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Lent 4B
March 22, 2009
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Lessons below for study links and resources:
Numbers 21:4-9
Roman Catholic
reading: 2 Chronicles 36:14-17,
19-23
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Roman
Catholic reading: Psalm 137:1-6
Ephesians 2:1-10
Roman Catholic
reading: Ephesians 2:4-10
John 3:14-21
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| Images and Movies:
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Concordance, with the following themes:
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| Movies/scenes listed at The Text This Week's Movie
Concordance, with the following themes:
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Special Day Resources: Mothering Sunday
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Starters for Sunday,
Mothering Sunday, 22 March, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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Mothering Sunday,
Wikipedia. |
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Mothering Sunday, BBC Religion and Ethics. |
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Sunday
by Sunday: Mothering Sunday. Liturgy Planner from the Royal School of
Church Music. (scroll down) |
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Simnel Cakes,
recipes and background, Special Days Resources, Richard J. Fairchild. (From
James Ashcraft: Thought you might wish to know that
the first recipe is missing part of the recipe. After "pour in 1/2 batter",
the next instruction should be, I believe, to roll out the almond paste
between two sheets of waxed paper, and then to cut and place a sheet of the
almond paste over the batter in the pan, add the other 1/2 batter to the pan
and then "Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.") |
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
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Preaching This Week at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary,
2009. Commentaries on lectionary readings by Terence E. Fretheim, Robert
L. Hubbard, Jr., Richard Carlson, Sarah Henrich. |
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Comments (commentary) and
Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives,
Lent 4, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
Second
Scrutiny. |
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Girardian
Reflections on the Lectionary, Lent 4, by Paul Nuechterlein &
Friends. |
| Preaching
Peace commentary, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin. |
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Jesus Now, Lent 4B. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith
Futures Jesus Then & Now. |
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Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary,
Lent 4, 2009, Paul Nancarrow,
"...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith." |
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Commentary and Reflections, Lent
4B,
Lawrence Moore, Disclosing New Worlds, 2009. |
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"No Matter What,"
Kate Huey, Weekly Seeds, iucc.org, 2009. |
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Preaching Helps (Lent
4, 2009). United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship. |
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"Why Does It Have to Be Snakes?"
Lent 4, 2009, Sea Raven, Liberal Christian Commentary. |
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Liberal Lectionary Analysis,
Lent 4B,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. |
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SAMUEL,
Lent 4, 2009, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary
and bulletin back page. |
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Sermon Nuggets,
Lent 4B, 2009, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor,
questions, quotations. |
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Rumors,
for March 22, 2009, Ralph Milton, "Sermon helps for preachers with a sense
of humor." |
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Lectionary Study,
Lent 4B, Dr. Robert Linthicum, Partners in
Urban Transformation, 2009. |
| Text
Studies, Lent 4B, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran) |
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Readings, Analysis of
Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church
of the Nazarene.) |
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Starters for Sunday,
Mothering Sunday, 22 March, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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"Light in Our
Darkness,"
The Practice of Jesus,
Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2009. |
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Lists of recommended
articles available with
ATLAS subscription for these texts:
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Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
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"The Gospel vs Self-Reliance," Blogging toward Sunday, Nadia
Bolz-Weber, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century,
2009. |
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Sermon Brainwave.
Lectionary podcast featuring Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose and Rolf
Jacobson, discussing the week's passages in light of current events. At
Luther Seminary's WorkingPreacher.org, 2009. |
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Tuesday Lectionary
Leanings, "Like Cures Like" Edition, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion,
2009. |
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Sermon Starters,
Lent, 2009, Mark Nakagawa, United Methodist
Church Circuit Rider. |
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"The Serpent in the Text,"
Jan
Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook,
2009. |
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"Truth
Walking," Jen Glass, Greg Carey, Mona West,
Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our
Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign, 2009. (LGBT perspective) |
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"Freedom in God's
Family," Sarah Dylan Breuer,
"Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive
Spirituality," The Witness,
2006. |
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"A Powerful Name, a
Gift Given," Donald Whipple Fox,
"Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive
Spirituality," The Witness,
2006. |
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4 Lent,
Ann Fontaine, What the Tide Brings In, 2009. |
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"Far
from Over: the Costs and Consequences of War in Iraq,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey
with Jesus Foundation, 2009.
