Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

lent 2012

the way to freedom

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BBC Radio 4 Daily Service

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Each reading for the Daily Service from Monday to Thursday at 0945 on BBC Radio 4 (198 Long Wave and Digital) followed the theme introduced in the Sunday Worship programme the preceding Sunday.

   
Rights and responsibilities

Wed 22 February (Ash Wednesday)
A day of fasting  
Isaiah 58:1-9a
with a quintet

Thur 23 February
Work in progress
2 Corinthians 13:5-8,11

Week 1 - What is freedom?

Mon 27 February (George Herbert) 
as escape
1 Kings 19:1-9a

Tue 28 February
as release
Genesis 37:20-28

Wed 29 February
as detachment
Luke 12:15-21

Thur 1 March (St David)
as truth 
Ephesians 4:25-end

Week 2 - Disciplines of freedom

Mon 5 March
Prayer
Colossians 4:2-6

Tue 6 March
Fasting
Matthew 6:16-21

Wed 7 March
(Perpetua, Felicity and her companions)
Martyrdom 
Revelation 7:9-14

Thur 8 March (Geoffrey Studdart Kennedy)
Humility
John 15:10-17

Week 3 - Freed for action

Mon 12 March
God alongside
Matthew 10:16-23

Tue 13 March
Free of prejudice
Galatians 3:23-29

Wed 14 March
Principles of faith
Daniel 6:10-13

Thur 15 March
Action in captivity
Acts 16:27-34

Week 4 - Freedom in Community 

Mon 19 March
Free to debate
Luke 20:1-8

Tue 20 March (Cuthbert)
Free to be yourself
Mark 5:15-20

Wed 21 March (Thomas Cranmer) 
A caring community
1 John 3:18-24

Thur 22 March
The renewing of community
Ezekiel 47:1-6,12

Week 5 - Suffering that liberates 

Mon 26 March (Annunciation of our Lord to Mary)
A fearful message
Luke 1:26-36

Tue 27 March
To be expected
1 Peter 4:12-17

Wed 28 March
Trusting God
2 Corinthians 4:16-5:7

Thur 29 March
Self-giving
Philippians 2:1-8

Week 6 - Death as freedom (Holy Week)

Mon 2 April
The painful truth
Mark 8:31-36

Tue 3 April
The wounded heals
Hebrews 12:1-3,12-13

Wed 4 April
Trusting God
Luke 22:39-47

Thu 5 April (Maundy Thursday) 
Washing the disciples' feet
John 13:1-9

 

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