophet could not keep silent about the virtues of a city, so righteous in his day, but torn by strife in our time; how is it that we, who know the extent of the love of God, as shown in the life and death of Jesus, Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Hymn: Upon this groaning, quaking earth
Hymn: Upon this groaning, quaking earth
by Andrew Pratt
Upon this groaning, quaking earth we find the evidence of grace, for here, our God, you nurtured love, brought faith and hope within this place. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: ABENDS Metre: LM Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 5/5/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.c…
Through the city streets they hurried
Through the city streets they hurried
by Andrew Pratt
Through the city streets they hurried where each shadow, like a shroud, hung across the darkened doorways, sounds of commerce echoed, loud. This had been the scene of bloodshed, Hist’ry heard, a nation sighed, factions fought and people suffered, mothers wept while children cried…
God's full and perfect justice (Revised)
God's full and perfect justice (Revised)
by Andrew T Murphy
[A slightly revised version, to replace the earlier version] "Justice has been done"? How does God deal with sin? What is justice? Surely it is more than simply punishment or revenge. This is a big hymn which asks for a big theory of atonement, exploring the wealth of rich…
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town
by Avis Palmer
Mary's travelling to Bethlehem town, Christmas hope, rejoicing and peace. Requiring rest, she's tired and worn, Finds a barn where her son is born. Christ is cradled in Bethlehem town, Christmas hope, rejoicing and peace. Receiving his first kiss and caress, Heaven is held and wo…
Hymn: When Jesus came to Bethlehem there was no worse a day
Hymn: When Jesus came to Bethlehem there was no worse a day
by Andrew Pratt
When Jesus came to Bethlehem there was no worse a day, they say a census had been called, there was no place to stay; this baby who would shake the world, would first lay down his head, not in a royal house or hall, but in a manger bed. When Jesus went to Nazareth his father had …
Nativity from Above
Nativity from Above
by Andy Lindley
Not scriptural accurate, but I wanted to convey, as the scriptures do also, the impact of Jesus' birth on the breadth of humanity from the lowly shepherds, gentiles, jews and even wise and noble. The light emanates from Christ, mirroring John's gospel, and that Jesus is the light…
Hymn: When storms and thunder rage around
Hymn: When storms and thunder rage around
by Andrew Pratt
When storms and thunder rage around, disturbing superficial calm, we share unique companionship as love inspires a silent psalm. In table fellowship with God, while foes conspire to break our peace, in breaking bread and drinking wine, our fears diminish, fade, then cease. Verses…
The mystery of God on high
The mystery of God on high
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – The mystery of God on high The mystery of God on high lies wrapped in frail humanity. The Word of truth is now revealed and echoes in a baby’s cry. Here as we celebrate and sing Be born in us, our Lord and King. As shepherds bring their gifts to him who left behind his maj…
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Glossary
Acts for Everyone Part 2 - Glossary
by SPCK - N T Wright
GLOSSARY Acts for Everyone Part 2 age to come, see present age apostle, disciple, the Twelve ‘Apostle’ means ‘one who is sent’. It could be used of an ambassador or official delegate. In the New Testament it is sometimes used specifically of Jesus’ inner circle of twelve; but Pau…
Light in the darnkess
Light in the darnkess
by Heather Stanley
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Her first born son, his manger bed
Her first born son, his manger bed
by Andrew Pratt
Her first born son, his manger bed, the straw was where he'd lay his head, his mother resting from the birth, and Joseph wondered at his worth. He held him in his roughened hands, he thought about the world's demands that brought them all to Bethlehem. What prejudice would wait…
Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people
Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Year C) Reflection accompanying images: “An angel of the Lord stood before them” “I am bringing you good news ” and “To you is born this day ” 'The Angel Raphael…
I only popped out for some bread
I only popped out for some bread
by Ian Harris
A monologue for Christms Day or Nativity Service I only popped out for some bread and wine. I can still remember that night as if it was only yesterday. My brother-In-Law and his family were staying with us, having travelled up for the census. I can recall just how bitter cold it…
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I own the sheep
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/monologue: I own the sheep! How dare they leave my sheep like that? And in the middle of the night, just at the time when all the wild animals are on the prowl and the sheep need most protection! That’s what I pay them for, isn’t it? That’s why they’re out there in the fiel…
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by Avis Palmer
Come and sit upon a hillside, See the sleeping town below. Round the camp fire, in the moonlight, Hear the tales of long ago. How a people watched and waited, Longing for the promised King, And the freedom and the justice, That his powerful reign would bring. Verses 2-3 follow © …
Advent
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by Digistry
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Nativity
Nativity
by Rose humphrey
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Down Bethlem Road
Down Bethlem Road
by David A. Campton
Down Bethlem Road A Christmas Song to the tune of Raglan Road Down Bethl’em road from Nazareth, Came Joseph and his wife Within her womb God’s promise bloomed His Word, the Light of Life. He came to take on flesh and blood To show us all the way And through the night a star so br…
Shepherd
Shepherd
by Sue Brown
Shepherd (Luke 2:8–20) It’s dark: the darkness of outdoors on a moonless night. The stars are bright but so small; they seem so far away. It’s funny how the open spaces around you seem emptier at night you feel small and lonely. It’s not really cold, but after the warmth of the d…
Light of The World
Light of The World
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
Image of the Christmas Stable on top of the World. Also available: Nativity with Night Sky - Click Here Nativity with glow and World as Backdrop - Click Here Nativity Transparency - Click Here Nativity with Stable - Click Here Nativity with Calvary Background - Click Here
Why Shepherds?
