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The people of Lystra were... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Easter Day - C
The people of Lystra were flabbergasted by Paul's ministry of healing, so flabbergasted that they be
These verses record the song... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
These verses record the song of Israel in the Lord's triumph over their enemies.
When people are in deep... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
When people are in deep grief, as was Mary in the garden on Easter morning, it is not unusual not to
In some societies, after a... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Easter Day - C
In some societies, after a healing miracle has occurred, it is natural and automatic to offer a sacr
Biographers are witnesses in print... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Biographers are witnesses in print.
The alarm clock goes off... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
The alarm clock goes off and Joe Smith pulls the pillow tightly around his ears.
O Mary, don't you weep... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
"O Mary, don't you weep, don't you mournMary, don't you know, don't you know --
Imagine for a moment a... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
Imagine for a moment a child who has just received one of life's most splendid gifts -- the gift of
One of the box office... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Easter Day - C
One of the box office smashes of the eighties was a movie entitled, Jewel of the Nile.
Few things are as powerful... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Few things are as powerful as the announcement of forgiveness.
This passage raises the matter... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
This passage raises the matter of credibility issues.
Charles Dickens, in his I... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
Charles Dickens, in his Tale of Two Cities, has Sydney Carton visit a prisoner on death now n
Several years ago our television... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Several years ago our television screen resounded to the glorious music of the "Hallelujah Chorus" i
Paul reminds us the Good... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Paul reminds us the Good News we preach is centered in the resurrection of Jesus.
When the Beatles were at... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Easter Day - C
When the Beatles were at the peak of their success, one of them made the statement, "We are more pop
Was the stone at Jesus... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
Was the stone at Jesus' tomb round or square?
We know that it is... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
We know that it is a universal human experience to deny death.
The message of Easter is... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
The message of Easter is God has rescued us from the graveyard!
St. Paul learned there is... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
St.
Walter Rauschenbusch defines evangelism as... -- Acts 13:44-52 -- Easter Day - C
Walter Rauschenbusch defines evangelism as
The Gemini Contenders by Robert... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
The Gemini Contenders by Robert Ludlum is a suspenseful novel.
In ancient Persia, people told... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
In ancient Persia, people told a fable about the time God made the earth. It was a barren plain.
In the twenty-fourth verse... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
In the twenty-fourth verse of this reading, we are told "Christ will ...
Easter is an experience. The... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Easter is an experience.
O! beware, my lord of... -- Acts 13:44-52 -- Easter Day - C
O! beware, my lord of jealousy,It is the green-ey'd monsterwhich doth mock

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The hymn, “The Church’s One Foundation” was written by Samuel J. Stone around 1866. It was part of a collection of twelve hymns that emphasized a part of the Apostles’ Creed. “The Church’s One Foundation” speaks specifically to article nine of the Apostles’ Creed, and it emphasizes that Jesus is the one upon whom the church is built. According to C. Michael Hawn, the song became known as the “battle song of the church.”

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John E. Sumwalt
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me. (v. 4)

Are there angels among us who save people in danger?

One of the stories I tell in response to this question, was sent to me by Robyn Bradley of Oxford, Wisconsin. She’s a therapist and licensed clinical social worker who is the Director of Psychological Health for the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

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John Jamison
Object: A hearing aid.

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

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
There was a farmer living in a remote part of the Norfolk countryside who had been burgled a number of times. On the last occasion he was disturbed in middle of the night, he went downstairs with his gun and when a torch was shone into his face, he pulled the trigger several times.

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Stan Purdum
(See Lent 4, Cycle A, and Easter 4, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

If asked how many images of God this most familiar of all psalms includes, most people would probably say one, that of shepherd. (And, while saying it, there's a good chance they'd actually be picturing Jesus with a lamb in his arms, thanks to the famous painting of that scene hanging in Sunday school rooms all over America.) But, in fact, there are two images of God in this psalm -- the shepherd (vv. 1-4) and the host at a banquet in the temple (vv. 5-6).

Richard E. Zajac
... the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep...

Doctor Bernie Siegel claims that coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous.

__________

I have spent nine years here at the hospital. In the course of those nine years I've witnessed and experienced many strange things. I've watched events occur that made me stop and think and wonder. I've found myself doing something or I've found others doing something that made me scratch my head. I've come across many coincidences that made me wonder if indeed they were coincidences.
David H. Webb
It is hard to find a more bold expression of the Easter faith than what we hear from Peter today in our first lesson.

Peter and John had just healed a lame beggar at the gate of the temple. Without hesitation Peter proclaimed to the astonished crowd that the healing was the work of God who had raised Jesus from the dead. Almost immediately, the Sanhedrin arrests Peter and John and puts them on trial. They ask. "By what power or by what name did you do this?" (v. 7).

Mark J. Molldrem
Easter is in springtime for a reason. Springtime is that time of year when new life emerges from the old. Easter is that time of history when New Life emerged from the old.

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