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Times and Seasons - Full Service - Third Sunday of Easter - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Third Sunday of Easter - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Third Sunday of Easter - Year B Service contains: Hymn: Now the green blade rises or The days of Easter ring and play Poem response: based on Psalm 4 Prayer: Confession Hymn: Have faith in God, my heart or Hush! The Psalmist sang of safety Reading: Acts 3:12-19 Hymn: God is love:…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - Little Thing Can Have Terrible Consequences and Foreshadow Tragedy
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - Little Thing Can Have Terrible Consequences and Foreshadow Tragedy
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Little Things Can Have Terrible Consequences and Foreshadow Tragedy 2 Samuel 6: 1- 23 I write this during Holy Week. In my Bible study group this week someone was expressing his unease with the way we speak of God’s sending his Son to be crucified. Is God some sort of masochist? …
Times and Seasons - Full Servive - ALL SAINTS - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Servive - ALL SAINTS - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
ALL SAINTS - Year A Service contents: Hymn: For all the saints or Eternal fury fires the saints Prayer: Thank you, loving God Hymn: O God our help in ages past or Great God your love has held our lives Reading: Revelation 7:9-17 Sermon idea: Drama/Monologue: Why am I here? – base…
God is in the thick of living
God is in the thick of living
by Andrew Pratt
God is in the thick of living, in the midst of love and life; God is in our haste and hurry, in our peace and through our strife. At the crux of every crisis, with the wounded and bereft, Christ is crucified, derided, knows our punishment and stress. This is God, incarnate, wit…
God breathed on the waters, brought order to bear
God breathed on the waters, brought order to bear
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: God breathed on the waters, brought order to bear Trinity Sunday Year A Genesis 1: 1 – 2: 4a; Psalm 8 God breathed on the waters, brought order to bear, before all creation the Spirit was there; then spanning all history God moved through the earth gave life for the living,…
God hung and died upon the cross
God hung and died upon the cross
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: God hung and died upon the cross Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A 1 Peter 2: 19 – 25 God hung and died upon the cross, and there he suffered wild abuse, the ones who held religious power had offered an oblique excuse: denying love their greatest crime. We see this echoed in o…
Go out to the world, spread the news, God is with us
Go out to the world, spread the news, God is with us
by Andrew Pratt
Go out to the world, spread the news, God is with us, to heal us and strengthen, to care and protect. No place is too far from his care and perspective, no person too wretched to gain his respect. Verse 2-3 follow Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 18/1/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, L…
God grants a blessing when we least expect it
God grants a blessing when we least expect it
by Andrew Pratt
God grants a blessing when we least expect it, times when our poverty cuts where it hurts; Jesus has promised in this situation, grace will bring hopefulness, kindness subverts. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: EPIPHANY HYMN; LIEBSTER IMMANUEL Please include on your CCL licence. Andrew …
God brings in a circus of love and delight
God brings in a circus of love and delight
by Andrew Pratt
God brings in a circus of love and delight that longs to live lovingly putting things right, uplifting the humble, distributing wealth, till hypocrites tumble and children have health. This, this is the God, that we love and adore, the God who spins values, then opens the door to…
God’s grace extends beyond our comprehension
God’s grace extends beyond our comprehension
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: God’s grace extends beyond our comprehension Proper 19 Year A Matthew 18: 21-35 God’s grace extends beyond our comprehension, beyond the limits that we put on love. God calls us to forgiveness and redemption, sometimes the bar is just too high above. When we are wronged God…
God's love can never be undone
God's love can never be undone
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: God's love can never be undone Proper 15 year A Romans 1: 1 – 2a, 29 - 32 God's love can never be undone, the covenant be broken, God's mercy never fades or ends, the source of grace has spoken. No disobedience demands a final separation... Tune: ST COLUMBA (IRISH) Ninth Su…
God-botherer's call with their prayers and their praises
God-botherer's call with their prayers and their praises
by Andrew Pratt
God-botherer's call with their prayers and their praises, incessantly knocking on doors that seem barred, until through persistence God listens and raises an answer to heartfelt, persistent demands. Verse 2 follows Tune: STREETS OF LAREDO Metre: 12.11.12.11 Andrew Pratt (born 1…
God’s aim is love for all who live
God’s aim is love for all who live
by Andrew Pratt
Proper 21 year A Matthew 21: 23-32 God’s aim is love for all who live together on this earth, for in God’s eyes each person shares a common rank and worth. So tangled up in argument we miss what matters most... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, Engl…
God's aim is love for all who live
God's aim is love for all who live
by Andrew Pratt
Matthew 21:23-32 Hymn: God’s aim is love for all who live God’s aim is love for all who live together on this earth, for in God’s eyes each person shares a common rank and worth. So tangled up in argument we miss what matters most, we like to win, to make our point, substantiate …
God's way is just the way of love
God's way is just the way of love
by Andrew Pratt
God's way is just the way of love, the way that we should tread, to follow in the way of Christ, the way the Spirit led. It seems to be a simple task set out upon the page: to love our neighbours as ourselves, this runs from age to age. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: WILTSHIRE; RICHMOND…
Grace the fences with graffiti
Grace the fences with graffiti
by Andrew Pratt
Grace the fences with graffiti take your frightened children home, shield us from the street-wise bullies, hear us, keep us safe from harm. While they harass and upset us we are watching for your face; looking out beyond the garbage to your smile that signals grace. Verse 3 follo…
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