2006
reflection. |
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"Eating," Lane
Denson III, Out of Nowhere, 2009. |
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The
Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo,
Progressive Theology Weblog, 2009. |
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Daily Reflection,
Lent 4B, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2009. |
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This Sunday's Readings,
4th Sunday of Lent, Martin Warner, Church Times, 2009. |
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"God's
Outstretched Arms,"
Charlene E. Fairchild, Collects, Comments and Conversation. |
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"Our Crimes Have Been Multiplied," Paulo Evaristo,
National Catholic
Reporter, 2003. |
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"Walking in God-Light," Sharron R. Lucas,
Stewardship of Light
Institute, ELCA, 2009. |
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"For God So
Loved the World," Debra Dean Murphy, The Ekklesia Project,
2009. |
| Articles at The Christian Century:
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| "Living the Word," at Sojourners:
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Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other
resources. |
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Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on
Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year B. Prepared by the Reverend
Michael Pollesel, Stewardship Education Coordinator, Diocese of Ontario. |
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| Sermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked
in listings at top of page):
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"Nailing our colours to the mast," Lent 4B, Revd Kristin Ofstand, Thurso United Reformed Church,
Disclosing New Worlds, 2009. |
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"What's in Your
Future?" the Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake, Day 1, 2009. |
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Selected Sermon,
Lent 4B (RCL), the Rev. Dr. Frank Hegedus, in Worship
that Works, ECUSA, 2009. |
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Lent 4, the Rev. Dr. A.K.M. Adam,
Flesh and Bones, 2001. (Entire
book of sermons is one long pdf file. Slow connections will require long
download times.) |
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"How Do I Love Thee?" Dianne Bergant, CSA, America: The National
Catholic Weekly, 2003. |
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"Grace Abounding," John R. Donahue, SJ, America: The
National Catholic Weekly, 2000. |
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| Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
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Lectionary Notes,
Lent 4, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat
Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY. |
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Banquet of the Word, Bible Study Based on the Sunday Readings, by Rev. Thomas Welbers. |
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"Within the Light,"
The Path of Discipleship,
John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily
Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2009. |
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Lesson Plans
for Small Congregations, Adults, Lent, Year B, The Episcopal Church, 2009. |
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Proclaiming
Faith, Lent 4, 2009 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings -
reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing. |
| Light on the
Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and
participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings. (Scroll
down past chart of CEV readings.) |
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| A
list of links to on-line Bibles
and general Bible study resources. |
| A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion groups and their homepages. |
| A
list of links to other
lectionary-based preaching and worship resources. |
| Resources and Images on The Text This Week's
Lenten Resources page. |
| Lent and Easter links at Rev. Richard J.
Fairchild's A
Holy Easter. |
| Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
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Worship Planning Helps (Lent
4, 2009): Worship & Preaching
Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist
Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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Gathering,
Lent 4, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc. |
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Worship Resources,
Lent 4, 2009, Free Resources, Cokesbury
Worship Connection. |
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Mustard Seeds,
"Unconditional Love," Lent 4B, 2009. A
lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann
Scull, Gippsland, Australia. |
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Liturgy for the Celebration of Life,
Lent 4B, 2009.
Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt,
The Uniting Church of St James Curtin, ACT. |
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Lectionary Liturgies,
Lent 4B, 2009, Thom M. Shuman, Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.). |
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Worship
and Liturgy Resources, Lent 4, by Rev David
Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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Liturgies
Online, Lent 4, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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"Grace and
Demands,"
Following the Truly Human One, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand. |
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"Grace &
Demands,"
The Practice of Jesus,
Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2009. |
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Sermons and
Liturgies for Year B, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada. |
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Liturgical
Planning and Music Suggestions, CanticaNova
Publications. |
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| Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
| Laughing Bird
Liturgical Resources, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra
Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings,
Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases. |
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Resources:
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies
by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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A
Prayer for Ash Wednesday (and for use in Lent) by Dr. William R.G.
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia. |
| Prayers of the People, Year B -
Lent
4. General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater,
Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana. |
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Outside the Box,
Lent 4, litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by
Katherine Hawker. Other
resources for Lent. |
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Lector's Notes,
Lent 4, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish,
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this
week's lectionary texts to the congregation. |
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Starters for Sunday,
Mothering Sunday, 22 March, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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"O Merciful God," service prayers for Lent 4,
"Where Is Your Treasure?" prayers for One Great Hour of Sharing,
Worship Ways, UCC, 2009. |
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A Prayer
for Lent 4,
Stephen Brown, A Place for Prayer. |
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Benedictions / Commissioning & Blessing, Lent 4, Jeanyne Slettom,
Process & Faith. |
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Offertory Prayers for
March, 2009, David S. Bell, United Methodist Church GBOD. |
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Worship Resources, Lent 4B,
John van de Laar,
Sacredise. |
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Prayers and Musical Ideas,
Lent 4, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
Second
Scrutiny. |
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21st Century Africana Worship Resources, Lent
4B, 2009, the Rev. Dr. Kwasi Kena and the Rev. Dr. Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church GBOD. |
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The Prayer of Saint Patrick, at journeywithjesus.net. |
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Meditation Prompts and Prayers,
Lent 4, 2009. Suzanne Guthrie, At the End of
Enclosure. |
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Prayer for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Revabi, RevGalBlogPals, 2009. |
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| Graphics & Multimedia:
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Hermanoleon Clipart, Lent
4B. Free clipart, backgrounds, slides,
etc. |
| Clip Art Images:
John 3:14-21,
Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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Lent 4 at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Follows Latin American Roman Catholic gospel reading, though most gospels texts/themes are found in the index. Liberation emphasis. |
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Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital
Image Archive. |
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Bulletin
Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho.