Why Shepherds?
by Sue Brown
Why Shepherds? If you had news, important news, Of the greatest events that ever befell, Who would you give the message to? Who would you tell? Why, I'd call up "The Times" and "The Guardian", I'd write to my MP, I'd contact the Palace and Whitehall, And e-mail the BBC. And what …
Reflection: One lost boy
Reflection: One lost boy
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: One lost boy It’s not that unusual for a twelve-year-old boy to stray away from his parents for a while. That’s just about the age when it’s most likely to happen. Twelve is one of those difficult stages in life when childhood is considered to be past, but teenage is …
Mary in the stable waiting
Mary in the stable waiting
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – Mary in the stable waiting Mary in the stable waiting. hears again the angel’s voice: ‘favoured one the Lord is with you, all Creation sings: ‘Rejoice!’ Mary waits, and heaven wonders, at the Prince of Glory’s birth from her womb, inside that stable, heaven’s waiting room …
A house of prayer
A house of prayer
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: A house of prayer Proper 15 year A Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8 A house of prayer, where all may come; a house of prayer to be a home; a house to welcome every one: this is the house that God builds. A house for sinner and for saint; a house for those whose faith is faint and for the …
Hymn: Confounding the people, confusing the clever
Hymn: Confounding the people, confusing the clever
by Andrew Pratt
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Poem: Oh why are we searching from cradle to manger?
Poem: Oh why are we searching from cradle to manger?
by Andrew Pratt
Poem: Oh why are we searching from cradle to manger? Luke 2: 41-52 Oh why are we searching from cradle to manger? From Christmas to Easter God comes as a stranger. From Bethlehem's stable, a child in a temple, two people in exile, a man with a temper, Beyond all the tinsel the st…
Long lost christmas postcard from St Luke
Long lost christmas postcard from St Luke
by David Perry
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Gazing on the Gospels Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Fourth Sunday of Lent John 3.14-21 Gaze on a dark cellar. You have been trapped inside for ages. It is pitch black in there and there is no switch or bulb hanging overhead to light up your prison. You stumble about feeling the walls, desperate to find a door, or some way out …
Psalm 19 - the glory of |God
Psalm 19 - the glory of |God
by Colin Smith
This reflection/commentary is a very personal Psalm attributed to David who seeks to lift our Spirits. It is suitable as a short talk or sermon (1315 words) It strongly emphasises the beauty of the natural world. and Gods faithfulness, God's Laws are also seen as beautiful and s…
Light Of The World Nativity
Light Of The World Nativity
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
Image of the Christmas stable with Nativity Scene showing the World as a backdrop. Also available: Nativity with Night Sky - Click Here Stable on top of the World - Click Here Nativity Transparency - Click Here Nativity with Stable - Click Here Christmas Nativity with White Backg…
Reflection: Samaritan believers
Reflection: Samaritan believers
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Samaritan believers …? It must have been a shock, hearing that Samaritans had accepted the word of God. They were the ancient enemies. Their territory was treated as a foreign land. The dispute between their two factions had been bitter and long-standing. There was do…
An angel of the Lord stood before them
An angel of the Lord stood before them
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Year C) Also available with out text - Click Here Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- …
God's full and perfect justice
God's full and perfect justice
by Andrew T Murphy
This is a big hymn which asks for a big theory of atonement. 'How does God deal with sin?' This is a question that demands a fuller answer than simply "And on the cross as Jesus died the wrath of God was satisfied". Jesus simply 'taking my punishment' does little to make sense…
Dear Lord, where are the signs of hope
Dear Lord, where are the signs of hope
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – Dear Lord, where are the signs of hope Dear Lord, where are the signs of hope, the echoes of new birth? Where will we find the shafts of light; God’s grace notes for the earth? Could we be what our neighbours need to bring the great Good News? Could we reveal the love of G…
New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem
by Andrew T Murphy
