This poem was written as an introduction to singing the song 'Everlasting God' by Vicky Beeching, to get people thinking about God being unchangind in a transitory world. The contemporary images on the PowerPoint make it useful in an outreach or youth setting. It could be just used for reflection,...
In time for Valentine's Day comes this poem about God's love, a profound subject that doesn't fit in a fluffy, pink card. Take some time to read this poem, to yourself or to your congregation, and reflect on the depth, height and width of God's love. God is love: it’s definition –...
This spoken word piece was used as a reflective response at Spring Harvest '09. It meditates on the well known passage where Peter proclaims that Jesus is the Christ, and Jesus' responses about what kind of Messiah he is and how we might display that as his followers. ‘Who do I say...
The aim of this poem is to reflect on motives using metaphors around a 'heartbeat', where, for what and for whom does a heart beat; both ours and then God's. Also, we want to create space in our times of corporate worship; time to listen and be still, hear as...
This is a poem we made into a motion graphics video, for Spring Harvest 2010. It unpacks the idea that the name of God is never mentioned in the book of Esther, yet that doesn't mean he is not present. We used it as a response in the Big Top,...
This was written for the opening of our 2010 Greenbelt worship session. Chloe was inspired by a talk she had heard about the roots and meaning of the word 'Hallelujah'. We knocked some ideas around, Sam put them on paper and then Chloe made it sound like a proper piece of...
Poetry can often seem so difficult to write that we don't even bother. Yet it can harness images and tell picutres in ways which are very difficult using other types of art or media. This resource is both the poem itself and a call to action; try to write something...
A liturgical lament for advent. Its intention is to refocus and cause abandonment, surrender; stir desperation for and intimacy with God. Isaiah 21:12-14 (MSG) 11-12A Message concerning Edom: A voice calls to me from the Seir mountains in Edom, "Night watchman! How long till daybreak? How long will this night last?" The...
We hope that you enjoy this poem by Chloe Axford, especially as you prepare and plan for Easter. It is based on John 20:1-18 and the image of the empty tomb as a symbol of Jesus' resurrection. See also Chloe's other resource on this theme: engageworship.org/ideas/Easter_Promise The Promise of the Empty...
This responsive poem was written for Night 5 at Spring Harvest 2012. It approaches the topic of our unity and diversity as the Body and Bride of Christ. You can use the PowerPoint to allow people to join in the response at the end of each verse - a good...
