Spiritual and Sacred Links - Monday 1 December 2014

A song at our electro eucharist service at Antioch last night - thanks Spanky, great sermon as well as eucharist to the funky beat - reminded me of this fabulous YouTube clip ...



But the joy and freedom in that service is a long way from the Last Plight

The following are supplied by a colleague ...

SERMONS AND TALKS

1. Gospel Shaped Gospelling - Glen Scrivener - FOCL Video

http://tinyurl.com/pgf58yx

2. Four talks on Abraham: his Call, Journey, Faith and Triumph - Professor John Lennox - FOCL Video [Genesis]

http://tinyurl.com/kambzps

3. Interview with John Lennox - Teaching and Preaching the Bible

http://tinyurl.com/p5rj37g

Commentary for Sunday 30th November

4. Preaching Ideas and Commentary - Rev Peter Carrell

http://tinyurl.com/mhn6mdv

5. The Sunday Readings - Rev Stephen Trott

http://tinyurl.com/lzjv7hl

6. Preaching on Advent 1 - Dr Ian Paul

http://tinyurl.com/oypomjj

WORSHIP

7. The bells of St Mary and St Benedict, Buckland Brewer in Devon. - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04stgy8

8. A Service for Advent with Carols from the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge - BBC Radio 3 at 3 pm London Time 10 am Eastern Time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04svfqf

9. Advent Carol Service live from Trinity College, Cambridge at 6:15 pm London Time 1:15 Eastern Time

http://tinyurl.com/o59gdb6

or listen afterwards here

http://tinyurl.com/ptuq75c

10. 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/

11. Sunday Service for the first Sunday in Advent and St Andrew's Day from St Salvator's Chapel in the University of St Andrews - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04stgyt

12. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04q0vnj

13. Choral services from the chapels of King's College Cambridge

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

and Trinity College, Cambridge

http://trinitycollegechoir.com//webcasts/listen-again/

and St John's College, Cambridge

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

and New College, Oxford

http://www.newcollegechoir.com/webcasts.html

PRAYER

Please pray for the Ebola Crisis and for those working for a cure; for Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Iraq; for the persecuted church and in particular in Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Pakistan, Iran and North Korea; for peace in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; and for the Diocese of South Carolina.

14. Topical Prayers - Church of England

http://tinyurl.com/6wnk2pk

Ebola outbreak: West Africa death toll nears 7,000 - BBC News

http://tinyurl.com/kst3n5q

Ebola vaccine seems safe in first-stage testing, researchers say

http://tinyurl.com/pfv86vz

Nigeria: Mosque attack death toll over 100 - BBC News

http://tinyurl.com/mndlk3x

Kenya: Pastor killed in riots - Open Doors

http://tinyurl.com/kdpcxxw

Iraq: Canon Andrew White interviewed in Huffington Post

http://tinyurl.com/l6mc9n9

more from FRRME

http://tinyurl.com/ndltlxr

Pakistan: Aasia Bibi files appeal in Pakistan’s top court - Barnabas Fund

http://tinyurl.com/ns646r8

Iran: Letter from Pastor Behnam Irani - Open Doors

http://tinyurl.com/ow5vvwb

Lawyer for three Christians denied access ahead of second trial – CSW

http://tinyurl.com/nbsedcy

North Korea: UN General Assembly vote recommending North Korea referral to International Criminal Court – CSW

http://tinyurl.com/qb4kv46

South Carolina: Prayers from Lent and Beyond

http://tinyurl.com/kssn33y

CURRENT AFFAIRS

15. Sunday Programme - with William Crawley - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04stgyn

Food for thought

16. Living with Hope - Archbishop Sentamu

http://tinyurl.com/k6pc6na

Is personal evangelism dying? - Mike Mellor - Evangelicals Now

http://tinyurl.com/p5fornf

Three Ways Evangelism Can Be More Believable - Jonathan Dodson

http://tinyurl.com/pzz7qx8

How Do Paul and Jesus Fit Together? - Matt Perman

http://tinyurl.com/qjhcnfm

Five Practices to Refresh Your Devotional Reading - Kenneth L. Cukrowski

http://tinyurl.com/lwjjt3b

5 Mistakes People Make When Reading the Bible - Mike Query

http://tinyurl.com/osjumhq

Special Tribute to Phillip Hughes - Cricket dot com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHL-qiz9y8Y

Reflecting on a Tragedy - Rev Raj Gupta

http://tinyurl.com/qca36dx

Tributes to Phillip Hughes, support for Sean Abbott - Christians in Sport

http://tinyurl.com/obvsy7w

New poll says Christians prefer the armchair to arm weights – CIS

http://tinyurl.com/p6bg49v

FINALLY

17. Nativity in Sand - Gert van der Vijver - Bible Society Netherlands

http://vimeo.com/105765189

18. If Ye Love Me - Tallis - Sidney Sussex Choir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HPzNE4mM7c