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Katy Stenta
Dean Feldmeyer
George Reed
Tom Willadsen
Christopher Keating
Alyssa SpradlinFor November 8, 2026:- Looking Forward by Tom Willadsen. Based on Matthew 25:1-13, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-...
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Sermon
David G. Rogne
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a shout, "Look! Here is the... -
Sermon
Janice B. Scott
One thing about live theatre which you don't get with television, is the hush of expectancy when the lights are dimmed. As the theatre moves from light into darkness, the audience settles back and prepares for entertainment and enjoyment. But the entertainment only starts when the curtain rises on a lit stage. Because the audience remains in darkness, it is able to see the... -
Stories
Keith Hewitt
Craig KellyContents
"The Bubble" by Keith Hewitt
"Tell Me a Story" by Craig Kelly
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The Bubble
by Keith Hewitt
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
Back in the 1970s and 80s, it was popular in some circles to talk about the "neutron bomb," a device that supposedly killed people but left buildings intact. Never... -
Stories
Frank Ramirez
Contents
"Keep Your Eyes Open" by Frank Ramirez
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Keep Your Eyes Open
by Frank Ramirez
Matthew 25:1-13
Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
-- Matthew 25:13
On July 6, 1054, an awe-inspiring sight appeared around the world, an overwhelming... -
Preaching
Carlos Wilton
Theme For The Day
The eschatological teachings of scripture are meant to instill comfort, not fear.
Old Testament Lesson
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve
The pivot on which this passage turns is verse 15, when Joshua challenges the people to "choose this day whom you will serve": either the false gods of their... -
Preaching
William E. Keeney
"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5As the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. 6But at midnight there was a shout, 'Look! Here is... -
Sermon
James L. Killen, Jr.
Today we are going to talk about one of the biggest puzzles in the study of the Bible. What can we believe about the end of time? For Paul and the early Christians in Thessalonica that was no puzzle at all. They knew exactly what they believed about the end of time. "The Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel's call and the sound of God's trumpet, will descend from heaven, and... -
Sermon
Argile Smith
Do you remember the generation gap that existed between you and your parents when you were a teenager? Do you sense the same kind of gap widening between you and your children?
When we consider the story of Joshua in his old age calling on Israel to serve the Lord, we have to factor in the reality of a generation gap. It presents a challenge for people of different generations when... -
Sermon
George S. Johnson
What is one of the most foolish things you have ever done? Pay good money for a suit or dress that you never wore? Buy a car that turned out to be a lemon? Invest your savings based on good advice, but end up losing it all? Have an affair that you thought would be brief and secret, but turned out to bring havoc on everything?
But who likes to be reminded of one's foolishness? What is... -
Preaching
John R. Brokhoff
Today's parable is commonly known as the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. Some years ago a minister asked a mountaineer of Virginia if he knew the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins. After thinking a while, he replied, "I didn't know there were five foolish Virginians in the whole state."
The word, "virgin," is used by the King James Version. Since there are not that many... -
Sermon
Richard C. Brand
As best I can remember it, the comment came as part of a discussion about the media frenzy immediately following the capture of the two suspected snipers in the Washington, D.C. area. It had troubled some of the participants in the discussion that before these suspects had even gotten charged, before these presumed innocent until proven guilty people had even had a jury trial, there was this zeal... -
Worship
Thom M. Shuman
Call To Worship
One: If we will but listen,
All: God will speak to us in parables;
God will tell us stories lived out by our grandparents.
One: If we will but remember,
All: we will discover all we have heard and known;
all the wonders God has in store for us.
One: If we will but share,
All: we can tell our children and... -
Worship
Amy C. Schifrin
Martha ShonkwilerGathering
Begin with a choir anthem this morning, as an element of surprise, creating a sense that things will not always be the same. If possible, have the choir sing from a different place in the sanctuary.
Prayer Of The Day
P: O God of mercy, our hope is in you. Open our ears, that the proclamation of your coming kingdom may rouse us from our... -
Commentary
David Kalas
If the pitcher spends too much time fingering the rosin bag or peddling the dirt on the mound or looking in at the catcher and shaking off signs, the batter is likely to ask the umpire for a timeout. Some of that is just gamesmanship, of course. At the same time, however, the batter may genuinely need to step out of the batter's box for a moment. It is, after all, a difficult thing to maintain... -
Children's sermon
Good morning! This morning I brought a medicine bottle with me. Probably all of you have these medicine bottles at home and they are probably in a place that is hard to reach. That is on purpose. Why do you suppose parents put things like medicine bottles in hard-to-reach places? (Let them answer.) To keep them out of reach of very young children. Very young children sometimes put... -
Children's Activity
Note: This craft uses candles and is probably best suited for older children.
Materials
Clean glass jars (medium-sized like mayonnaise or pickle jars)
Tissue paper in a variety of colors
Water
Glue
Markers
Baby food jar lid and votive candle or tea light candle
Small paintbrushes
Margarine tubs
Instructions
1. God... -
Children's sermon
Leah Thompson
Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. (v. 13)
Good morning, boys and girls! How are you this morning? (allow answers) Today we are going to talk about the Boy Scouts. How many of you have heard of the Boy Scouts? (allow answers) The Boy Scouts of America is an organization for boys that started in the year 1910. That's over one hundred...
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