From a UK colleague:
#1 If you click any link at all this week watch this one, a new film from Moving Works about the ministry of Pastor LaPel to Comrade Duch who was the only Khmer Rouge leader to be convicted from his own admission after converting to Christianity, but be warned, the testimony is graphic, but the story important and heartening. #2 Vaughan Roberts on witness under persecution; 3-5 Os Guinness, Justin Terry and Bishop Nazir-Ali were all preaching in South Carolina after the Mere Anglicanism Conference last week. #6-8 commentary on the lectionary readings from Stephen Trott and Peter Carrell, and Andrew Goddard's New Testament in a year moves on to Peter's first Letter; #10 Sunday worship from Lisburn Cathedral and 11-12 two Epiphany carol services; #16 much to pray about, particularly for Christians under persecution; #18 persecution, the holocaust and ministry to think about with reflections from Johnny Patterson, David Virtue, Bishop Graham Kings and soon to be bishop Philip North and some remarkable stories and pictures from Reuters from Auschwitz survivors; #19 three organisations have put up websites encouraging Christians in the UK to engage with politics and the upcoming 2015 general election.
TESTIMONY
1. The Foremost - A film about Pastor Christopher LaPel and Khmer Rouge leader Comrade Duch coming to Christ - MovingWorks [Warning: graphic images and testimony from the killing fields, but well worth watching if you can]
https://www.movingworks.org/project/the-foremost/
Background
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Kek_Iew
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10763409
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/mar/13/cambodia-khmer-rouge
SERMONS AND TALKS
2. Peter at the Sanheddrin - Vaughan Roberts - St Ebbe's Oxford Audio [Acts 4:8-12]
http://tinyurl.com/p67xgu2
3. Serving God's Purpose in our Generation - Os Guinness - St Michael's Charleston Audio
http://tinyurl.com/nq6sjfy
4. Living with Your Back to the Audience - Dean Justin Terry - St Paul's Sommerville Audio
http://tinyurl.com/mmcwpod
5. In the Beginning - Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali - St Helena's Beaufort Audio
http://tinyurl.com/necyrkl
Commentary for Sunday 1st February
6. The Sunday Readings - Rev Stephen Trott
http://tinyurl.com/o52x9c2
7. Preaching Ideas and Commentary - Rev Peter Carrell
http://tinyurl.com/p2xhfsv
8. Reading 1 Peter 1-5 - Read the New Testament in a year with Rev Andrew Goddard
http://www.sjtl.org/week-4-reading-1-peter-1-5/
[and follow the links on the drop down menu Reading NT for other resources]
WORSHIP
9. The bells of St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip in Somerset - BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050xq1h
10. Sunday Worship from Lisburn Cathedral, Antrim, NI - BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050y8v4
11. Epiphany Carol Service from St John's College, Cambridge
http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/webcasts/EpiphanyCarolService2015
12. An Archive Recording of a Service for Epiphany, first broadcast in January 2009 from All Hallows' Church, Gospel Oak, London with the Choir of King's College, London - BBC Radio 3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04yb9ky
13. Sunday Holy Communion livestreamed from St Helena's Church, Beaufort, South Carolina at 10:15 am Eastern Time, 3:15 pm London Time
http://www.sthelenas1712.org/
14. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050xswj
15. Choral services from the chapels of King's College Cambridge
http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/choir/webcasts.html
and St John's College, Cambridge
http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/webcasts
and Trinity College, Cambridge
http://trinitycollegechoir.com//webcasts/listen-again/
and New College, Oxford
http://www.newcollegechoir.com/webcasts.html
PRAYER
Please pray for the Ebola Crisis and for those working for a cure; for Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Syria and Iraq including refugees facing winter and hunger; for the persecuted church and in particular in Nigeria, Iran, Malaysia, Egypt and Burma; for peace in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; and for the Diocese of South Carolina.
16. Topical Prayers - Church of England
http://tinyurl.com/6wnk2pk
Nigeria: Nigeria elections put Christians in danger of more Muslim attacks - Washington Times
http://tinyurl.com/o98r8fr
Iran: One believer released, another re-imprisoned - Middle East Concern
http://tinyurl.com/pmm7s4a
Saeed Abedini to Obama: 'You have my prayers from inside these walls' - Christian Today
http://tinyurl.com/mgqhfvn
Obama to Imprisoned Pastor's Wife: Saving Saeed Abedini in Iran Is 'a Top Priority' - Christianity Today
http://tinyurl.com/kgyehke
Malaysia: Anglican Archbishop: ‘Allah’ ruling has far-reaching effects - Borneo Post
http://tinyurl.com/p6j9bsk
Egypt: Bureaucratic delays put Egyptian convert's appeal at risk - WWM
http://tinyurl.com/m7lq76t
Libya: Libyan militants hold 20 Egyptian Christians hostage - WWM
http://tinyurl.com/nk6nyyc
Burma: Chin State government orders removal of cross, elder prosecuted - CSW
http://tinyurl.com/mwmdz65
Burma's religious conversion bill is "major setback for religious freedom and human rights" - CSW
http://tinyurl.com/nm2jgkg
South Carolina: Prayers from Lent and Beyond
http://tinyurl.com/kssn33y
CURRENT AFFAIRS
17. Sunday Programme - with Edward Stourton - BBC Radio 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050xwh3
Food for thought
18. The Challenge of Religious Persecution - Johnny Patterson
http://tinyurl.com/pv7gwfo
I Remember Auschwitz - David Virtue
http://tinyurl.com/q4oc983
Auschwitz Survivors Stories 70 Years On - Reuters
http://tinyurl.com/qgvopgs
I'll defend LRA killer, says Anglican bishop - Christian Today
http://tinyurl.com/lq9tka3
English Monk Who Encouraged the Ministry of Women - Bishop Graham Kings
http://tinyurl.com/lda26ld
Do Not Be Afraid - Philip North
http://tinyurl.com/kt8nt54
The Government is using British Values to Destroy British Values - David Robertson
http://tinyurl.com/on4kvxg
Methodists find £172 million down the back of the sofa - Christian Today
http://tinyurl.com/qzjh2kg
YWAM Missionaries Won’t Be Deported over Visa Issue - Christianity Today
http://tinyurl.com/pzsybkf
The Interesting Life of T. S. Eliot - Interesting Literature
http://tinyurl.com/p56wlsy
Christians and Politics
19. 2015 Election: How Christians can get involved - Christian Today
http://tinyurl.com/lx4g49x
Does religion count at the ballot box? - EA
http://tinyurl.com/lmccxe5
Evangelical Alliance launches election website - EA
http://tinyurl.com/latuou6
websites:
Election 2015 - Evangelical Alliance website
http://election2015.eauk.org/
Engage15 - CARE website
http://www.engage15.org.uk/
Show Up - Christians in Politics website
http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/
FINALLY
20. What does the Bible say about work? - LICC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0c4iOeNsTs
21. Nunc Dimittis in B minor - T. Tertius Noble - Somerville Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li4omWTjieQ
22. No Longer Slaves - Jonathan David & Melissa Helser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8TkUMJtK5k
God bless you