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A Feast For The Faithful -- Isaiah 40:11 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Our Advent text today from Isaiah 40 dates from a time when ancient Iraq, known as Babylonia, was in
The Great Invitation -- Matthew 22:14 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Not long ago a woman told me of her experiences when she and her husband received an invitation to d
The Hunger Pangs Of Success -- Philippians 2:5-7 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
In the 1990s we lived in highly successful times.
Dinner At Emmaus -- Luke 24:30-31, 35 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It is a beauteous evening, calm and freeThe holy time is quiet as a nun
Breakfast On The Beach -- John 21:9, 12 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It is early morning on the lake.
The Ultimate Wedding Reception -- Revelation 19:9 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
I've been hearing it a lot lately -- something most of you have heard as well.
Sacraments For Sometimes Secular People -- Matthew 28:19-20 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It has become customary to speak of our time as a secular age.
Eating And Drinking Toward Spiritual Health -- 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Eating and drinking are two of the most necessary and enjoyable activities of the human experience.
The Bread Of Life -- John 6:35 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Compared to the Palestine of Jesus' day, America is a veritable paradise of physical comfort and a b
Water And The Thirst For Life -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
In the beginning there was no water, says scientist John Stewart Collis.
Thirst -- And The Living Waters -- John 4:13-14 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It may come as a great reminder to note that we human beings are largely composed of water.
Waiting At The Table -- 1 Corinthians 11:26 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It may not have occurred to you this morning as you ate your Kellogg's Corn Flakes that you were bit
Dinner With A Jealous Brother -- Luke 15:29 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It was a classic scene right out of the heart of Protestant evangelicalism.
Communion And Companionship -- 1 Corinthians 10:17 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Those of us raised in the Protestant and Reformed traditions often have forgotten that historic reli
Chicken Soup And Other Remedies -- Philippians 4:8 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It was one of those memorable Sunday mornings in church. It was fall, in November.
The Yeast Of The Pharisees And Herod -- Mark 8:15 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Mary Frances Fisher, feisty author of several books on food and cooking, was interviewed some time a
A Spiritual Bouquet For A Spiritual Banquet -- Galatians 5:22-23 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Some years ago, Hulda Niebuhr, sister of the famous Niebuhr brothers, Reinhold and Richard, wrote a
Table Manners In A Hungry World -- Luke 16:20-21 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
The opening scene in the popular movie, Trading Places, shows the lead character as a black beggar o
The Feast Of Expectation -- Revelation 7:16-17 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Some of my fondest memories of years past are of family reunions at holidays and anniversaries.
Life, Light, And Enlightenment -- John 1:4-5 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
Summer is the season of sun worshipers.
Bread For The Journey -- Exodus 16:11-12 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It was a wonderful sight, right out of ancient history. I'll never forget it.
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Jesus is the vine, we are the branches. In our service today, let us absorb from the vine all the nourishment we need.

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Jesus, sometimes our branches become cut off from the vine.
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We will meet Psalm 22 in its entirety on Good Friday, but here the lectionary designates just verses 23-31. The lectionary psalms generally illuminate the week's First Lesson, which in this case is about the covenant initiated by God with Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 17. The nine verses from this psalm, while not inappropriate, nonetheless leave us looking for an obvious connection with the First Lesson.

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"Love is a many splendored thing...." Or so we heard Don Cornwall and the Four Aces sing time and again. Of course you or I might have other words to describe love, depending on our situation.

Love. "I love you." "I love to play golf." "I just love pistachio lush!" "It's tough to love some people." "Jesus loves me, this I know."

Love.

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