tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85353769938741627192011-08-02T19:23:40.714+01:00Prayers, Reflections, Meditations, Children's Chats and even Sermons - old and new, all looking for critique, improvement or being ripped to shreds!Nodroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00017357298110411327noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535376993874162719.post-82080403227328806742010-01-24T08:54:00.002Z2010-01-24T08:54:00.270Z

OK I really haven't put much material up here, in fact I have been producing stuff every week but I just rarely get round to posting it.Today I have two prayers - one taken from parts of Wild Goose Worship Group's Wee Worship Book, the other adapted and developed from a prayer of Eusebius (3rd century).In the beginning,before time, before people, before the world began – God WasHere and now,among

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Well?Did you have a great time, or are you glad it’s all over for another year?Maybe you’re all past masters at sailing through the festive season without raised voices, stress levels or blood pressure, or lost opportunities, tempers or sellotape – but I suspect at least one or two of you can identify…?Ironically even getting to church – who’s going, which service, will we get there on time? –

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Dear Father God, God of Advent and Christmas, God of Shepherds and Angels, God of Babies and KingsThank you for tonight, for this chance to gather together, to share together, to worship together.Thank you for this special time of year, when we remember how you sent your son to become a tiny baby.Thank you, too for the many blessings we have – times to celebrate, food to eat and presents to

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OK so I'm a bad man, haven't posted for a month, but here's my sermon from Sunday past.It's actually another re-jig but I liked it so much I thought it would serve again.Comments welcome!This week the Christmas TV schedules were in some of the papers – although as one comedian observed, there are a lot of repeats: ‘To be confirmed’ is on several times a day! But this is the time that we get

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It was my supervisor's idea... but I agreed. Miraculously we got about 10 others who signed up too!You have perhaps heard about the minister, who announced to his congregation one Sunday: “Next week my sermon will address the sin of lying. To prepare yourselves for it, please read the seventeenth chapter of Mark’s gospel.”The following Sunday arrived, and he asked “Do you remember last week I

Nodroghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00017357298110411327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535376993874162719.post-78268288098085443922009-10-11T08:15:00.002+01:002009-10-11T08:17:55.326+01:00

More recycling (from two different services - both Feb 08, placement 4) and both adapted of course!Let us unite our hearts in prayer; Let us pray,Lord God, we bring ourselves from a variety of situations, to this place and at this time, to pause, to draw close to you again, and to acknowledge thatYou are God.We may have a strong belief, or a new and slowly growing faith; we may have let things

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Although this is for today, 11th, it's not specifically tied to the (lectionary or other) readings for the day. Its original context was in a service whose readings were Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 and John 3: 1-17 (from Feb 08, Placement 4) but I haven't checked to see if it tied in with them either![Teaching point – God’s faithfulness to all, not just ‘then’ or just ‘now’ but all through time.]Who has

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Prayers from (to be consistent) what shall be known as 'Placement 7'! One slightly adapted from an adaptation of a Nick Fawcett, the other adapted from one I used in 'Placement 4'. Yes, I believe in recycling... Incidentally I didn't use the refrain in the first prayer as a congregational response but it is obviously suited to that!Prayer of Adoration, Confession and Lord’s Prayer:Let us bring

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Just for a laugh, here's my first ever sermon... from a congregation that I'll call rather creatively, 'Placement 1'Readings: Ecclesiastes 4: 1-16; Luke 10: 25-37What are you going to be when you grow up?You may be worrying that I have prepared a children's address instead of a sermon! But that is a question that we hear many times through life. As young children, aunties and uncles, parents

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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more...Yes, I've been and gone and started a new blog. One that I may actually contribute to more regularly than once in a blue baboon. And this is it: Nodrog's Worship Stuff. Catchy title, as I'm sure you'll agree? No? Oh well, suit yourself. At least it does what it says on the tin - or should do. Worship stuff is anything I have created,

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