Spiritual and Sacred Links - Wednesday 24 June 2015

Supplied by a UK colleague:

The face of the world has turned to Charleston this week where out of tragedy of the loss of nine church members to a gunman, a remarkable Christian witness has shocked the world even more as they live out the words of Jesus: 'Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.

#1 and #2 are two sermons from Charleston, the first from the church which lost members to a gunman on 17th June; #3 Vaughan Roberts on Jesus being all you need; #4 Dr Richard Hays of Duke University on how the two Testaments inform each other #12 how The AME church in Charleston is recovering and the remarkable witness it is making worldwide.  Please pray for it. #15 the Turin Shroud continues to baffle and inspire; #16 and #17 encouraging and #19 a song for Charleston from Christian song-writer Steven Chapman and there are prayers for Father's Day.

Prayers for you for the coming week

SERMONS AND TALKS
1. Sermon at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston today - Rev. Norvel Goff [Psalm 46] [First service after reopening after losing nine members]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7T7QQ90Jtk

2. Do not be overcome by Evil, but Overcome Evil with Good - Brian McGreevy - St Philip's Charleston audio today
http://tinyurl.com/omudybp

3. Jesus Who'll Satisfy You - Vaughan Roberts [John 4:1-42]
http://tinyurl.com/ok2w637

4. Did Moses Write About Jesus? - Dr Richard Hays - Lanier Theological Library Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/129713917

Commentary
5. Preaching Ideas and Commentary - Rev Peter Carrell
http://preachingdownunder.blogspot.co.nz/

6. The New Testament in a year with Rev Andrew Goddard
http://www.sjtl.org/category/reading-nt/

WORSHIP
7. The bells of Lincoln Cathedral - BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05zc8hp

8. Sunday Worship from Wellington College in Berkshire commemorating Waterloo - BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05zc8j6

9. Choral Evensong from King's College, London - BBC Radio 3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05yl2rh

10. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05zzxr4

11. 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
and Trinity College, Cambridge
http://trinitycollegechoir.com//webcasts/listen-again/
and New College, Oxford
http://www.newcollegechoir.com/webcasts.html

PRAYER
Please pray for Charleston in South Carolina and Emanuel AME Church known as 'Mother Emanuel' for its foundation; for the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church, Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Syria and Iraq and Iran; for those affected by the earthquakes in Nepal; for peace in Burundi, Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; and for the Diocese of South Carolina.

Charleston, South Carolina
12. A Call to Prayer from the Bishops in South Carolina
http://tinyurl.com/ne5mtan
Victims' Families Address Charleston Shooter In Court With Forgiveness
http://tinyurl.com/ou6ov65
Emanuel AME Church holds first service since killings - USA Today
http://tinyurl.com/orrs9wb
Moving Photos Of Sunday’s Service At Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church - Buzzfeed
http://tinyurl.com/pm2ywrh

13. Topical Prayers - Church of England
http://tinyurl.com/6wnk2pk
Prayer for Father's Day
http://tinyurl.com/on8hgkz
Prayers for the Church of England from Lent and Beyond
http://tinyurl.com/mvux2u3
South Carolina:Prayers from Lent and Beyond
http://tinyurl.com/kssn33y

CURRENT AFFAIRS
14. Sunday Programme - with Edward Stourton - BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05zc8j0

Food for thought
15.How did the Turin Shroud get its image? - BBC
http://tinyurl.com/ow95mjf
Elizabeth Elliot - Christianity Today
http://tinyurl.com/navyv5p
Elisabeth Elliot on the Christian Father - Christianity Today
http://tinyurl.com/pyk4unn
The Church Is Not a Sanctuary: On the Ground in Charleston - Peter Beck
http://tinyurl.com/om3mab2
Thriving Churches in a Hostile Culture - GC
https://vimeo.com/100309193
Vein Repetition - David Keen
http://tinyurl.com/o7bg4kc
A 4 Step, Simple Strategy To Have a Less Stress-Filled Life - RE
http://tinyurl.com/ne89jps

FINALLY
16. Worcester Cathedral Voluntary Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlKqEM7_zE

17. Phil Chadder, Prison Chaplain
https://vimeo.com/123711390

18. How Beautiful Upon the Mountains - Stainer - St John's College Choir, Cambridge
http://tinyurl.com/nmo4y5f

19. Song for Charleston - Steven Curtis Chapman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnFmHKVyRGg

God bless you