St Luke's Church Eccleshill, Bradford, UK

Themes and bible readings for services.

The Church of England has a scheme for bible readings on Sundays, which you can find by following the link in the left-hand column. The PCC at Eccleshill has given its consent for the minister to make variations in this scheme. The readings may occasionally be varied depending on circumstances. We will try to keep this page up-to-date.

Morning Services: December 2006 - March 2007

Date & Times	Theme	1st Reading	2nd Reading
December 3rd Advent Sunday 8am & 10.30am AA	Christ will come again	Heb 12:14-29	Mark 13:26-37
The life of Jesus according to Luke - Part 1 (5 weeks)
December 10th 2nd of Advent 9.30am & 11.15am	Luke's Gospel: why he wrote it and what we can learn from it	Acts 1:1-5	Luke 1:1-4 & 3:1-6
December 17th 3rd of Advent 8am & 9.30am	John the Baptist: Announcing Jesus' ministry	Zephaniah 3:14-20	Luke 3:7-18
December 24th 4th of Advent 9.30am & 11.15am	The annunciation: Who Jesus will be	Isaiah 7:10-17	Luke 1:26-38
December 31st 1st of Christmas 9.30am & 11.15am	Take a look at Jesus	Col 3:12-17	Luke 2:15-21
January 7th Baptism of Christ 8am & 10.30am HC	Jesus' baptism	Acts 8:14-17	Luke 3:15-22
The gifts of the Holy Spirit (5 weeks)
January 14th 2nd of Epiphany 9.30am & 11.15am	Gifts of the Holy Spirit	1 Corinthians 12:1-11	Luke 11:5-13
January 21st 3rd of Epiphany 8am only	United worship at St James Bolton at 10.30am.
January 28th 4th of Epiphany 9.30am & 11.15am	Gifts for the whole body	1 Corinthians 12:12-end	Luke 4:14-21
February 4th 3rd before Lent 8am & 10.30am AA	Gifts to be used in love	1 Corinthians 13
February 11th 2nd before Lent 9.30am & 11.15am	Gifts for encouraging others	1 Corinthians 14:1-25	Luke 8:22-25
February 18th 1st before Lent 9.30am & 11.15am	Gifts to be used responsibly	1 Corinthians 14:26-end	Luke 9:28-36
The life of Jesus according to Luke - Part 2 (7 weeks)
February 25th 1st of Lent 9.30am & 11.15am	Jesus can help us beat temptation	Revelation 2:1-7	Luke 4:1-13
March 4th 2nd of Lent 8am & 10.30am HC	Jesus' invitation and challenge	Revelation 3:14-22	Luke 13:22-35
March 11th 3rd of Lent 9.30am & 11.15am	Jesus tells us to repent	Daniel 9:1-10 & 17-19	Luke 13:1-9
March 18th Mothering Sunday 8am & 10.30am AA	Jesus enriches family life	Luke 15:11-32
March 25th 5th of Lent 9.30am & 11.15am	Jesus who suffered	Isaiah 52:13-53:12	Luke 22:1-13
April 1st Palm Sunday 8am & 10.30am AA	Jesus our King	Zechariah 9:9-13	Luke 19:28-40
April 8th Easter Sunday 8am & 10.30am HC	Jesus: alive for ever and alive in us.	1 Corinthians 15:1-11	Luke 24:1-12

Please note that readings may be changed if urgent need arises.