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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2007
"The Rubaiyat" of Omar Khayyam states,
I paid my college tuition... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2007
I paid my college tuition and supported my family by pumping gasoline for a major oil
An experience with our organ... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20--6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2007
An experience with our organ at the Hampton, Iowa, church brought home to me in a
There's a Jewish story about... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2007
There's a Jewish story about a young man who once came to a famous rabbi, asking how
Do not store up for... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2007
"Do not store up for yourselves...."
Del was in Washington DC... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2007
Del was in Washington DC to attend a peace conference. Christians from across the
Jesus instructs his disciples (and... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2007
Jesus instructs his disciples (and us) not to be showy people. Rather, we are to live our
6:1-6, 16-21... -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2002
6:1-6, 16-21
Once an uneducated peasant boy... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2002
Once an uneducated peasant boy, but a very bright one, kept his true character in secret.
The western church has often... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2002
The western church has often talked about discipleship as doing God's will: God saves us in Jesus, a
Folk historian J. Frank Dobie... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2002
Folk historian J. Frank Dobie liked to tell stories about the animals of the Southwest.
Last year, Armando Valladares' book... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2002
Last year, Armando Valladares' book, Against All Hope, was re-released.
When we lay up treasures... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2002
When we lay up treasures in heaven, by fixing our heart there, we make clear that our priorities are
Pastor Ken Kettlewell writes: When... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 2002
Pastor Ken Kettlewell writes: When I was in high school, I received word that someone in my congrega
General George C. Marshall, U.S... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1999
General George C. Marshall, U.S.
There is something about me... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1999
There is something about me that likes the pat on the back.
God loves you, Todd. God... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1999
"God loves you, Todd.
A twentieth-century Paul, who... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1999
A twentieth-century Paul, who commended himself to others as a servant of the gospel, is Milan Haimo
In the service of death... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1999
In the service of death and resurrection there comes the solemn moment when we are struck by the wor
Paul ends this passage by... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1999
Paul ends this passage by saying that through possessing nothing, we have in fact gained everything.
The movie PattonI... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1999
The movie Patton tells the story of the great American general, George Patton.
Ben was a person with... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1999
Ben was a person with the Midas touch. Every business venture he tried ended up being successful.
Our need for God is... -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1996
Our need for God is emphasized during the Lenten season and his nearness to us becomes more real.
Some of the scandals with... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1996
Some of the scandals with some of the television ministers have caused some people to lose their fai
In the city of Chicago... -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1996
In the city of Chicago is a fountain surrounded by carvings in stone which are called "The March of

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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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