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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.
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
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
Appearing prominently in one of... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Appearing prominently in one of our daily newspapers recently was the following item: "EYEWITNESSES
Mark Twain once said of... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Mark Twain once said of another, "He could charm an audience an hour on a stretch without ever getti
We are the Easter people... -- John 20:1-9 (10-18) -- Easter Day - C
"We are the Easter people," say Avery and Marsh in their song.
I am not worthy to... -- Acts 14:21-27 -- Easter Day - C
"I am not worthy to be baptized," the man told his pastor.
The same message of God's... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
The same message of God's deliverance, celebrated by Moses and the Hebrew people after the crossing
In Peter's Joppa Sermon, the... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
In Peter's Joppa Sermon, the entire "Jesus story" is summarized. So also Rev. C. C.
Bacon wrote, in contemplation, if... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
Bacon wrote, "in contemplation, if a man begins with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he
The first thing that Christian... -- Acts 14:21-27 -- Easter Day - C
The first thing that Christian love and Christian faith do to evil is to make a problem out of it.
A teacher asked her class... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
A teacher asked her class members to tell who they thought was the greatest living person today.
The Methodist circuit riders were... -- Acts 14:21-27 -- Easter Day - C
The Methodist "circuit riders" were familiar figures during the expansion period of American history
A farmer during his slack... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
A farmer during his slack season went deep-sea fishing on the Gulf of Mexico.
Although written for a new... -- Revelation 21:1-6 -- Easter Day - C
Although written for a new calendar year, some verses of the poem "Ring Out Wild Bells" by Alfred, L
So long as there are... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
So long as there are homes to which men turnAt the close of day;
There is a firm that... -- Revelation 21:1-6 -- Easter Day - C
There is a firm that advertises its product as made in God's country.
Many authorities date this song... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Many authorities date this song of victory as one of the most ancient portions of the Bible.
An article in Psychology... -- Revelation 21:1-6 -- Easter Day - C
An article in Psychology Today says that boredom in America has reached "epidem
Graham Greene, the English Roman... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Graham Greene, the English Roman Catholic novelist wrote insightfully about problems facing the chur
To build a new church... -- Revelation 21:1-6 -- Easter Day - C
To build a new church building is an exciting undertaking. It is also a lot of hard work.
Although portions of Revelation's Hallelujah... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Easter Day - C
Although portions of Revelation's "Hallelujah Chorus" are taken up by Handel, the marriage scene and
Two parents watched with pride... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Two parents watched with pride as their teenage child flawlessly performed an instrumental solo in f
What must the church focus... -- Revelation 19:1, 4-9 -- Easter Day - C
What must the church focus upon, if it is to be prepared for the return of Christ?
Saint Paul, in this text... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Saint Paul, in this text, talks about the way in which one individual life has been transformed by t

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John Jamison
Object: You may present this message as a simple story, or have the children act it out as a role-play. I will show the role-play version, but you can ignore the acting pieces and just tell the story if you prefer.

Note: For the role-play version, you will need to select two girls and one boy to play the roles. You might also have a broom and a dust rag if you want to.

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

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Dean Feldmeyer
Christopher Keating
Thomas Willadsen
George Reed
Katy Stenta
Nazish Naseem
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Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Amos 8:1-12, Psalm 52
Amos proclaims the word from God that punishes the people. The people are to be punished for their lack of faith, for their focus on practicing deceit, betraying honesty to their neighbors, and being impatient for the time after the Sabbath when they can focus on profit and selling their crops and wares. Oh, my! What a terrible message for people. You have been unfaithful so I will punish you. And then in the psalm, God is proclaimed to be the olive tree, that which brings blessing.
David Kalas
I have tried to find different ways of saying it so that my children don’t tire of hearing it. But the basic principle remains the same, and my kids have heard it a ton. “First things first.” They ask if they can do this or they start to do that, and I will endeavor to redirect them, saying, “Why don’t we make sure we’re doing first things first!”

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John E. Sumwalt
I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. (v. 24)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
One of Martha's earliest memories was of her little sister Mary singing and dancing in the middle of an admiring crowd of friends. Mary had always been a dancer, from the time she could walk. Privately, Martha thought she'd always been something of a show-off and ought to go on the stage, for Mary loved an audience.

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Jeanne Jones
Several years ago, before we moved to Wisconsin, I was an honorary nanny for our pastor's son, Jonathan. I took care of him from the time he was able to walk until our pastor moved, when Jonathan was about five. We had wonderful times together. One time, when I was at their house, and we had been doing some spiritual direction together, Pastor Michael asked me if I knew the name of my guardian angel.
James Evans
We are not surprised when we learn about crooks and robbers boasting about "mischief done against the godly" or "plotting destruction" all day long. The image we have in our minds about who "bad" people are, and how they conduct themselves, make such accusations completely plausible. We are less inclined to believe such things about leaders, especially respected leaders among us. We have difficulty believing someone with wealth and power would deliberately plot to do someone else harm.
Arley K. Fadness
Today's gospel from Luke 10 follows the parable of the good Samaritan. Luke positions the good Samaritan and the Mary-Martha story back to back for good reason. The parable and the story are examples of the Great Commandment "to love the Lord your God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself." The good Samaritan parable illustrates "love to neighbor," whereas the Mary-Martha story illustrates "love to God."
Kirk R. Webster
In the early 1990s, Wesley Nunley of Dallas completed a project he had dreamed of for decades. "I tell you, this could be a big thing," he explained. Wes then walked out to a concrete octagon in the middle of his backyard. With a beaming smile, arms raised up in excitement, the energetic retiree said, "This welcomes the UFO to land, which has never been done before."
John W. Wurster
It was the best of times. A time of prosperity and confidence, a time of relative peace, a time when most everything looked pretty good, a time when most everyone felt pretty good. It was a time maybe not unlike our own time.
H. Burnham Kirkland
Words Of Assurance
Our God is both wise and caring: afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.

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God, we bow before you this morning, knowing that you hear every prayer. We know that in all of Creation, you are the source of life. You are the one who set the light swirling between the galaxies. The breath of your Spirit pulses through all life. You have even become flesh among us. We praise you, Lord, that in all your wonder, you have not forgotten us.

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