Monday Rewrite

Drawing on Numbers 21 vv 4-9, John 3 vv 14-21 Jesus looks at Nicodemus with compassion in his eyes, And his mind wanders back to that story he knows so …

And so the list begins. A way of life, a way of respect, A code of honour and health. Yet more – a description Of the God they serve, The …

The Lord spoke to Abram and Sarai And he changed their names, Seeing a new man, and a new woman, Seeing the people he had created, Seeing beyond the front …

(A prayer drawing on Exodus 3 vv 1-10) As we stroll, bumble and hurry Through the land of our daily lives, Doing the things we must do, The things we …

We so often feel we must come to You With the right words, the right feelings, The right account of ourselves from the last week. To be so spiritual, so …

Drawing on John 11 vv 20-29 Two sisters trapped in a painful wilderness, There was a brother too but he has gone, That’s why they are in this wilderness. Those …

Lord so many have served you down the years – Standing tall, taking risks, their heads above life’s parapet. Some trusted and saw miracles, Some trusted and gave everything for …

He knows they’ll need something for the journey. The road is hard out there, the weather can be unkind, and as for some of the fellow travellers…well. He knows they …

A series of intercessions based on Mary’s Song in Luke 1 verses 46b-55. One person reads the verses in bold, followed by the prayer suggestion and then a time of …

A reading based on the words of Isaiah 61 vv 1-4 and Luke 4 vv 14-21. Jesus looked at the faces before him. A crowd of questioning, hopeful, wondering, curious, …

A responsive story about Paul and Silas, a prison, and an earthquake! Taken from Acts chapter 16 verses 16-34. Teach the audience/congregation the 6 words and responses in bold below, …

We believe in God the Father, creator of heaven and earth. The one who is full of patience, who is not afraid of silence, who does not need to fill …

‘What the frappucino you goin’ on about?’ At least that is the gist of what he says. ‘Frappin ‘ell, get the frap outta here,’ he froths, stings of spit firing …

There were nights, so many night, when she would slip close to his bed and just stand there, watching him sleep, startling him sometimes on the occasions when he woke …

Narrator: The Pharisees continued their ploys to try and trap Jesus. Pharisee: Teacher, we know you are a man of great integrity. You are very honest and always tell the …

He had a dream last night. The usual one. He’s standing at the foot of three crosses and the middle one is empty. Who was supposed to be on it? …