Scroll down for Year B index. |
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CHURCH PowerPoint,
Lent 4B, Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint
slides for Worship Services. |
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Mustard Seeds,
"Unconditional Love," Lent 4B, 2009. A
lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann
Scull, Gippsland, Australia. |
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"The Serpent in the Text,"
Jan
Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook,
2009. |
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Commercial Site:
"Psalm 107,"
"John 3:16," Visual liturgy / videos for Lent 4B The Work of the
People. |
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PowerPoint Slides for Lent 4B (John 3:16),
Bulletin Cover Art (John 3:15),
Bulletin Cover Art (Numbers 21:9),
Bulletin Cover Art (Ephesians 2:4-10),
Bulletin Cover (John 3:16-17), Will Humes, Word & Table. |
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Bulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins,
below):
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"Conversations by Night,"
reflection by Dorette Saunders,
eBulletins reflections, prayer reminders, activity corner, American Bible Society Bible Resource Center. |
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SAMUEL,
Lent 4, 2009, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary
and bulletin back page. |
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Scripture
Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Lent 4B,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. |
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Hymns and Music:
| Original Hymns, Settings, and Songs:
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Hymn for Lent 4B, Alan Hinton, Long Metre (Gonfalon Royal),
Disclosing New Worlds, 2009. |
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"O Jesus, You Were Born to Be": Lenten Hymn and Study, Carolyn
Winfrey Gillette, Tune: TRURO. United Methodist Church GBOD. |
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God, Whose Love Is Always Stronger, BEACH SPRING 8.7.8.7 D ("God, Whose
Giving Knows No Ending"), original hymn for peace by Carolyn Winfrey
Gillette. |
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"Giver of Gifts,"
Brenton Prigge, NewHymn. |
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Hymns of
the Spirit Three, Lent 4B, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National
Memorial Church. |
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Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:
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Lectionary Hymns,
Lent 4B, 2009, United Methodist Church GBOD. |
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Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with
lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for
the Sunday Lectionary.") |
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Lectionary
Hymns, Lent 4B, National Association of Pastoral Musicians. |
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Hymn
selections (United Methodist) and
more from Hymnsite.com. |
| The
Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in
Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms. |
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Traditional Hymns for Blended and Contemporary Worship Volume Two:
Lent-Easter, Dean McIntyre, United Methodist Church General Board of
Discipleship. |
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Starters for Sunday,
Mothering Sunday, 22 March, 2009. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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Choral Anthem Project,
Lent 4B, National Association of
Pastoral Musicians. |
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Gathering,
Lent 4, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc. |
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Together
to Celebrate, March 22, 2009, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia.
Contemporary Christian Music resources. |
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Prayers and Musical Ideas,
Lent 4, 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University.
Second
Scrutiny. |
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Sing for Joy,
Lent 4, 2009. Choral
reflections on this week's lectionary readings, St. Olaf College. |
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Hymn and Song Suggestions,
Lent 4B 2009, annotated suggestions from Natalie Sims, Singing from the Lectionary. |
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| With Children (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
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Gathering,
Lent 4, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc. |
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Story for Children's Worship and Family Activity,
Lent 4, at word-sunday.com: A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary
by Larry Broding. |
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"The Good
Gifts of God," Children's Time, in Sermons and Liturgies. Richard J.
Fairchild. (Scroll down in liturgies to find Children's Time.) |
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Lesson Plans
for Small Congregations, Younger Children & Older Children, Lent,
Year B, The Episcopal Church, 2009. |
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Proclaiming
Faith, Lent 4, 2009 - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings -
reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing. |
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Ideas and
Talks for Lent, Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland. |
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| Children's Bulletins (see also listings at individual
scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
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Lectionary
Puzzles by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough,
Ontario. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text (html) formats. |
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| Drama (see listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page) |
| A list of links to other
lectionary-based preaching and worship resources. |
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