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The 16th century German artist... -- John 20:19-31 -- Second Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
The 16th century German artist, Albert Durer, is famous for his representations of biblical subjects
Many people go church shopping... -- Luke 24:35-48 -- Second Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Many people go church shopping.
Brother Lawrence was a Carmelite... -- 1 Corinthians 7:17-23 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1991
Brother Lawrence was a Carmelite lay brother who lived in seventeenth century France.
So often when we see... -- John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
So often when we see the term witness we think of the martyrs who gave their lives as dramatic sacri
Jane, a ninth grader, was... -- Jeremiah 31:7-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
Jane, a ninth grader, was riding in the car with her father.
A man entered a cocktail... -- Job 42:1-6 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
A man entered a cocktail lounge and walked directly to the bar.
Abraham Lincoln invited a guest... -- Deuteronomy 8:1-10 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - B -- 1991
Abraham Lincoln invited a guest to his house one day.
In this Scripture, Jesus seems... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
In this Scripture, Jesus seems to be running around everywhere appearing to folks.
Unclean! Unclean! Time was when... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
"Unclean! Unclean!" Time was when this was all a leper could say for himself.
Six-year-old Tommy was... -- Genesis 9:8-17 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Six-year-old Tommy was visiting our family for several days while his parents were out of town.
When Major General William Big... -- Hebrews 3:1-6 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1991
When Major General William "Big Bull" Dean was a prisoner of the Communist Chinese in Korea and had
I have lived most of... -- Romans 8:31 -39 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
"I have lived most of my life near a large body of water and early thought of God as being like an o
Mark tells us that Jesus... -- Mark 5:21-43 -- 1991
Mark tells us that Jesus, "was beside the sea." Whenever one hears of Jesus walking on water or calm
In the old days, cancer... -- 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1991
In the old days, cancer used to be called, The Wasting Disease.
Jesus' challenge to turn away... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
Jesus' challenge to turn away from the heavenward gaze is a call to practice.
The dictionary explains that a... -- Ephesians 1:3-14 -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - B -- 1991
The dictionary explains that a guarantee is "a warrant, pledge, on formal assurance that states spec
Our late-2Oth century has... -- Ephesians 2:4-10 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Our late-2Oth century has been pictured as a time of great anxiety.
We have so often seen... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
We have so often seen the human body used by advertisers to promote one product or another.
Confirmation classes are usually made... -- Exodus 20:1-17 -- Third Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Confirmation classes are usually made up of a strange life form known as "pre-teens." They are a mar
Human portraits come from many... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - B -- 1991
Human portraits come from many sources; camera pictures, video and cinematic shots, oils and waterco
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote from his... -- Luke 24:46-53 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote from his Nazi prison cell: "Today is Ascension Day, and a day of great joy
Just as Samuel lamented for... -- 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 -- 1991
Just as Samuel lamented for Saul and Jonathan after their deaths on the battlefield of Mount Gilboa,
The opening of the book... -- Acts 1:1-11 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
The opening of the book of Acts may be thought of as the first act of Christian education in the chu
Maybe you've heard the joke... -- 1 John 1:1--2:2 -- Second Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Maybe you've heard the joke about the person who thought the Bible was all about baseball.
The church in Corinth was... -- 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
The church in Corinth was living between the times -- between the time of this world and the coming

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The Immediate Word

Katy Stenta
Mary Austin
Dean Feldmeyer
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Nazish Naseem
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John Jamison
Object: The object of the lesson is a gesture you will teach the children.

Note: The gesture used both hands. Hold both hands in front of you and make the thumbs-up sign with both hands with both thumbs pointing back at your chest. This is the “ME!” gesture. Then simply rotate your hands back so your thumbs are pointing straight up in the air, like two “OK” signs. This is the “US” gesture.

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John E. Sumwalt
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. (vv. 9-10)

Emphasis Preaching Journal

Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
Hosea 11: 1-13
The prophet compares Yahweh to a father who exercises compassion despite his original plan to punish Israel. John Calvin nicely explains these dynamics:
Mark Ellingsen
Hosea 11:1-11

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus warned against with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God. Through our worship today let us pledge ourselves to seek our treasure only in God.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we envy others because of all they possess.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we desire all that money can buy.
Christ, have mercy.

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Stephen P. McCutchan
For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.... Let those who are wise give heed to these things, and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
-- Psalm 107:9, 43

Kirk R. Webster
How do you focus on something unseen? How can we set our minds on that which we can't touch, or taste, or verify scientifically? Most practical people want proof. Abstract propositions are difficult to get our arms around, especially if they are from another time and place.
Thomas A. Renquist
This story begins with gift -- with blessed gift -- with miraculous, blessed giftedness. And I will even tell you now the theme of the story: if you keep your eye on the giftedness of everything, then you yourself can be a gift, you can be a giver, rather than a hoarder.
John W. Wurster
" 'It was I who taught Ephraim how to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them' (11:3). They did not know me. Do you?

" 'I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them.' (1:4). But they did not know me. Do you?

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