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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
One of the natural outpourings... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
One of the natural outpourings of human joy and hope is that of music.
Have you even wanted to... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
Have you even wanted to hide away? To sink down in your seat and cover your face and disappear?
The Lord appeared first to... -- John 20:1-9 -- Easter Day - C
The Lord appeared first to Mary Magdalene.
The Holy Gospel for today... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
The Holy Gospel for today is the Johannine account of Easter morning.
The Jews celebrate Passover and... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
The Jews celebrate Passover and remember the escape from Egypt.
Paul affirms that we are... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
Paul affirms that we are to look at things from a heavenly point of view.
Mary's dawn meeting with the... -- John 20:1-9 -- Easter Day - C
Mary's dawn meeting with the risen Christ has been called the greatest recognition scene in all of w
Malcolm Muggeridge describes poetically his... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
Malcolm Muggeridge describes poetically his own death.
Malcolm Muggeridge, the British writer... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
Malcolm Muggeridge, the British writer and television celebrity who late in life embraced the Christ
In this passage, Paul speaks... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - C
In this passage, Paul speaks of a principle with which modern psychologists are familiar.
There is still an important... -- John 20:1-9 -- Easter Day - C
There is still an important place in our faith for miracles. That place is sometimes before reason.
Why do you seek the... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
A press release from the... -- John 13:31-35 -- Easter Day - C
A press release from the "Science Fiction But We Wish It Were True" Department:
Many months after the official... -- John 20:1-9 -- Easter Day - C
Many months after the official end of World War II there was a group of Laplanders about 200 miles u
God may show no partiality... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
God may show no partiality among people, but that is a moot point, to those who suffer from prejudic
Amplius. Amplius -- draw it bigger... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
"Amplius. Amplius -- draw it bigger," Michelangelo said to one of his students.
The story is told of... -- Acts 13:44-52 -- Easter Day - C
The story is told of a troubadour who used to travel about the kingdoms of central Europe during the
One preacher tells of his... -- John 20:1-9 (10-18) -- Easter Day - C
One preacher tells of his earliest memory of a sermon.
Easter is God's affirmative YES... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Easter is God's affirmative YES to life. Easter is the Lord's imprimatur to immorality.
Elspeth Huxley, in her story... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
Elspeth Huxley, in her story in The Mottled Lizard, describes her reaction to going out into
Alice got the news in... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
Alice got the news in mid-morning when she went to her post office box for the mail.
Johann Sebastian Bach visited his... -- Acts 14:21-27 -- Easter Day - C
Johann Sebastian Bach visited his son Phillipp Emanual who had a post at Sans Souci Palace, home of
A young college student, considered... -- John 20:1-9 (10-18) -- Easter Day - C
A young college student, considered to be an intellectual, announced to a group of friends one day t

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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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