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You lead us through the wilderness

09 Feb 2010 21:15

Themes:	lent, God's Care, resurrection, brokenness, suffering, prayer
Media Type:	Powerpoint, mp3, visuals, reflection
Bible refs:	Matt 4:1-11, Luke 9:24, 2 Cor 12:9, 2 Cor 1:3-7, Rom 8:26
Written by:	Sam Hargreaves

This song was written by Sam as a reflection on the themes of Lent, but it can work at any other time of the year. It focuses on meeting God in the hard places, allowing him to grow us through difficult times and trusting in him for a 'resurrection dawn'. ...

Easter Bracelet

15 Feb 2010 10:38

Themes:	easter, lent, Passion Narrative, Jesus, the cross, all age
Media Type:	craft, Powerpoint, Teaching, reflection
Bible refs:	Matt 3:13-17, Luke 4:1-13, Luke 4:18-19, Luke 20:20-26, Matt 26:27-28, Matt 26-28
Written by:	Guy Houchen

This is an idea that we used last year on the run up to Easter, inspired by a gift given to my daughter, of a (dare I say 'charm') bracelet depicting elements of the 23 Psalm. We decided to adapt this and created a bracelet that would help us reflect...

Carbon Fast

17 Feb 2010 10:13

Themes:	justice, environment, lent
Media Type:	Powerpoint, Fasting
Written by:	Sam Hargreaves

At a recent engage contributors' day, we were asking the question "what constitues 'worship'? How can we share ideas on this website that go beyond our narrow expectations of what worship is, and embrace God's bigger picture?" Well, it is clear that fasting was part of Old Testament worship, and that...

Join in the Resurrection Parade

17 Feb 2009 11:25

Themes:	easter, lent, good friday, resurrection
Bible refs:	Col 1:18-20
Written by:	Sam Hargreaves

Not long until we’ve stuffed ourselves with pancakes and got down to the serious business of Lent... And I don’t just mean ‘giving up’ something – Wikipedia says “The three traditional practices to be taken up with renewed vigour during Lent are prayer (justice towards God), fasting (justice towards self),...