Water can be a matter of life and death. In Psalm 63 David uses this metaphor to speak of his longing for God. Lent is the time for us to intentionally seek God; to know more of God’s power and glory and to live in the richness of his love. To this end we provide resources for private reflection
The psalmist presents us with a challenge for this Season of Lent: When we find ourselves in difficult circumstances we are to hold on to God. Wait for the Lord. Wrapping around this theme we have prayers, music, discussion questions and quotes from the news. Also included this week is an outline
We begin Lent and our Lenten Songs series that focuses on the Psalms. Included are creative and visual resources for all ages and activities that can be distributed to all your people electronically or in print.
On Transfiguration Sunday we focus on what happened to Jesus and the disciples on a mountain-top and what happened when they came down. We think of the ups and downs of our own lives and provide a smorgasbord of ideas to apply these ideas to our lives.
In today’s readings Paul talks about what it means to live forever with a body, and Jesus gives some clear guidelines about how we are to act in the here and now. We offer some creative ideas and resources to unpack these themes with your group.
This week’s resource brings together Jesus’ sermon on the plain with Paul’s encouraging chapter about the resurrection. We include creative activities for your group to try at home, plus visual resources and prayers.
We bring together the two lectionary readings from the New Testament. Today’s passage from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians succinctly summarises the gospel message, Then Luke recounts the time that Jesus and Simon went fishing, their miraculous catch, and the decision of the fishermen to follow
In our lectionary readings today, Jesus gets the locals in Nazareth really angry, and Paul speaks to a divided church about love. We provide a smorgasbord of ideas to explore these themes in a worship service, in a small group, with children, or at home alone. We also provide alternative readings
Jesus begins his ministry by announcing good news. This week we consider how we can be bringers of good news. Included are resources for children and youth, creative ideas and a variety of links to popular culture to help explore this theme.
In this Season of Epiphany, the church’s focus is on our mission to make disciples, to reach out to the world, and to tell the good news about Jesus. In the present spiritual climate that sounds like a tough ask. However, the lectionary readings today are a timely reminder that we can tap into
Our gospel reading takes us to the excitement generated by John the Baptiser, who was out in the desert preaching and baptising. We ask what it means for us to be the baptised disciples of Jesus and provide resources to explore this theme with a congregation, a small group and children.
Once again, this week we welcome Janice MacLean from The Prayer Bench who brings her own reflections on the lectionary passages, sharing thoughts and creative ideas that come from her more contemplative tradition.
