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The Things He Carried - 2. A Crown of Thorns
The Things He Carried - 2. A Crown of Thorns
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 2. A Crown of Thorns He carried a crown of thorns. The soldiers’ logic had a brutal simplicity. A cruel, schoolboy logic. He said he was a king, so dress him up as one. A purple robe. Some twisted thorn. A makeshift crown. Briers and acacia. The barbed wire …
The Things He Carried - 4. His Followers' Disappointments
The Things He Carried - 4. His Followers' Disappointments
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 4. His Followers’ Disappointments He carried his followers’ disappointments. You see, they thought he was going to be a different sort of king. Heaven knows, he had tried. He had tried to etch eternity into the stubborn humanity of those who followed him, bu…
The Things He Carried - 3. A Seamles Robe
The Things He Carried - 3. A Seamles Robe
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 3. A Seamless Robe He carried a seamless robe. It was a thing of delicate beauty and of great craftsmanship, robust and at the same time light, woven in one piece from top to bottom; like the robe a high priest would wear as he went about his duties. Like ev…
The Journey to The Cross
The Journey to The Cross
by Graeme Dutton
Short 'stations' with Bible readings, reflections and actions based around the stages of Jesus' journey to The Cross The Journey to The Cross 1.The Triumphant Entry The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloa…
The Things He Carried - 8. A Broken Heart
The Things He Carried - 8. A Broken Heart
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 8. A Broken Heart He carried a heart that was about to be broken. That was how he eventually died. He carried his heart, open and vulnerable, from Jordan to Jerusalem, from Gethsemane to Golgotha. And then it was broken: broken by the savagery of the death h…
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…
The Way to God
The Way to God
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…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 162
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 162
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…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Holy Week and Easter Prayers
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Holy Week and Easter Prayers
by SPCK - Ian Black
A selection of prayers for Holy Week Including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Day Easter Prayer Risen Lord, in bursting from the tomb you have broken the power of death and we see there is no darkness... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black
Lent for Everyone Mark Year B - Good Friday Year B