Seen alongside William Blake's original poem, this is a reworking for Christian congregations, using the same tune (by Parry). Suitable especially for occasions where 'Jerusalem' is requested but the words of the original are not relevant. The first verse deals with the mystery…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Christ the King Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Christ the King Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
Christ the King Jeremiah 23.1–6 Colossians 1.11–20 Luke 23.33–43 Shepherds, shepherding stories, and shepherding metaphors abound throughout the Bible, as one would expect in that culture. The creative thing in Israel’s traditions, though, was the development of ‘the shepherd’ as…
Reflection: Solomon’s Temple
Reflection: Solomon’s Temple
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Reflection: Solomon’s Temple A temple filled with a cloud of glory and ready to receive a God who had been faithful to the people and had travelled with them to safety and security. A temple dedicated by a king, knowing his ambition had been achieved to make a permanent place o…
Reflection: Love one another
Reflection: Love one another
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Love one another “Love one another as I have loved you.” What a challenge Does that mean I’ve got to love my enemies? Does that mean I’ve got to love my political opponents? Does that mean I’ve got to love those whose opinions I can’t tolerate? Does that mean I’ve got…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Third Sunday of Advent Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Third Sunday of Advent Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Third Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61.1–4, 8–11 1 Thessalonians 5.16–24 John 1.6–8, 19–28 So at last, after weeks of foreboding, of warnings that the coming of the Lord is not something to take lightly or to meet with unprepared, now at last the excitement begins to mount. First o…
Psalm 148 – a reflection Does the east wind howl in praise of God?
Psalm 148 – a reflection Does the east wind howl in praise of God?
by Marjorie Dobson
Psalm 148 – a reflection Does the east wind howl in praise of God? Does the lightning flash to bring light to the world? Does the snow swirl to purify the dark earth? Does the hail rain down in a dance of joy? Do the clouds rejoice that above them is light? Do the mountains and h…
Where's the justice? Where's the justice?
Where's the justice? Where's the justice?
by Avis Palmer
Where's the justice? Where's the justice? Often we in anguish cry. When death comes so unexpected, Then our questions start with "why?" Why do children have to suffer? Why do dear ones die in pain? When goodbye is never spoken, What's the cost and where's the gain? Verses 2-3 fol…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The First Sunday of Christmas Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The First Sunday of Christmas Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
The First Sunday of Christmas Isaiah 61.10—62.3 Galatians 4.4–7 Luke 2.15–21 God sent the Son...and God sent the Spirit of the Son. St Paul brings together Christmas and Pentecost – as unlikely a pair, to our culture-conditioned minds, as plum pudding and a May Bank Holiday. So…
Poem: Heavenly vision
Poem: Heavenly vision
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Heavenly vision A city of gold wrapped in a vision of light, where there is no night, nor a temple in sight, but with a river pure and crystal bright flowing between twelve trees of life planted to heal the nations’ strife. Such is one vision of heaven. Continues... ©Marjor…
Nativity Tumbledown
Nativity Tumbledown
by Rose humphrey
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
O shepherd of Israel, you hold in your hand
O shepherd of Israel, you hold in your hand
by Andrew Pratt
O shepherd of Israel, you hold in your hand, the nations, the people, from each far flung land. Your grace is sufficient, to meet every need, you reach beyond nationhood, language and creed. You brought restoration when all once seemed lost, you poured out your life love, not cou…
In the silent, stillness, listen
In the silent, stillness, listen
by Andrew Pratt
In the silent, stillness, listen, God is calling will we hear? All too often faith has foundered, grace is muzzled by our fear. In our rush and haste and hurry we have lost the time for prayer; lost the time for conversation, then we think God is not there. Verses 2-3 follow © An…
Hymn: The crumbs that spoke of broken bread
Hymn: The crumbs that spoke of broken bread
by Andrew Pratt
The crumbs that spoke of broken bread, remembered words that had been said, the scattered fragments of a meal had left them thinking, 'was this real'. His flesh was torn, yes crucified, it left them wond'ring, had he lied, yet in another upper room, he'd share again beyond that t…
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