Prayers of Intercession

Prayers of Intercession
Author: Susan Sayers
Publisher: Kevin Mayhew Publishers
Total Pages: 127
Release: 1999
Genre: Christianity
ISBN: 9781840030136

Perspectives on Prayer and Spirituality

Perspectives on Prayer and Spirituality
Author: Maurice Elliott
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2021-02-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532688067

“Spirituality” has become a buzzword in our contemporary culture as individuals strive for meaning and fulfillment. Its detachment from the church and conventional definitions of religious practice highlights the seeming redundancy of what has come before. “Spirituality” in this light signals a new attempt to find wholeness unencumbered by outmoded doctrines and stale rituals. It is the conviction of this publication that the intuition behind contemporary searches for spiritual reality is a good one. It acknowledges that there must be more to life than what secular media or consumerism might tell us. The joyful message of Perspectives on Prayer and Spirituality is that the spiritual quest is a valid one and worth exploring. There is treasure to be found. However, the surprise is that we must rediscover what we have left behind. In the words of G. K. Chesterton, “it is not that the Christian ideal has been tried and found wanting, rather it has been found difficult and left untried.” This book offers us the tools to mine the riches of Christian spirituality and find that elusive treasure. The title, Perspectives on Prayer and Spirituality, alerts us to the fact that life-giving spirituality stems from relationship with a personal God who can be known.

Feasting on the Word

Feasting on the Word
Author: David Lyon Bartlett
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0664231047

With the twelve-volume series Feasting on the Word, Westminster John Knox Press offers one of the most extensive and well-respected resources for preaching on the market today. When complete, the twelve volumes will cover all of the Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, along with moveable occasions. The page layout is truly unique. For each lectionary text, preachers will find brief essaysÂ--one each on the exegetical, theological, pastoral, and homiletical challenges of the text. Each volume will also contain an index of biblical passages so that nonlectionary preachers may make use of its contents. The printed volumes for Ordinary Time include the complementary stream during Year A, the complementary stream during the first half of Year B, the semicontinuous stream during the second half of Year B, and the semicontinuous stream during Year C. Beginning with the season after Pentecost in Year C, the alternate lections for Ordinary Time not in the print volumes will be available online at feastingontheword.net.

The Whirl Story Bible

The Whirl Story Bible
Author: Erin Gibbons
Publisher: sparkhouse Family
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1506400019

The Whirl Story Bible is filled with 100 lively retellings of favorite Bible stories. Designed for family use, the Bible uses charming artwork and dynamic storytelling to support biblical learning. The two animated DVD series Whirl: Ada & Friends and Whirl: Leo & Friends are perfect companions to The Whirl Story Bible. Beloved characters from the video series appear in each story to offer humorous explanations and observations. This Bible is meant for family use, and does not work in tandem with Whirl Sunday School.

The Revised Common Lectionary

The Revised Common Lectionary
Author: Consultation On Common Texts
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426730705

This historic and authoritative volume contains the complete three-year listing of the Revised Common Lectionary (Years A, B, and C) to guide preaching and Scripture reading on the Lord’s Day. Abingdon Press. Also included are an introduction explaining the nature and uses of lectionaries and a brief history of the Consultation on Common Texts.

The Spark Story Bible

The Spark Story Bible
Author: Debra Thorpe Hetherington
Publisher: Sparkhouse Family
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2015-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1451499795

Each action-packed story in this engaging Bible comes with a prompt to invite discussion and leaves kids begging for you to read "just one more." The most comprehensive and Scripture-based children's storybook Bible available, The Spark Story Bible includes 100 easy-to-read stories with more than 60 stories from the New Testament. The Spark Story Bible provides a true Gospel-centric resource for kids and families to enjoy. This engaging resource touches on Old Testament stories but focuses on the life and times of Jesus, Paul, and the early church. The rich retellings found within The Spark Story Bible will have children discovering powerful truth found in God's Word. Designed for read-aloud use, the child-friendly illustrations and captivating storytelling make this story Bible perfect for home, school, or church. Fun activities and brief interactive questions help children apply what they have read to their own lives while enjoying Squiggles, an expressive caterpillar who responds to each story. The 100 stories give kids an excellent foundation for a journey through God's message and trigger an interest in more study that your whole family can explore. With thousands in print, The Spark Story Bible is a perfect kids' Bible beloved by parents, grandparents, pastors, and teachers. This highly recommended illustrated Bible is meant for personal use and does not work in tandem with Spark Sunday School.

Footprints in Faith

Footprints in Faith
Author: Katie Thompson
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780896229860

This invaluable resource offers older children ways to fully enter the gospel stories and their teachings. It follows the gospels for every Sunday of the three-year Lectionary. Each easy-to-duplicate activity sheet reinforces the Sunday gospel message with age-appropriate questions and activities.

Barclay on the Lectionary: Mark, Year B

Barclay on the Lectionary: Mark, Year B
Author: William Barclay
Publisher: Saint Andrew Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2014-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0861538005

Based on the Sunday Lectionary pattern of readings set for Year B, these deeply insightful narratives by one of the world's best-loved New Testament commentators are instantly enthralling and ideal for worship leaders, individuals and groups.

A Three-year Banquet

A Three-year Banquet
Author: Gail Ramshaw
Publisher: Augsburg Books
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0806651059

A Three-Year Banquet invites the entire worshipping assembly, lay and clergy, to understand and delight in the three-year lectionary. The study guide explains how the Revised Common Lectionary was developed and how the gospels, the first readings and the epistles are assigned. Further chapters describe many ways that the three readings affect the assembly's worship and the assembly itself. Like food at a banquet, the fare we enjoy in the lectionary nourishes us year after year. -- Publisher description

Worship for All Ages

Worship for All Ages
Author:
Publisher: Wood Lake Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2005
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1551455145

The key question in planning all ages worship is: "How can we share the Bible passages and their message, visually and actively, in ways that will keep children involved as well as inspire adults?" Usually we are looking for a drama, or a parade, or an experience that can involve the whole congregation. Once we have that in place then the hymns, prayers, and so forth come quite easily. This book includes such resources for use on special days when children are present.