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UNQUENCHABLE HOPE
An Easter Journey Through the Revelation
Is there hope in the Bible for times like these?
When it seems like everything we’ve known has been lost, destroyed, or changed beyond recognition, our fear can be overwhelming. When those in whom we’ve placed our trust become threats to our health, safety, and well-being, hope seems like a distant dream. When the Bible is weaponised and its meaning distorted to justify cruelty and injustice, it’s tempting to discard it. But this is not the time to lose hope and it is not the time to give the Scriptures up to those who abuse it.
The message of Christ which the Bible contains does not offer a futile hope built on denial of harsh realities. It takes suffering and evil seriously and invites us to find hope not by escaping the turmoil, but in the midst of it.
Unquenchable Hope, an Easter Journey through the Revelation is based on the Lectionary epistle readings from Easter Sunday to Pentecost (including some extra readings from the Revelation for the main festivals). It contains everything you need to ensure that your Easter worship services nourish your hope and empower you to stand against despair and cynicism.
UNQUENCHABLE HOPE
An Easter Journey Through the Revelation
Is there hope in the Bible for times like these?
When it seems like everything we’ve known has been lost, destroyed, or changed beyond recognition, our fear can be overwhelming. When those in whom we’ve placed our trust become threats to our health, safety, and well-being, hope seems like a distant dream. When the Bible is weaponised and its meaning distorted to justify cruelty and injustice, it’s tempting to discard it. But this is not the time to lose hope and it is not the time to give the Scriptures up to those who abuse it.
The message of Christ which the Bible contains does not offer a futile hope built on denial of harsh realities. It takes suffering and evil seriously and invites us to find hope not by escaping the turmoil, but in the midst of it.
Unquenchable Hope, an Easter Journey through the Revelation is based on the Lectionary epistle readings from Easter Sunday to Pentecost (including some extra readings from the Revelation for the main festivals). It contains everything you need to ensure that your Easter worship services nourish your hope and empower you to stand against despair and cynicism.
Week of 04 – 10 May 2025
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK All the readings in the Lectionary this week speak of living with a sense of call. This does not mean that we all have to be apostles, or become ordained, full-time ministers in the church. Rather, it means that, as we embrace the resurrected way of life, we discover that our lives are not random. How we live and what we do matter. The small actions, attitudes, words, and thoughts that fill our days can contribute to revealing God's Reign in our world, or they [...]
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Easter 3C
04 May 2025 The Resurrection of Jesus is not just a historical event, or a source of praise and adoration. It is also the centre of God’s calling on each of us. We do not just receive God’s resurrection life, we live it. And we don’t just live Christ’s resurrection life, we also pass it on by embracing others with the love, grace, healing and compassion of Christ. May God renew our sense of call as we worship, this week. READINGS: Acts 9:1-6, (7-20): Saul travels to Damascus with [...]
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An Extraordinary Execution
Why Jesus’ Death Matters Here and Now
Based on the readings from the Gospel of John for Year B in the Revised Common Lectionary, AN EXTRAORDINARY EXECUTION explores some of the primary ways that Jesus’ crucifixion has been understood through Christian history and how they can be reinterpreted and applied to our lives in the 21st Century.
The Great Debate
A Liturgical and Devotional Guide for Holy Week
Starting on Palm Sunday and running through to Holy Saturday, THE GREAT DEBATE will help you to engage with Jesus’ responses to the religious leaders’ questions. And it will help you to examine your life in the light of Jesus’ values and priorities.
Dying for a Change
A Holy Week Journey
DYING FOR A CHANGE is offered as a resource to explore Jesus’ values and priorities and embrace his changed way of being. It is built around the Gospel accounts of various events in the passion of Christ: the triumphal entry to Jerusalem, the trial, the journey to the Place of the Skull, and the crucifixion and burial.
Life After Loss
Thriving in the Face of Life’s Little Deaths
Based on the Gospel readings for Year B, LIFE AFTER LOSS explores how we can enter into a lived experience of resurrection that sustains us and empowers us in the face of our grief and pain.
Back to Life
Experience Your Own Resurrection
The fifty-day Easter Season is more than a long remembrance of a strange event. It is not a time to focus on the ancient past. It is an invitation to dive into the deep, vibrant and meaningful life we long for. It is an opportunity—too often missed in our observances of this season—to experience resurrection again now.
Live for a Change
An Easter Journey from Sacredise
LIVE FOR A CHANGE is a liturgical guide that is designed to lead you into a deep experience of resurrection. It examines eight encounters that various people had with the Risen Christ and draws us into the experience so that we can touch the life that the Biblical characters found