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A mild-mannered woman shifted... -- Revelation 21:22-22:5 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
A mild-mannered woman shifted uncomfortably in her pew when the lay leader for the morning read word
and we will come to... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
"... and we will come to him and make our home with him (v. 23)."
Schumann wrote to Mendelssohn, 'Bach... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
Schumann wrote to Mendelssohn, "'Bach was a man, out and out; with him nothing is half-done, morbid;
Ron and Lori were celebrating... -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
Ron and Lori were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary.
Generally people will listen to... -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
Generally people will listen to someone who speaks from the vantage point of actually having made an
The Counsellor ... will bring to... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
"The Counsellor ... will bring to remembrance all that I have said to you."
A summer writing project necessitated... -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
A summer writing project necessitated sending weekly news articles electronically.
Roger Miller, the country songwriter... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
Roger Miller, the country songwriter and musician, wrote some lyrics that describe the nature of lov
Necessity has no law.br... -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
"Necessity has no law."-- Augustine
We have all experienced teachers... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
We have all experienced teachers and instructors who could make things "come alive," who could "inte
In Acts 11:26 we learn... -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
In Acts 11:26 we learn that in Antioch the name "Christian" was first used for the followers of Jesu
The risen Christ leaves and... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
The risen Christ leaves and ascends to the Father.
Will Campbell writes in Forty... -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
Will Campbell writes in Forty Acres And a Goat: "When I got home I began to read up on John R
There has been a frequent... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
There has been a frequent occurrence in conversations with my father. It always goes the same.
Were someone to approach you... -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
Were someone to approach you, saying, "I hear that you are no longer a thief," you would be taken ab
In verse twenty-seven of... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
In verse twenty-seven of this reading, Jesus says, "Peace is what I leave you." What a perfect, all-
The late Raymond Nogar, OP... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
The late Raymond Nogar, OP., in his book The Lord of the Absurd, talks about the way in which
In every congregation that gathers... -- John 14:23-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
In every congregation that gathers for worship there are people who feel tired, troubled, restless,
The young couple was from... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
The young couple was from a large urban area.
How do we treat the... -- Acts l5:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
How do we treat the Gentiles? Do we make them second-class citizens of the church?
What a lackluster experience this... -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
What a lackluster experience this was for the great missionary of the early church.
Lystra was a Roman colony... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
Lystra was a Roman colony founded by Caesar Augustus and was only eleven miles from Pisidian Antioch
Steve Cohen, a pastor in... -- Luke 24:44-53 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
Steve Cohen, a pastor in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, told in the devotional booklet, Port
When you dream of strawberry... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
When you dream of strawberry pie but eat rhubarb instead, because it is in season --that's reality.
My family was excited about... -- Luke 24:44-53 -- Ascension of the Lord - C
My family was excited about our vacation. We were taking three weeks to travel out west from Ohio.

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Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Kalas
In the sometimes-tiresome debate over science and scripture with respect to creation, it’s easy to become distracted. While the argument typically requires a focus on the how, we may lose sight of the what. And so, for just a moment, let me invite us to think for a moment about what God created.
Mark Ellingsen
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Bill Thomas
Acts 8:26-40
As a local church pastor, I was often asked if I would baptize a child whose family were not members of the church. Some churches rebelled against this, but I remember this scripture — the hunger for understanding and inclusion of the Eunuch and Philp’s response — to teach and share and baptize in the name of our God. How could we turn anyone away from the rite of baptism?

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Peter Andrew Smith
“Dad, I think you worked a miracle.” Rolf slowly walked around the tree. “After that windstorm, I assumed this tree was as good as gone.”

“We just needed to give the branches time to heal and come back,” Michael replied.

 “I know, but so many of them were battered and broken I figured that it couldn’t recover. Now though it looks just like it did before the storm.” Rolf paused. “Do you think it will bear any fruit this summer?”

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John Jamison
Object: A live plant that produces fruit, and a broken branch from that plant. I used a tomato plant from a local greenhouse. Ideally, find a plant with blossoms or small fruit already growing. If you use a different kind of fruit-producing plant, just change the script to fit.

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The Immediate Word

Christopher Keating
Katy Stenta
Thomas Willadsen
Mary Austin
Elena Delhagen
Dean Feldmeyer
Quantisha Mason-Doll
For April 28, 2024:
  • On The Way To Gaza by Chris Keating based on Acts 8:26-40. On the way to Gaza, Philip discovers the startling ways the Spirit of God moves across borders, boundaries, customs, and traditions.
  • Second Thoughts: Abiding by Katy Stenta based on John 15:1-8.
  • Sermon illustrations by Mary Austin, Tom Willadsen, Elena Delhagen, Dean Feldmeyer.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus is the vine, we are the branches. In our service today, let us absorb from the vine all the nourishment we need.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes our branches become cut off from the vine.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes our branches are withered.
Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we fail to produce good fruit.
Lord, have mercy.

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Stan Purdum
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.

John S. Smylie
I think some people are natural-born gardeners. Our Lord grew up in a society that was familiar with agriculture. The images that he used to explain the ways of his Father in heaven are familiar to his audience. Growing up, my closest experience to agriculture was living in, "the Garden State." Most people, when they pass through New Jersey, are surprised to see that expression on the license plates of vehicles registered in New Jersey. Most folks traveling through New Jersey experience the megalopolis, the corridor between New York City and Washington DC.
Ron Lavin
A pastor in Indiana went to visit an 87-year-old man named Ermil, who was a hospital patient. A member of his church told the pastor about this old man who was an acquaintance. "He's not a believer, but he is really in need," the church member said. "I met him at the county home for the elderly. He's a lonely old man with no family and no money."

Paul E. Robinson
"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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