Worship & Preaching

These links may be of help when preparing worship or preaching.

• Main links page
• All Age Worship Resources
• ArtServe : "supports the use of creative arts in Christian worship, including music, dance and drama, visual arts, and creative writing."
• Bible Hub : concordances, commentaries, dictionaries...
• Christian BSL : British Sign Language hymns, prayers, readings and more
• Church Of Scotland: Weekly Worship Worship and learning materials for each RCL Sunday
• CODEC Research Centre for Digital Theology
• College of Preachers : help with your preaching ministry online preacher training
• Engage Worship : Ideas and articles, to empower, resource and train local churches
• Faith & Worship : Prayers & Church Resources
• Family Friendly Churches Trust – IDEAS Worship and learning materials for each RCL Sunday (some free)
• Free Bible Images Over 1000 sets of Bible story scenes for you to view, project or download
• Grove Books :comment on contemporary issues that is based on biblical principles
• Leaders of Worship and Preachers Trust Meditations and other resources
• Preach magazine
• Preach magazine online videos added 2 Nov 2023
• Methodist Resource Hub Hymns, Prayers, Bible Studies and more (you may need to register) added 25 March 2024
• http://www.rootsontheweb.com .11(Roots) Worship and learning materials for each RCL Sunday (some free)
• http://www.sermons4kids.com/ .11(Sermons4Kids) Lots of good ideas
• Hymn Suggestions: was Singing The Faith Plus Good hymn indexes and suggestions updated 25 March 2024
• SmallChurchMusic MIDIS and MP3s for many hymns – many free.Copyright music no longer available.
• http://www.textweek.com/ .11(The Text This Week) Brings together links for each reading in three year lectionary
• UK Methodist Church Our faith: Prayer & Worship Good for "Special Sundays"
• United Methodist Church USA Lectionary Planning Helps
• Working Preacher Commentary and sermons on weekly lectionary, American Lutheran but usually appropriate for UK Methodists
• World In Prayer : a weekly summary of international news with accompanying prayer
• Worship Cloud Online platform of TwelveBaskets in partnership with LWPT Digital resources, some free

On-line Bibles

• http://bible.gospelcom.net .11(Bible Gateway) : several versions inc NIV, NIV-UK, NRSV-UK, The Message, KJV
• Oremus Bible Browser : KJV
• Bible: RSV
• Bible Society : inc Good News Bible-UK, Contemporary English Version
• YouVersion : Free Bible app: 49 English language versions, also from https://www.bible.com/

{NIV-UK used by: Eccles, Gravesend, Hartlip, Hextable, Hope St, Kingswood, Lower Stoke, St William's, The Brent, Third Avenue, Tonbridge Rd
NRSV-UK used by: Larkfield, Sittingbourne, St William's
Good News Bible-UK used by: Bearsted, Burham, Dene Holm, Hope St, Newington, Spital St, St Alban's, St Davids, St Lukes, Swanscombe}

{Links last checked 20 Feb 2023
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