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John Gillespie Magee Jr. was... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2006
John Gillespie Magee Jr. was an American pilot serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force
Vern was 48 when he... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2006
Vern was 48 when he contracted a rare form of cancer. He was told that treatment rarely
Jody viewed her life as... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2006
Jody viewed her life as both a gift and a miracle. Having suffered a near-fatal heart
Imagine a doctor who regularly... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2006
Imagine a doctor who regularly neglects one part of a standard three-part procedure. His
Not all mountains are for... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
Not all mountains are for all people. Mount Everest certainly isn't.
Nations take pride in their... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
Nations take pride in their mountains.
Weight Watchers is a proven... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
Weight Watchers is a proven program of losing weight through moderate and selective eating.
The greatest immigration of Irish... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
The greatest immigration of Irish folks to America was due to the death of the potato in Ireland.
The raising of Lazarus is... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
The raising of Lazarus is a text interested in the issue of Jesus' authenticity.
Mary and Martha loved their... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
Mary and Martha loved their brother, Lazarus, and mourned him deeply but some so-called relatives ca
My grandfather was a stoical... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
My grandfather was a stoical man; he showed very little emotion.
On a late summer afternoon... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
On a late summer afternoon, Pastor Rick found himself sitting around the kitchen table with Helen an
Growing up in... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
At the funeral service of... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
At the funeral service of the English poet Robert Browning, one of those attending was Browning's gr
Words to Outlive Us: Eye... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
Words to Outlive Us: Eye-Witness Accounts from the Warsaw Ghetto, edited by Michal Grynberg, reveals
I'll drink to that -- an... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
"I'll drink to that" -- an expression often said when someone utters a pleasing or truthful statemen
On May 18, 1980, at... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2003
On May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. on a Sunday morning, Mount St. Helens became a mountain of death.
Jesus' friends bemoaned his poor... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2000
Jesus' friends bemoaned his "poor timing" which allowed the death of Lazarus, but the evangelist mak
It's a moving, gripping scene... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2000
It's a moving, gripping scene.
If we are to be... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2000
If we are to be truly alive in our faith in the risen Jesus Christ we need to throw off the restrict
Four-year-old Luke had... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 2000
Four-year-old Luke had taken a whole bottle of vitamins.
I was never much of... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 2000
I was never much of an athlete.
The old castle church in... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 2000
The old "castle" church in downtown Detroit has been a landmark for more than a century.
The vision of God wiping... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 2000
The vision of God wiping away every human tear is lovely, but do we consider the role of God in thos
Which is more interesting? Which... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 2000
Which is more interesting?

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All Saints' Sunday -- Revelation 21:1-6(a) -- George Paul Mocko -- All Saints Day - B -- 1987
A Book Misunderstood; Jerusalem the Great and Jerusalem the Golden; Away With the Sea and Tears and
The Moment Of Celebration -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- H. Alan Stewart -- All Saints Day - B
It is a known fact that most people like a party.

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John Jamison
Object: You may present this message as a simple story, or have the children act it out as a role-play. I will show the role-play version, but you can ignore the acting pieces and just tell the story if you prefer.

Note: For the role-play version, you will need to select two girls and one boy to play the roles. You might also have a broom and a dust rag if you want to.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Great! Let’s get started.

The Immediate Word

Mary Austin
Dean Feldmeyer
Christopher Keating
Thomas Willadsen
George Reed
Katy Stenta
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Emphasis Preaching Journal

Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Amos 8:1-12, Psalm 52
Amos proclaims the word from God that punishes the people. The people are to be punished for their lack of faith, for their focus on practicing deceit, betraying honesty to their neighbors, and being impatient for the time after the Sabbath when they can focus on profit and selling their crops and wares. Oh, my! What a terrible message for people. You have been unfaithful so I will punish you. And then in the psalm, God is proclaimed to be the olive tree, that which brings blessing.
David Kalas
I have tried to find different ways of saying it so that my children don’t tire of hearing it. But the basic principle remains the same, and my kids have heard it a ton. “First things first.” They ask if they can do this or they start to do that, and I will endeavor to redirect them, saying, “Why don’t we make sure we’re doing first things first!”

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John E. Sumwalt
I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. (v. 24)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
One of Martha's earliest memories was of her little sister Mary singing and dancing in the middle of an admiring crowd of friends. Mary had always been a dancer, from the time she could walk. Privately, Martha thought she'd always been something of a show-off and ought to go on the stage, for Mary loved an audience.

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John E. Sumwalt
Jeanne Jones
Several years ago, before we moved to Wisconsin, I was an honorary nanny for our pastor's son, Jonathan. I took care of him from the time he was able to walk until our pastor moved, when Jonathan was about five. We had wonderful times together. One time, when I was at their house, and we had been doing some spiritual direction together, Pastor Michael asked me if I knew the name of my guardian angel.
James Evans
We are not surprised when we learn about crooks and robbers boasting about "mischief done against the godly" or "plotting destruction" all day long. The image we have in our minds about who "bad" people are, and how they conduct themselves, make such accusations completely plausible. We are less inclined to believe such things about leaders, especially respected leaders among us. We have difficulty believing someone with wealth and power would deliberately plot to do someone else harm.
Arley K. Fadness
Today's gospel from Luke 10 follows the parable of the good Samaritan. Luke positions the good Samaritan and the Mary-Martha story back to back for good reason. The parable and the story are examples of the Great Commandment "to love the Lord your God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself." The good Samaritan parable illustrates "love to neighbor," whereas the Mary-Martha story illustrates "love to God."
Kirk R. Webster
In the early 1990s, Wesley Nunley of Dallas completed a project he had dreamed of for decades. "I tell you, this could be a big thing," he explained. Wes then walked out to a concrete octagon in the middle of his backyard. With a beaming smile, arms raised up in excitement, the energetic retiree said, "This welcomes the UFO to land, which has never been done before."
John W. Wurster
It was the best of times. A time of prosperity and confidence, a time of relative peace, a time when most everything looked pretty good, a time when most everyone felt pretty good. It was a time maybe not unlike our own time.
H. Burnham Kirkland
Words Of Assurance
Our God is both wise and caring: afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.

Pastoral Prayer
God, we bow before you this morning, knowing that you hear every prayer. We know that in all of Creation, you are the source of life. You are the one who set the light swirling between the galaxies. The breath of your Spirit pulses through all life. You have even become flesh among us. We praise you, Lord, that in all your wonder, you have not forgotten us.

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