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Known as one who had... -- Acts 9:26-31 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
Known as one who had persecuted the church previously, Paul could not be accepted by the disciples i
A woman found an old... -- Acts 9:26-31 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
A woman found an old secretary desk stored in the barn of her grandparents' farm.
If a college graduate in... -- Acts 9:26-31 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
If a college graduate in economic theory is called to ministry, it is probably not all unusual.
Every profession is a conspiracy... -- Acts 8:26-40 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
"Every profession is a conspiracy against the layman," wrote George Bernard Shaw.
Sometimes we are inclined to... -- Acts 8:26-40 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Sometimes we are inclined to think that we have to schedule things to have something good happen.
One of my favorite professors... -- Acts 8:26-40 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
One of my favorite professors in seminary was a man named Emile Caillet.
During the Second World War... -- Acts 8:26-40 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
During the Second World War, I was visiting a home of a young couple who were contemplating joining
Do we know the Comforter... -- John 14:15-21 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Do we know the Comforter which the Holy Spirit is? I think of my father who died in 1977.
Children often test their parents... -- John 14:15-21 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Children often test their parents when told to do something.
Too many conservative Christians seem... -- John 14:15-21 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Too many conservative Christians seem to spend too much of their study of the New Testament speculat
The 1989 television show titled... -- John 14:15-21 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
The 1989 television show titled "Quiet Victory" told the story of Charles Wedemeyer, a football coac
The image of Jesus as... -- John 15:1-8 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
The image of Jesus as the true vine of the vineyard is especially powerful for those who visit the w
To abide in the vine... -- John 15:1-8 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
"To abide in the vine" means to be vitally connected to a living rootage.
I stopped by the hospital... -- John 15:1-8 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
I stopped by the hospital one day to visit one of our congregation's "fringe" members.
If you ever purchase a... -- John 15:1-8 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
If you ever purchase a fruit tree to plant on your property, you could gain some helpful gardening i
A priest once told a... -- 1 John 4:7-12 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
A priest once told a story about his friend from Erie, Pennsylvania, who had been to Dallas, Texas,
A minister, speaking to a... -- 1 John 4:7-12 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
A minister, speaking to a church conference on the subject of love and unity, told this story.
The English Baptist, Harold Roberts... -- 1 John 4:7-12 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
The English Baptist, Harold Roberts, writes: "What, then, is the nature of love?
A reporter from a New... -- 1 John 4:7-12 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
A reporter from a New York newspaper was interviewing Mother Teresa, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace
Barnabas made the difference. Paul... -- Acts 9:26-31 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Barnabas made the difference. Paul would have been in a mess without him.
A cartoon is sometimes more... -- Acts 9:26-31 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
A cartoon is sometimes more forceful than a sermon.
Why, it reminds me of... -- Acts 9:26-31 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
"Why, it reminds me of my Uncle Oscar," said Margaret Herrick as she looked at the little gold statu
(L, M)br... -- Acts 8:26-40 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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(P, C)br... -- Acts 8:26-40 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
(P, C)"... preached boldly in the name of the Lord ..."
(P, C)br... -- Acts 8:26-40 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Kalas
In the sometimes-tiresome debate over science and scripture with respect to creation, it’s easy to become distracted. While the argument typically requires a focus on the how, we may lose sight of the what. And so, for just a moment, let me invite us to think for a moment about what God created.
Mark Ellingsen
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Bill Thomas
Acts 8:26-40
As a local church pastor, I was often asked if I would baptize a child whose family were not members of the church. Some churches rebelled against this, but I remember this scripture — the hunger for understanding and inclusion of the Eunuch and Philp’s response — to teach and share and baptize in the name of our God. How could we turn anyone away from the rite of baptism?

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Peter Andrew Smith
“Dad, I think you worked a miracle.” Rolf slowly walked around the tree. “After that windstorm, I assumed this tree was as good as gone.”

“We just needed to give the branches time to heal and come back,” Michael replied.

 “I know, but so many of them were battered and broken I figured that it couldn’t recover. Now though it looks just like it did before the storm.” Rolf paused. “Do you think it will bear any fruit this summer?”

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John Jamison
Object: A live plant that produces fruit, and a broken branch from that plant. I used a tomato plant from a local greenhouse. Ideally, find a plant with blossoms or small fruit already growing. If you use a different kind of fruit-producing plant, just change the script to fit.

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The Immediate Word

Christopher Keating
Katy Stenta
Thomas Willadsen
Mary Austin
Elena Delhagen
Dean Feldmeyer
Quantisha Mason-Doll
For April 28, 2024:
  • On The Way To Gaza by Chris Keating based on Acts 8:26-40. On the way to Gaza, Philip discovers the startling ways the Spirit of God moves across borders, boundaries, customs, and traditions.
  • Second Thoughts: Abiding by Katy Stenta based on John 15:1-8.
  • Sermon illustrations by Mary Austin, Tom Willadsen, Elena Delhagen, Dean Feldmeyer.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus is the vine, we are the branches. In our service today, let us absorb from the vine all the nourishment we need.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes our branches become cut off from the vine.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes our branches are withered.
Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we fail to produce good fruit.
Lord, have mercy.

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Stan Purdum
We will meet Psalm 22 in its entirety on Good Friday, but here the lectionary designates just verses 23-31. The lectionary psalms generally illuminate the week's First Lesson, which in this case is about the covenant initiated by God with Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 17. The nine verses from this psalm, while not inappropriate, nonetheless leave us looking for an obvious connection with the First Lesson.

John S. Smylie
I think some people are natural-born gardeners. Our Lord grew up in a society that was familiar with agriculture. The images that he used to explain the ways of his Father in heaven are familiar to his audience. Growing up, my closest experience to agriculture was living in, "the Garden State." Most people, when they pass through New Jersey, are surprised to see that expression on the license plates of vehicles registered in New Jersey. Most folks traveling through New Jersey experience the megalopolis, the corridor between New York City and Washington DC.
Ron Lavin
A pastor in Indiana went to visit an 87-year-old man named Ermil, who was a hospital patient. A member of his church told the pastor about this old man who was an acquaintance. "He's not a believer, but he is really in need," the church member said. "I met him at the county home for the elderly. He's a lonely old man with no family and no money."

Paul E. Robinson
"Love is a many splendored thing...." Or so we heard Don Cornwall and the Four Aces sing time and again. Of course you or I might have other words to describe love, depending on our situation.

Love. "I love you." "I love to play golf." "I just love pistachio lush!" "It's tough to love some people." "Jesus loves me, this I know."

Love.

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