Sacred, spiritual and sermonic links - Monday 8 September 2014

A variety of talks and articles available and I hope all is well and prayers for the coming week

WORSHIP

1. The Bells of St. Nicholas, Newbury in Berkshire - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04g6z5c

2. Choral Evensong from St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh during the Charles Wood Festival of Music and Summer School - BBC Radio 3

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04g16cv

3. Sunday Holy Communion livestreamed from St Helena's Church, Beaufort, South Carolina at 10:15 am Eastern Time, 3:15 pm London Time

http://www.sthelenas1712.org/

4. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04gbj0s

5. Archived choral services from the chapels of King's College Cambridge

http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/choir/webcasts.html

and St John's College, Cambridge

http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/webcasts

SERMONS AND TALKS

6. The Splendour of the King [Psalm 72] - Andrew Wingfield Digby - St Andrew's Oxford Audio

http://tinyurl.com/phgc5r4

7. Simply Jesus - Bishop Tom Wright - Willow Creek Audio in 2011

http://tinyurl.com/odo8nsz

PRAYER

Please pray for Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Iraq and Nigeria; for the persecuted church in the Middle East; for peace in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; for wisdom in dealing with the Ebola outbreak in Africa and for the Diocese of South Carolina.

8. Iraq Region:

New evidence of 'ethnic cleansing' by IS in Iraq - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/qasszws

Request for Prayer from Canon Andrew White

http://tinyurl.com/create.php

Interview with Canon Andrew White – BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p025z6cc

more Media Reports from FRRME

http://tinyurl.com/m822q77

9. Topical Prayers - Church of England

http://tinyurl.com/6wnk2pk

Prayers against Ebola - Lent and Beyond

http://tinyurl.com/nnvjnsn

Nigeria: Boko Haram seize churches in Nigeria as Minister for Africa condemns 'brutal and inhumane' crimes - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/os53ll4

Iran: Christian converts continue to be charged with capital offences – CSW

http://tinyurl.com/ou7yweu

Pastor Irani faces 18 new charges – CSW

http://tinyurl.com/n5u7f6k

Iran house church raided by officials; two Christian converts arrested - Christianity Today

http://tinyurl.com/mjrmjsy

South Carolina: Bishop Lawrence Calls for Fasting and Praying for the Persecuted Church September 14-15

http://tinyurl.com/mu2eltk

CURRENT AFFAIRS

10. Sunday Programme - current affairs with Edward Stourton - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04g6z5k

11. Food for thought

Getting Better at Meditation - Tim Challies

http://tinyurl.com/kh9urzh

Bonhoffer's Teaching on Preaching - R&L Read

http://tinyurl.com/l4adun5

InterVarsity "Derecognized" at California State University's 23 Campuses: Some Analysis and Reflections - Ed Stetzer - Christianity Today

http://tinyurl.com/q9gozuf

The Solomon Islanders who saved JFK – BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28644830

FINALLY

12. Preaching - John Woodhouse - St Helen's Vimeo

http://vimeo.com/104025258

13. Magnificent Kindness - Sam Bailey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzAQnd4RTHo