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Keep your eye on the... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
"Keep your eye on the ball." It is the advice given to batters, golfers and placekickers.
Have you ever thought about... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
Have you ever thought about how much the Christian life is like a glider airplane?
A group of boys was... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
A group of boys was playing a pick-up game of baseball one summer.
The manager of a baseball... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-28 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
The manager of a baseball team is the most important person on the team.
An elderly man came to... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-28 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
An elderly man came to President Abraham Lincoln with a tale of sorrow.
I once sat with an... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-28 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
I once sat with an old lady who was dying.
Easter GiftBy Robert... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-28 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
Easter GiftBy Robert Raines
Bertrand Russell on the subject... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
Bertrand Russell on the subject of faith: "We may define faith as a firm belief in something for whi
The lesson was on biblical... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
The lesson was on biblical heroes.
True to its intent the... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
True to its intent the NRSV renders verse six as "brothers and sisters." The sisters were not even m
Mr. B. E. Hutchinson was... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
Mr. B. E.
JoiningWhere flies the... -- Acts 10:34, 37-43 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
JoiningWhere flies the dove?Over whom does it hover?
When Nathaniel was three years... -- Acts 10:34, 37-43 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
When Nathaniel was three years old his parents took him to see an Easter pageant.
Clyde loved playing baseball. His... -- Acts 10:34, 37-43 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
Clyde loved playing baseball. His coaches claimed that he had a lot of natural ability.
In the 10th chapter of... -- Acts 10:34, 37-43 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
In the 10th chapter of Acts, Peter learns a very important lesson that is contrary to his cultural a
In Wishful Thinking, Frederick Buechner... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
In Wishful Thinking, Frederick Buechner writes the following: "When you are with somebody you love,
Agatha was 60 and divorced... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
Agatha was 60 and divorced.
When Howard Hughes died, we... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
When Howard Hughes died, we were shocked as the details of his life during his last few years were r
The top box office movie... -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
The top box office movie of all time is the 1982 film E.T., with E.T.
Three times in this passage... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
Three times in this passage we find "where" followed by words indicating those early -- disappointed
Is it not strange that... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
Is it not strange that the record of the appearances of the Risen Lord do not take place in the temp
The Candlelight Revolution they called... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
"The Candlelight Revolution" they called it.
In Jerusalem there are two... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
In Jerusalem there are two tombs of Jesus. One is the Garden Tomb.
The individual's relationship with God... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
The individual's relationship with God is often a very visible one.
If you have been raised... -- Colossians 3:1-4<br> -- Easter Day - B -- 1991
"If you have been raised with Christ ..." live like it!

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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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