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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.
If you walked along a... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
If you walked along a certain street in a town where I used to live, you would come to what seemed t
In Taize, France there is... -- Acts 13:44-52 -- Easter Day - C
In Taize, France there is a community of lay Christians who have made a wholesome contributio
In the Church of the... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
In the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulcher) in Jerusalem beneath Mt.
I have been taken totally... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
I have been taken totally by surprise several times in my life: when she announced she was pregnant
But by the grace of... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect." Mostly, we do
Set your minds on the... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
"Set your minds on the things that are above." (Colossians 3:2a) Some Christians fear being "other w
In our litigious society, we... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
In our litigious society, we have some big trials.
Our Christian promise is that... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
Our Christian promise is that we led all the way by Jesus Christ.
James Randi, the Amazing Randi... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
James Randi, "the Amazing Randi," has devoted his life to exposing hoaxes and frauds.
I was in elementary school... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
I was in elementary school in the 1950s at the height of the cold war.
Two years ago I received... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
Two years ago I received a brochure through the mail from a florist wanting to sell flowers for East
Regularly we are far too... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
Regularly we are far too mechanical about the Resurrection.
There is an incredible power... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
There is an incredible power to visual confirmation.
Roland Huntford's The Last... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Roland Huntford's The Last Place on Earth recounts the classic race for the South Pole.
Peter MacKenzie has made an... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
Peter MacKenzie has made an interesting observation about pigs. Pigs cannot look up!
The model of how a... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
The model of how a person becomes chief or ruler among the Bantu people of Africa provides an intere
So to suggest in the... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
"So to suggest in the early going of grief that the dead body is 'just' anything rings as tinny in i
Peter spoke of a God... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Peter spoke of a God who does not show favoritism but accepts those from every nation who fear him a
Over the years I have... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
Over the years I have watched a lot of folks turn deaf ears to the Gospel's call.
A trainer of seeing eye... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
A trainer of seeing eye dogs was being interviewed by a reporter to learn about his work.
At the close of every... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
At the close of every college football season, the debate begins to rage: Who is Number One?
Paul Valery wrote, Two dangers... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Paul Valery wrote, "Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder." We are familiar
Seeing is still believing. Peter... -- John 20:1-9 -- Easter Day - C
Seeing is still believing.
They call it imaging. Whether... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
They call it "imaging." Whether it is the golfer putting into his mind exactly what his swing will f

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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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