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Rhythms of remembering - Christmas - Saturday Morning Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Christmas - Saturday Morning Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
CHRISTMAS - Saturday Morning Prayer Blessed are you, O God: you call us to follow a star. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consum…
Rhythms of remembering - Lent - Monday Morning Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Lent - Monday Morning Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
LENT - Monday Morning Prayer Blessed are you, O God: you call us to follow the way of Jesus. ….Let us humble ourselves; let us strive to know our God, whose justice dawns like the morning star; ….its dawning is as sure as the sunrise...
Mark The People's Bible Commentary - A Dose of Cold Water
Mark The People's Bible Commentary - A Dose of Cold Water
by BRF - Dick France
A DOSE of COLD WATER The command to maintain silence must have been deflating enough, but what follows is far harder to take. The martyrdom of the Son of man The exciting title ‘Messiah’ is immediately dropped, and Jesus speaks of himself, as he usually does, as the ‘Son of man’.…
A Man set off for Bethlehem
A Man set off for Bethlehem
by Marjorie Dobson
A man set off for Bethlehem to find himself a king. An animal and jar of oil was all he had to bring. He knew he would be met with fear for people knew his name, but he was sure God sent him there to make a special claim. When he arrived in Bethlehem God led him to a man whose ei…
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…
Disciples stories
Disciples stories
by Avis Palmer
Disciples stories Chorus: Christ is the way, and the truth and the life, In every age the same. Listen and pray, in joy and in strife, All ways he speaks your name. Walking along by the lake shore Christ talked with fishermen. "Follow me now, come and explore", Each day he calls …
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 122 26/06/16
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 122 26/06/16
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…
embodying mark - Epilogue: Embodying Mark
embodying mark - Epilogue: Embodying Mark
by SPCK - meda a a stamper
Epilogue: Embodying Mark The Gospel of Mark offers us the possibility of a future that is not sorted, not contained, not resolved, and in doing that, it comes alongside people for whom that is the case, which at some time or another is each of us. In this way the Gospel is both w…
the historical character of Jesus - 7c Jesus in 2 Peter
the historical character of Jesus - 7c Jesus in 2 Peter
by SPCK - David Allen
Jesus in 2 Peter Whereas the first Petrine epistle laid significant emphasis on Jesus’ suffering, and especially on the suffering he endured in his death, 2 Peter pursues a somewhat different avenue in terms of its presentation of Jesus…
Come now and follow me
Come now and follow me
by Avis Palmer
Come now and follow me, To us Christ's words are spoken. He calls each one by name; By Love our hearts are woken. We're asked to walk with faith A path we cannot tell; And well shall all things be, And all things shall be well. Verses 2-3 follow © Avis Palmer Tune Nun danket (H&P…
Hymn: Caught between the world and heaven
Hymn: Caught between the world and heaven
by Michael Docker
Caught between the world and heaven We seek God's face, Looking down yet upward driven; We seek God's face; Always facing daily dangers, Never far from dreams of angels; Trusting that God's truth will change us, Ours is God's grace. Taught of Christ who shared our sorrow, We seek…
Hymn: We will hail the name of Jesus