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Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Proper 3 Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Proper 3 Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 3 Isaiah 43.18–25 2 Corinthians 1.18–22 Mark 2.1–12 Our capacity to respond wrongly to God is endless. All three of today’s readings focus primarily on the generosity of God, but they also all have as a backdrop the stubborn stupidity of our response. The miracle that Jes…
Revelation for Everyone - A Little Scroll
Revelation for Everyone - A Little Scroll
by SPCK - N T Wright
A Little Scroll Revelation 10.1-11 One of the most famous baseball umpires of all time, Bill Klem, earned his reputation by insisting that the umpire’s word was not only final, but in a sense creative. On one celebrated occasion, he waited a long time to call a particular pitch. …
2 Corinthians - Paul's Companions Are on Their Way
2 Corinthians - Paul's Companions Are on Their Way
by SPCK - N T Wright
Paul’s Companions Are on Their Way 2 CORINTHIANS 8.16-24 The smart white van pulled up outside the college one afternoon, and two men got out. Three or four students were in the common room, watching television. The men, wearing white coats like technicians, walked into the colle…
John for Everyone part 2 - The Hour Has Come
John for Everyone part 2 - The Hour Has Come
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Hour Has Come John 12.27-36 As I was walking into my study to begin working on this passage, I was alarmed to hear three loud explosions from the other side of the street. We live close to some important national buildings, and there is always a danger that terrorists will so…
Monologue/Meditation : ‘I’m good’
Monologue/Meditation : ‘I’m good’
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue/Meditation : ‘I’m good’ 'How are you?' 'I'm good'. It's a common greeting these days, but call me old-fashioned, every time I hear that, I'm brought up short. We used to say, 'I'm fine' or I'm well'. But 'I'm good'? No, that doesn't work for me. Let me run that by you a…
Luke for Everyone - The Calling of Zacchaeus
Luke for Everyone - The Calling of Zacchaeus
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Calling of Zacchaeus Luke 19.1-10 Sunday schools love Zacchaeus. At least, they love to act out his story and sing about him. The little man who climbs up a tree to see Jesus provides one of the most vivid short stories in the whole Bible. Children can identify with Zacchaeus…
A Prayer for the Son of Man
A Prayer for the Son of Man
by Rev. Gary Homewood
A truly powerful prayer for use on Good Friday. This item will download as 13011006328731.doc Extract: Now is the hour. The sky is black with the anguish and the sin of the world, And the Son of Man, the Son of God, Hangs from a Cross, bleeding and dying for those who have nailed…
A Lame Man is Lowered Through the Roof
A Lame Man is Lowered Through the Roof
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 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…
Be Ready and Prepared for the Son of Man
Be Ready and Prepared for the Son of Man
by Dave Hopwood
Seeing and Believing Bible Ref: Luke 10-13; John 9 & 10 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 linking text as well as t…
Jesus Heals a Blind Man
Jesus Heals a Blind Man
by Dave Hopwood
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But… Bible Ref: Matthew 16-18; Mark 8 & 9; Luke 9; John 7-8 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 na…
The Blind Man's Story
The Blind Man's Story
by Dave Hopwood
Seeing and Believing Bible Ref: Luke 10-13; John 9 & 10 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 linking text as well as t…
The Healing at the Pool of Bethesda
The Healing at the Pool of Bethesda
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 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 …
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
by Dave Hopwood
A New Kind of Fishing Bible Ref: Matthew 4,8,9 &12; Mark 1-3; Luke 4-6; John 4 & 5 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 …
The Return of the Son of Man
The Return of the Son of Man
by Dave Hopwood
The Great and the Good Bible Ref: Matthew 19-20 & 26; Mark 10 & 14; Luke 17-19; John 11 & 12 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 …
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