Word
Jeremiah 31.31-34; John 12.20-33
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Links to the story of Persephone
Ideas for sermon preparation
John 12.20-33
On a difficult day, one boy is reminded to look for signs of hope and growth. What signs of the times - good and bad - can we see around us today - in the weather, in the news, in our lives
Respond to the Word
Robin Chapman's sketch for two actors is simple to perform. It can be used to illustrate the concept in John 12.23-26 that we have to be willing to give up what we know, in order to grow into the life we are promised in God
A spoof conversation between a BBC interviewer (Humphrey Johns) and the prime minister about alternative ways of promoting order (after Jeremiah 31.31-34)
Link to the John Lewis advert
How do we read the grain of wheat imagery from today’s gospel reading (John 12.20-33), with its resonances of death and resurrection, in a world of debt and tight budgets?