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A strange ad appeared in... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A -- 1996
A strange ad appeared in the London Times. "Wanted by an invalid lady, a housekeeper.
Racing toward the garden behind... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A -- 1996
Racing toward the garden behind John, Peter felt disbelief rising within him on a tide of intense an
A popular phrase states that... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A -- 1996
A popular phrase states that "seeing is believing." The apostle Thomas could tell his fellow discipl
Examine the history of God... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A -- 1996
Examine the history of God with man:
Families have traditions, values that... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A -- 1996
Families have traditions, values that set them apart from other families.
There is a story told... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A -- 1996
There is a story told of an individual who appeared at the Pearly Gates and asked Saint Peter for en
Life is a miracle of... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - A
Life is a miracle of God.
The good news of Jesus... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - A
The good news of Jesus Christ is the quietest news that you'll ever hear.
Love is not praising each... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - A
Love is not praising each other nor criticizing each other.
Napoleon Bonaparte was known to... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - A
Napoleon Bonaparte was known to hate being on the losing side.
Let's be honest. Church is... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A
Let's be honest.
There's an old expression that... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A
There's an old expression that goes: "They are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good." Ye
In his book, Let Christ... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A
In his book, Let Christ Easter in Us, Dare to Be Christ: Homilies for the Nineties, Walter J.
Perception is a remarkable thing... -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A
Perception is a remarkable thing.
Bill and Katherine were amazed... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A
Bill and Katherine were amazed to hear their five-year-old daughter telling her friend about Jesus.
Isn't it curious the way... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A
Isn't it curious the way John tells the story of the footrace to the tomb?
Canadian pastor Elizabeth Conroy tells... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A
Canadian pastor Elizabeth Conroy tells this incident:
Outside the empty tomb, Mary... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A
Outside the empty tomb, Mary Magdalene looked very closely at the gardener before seeing what she co

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Our Lead Story -- Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6, Colossians 3:1-4, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 -- George L. Murphy -- Easter Day - A
March 27, 2005Easter Sunday| Cycle A

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But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,  for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.  As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (vv. 25-28)

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Life can be frightening sometimes. Thus it is both comforting but disconcerting to find a giant of faith like Elijah to fear the future. On that matter Martin Luther once claimed:
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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

The madman cried out to Jesus, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" In our worship today let us explore what Jesus has to do with us and invite him to heal our brokenness.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, we often find ourselves thinking, saying and doing things that we quickly regret.
Lord, have mercy.

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Constance Berg
When Jill was five, she began to have headaches. The headaches were so severe she would throw up. Sometimes she would pass out. They usually came once a month. Jill could be playing, resting, or watching television when the headaches would come. Her only warning was a sudden pain in her head, then a blinding light would appear, and she would be rocked with pain. In her teenage years, they became debilitating, causing Jill to be in bed for three days at a time.
Stan Purdum
I'm not sure when the term "burn out" ceased being only a description of what happened to a campfire when you ran out of firewood to a term describing the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, usually coming immediately after an extended period of overwork, but the expression seems to fit that later situation, doesn't it? Exhaustion, deep weariness, all used up, nothing more to give, wiped out, burned out -- call it what we will, its symptoms are all too familiar to many of us.
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In the classic movie, Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews plays a no-nonsense, yet delightful, nanny to two young children. As a nanny to a wealthy family, she is part teacher, part parent, and part disciplinarian. She gets the children up in the morning, puts them to bed at night, supervises their many adventures, and guides them in many ways. While they are in her care, she is responsible for their overall safety and well-being.

Julia Ross Strope
Zoos are no longer in people's good graces.
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Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.
-- Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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