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Top Place At The Top Table -- Revelation 19:6-10 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B
We had a good Christmas and New Year.
Not Family Feuds But Peace! -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
I'm always surprised when I hear of families which appear to be at war with one another, althoug
Gifts, Gifts, Gifts? -- 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Once Christmas is over, internet auction companies start to do quite a lot of business, as c
Thanking God Appropriately -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- First Sunday in Lent - C
As a young and relatively newly qualified physiotherapist, I was privileged to treat an elderly, ret
Narrowness Of Vision -- Jonah 3:1-5, 10 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B
Some prisons have recently introduced a scheme whereby very dangerous prisoners who pose a high secu
The Eternal Trinity -- John 16:12-15 -- Janice B. Scott -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C
Today is Trinity Sunday, the day when we think about and celebrate God in three persons, Father, S
Hooked On Sin? -- Genesis 2:15-17 -- Janice B. Scott -- First Sunday in Lent - A
We in the West have an interesting culture in which we quite like to be shocked.
Who Does He Think He Is? -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B
When I returned from my first pilgrimage to the Holy Land, it felt a bit like a jigsaw puzzle wh
Is The End Of The World Nigh? -- Luke 21:5-19 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - C
Remember the Millennium?
Can God Be Bought? -- Exodus 32:7-14 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
At a very young age, Jamie discovered that he was excellent at Maths.
Don't Be Surprised... -- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - A
The earthquake which hit the mountain village of San Giuliano di Puglia in Italy had devastating
Thinking The Unthinkable -- Mark 7:24-37 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - B
I watched a television documentary recently on gladiators in ancient Rome.
No Strings Attached -- Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - A
In today's gospel reading, Jesus seemed reluctant to heal the Canaanite woman's daughter.
Getting Ready -- Luke 3:1-6 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday of Advent - C
A great and wise man once called one of his workmen to him saying, "Go into the far country and bu
The God Of Faith -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
There was an interesting drama series on television recently about a family who had given up convent
Wise Christian Living -- Ephesians 5:15-20 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - B
Our diocese recently had a three-day residential clergy conference.
Is It Life-Threatening? -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
I have a story for you, and it may be quite a common story, which some of you will recognize in on
Are There Limits? -- 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C
There was a celebrity game show on British television in which selected celebrities were expected to
Don't Be Anxious -- Philippians 4:4-7 -- Janice B. Scott -- Third Sunday of Advent - C
On the radio this last week, I heard about an engineering firm which has ordered its staff t
The Wilderness -- Mark 1:1-8 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday of Advent - B
Things which are new and different and perhaps a little dangerous always cause a stir, at least
Mystery -- Ephesians 3:1-12 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany of the Lord - B
At Christmas I was given a book about angels.
Friends For Christ -- 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - A
Over recent years there's been a sea change in the perception of how people come to Christianity
Songs Of Praise -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Passion Sunday - C
Most people learn their theology from the hymns they sang as children.
Where Were You, God? -- Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 22 | Ordinary Time 27 - C
In the terrible tragedy of the Russian school siege at Beslan, where terrorists held hostage an enti
The Eye-Witnesses -- 1 John 1:1--2:2 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday of Easter - B
Parents are generally very protective of their children, and this has to be a good thing.
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Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, but your commandments are my delight.
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
(vv. 143-144)

When I was an associate pastor in Janesville, Wisconsin one of my responsibilities was to give a lecture on spirituality once a month at a drug treatment facility. The students who attended were persons who had been convicted of drunk driving and were required to attend the class as a condition of their sentence. Attendance was always good.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

We all dislike people who blow their own trumpets, although sometimes we may be in awe of them. Jesus too deplored such behaviour and was never in awe of those who practised it. In our worship today let us open ourselves to Jesus, allowing him to see what is in our hearts.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we allow other people's behaviour to intimidate us.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we refuse to reach our own fullest potential because we are afraid.

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Every morning when sleep leaves and waking comes there is cause for praising God. Caught up, as we are, in the currents and eddies of our lives, this is easy to forget. This wonderful psalm is a reminder. God's bounty and abundance spill into our lives like waters over a causeway. God's delight in creation explodes in a million different colors. In every moment there is reason to give God praise.
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When I was a little boy growing up in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania's First Presbyterian Church, one of those Christian chalk artists with black light, neon colors, and black felt canvas who made pictures of Jesus look like those Elvis portraits for sale on the side of the road at the beach showed up as entertainment for a Sunday evening potluck dinner.
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Have you ever felt that you were absolutely at the end of your rope, left without hope? Sometime during the years of 539 B.C. to 331 B.C. that is the way the people of Judah felt. It seems that their land had been ravaged by a plague of locusts which had had catastrophic consequences.

Once a harvest has been destroyed, you cannot repair it. If a building has burned to the ground, you cannot repair it. In those instances you need to start from scratch with a fresh start.

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