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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (46) TO THE CROSS
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (46) TO THE CROSS
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(46)TO THE CROSS One understanding of intercessory prayer is that it’s a way of bringing people to the cross, where Christ is sure to be found. And where Christ is found, things happen. The cross can be used in many ways as the focus of our prayers, particularly in Holy Week…
glimpses of glory - The Epiphany - Year C
glimpses of glory - The Epiphany - Year C
by SPCK - David Adam
The Epiphany Lord of light and love, let the radiance of your presence be a light to our path and a guide on our journey. Banish from us all deeds of darkness, that we may come into your presence and walk before you as children of light; through him who is the light of the world,…
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - Condemnation of Scribes and Pharisees (2)
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - Condemnation of Scribes and Pharisees (2)
by SPCK - N T Wright
Condemnation of Scribes and Pharisees (1) Matthew 23.13-22 I once preached a sermon in a church in America. I spoke particularly of the way in which the ancient pagan gods and goddesses were starting to infiltrate our culture once more, and how as Christians we should learn to re…
The Monastery Of The Heart - 5 Silence
The Monastery Of The Heart - 5 Silence
by SPCK - Joan Chittister
Silence “Monastics should diligently cultivate silence at all times.” Silence is the mother of the Spirit. It births in us the cloister of the heart. It brings us beyond the noise of chaos and clutter and confusion of a spinning world to the cool, calm centre of the spiritual sel…
Simply Good News - Rethinking Heaven
Simply Good News - Rethinking Heaven
by SPCK - N T Wright
Rethinking Heaven If Jesus’s first followers spoke about the good news of what had just happened, what did they think would happen in the future as a result? Here we face a major problem. For many generations in the modern church, followers of Jesus in many parts of the world hav…
Simply Good News - A Different Kind of King
Simply Good News - A Different Kind of King
by SPCK - N T Wright
A Different Kind of King That is why, throughout Jesus’s public career, he talked about the good news of God’s kingdom, redefining the idea of God’s kingdom as he went along. God was coming back to take charge, he said. But it didn’t look like what people had imagined…
Simply Good News - The King's Herald
Simply Good News - The King's Herald
by SPCK - N T Wright
2 part b The King’s Herald So what was he talking about in Thessalonica and several other cities in the middle of the first century? In what sense was he bringing good news? What did he think had happened that made an all-important difference to the world?…
Transforming Preaching - Involving the congregation
Transforming Preaching - Involving the congregation
by SPCK - David Heywood
4 Involving the congregation Interactive preaching Tim Stratford tells of the time he preached to a new congregation for the first time. To help give him confidence, he had chosen an existing sermon which had gone well on a previous occasion. But in the new church it met only gla…
Mark The People's Commentary - Storm at Sea