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Matthew 11:2-11
James 5:7-10
Isaiah 35:1-10
Psalm 146:5-10
Luke 1:46b-55
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  • Children's sermon, Illustration, Preaching, Sermon, Worship

    Psalm 146:5-10
    Thomas Willadsen
    Nazish Naseem
    Dean Feldmeyer
    Mary Austin
    Katy Stenta
    George Reed
    Christopher Keating
    For December 14, 2025:

  • Stories

    Psalm 146:5-10
    C. David Mckirachan
    Frank Ramirez
    Contents
    "Truckin'" by C. David McKirachan
    "Heretic or Saint?" by Frank Ramirez


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    Truckin'
    C. David McKirachan
    Isaiah 35:1-10

    I had just arrived in Berkeley to start graduate school. I had finally made it to the left coast. It was 1970 and I was positive that the Age of Aquarius was just around...

  • Children's sermon, Illustration, Preaching, Sermon, Worship

    Matthew 11:2-11
    Thomas Willadsen
    Nazish Naseem
    Dean Feldmeyer
    Mary Austin
    Katy Stenta
    George Reed
    Christopher Keating
    For December 14, 2025:

  • Children's sermon

    Matthew 11:2-11
    Mary Kay Eichelman
    Today I have rolled out the red carpet for you.  We are not famous people, movie stars or royalty, so maybe you have not had this kind of fancy treatment. But often for very important people, red carpet is actually put down for them to walk on.

    You would think Jesus, the Son of God, would have had the red carpet prepare the way before Him. Do you know what He had instead? He had a man...

  • Children's Story

    Matthew 11:2-11
    Janice B. Scott
    There wasn't much that Adrian was good at, except swimming. He learned to swim when he was little more than a baby, and he loved it. When he was seven he joined a swimming club. It was there that he first met Mr Stevens, the swimming coach.

    Adrian got on well with Mr Stevens. Somehow Mr Stevens was really encouraging. He taught Adrian the best way of making his...

  • Stories

    Matthew 11:2-11
    C. David Mckirachan
    Frank Ramirez
    Contents
    "Truckin'" by C. David McKirachan
    "Heretic or Saint?" by Frank Ramirez


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    Truckin'
    C. David McKirachan
    Isaiah 35:1-10

    I had just arrived in Berkeley to start graduate school. I had finally made it to the left coast. It was 1970 and I was positive that the Age of Aquarius was just around...

  • Preaching

    Matthew 11:2-11
    Russell F. Anderson
    BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE LESSONS

    Lesson 1: Isaiah 35:1--10 (C, E, L); Isaiah 35:1--6, 10 (RC)
    A message of promise and hope comes to the captive children of Israel. Yahweh is going to free them from their oppression and open a road through the parched desert to the holy city of Jerusalem. The writer (not Isaiah) poetically pictures the entire creation participating in the...

  • Sermon

    Matthew 11:2-11
    Susan R. Andrews
    It was a painful experience for both of us. Jane was a young mother about my age. She had been on the pastor nominating committee that called us to New Jersey. And we had shared much laughter and friendship through the years. She also was on the session - and that cold November night she seemed edgy and distant. I soon found out why. Following the meeting, she waited for me out in the parking lot...

  • Worship

    Matthew 11:2-11
    H. Burnham Kirkland
    Theme: Prepare The Way

    Call To Worship
    Leader: To those wandering in darkness,
    People: Christ came as the Light of the World.
    Leader: To those who are at odds with others and themselves,
    People: Christ is the Prince of Peace.
    Leader: To those who seek the presence of the divine,
    People: Christ is Emmanuel, God with us.
    All...

  • Worship

    Matthew 11:2-11
    Robert S. Jarboe
    (Distribute this sheet to the readers.)

    Date:

    Reader A:

    Reader B:

    Introit
    (As the introit is being sung, Readers A and B come forward and stand by the Advent wreath until the music is finished.)

    Litany
    Reader A: Please turn to the Advent litany in your bulletins.
    (Pause as they do so.)
    ...

  • Commentary

    Matthew 11:2-11
    David Coffin
    Inevitably it happens to any adult or any church leader toward the end of the year, or the time their driver's license expires. Despite the well-intended efforts to try to settle it through the mail, we end up in a long line at the local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office. Typically there is a little box with numbers one is supposed to take so they may be identified when the clerk calls...

  • Children's sermon

    Matthew 11:2-11
    Leah Thompson
    Object: a department store magazine/catalog (or clothing store magazine/catalog)

    What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. (v. 8)

    Good morning, boys and girls! How many of you like to go clothes shopping? (allow answers) What do you like -- or dislike -- about clothes shopping? (...

