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Nels Wickstrom and Anna Steel... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
Nels Wickstrom and Anna Steel, both natives of Sweden, were married in Florence County, Wisconsin in
The culture around us can... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
The culture around us can well be described as neo-Corinthian. The sexual wilderness is here.
She had been gone for... -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
She had been gone for nearly a week.
The 1989 movie, Field of... -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
The 1989 movie, Field of Dreams has become an American classic.
The telephone is a wonderful... -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20) -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
The telephone is a wonderful tool for communication.
Jesus addresses Philip directly and... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Jesus addresses Philip directly and says, "Follow me." And Philip follows.
A businessman on an extended... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
A businessman on an extended visit to the city attended each Sunday the famous downtown church.
Have we thought of the... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Have we thought of the implications of the question, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" We answ
Although the play (and the... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Although the play (and the movie) "Godspell" is primarily based upon the Gospel of Matthew, the spir
Several years ago the press... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Several years ago the press carried an item about an individual who requested permission of the cour
One never knows where a... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
One never knows where a simple introduction will lead one in his or her life.
Andrew was convinced that he... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Andrew was convinced that he had found the Messiah, the Christ; he felt a compulsion to share the go
Ray Gaylord was a local... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Ray Gaylord was a local church minister for more than 40 years.
A monk traveling alone had... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
A monk traveling alone had reached the outskirts of a village and sat down to make his camp for the
We have so often seen... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
We have so often seen the human body used by advertisers to promote one product or another.
Of all the physical creations... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Of all the physical creations within God's great and marvelous universe, the human body is the most
One day in an English... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
One day in an English class in public school a young boy was asked: "What kind of pronouns are 'my'
God calls people. Sometimes, as... -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
God calls people. Sometimes, as Samuel, we don't recognize the source of the summons.
Question: What are your views... -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Question: What are your views on the future of humankind?Answer:
Two men were walking along... -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Two men were walking along a crowded sidewalk in a busy downtown area.
Margaret was a strong-willed... -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Margaret was a strong-willed person.
(A)The... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1982
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(A)Putting... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1982
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(A)Paul... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1982
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A)To describe... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1982
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Jeremiah 31:27-34
John Calvin makes very clear why a new covenant is needed according to this text. He observes:

… the fault was not to be sought in the law that there was need of a new covenant, for the law was abundantly sufficient, but that fault was in the levity and the unfaithfulness of the people. (Calvin’s Commentaries, Vol.X/2, p.130)
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What happens when one’s past life narrative or goals in life have drastically shifted or collapsed? How do they rebuild hope? For Israel, they lost their land, monarchy, and national identity. In the days of the New Testament,they could easily be identified as living in the “fourth world” country. That is, existing in substandard conditions in one’s own native land?

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Peter Andrew Smith
Rose sat back in her chair and opened her magazine. She heard the thump of the stairs and caught a glimpse of her daughter and son in the corner of her eye. She turned her head as they put water bottles in their backpacks.

“What are you two doing?” she looked over at the clock. “Don’t you have homework?”

“All done,” Paul and Linda announced at the same time.

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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus told us that we should always pray and not lose heart, for God is on our side. In our worship today let us pray to the Lord for the needs of others and for all our own needs.


Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes you don't seem to be there when I pray and I feel like I'm talking to myself.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes my prayers seem so dry and boring that I give up.

Christ, have mercy.

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James Evans
Psalm 119 is well-known as the longest chapter in the Bible. The poem is actually an extended, and extensive, meditation on the meaning of the law. Given the sterile connotations often associated with "law" and "legalism," it's hard sometimes to appreciate the lyrical beauty of these reflections. One thing is for certain, the writer of this psalm does not view the law as either sterile or void of vitality.

Schuyler Rhodes
There is perhaps no better feeling than knowing that someone "has your back." Having someone's back is a term that arose from urban street fighting where a partner or ally would stay with you and protect your back in the thick of the fray. When someone has your back, you don't worry about being hit from behind. When someone has your back you can concentrate on the struggle in front of you without worrying about dangers you cannot see. When someone has your back you feel protected, secure, safe.
David Kalas
I wonder how many of us here are named after someone.

Chances are that a good many of us carry family names. We are named for a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, or an aunt somewhere on the family tree. Others of us had parents who named us after a character in the Bible, or perhaps some other significant character from history.

All told, I expect a pretty fair number of us are named after someone else.

John W. Clarke
Our reading today from the prophet Jeremiah is one in which the Hebrew people, not knowing what else to do in terms of addressing their predicament, decide to blame it all on God. They believed their problems to be the result of their sins and the sins of their fathers. Of course, one person's sin does indeed affect other people, but all people are still held personally accountable for the sin in their own lives (Deuteronomy 24:16; Ezekiel 18:2).
Donna E. Schaper
As usual, the epistle is a little more graphic than we can quite grasp. Itchy ears: what a concept just in physical terms. Experience it for a minute. You itch, you scratch, you sort of know you shouldn't scratch because it will only make the itch worse. But still you scratch, while wondering how the itch ever got started in the first place. What a concept: itchy ears as a vehicle for spiritual truth.

John E. Berger
Did Jesus ever do comedy? Indeed he did, and the Parable of the Unjust Judge is partly comic monologue. The routine began with a probate judge so ridiculously dishonest that he announced, "... I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone...." (There must have been a gasp of disbelief from Jesus' audience.)

The Unjust Judge was nagged by a widow, however, who had every right to nag, because she had been cheated by somebody in the community. A good judge would have helped the widow, but remember, this judge "neither feared God nor had respect for people."

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And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? (v. 7)

Good morning, boys and girls. Yesterday, I was riding in my car and I kept hearing this noise. I call it a squeak. Do you know what a squeak sounds like? (let them answer) Squeaks are very annoying. It is hard to find a squeak in your car, so it is still squeaking.

I also have a chair that has a squeak and I brought it in with me today because it is

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