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Jack-in-the-box -- Luke 24:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Good morning. I have here a Jack-in-the-box. How many of you

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The Blessing And Bane Of Witnesses -- Luke 24:1-12, Acts 10:34-43, Isaiah 65:17-25 -- Timothy B. Cargal -- Easter Day - C
The lectionary's Easter texts for this year give us a good opportunity to comment on the nature of w
The Stone Has Been Rolled Away -- John 20:1-18, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 -- Barbara Jurgensen, Carlos Wilton, Thom M. Shuman -- Easter Day - C
On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the victory of the resurrection over the power of death -- yet the lo

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On December 28, 1970, late... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 2007
On December 28, 1970, late in the evening, in the presence of one witness, Ludmila
Cathy was a new Christian... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 2007
Cathy was a new Christian and equally new to the church. She began attending Bible
It was a standing-room... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 2007
It was a standing-room-only crowd where I preached a few years ago in Hollywood. A
On March 10, 1876, Alexander... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 2007
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell called to his assistant, Thomas Watson,
As we go through life... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 2007
As we go through life, it is amazing how many different ways people call out our names
Years ago, in Hanover, Germany... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 2007
Years ago, in Hanover, Germany, a lady was known for her lack of faith, and for her
It happened at the Passion... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 2007
It happened at the Passion Play in Oberammagau. After that long winding journey from
Take note of the kind... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 2001
Take note of the kind of words we speak about death:
When John trudged through the... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 2001
When John trudged through the snow to the barn last night, it was only for a routine check of the co
There was a strip club... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 2001
There was a strip club in Ladson, South Carolina, that was about to get shut down because the local
Robert Hughes, art critic for... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 2001
Robert Hughes, art critic for Time magazine, wrote an article, "In Death's Throat" for Tim
According to an article by... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 2001
According to an article by Emily Yellin in the December 1999 issue of the New York Times, eve
A little boy sat on... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 2001
A little boy sat on the examining table of the doctor's office.
Angie and Mike were a... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 2001
Angie and Mike were a couple that people of all ages liked and admired.
In the movie, The... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 2001
In the movie, The Andromeda Strain, a space probe returns to earth having brought with it som
Norman Vincent Peale told of... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 1998
Norman Vincent Peale told of a newspaper reporter who was sent to cover the Easter sunrise service h
You and I lived to... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 1998
You and I lived to see a miracle when the Soviet Union collapsed and the Berlin Wall was sledgehamme
I was stunned when I... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 1998
I was stunned when I read an article about a trend in Europe.
Give me just one good... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 1998
"Give me just one good reason," demanded the atheist, "why you believe that Jesus rose again." "I ca
While attending Iowa Boys' State... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 1998
While attending Iowa Boys' State, a high school junior heard a stirring speech on freedom, commitmen
Maxine was an executive with... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 1998
Maxine was an executive with heart.
Why is Christianity symbolized by... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 1998
Why is Christianity symbolized by the cross, rather than the empty tomb?
Christians have always been a... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C -- 1998
Christians have always been a singing people.
One of the things we... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C -- 1995
One of the things we may or may not especially enjoy about children is the way they enjoy having a g
In Steven Spielberg's movie, Schindler's... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C -- 1995
In Steven Spielberg's movie, Schindler's List, there is a little girl in the midst of the crowd head

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An Easter-Life -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Richard Carl Hoefler -- Easter Day - C -- 1988
What does Easter mean to you?
The Easter Hope -- John 20:1-18 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Easter Day - C -- 1985
One of these days soon I got to face Mr. Death.

The Immediate Word

The Blessing And Bane Of Witnesses -- Luke 24:1-12, Acts 10:34-43, Isaiah 65:17-25 -- Timothy B. Cargal -- Easter Day - C
The lectionary's Easter texts for this year give us a good opportunity to comment on the nature of w
The Stone Has Been Rolled Away -- John 20:1-18, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 -- Barbara Jurgensen, Carlos Wilton, Thom M. Shuman -- Easter Day - C
On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the victory of the resurrection over the power of death -- yet the lo

The Village Shepherd

In Christ, All Will Be Made Alive -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Janice B. Scott -- Easter Day - C
We Christians are often reckoned to be a sad bunch, at least in the opinion of non-Christian weste
Encountering The Risen Christ -- John 20:1-18 -- Janice B. Scott -- Easter Day - C
Very early in the morning on that first Easter Day around 2000 years ago, Mary Magdalene went to t
All Things New -- Isaiah 65:17-25 -- Janice B. Scott -- Easter Day - C
On a recent visit to Sweden to a parish just south of the Arctic Circle, we took Easter eggs as gift

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The Immediate Word

Mary Austin
Christopher Keating
Dean Feldmeyer
Thomas Willadsen
George Reed
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For November 16, 2025:

Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Coffin
Another natural disaster has flattened a number of coastal communities. Despite the weather and major television station warnings, and government disaster preparations, the dystopian destruction nightmare of Luke 21 has decimated another community. Also, it is reasonable to believe that this is not the last year for hurricanes, Tsunami’s, wildfires, mudslides and tornados. They will occur again. However, as weary citizens are interviewed in one group of people with the background of homes in rubble and streets still draining flood waters, they will not leave. This is their home.
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez

Isaiah 65:17-25 and Isaiah 12

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John E. Sumwalt
“The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says the LORD. (v. 25)

A week after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, country singer Toby Keith — who died Feb. 5, 2024 — wrote a patriotic ballad titled “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.” It was filled with populist fighting rhetoric that matched the mood of a nation shaken by the shocking death and destruction of that day.

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John Jamison
Object: A blood pressure monitor. It is actually called a sphygmomanometer, and is pronounced “sfig·mow·muh·naa’·muh·tr”.

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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

The Church of Christ

Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority

The local community

Those who suffer

The communion of saints


These responses may be used:


Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

SermonStudio

Stephen P. McCutchan
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
-- Isaiah 12:3

John W. Clarke
No reading of Luke is complete without coming to realize that Luke is concerned that the world understands that Jesus is the hope of the world and that any teaching that leads away from that fact is a false teaching. No matter what, no matter when, Jesus will be there to give us life.

Scott Suskovic
Whoever does not work should not eat!
-- 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NLT)

Wow! Kind of takes your breath away, doesn't it? Not a lot of ambiguity in that rule. "You don't work, you don't eat." For a religion based on grace, it seems a bit unyielding.

Mark Ellingson
Freedom is such a lovely word, a compelling image. What is freedom? How would you define it? What does it mean to you? Webster's New World Dictionary defines freedom as being exempt from control or from arbitrary restrictions. Freedom is said to be the ability to choose or determine one's own actions.

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