  • Children's sermon, Illustration, Preaching, Sermon, Worship

    Luke 1:46b-55
    Thomas Willadsen
    Nazish Naseem
    Dean Feldmeyer
    Mary Austin
    Katy Stenta
    George Reed
    Christopher Keating
    For December 14, 2025:

  • Children's sermon, Illustration, Preaching, Sermon, Worship

    James 5:7-10
    Thomas Willadsen
    Nazish Naseem
    Dean Feldmeyer
    Mary Austin
    Katy Stenta
    George Reed
    Christopher Keating
    For December 14, 2025:

  • Stories

    James 5:7-10
    C. David Mckirachan
    Frank Ramirez
    Contents
    "Truckin'" by C. David McKirachan
    "Heretic or Saint?" by Frank Ramirez


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    Truckin'
    C. David McKirachan
    Isaiah 35:1-10

    I had just arrived in Berkeley to start graduate school. I had finally made it to the left coast. It was 1970 and I was positive that the Age of Aquarius was just around...

  • Preaching

    James 5:7-10
    Russell F. Anderson
    BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE LESSONS

    Lesson 1: Isaiah 35:1--10 (C, E, L); Isaiah 35:1--6, 10 (RC)
    A message of promise and hope comes to the captive children of Israel. Yahweh is going to free them from their oppression and open a road through the parched desert to the holy city of Jerusalem. The writer (not Isaiah) poetically pictures the entire creation participating in the...

  • Sermon

    James 5:7-10
    Dallas A. Brauninger
    E-mail
    From: KDM
    To: God
    Subject: Be Patient
    Message: In the meantime, God.... Lauds, KDM

    E-mail from KDM to God. Subject: Be patient. Message: In the meantime, God.... Lauds, KDM.

    Arlo Johansen, a Great Plains agrarian, says a farmer has to think in terms of a 27-year average in order to maintain a positive work perspective. That is a long...

  • Commentary

    James 5:7-10
    David Coffin
    Inevitably it happens to any adult or any church leader toward the end of the year, or the time their driver's license expires. Despite the well-intended efforts to try to settle it through the mail, we end up in a long line at the local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office. Typically there is a little box with numbers one is supposed to take so they may be identified when the clerk calls...

  • Children's sermon

    James 5:7-10
    Good morning, boys and girls. What am I holding? (Let them answer.) That's right, a loaf of bread. Did any of you eat toast for breakfast this morning? Or did any of you have wheat cereal? (Let them answer.) Bread and (name a wheat cereal) are made from wheat.

    Let me ask you another question. Are any of you anxious to see what might be in some of your Christmas presents under...

  • Children's sermon, Illustration, Preaching, Sermon, Worship

    Isaiah 35:1-10
    Thomas Willadsen
    Nazish Naseem
    Dean Feldmeyer
    Mary Austin
    Katy Stenta
    George Reed
    Christopher Keating
    For December 14, 2025:

  • Stories

    Isaiah 35:1-10
    C. David Mckirachan
    Frank Ramirez
    Contents
    "Truckin'" by C. David McKirachan
    "Heretic or Saint?" by Frank Ramirez


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    Truckin'
    C. David McKirachan
    Isaiah 35:1-10

    I had just arrived in Berkeley to start graduate school. I had finally made it to the left coast. It was 1970 and I was positive that the Age of Aquarius was just around...

  • Preaching

    Isaiah 35:1-10
    Elizabeth Achtemeier
    This passage has many affinities with the prophecies of Second Isaiah (Isaiah 40-55), and it has often been attributed to him. But there are differences. In Isaiah 40:3, the "way" is for the Lord, here it is for the redeemed and ransomed (vv. 9-10). In Isaiah 51:11, the reference is to the return from Babylonian exile. Here in verse 10, that context is missing, and those who are returning to Zion...

  • Preaching

    Isaiah 35:1-10
    Russell F. Anderson
    BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE LESSONS

    Lesson 1: Isaiah 35:1--10 (C, E, L); Isaiah 35:1--6, 10 (RC)
    A message of promise and hope comes to the captive children of Israel. Yahweh is going to free them from their oppression and open a road through the parched desert to the holy city of Jerusalem. The writer (not Isaiah) poetically pictures the entire creation participating in the...

  • Sermon

    Isaiah 35:1-10
    Paul E. Robinson
    Christmas has a way of bringing back memories. One that came to my mind as I was preparing this message was when my family would be driving home at night in the car and my father would lead us in singing a song. To all of us family members who remember those fun, cozy journeys toward home, there are many layers of meaning to the words. The song goes like this:

    There's a long, long...

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