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Fourth Sunday in Lent - CJohn Jamison
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One day, a group of Pharisees and teachers went to see Jesus to hear what he was teaching everyone. But when they got there and saw Jesus and...The Immediate Word
Fourth Sunday in Lent - CDean Feldmeyer
Katy Stenta
Thomas Willadsen
Christopher Keating
George Reed
Mary AustinFor March 30, 2025:- What Is Forgiveness? by Dean Feldmeyer based on Luke 15:1-3,11b-32
- Second Thoughts: Reconciling Christ by Katy Stenta based on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21.
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Fourth Sunday in Lent - CPeter Andrew Smith
Paul reread the parable again and sighed. Why had he agreed to lead the Bible study this week? When Pastor Luke asked him, he had been all excited and enthusiastic. He knew the parable of the prodigal son inside and out having read commentaries and stories about it before. He had actually preached a sermon on the passage when Pastor Luke was away and received great feedback from the congregation...Emphasis Preaching Journal
Fourth Sunday in Lent - CMark Ellingsen
Joshua 5:9-12
The First Lesson is taken from one of the so-called Old Testament history books. As a whole, the book tells the story of Israel’s successful victory in Canaan. It shares the theological perspective of Deuteronomy and so may be the product of the 7th century BC reforms of King Josiah, though the book clearly has its roots in the oral local traditions...Emphasis Preaching Journal
Fourth Sunday in Lent - CBill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Mark EllingsenJoshua 9:5-12
Elizabeth Kwak-Hefferan wrote a piece on the Yellowstone National Park website about “Old Faithful.” The geyser was discovered in 1870 by the Washburn Expedition and was named for its frequent and somewhat predictable eruptions, which number more than a million since Yellowstone became the world’s first national park in 1872. In the article Kwak-Hefferan notes...The Village Shepherd
Fourth Sunday in Lent - CJanice B. Scott
Call to worship:
While the Prodigal Son was still far off, his father saw him, ran to him, put his arms around him and kissed him. In our worship today, let us turn to God so that he may run to us, put his arms around and kiss us.
Invitation to confession:
Jesus, for the times when we run away from you,
Lord, have mercy.
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Fourth Sunday in Lent - CJohn N. Brittain
I suppose we are all a little bit nervous about the prospect of a sermon on a Bible story as familiar and sometimes as overworked as the Parable of the Prodigal Son. "What can I possibly say that hasn't been said before?" And I know what's going through your minds: "Are we going to be subjected to the same old sermon yet another time?" Confronting a familiar Bible passage like this mid-Lent...SermonStudio
Fourth Sunday in Lent - CCharles D. Reeb
A. A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, wrote a simple, yet telling poem in his work, Now We Are Six:
When I was One, I had just begun.
When I was Two, I was nearly new.
When I was Three, I was hardly Me.
When I was Four, I was not much more.
When I was Five, I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as ever.
So I think I'll be six now for...SermonStudio
Third Sunday in Lent - CBonnie Bates
It is a well-known cliché that “God never gives us more than we can handle”, but I have sometimes found that not to be so. When my youngest brother died of brain cancer at age five, it was more than I could handle. When my first husband was emotionally and physically abusive, it was more than I could handle. When my second husband and I lost our twin sons at birth, it was more than I could handle...
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