Faith Formation - Warwick Anglican

06/05/2021

Hi everyone! Our fourth and final section is about PRAYER. The clip including Ven Lizzie's reflections will soon be up on the Anglican Parish of Warwick YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnuMx0mrXa7jpX45P2j4dqg/videos

STEP ONE: read the chapter – as usual, please make any notes, ask questions!

STEP TWO: watch the clip, pausing along the way to make notes. I’ve copied the visuals up to this Post to assist.

Prayer, as the Archbishop notes is about three things:
• “Prayer is God’s work in us. It is not us trying to persuade God to be nice to us or to get God interested in us.”
• There is a deep connection between praying and living justly. In other words you can’t just say the words and then not live the actions.
• You need to keep at it, even when – as far as you can see – it doesn’t appear to be ‘working’. “Prayer is your promise… to be there for the God who is there for you.”

STEP THREE: An opportunity to read the Bible.
The passages we are using are from Luke’s Gospel and they look at different accounts on prayer in the life of Jesus.

The Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11: 1-4)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2011%3A1-4&version=NIV

The Parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee (Luke 18:9-14)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A+9-14&version=NIV

Jesus prays at the Mount of Olives (at the Garden of Gethsemane) on the night before his death…
(Luke 22: 39-46)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A+39-46&version=NIV

What do they tell you about who God is and how God acts, and therefore how we should be in community? Where are you in each passage?

STEP FOUR: Have a look at those additional questions from Archbishop Rowan on page 80-81... they're included in the visuals here...

PRAY: The Archbishop suggests a method to use when praying. You need to choose your time of day, be still, breathe and perhaps repeat a “prayer phrase”. He suggests a couple of page 82. You might use others like:
“Lord, have mercy”,
“Come, Lord Jesus”

…or as I’ve suggested, in the prayer of Catherine of Siena: “Lord, take me from myself, and give me to yourself.”

Prayer is God’s work in us. Be encouraged!

01/05/2021

So, the clip below accompanies our third chapter from "Being Christian" on the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. I've included key slides from the clip here...

STEP ONE: read the chapter - make any notes, ask questions 😀

STEP TWO: watch the clip, pausing along the way to make notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yulQBclMQ-w

STEP THREE: An opportunity to read the Bible. The passages we are using are Luke 19: 1-10, Matthew 25: 34-40 and Acts 4: 32-35... Here's a link to the first Luke's Gospel passage:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2019%3A1-10&version=NIV

Where are you in these stories of shared hospitality, kind acts and blessed meals?

What do they tell you about who God is and how God acts, and therefore how we should be in community?

STEP FOUR: Have a look at those additional questions from Archbishop Rowan on page 60... they're included in the visuals of the post.

PRAY: Romans 12: 13-18 gives us a very practical approach to faith and life.

"Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." Let us be a blessing, strengthened at the Lord's Table to serve Him in the world. Amen.

FINALLY: You might enjoy watching this short clip from "For the Love of God" - this gives us some background to just how radical Christianity was in the ancient world.

https://www.publicchristianity.org/being-poor-in-the-ancient-world/

30/04/2021

https://youtu.be/yulQBclMQ-w

Hello everyone and welcome to Warwick Anglican Parish as we continue with our online Faith Formation Course, based on +Rowan William's book "Being Christian". This is our third section and it looks at Holy Communion - or Eucharist.
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Enjoy the long weekend!

Hello everyone and welcome to Warwick Anglican Parish as we continue with our online Faith Formation Course, based on +Rowan William's book "Being Christian"...

25/04/2021

Stay posted 😃 Congratulations to David, Sophie and Vicki on your baptism and confirmation today! May God bless you and empower you to be a blessing 💛🕊🌻

In coming days there'll be two new clips to accompany the second chapter from "Being Christian" on the Bible. I've included key slides from the clip here...

STEP ONE: read the chapter - make any notes, ask questions 😀

STEP TWO: watch Part 1 and then Part 2 of the clips. Note down any questions or thoughts to share. They will appear on our Anglican Parish of Warwick YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnuMx0mrXa7jpX45P2j4dqg/videos

STEP THREE: An opportunity to read the Bible. The passage we are using is Luke 24: 13-35. There's a link here:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2024%3A13-35&version=NIV

Where are you in the story?

What does this passage tell you about who God is and how God acts (in Jesus)?

How does that inspire your choices in life?

STEP FOUR: Have a look at those additional questions from Archbishop Rowan... they're included in the Part 2 clip and in the visuals of the post.

PRAY: The song at the link below is called "Thy Word" and is by Amy Grant.

Lord, let your words be as they are in me: a lamp unto my feet and a light to my path…

Amen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6LC8cu03Ig

16/04/2021

PART ONE: BAPTISM
Hi everyone! Here's Part One of our online series. This one is connected to "Being Christian" Chapter One - Baptism!

KEY WORDS: beginnings, belonging, identity and immersion...

STEP ONE: read the chapter - make any notes, ask questions 😀

STEP TWO: Then, have a look at this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TatbCiekErk

The Bible passages I mention in the clip are attached to this post.

Here are the adapted questions from the book (that appear towards the end of the clip):

1) What do you know of the story of Jesus? Are there stories of his life you can think of where he immersed himself “in the depths of life, God and humanity”…

2) Jesus challenges us with a radical view of compassion and hospitality. What are your strengths? Gifts? In what ways can you be (are you already) immersed in the depths of life?

3) What might the barriers or limits be?

Have a ponder, share and reflect!

STEP THREE: Here are two additional clips to inspire and interest...

Lord Shaftesbury's amazing story as a person immersed in the life of faith is here. This is from John Dickson's documentary "For the love of God":
https://www.publicchristianity.org/a-heart-for-the-poor/

We reflected on "The Good Samaritan". Here's a related clip on the same parable, also from John Dickson's doco 👍https://www.publicchristianity.org/the-good-samaritan/

PRAY: Here's Sarah McLachlan singing the very wonderful Prayer of St Francis. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agPnMxp5Occ

16/04/2021

AN INTRODUCTION: Hello Everyone! Welcome to our Warwick Anglican Faith Formation Course online 🌻💛😀 Hopefully the "Being Christian" book will be in the mail to you, if it's not in your hands! Do have a look at this little clip to get a sense of what we're doing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJiiSpA5iR4

15/04/2021

Clips I (Introduction) and II (Baptism) have now been uploaded to our Youtube WarwickAnglican. Please watch at your leisure and hope they are of assistance on your faith journey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJiiSpA5iR4

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

Warwick Anglican Parish presents a short online course in some of the 'basics' of Christianity. We are drawing frone Archbishop Rowan Williams excellent book...