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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.
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
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
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
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?

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David Kalas
I am a scoreboard watcher. I follow a lot more games than I actually watch, but since technology makes it easy to check scores on a moment’s whim, I watch a lot of scoreboards of teams and games that I am at least mildly interested in. And as I check those scores, I find myself having immediate reactions: “Great!” “Oh, that's too bad.” “Excellent!” “Nuts.” And in the midst of that sports-fan roller coaster, I must continually remind myself that not all scores are final.
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Joel 2:22-32
Martin Luther sings the praises of God’s love revealed in this lesson. He wrote:

The love of God which lives in man loves sinners, evil persons, fools and weaklings in order to make them righteous, good, wise, and strong. Rather than seeking its own good, the love of God flows forth and bestows good. (Luther’s Works, Vol. 31, p.57)

John Wesley nicely summarizes the Spirit’s role in fighting the lure of our old sinful habits:

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John Jamison
Object: This message is a role-play story. You will need two children to play the roles of the Pharisee and the tax collector. I usually ask two children if they will help me as they are all coming forward for the message, but you may select them however you choose.

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John E. Sumwalt
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, but your commandments are my delight.
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
(vv. 143-144)

When I was an associate pastor in Janesville, Wisconsin one of my responsibilities was to give a lecture on spirituality once a month at a drug treatment facility. The students who attended were persons who had been convicted of drunk driving and were required to attend the class as a condition of their sentence. Attendance was always good.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

We all dislike people who blow their own trumpets, although sometimes we may be in awe of them. Jesus too deplored such behaviour and was never in awe of those who practised it. In our worship today let us open ourselves to Jesus, allowing him to see what is in our hearts.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we allow other people's behaviour to intimidate us.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we refuse to reach our own fullest potential because we are afraid.

SermonStudio

Schuyler Rhodes
Every morning when sleep leaves and waking comes there is cause for praising God. Caught up, as we are, in the currents and eddies of our lives, this is easy to forget. This wonderful psalm is a reminder. God's bounty and abundance spill into our lives like waters over a causeway. God's delight in creation explodes in a million different colors. In every moment there is reason to give God praise.
Robert R. Kopp
When I was a little boy growing up in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania's First Presbyterian Church, one of those Christian chalk artists with black light, neon colors, and black felt canvas who made pictures of Jesus look like those Elvis portraits for sale on the side of the road at the beach showed up as entertainment for a Sunday evening potluck dinner.
John E. Berger
Today's sermon begins with this little one-person drama.
Mark Ellingson
Have you ever felt that you were absolutely at the end of your rope, left without hope? Sometime during the years of 539 B.C. to 331 B.C. that is the way the people of Judah felt. It seems that their land had been ravaged by a plague of locusts which had had catastrophic consequences.

Once a harvest has been destroyed, you cannot repair it. If a building has burned to the ground, you cannot repair it. In those instances you need to start from scratch with a fresh start.

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