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An individual may not be... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
An individual may not be advancing in his job or he may be bypassed for a promotion, and he asks, "W
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
Augustyn, a nursing home resident... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
Augustyn, a nursing home resident I met while visiting there, tells this story from his childhood in
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.
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.
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 Jews celebrate Passover and... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
The Jews celebrate Passover and remember the escape from Egypt.
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.
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.
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.
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
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?
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
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:
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.
One preacher tells of his... -- John 20:1-9 (10-18) -- Easter Day - C
One preacher tells of his earliest memory of a sermon.
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
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
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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The Immediate Word

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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.
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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)

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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.

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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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