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A Calendar, A Dream, A Child, And A Donkey -- Matthew 2:13-23, Isaiah 63:7-9, Hebrews 2:10-18, Psalm 148 -- Julia Ross Strope -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
December 26, 2004First Sunday after Christmas / Cycle A

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John says that, though the... -- John 1:1-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
John says that, though the law was given through Moses, "grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."
And the Word became flesh... -- John 1:1-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
"And the Word became flesh and lived among us...."
This passage talks of Christ... -- John 1:1-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
This passage talks of Christ being the light of the world, a light which the darkness of the world c
Reading Isaiah's recitation of the... -- Isaiah 63:7-9 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Reading Isaiah's recitation of the Lord's gracious acts, brought to mind the following poem by Charl
God sensed our need and... -- John 1:1-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
God sensed our need and the word, God's self-expression, became flesh to assure us and to empower al
Reading Isaiah's recitation of the... -- Isaiah 63:7-9 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Reading Isaiah's recitation of the Lord's gracious acts, brought to mind the following poem by Charl
The Wisdom literature in the... -- Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
The Wisdom literature in the Bible shows deep concern for a topic equally timely today; how can pare
A customer was negotiating a... -- Isaiah 63:7-9 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
A customer was negotiating a price on a used car.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's letters to his... -- Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's letters to his parents while incarcerated in the Nazi prison reflect the spiri
Jane has a reputation for... -- Isaiah 63:7-9 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Jane has a reputation for her kindness.
Christ is the perfect example... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Christ is the perfect example, of course, but even in the everyday world, there are times when suffe
The company was laying off... -- Isaiah 63:7-9 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
The company was "laying off" again, and a woman who had worked there for ten years was losing her jo
In the New Revised... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
In the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the inclusive language adds sisters to v.
There are those who would... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
There are those who would strip Jesus of his humanity.
There is an old story... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
There is an old story which tells of the end of time, when all the people of the world gathered befo
A pastor in Ohio relates... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
A pastor in Ohio relates this story:
For the one who sanctifies... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
"For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father.
Pioneer of salvation ... br... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
... Pioneer of salvation ...
A proud grandmother was showing... -- Galatians 4:4-7 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
A proud grandmother was showing off photos of her new grandchild at a church potluck.
Why did God use suffering... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Why did God use suffering to reveal the truth of his love to the world?
Most of us so easily... -- Isaiah 61:10--62:3 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Most of us so easily forget.
It's funny the things we... -- Matthew 2:13-23 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
It's funny the things we remember from even stupid television shows.
The tradition of Christmas in... -- Isaiah 61:10--62:3 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
The tradition of Christmas in this country is really a collection of many traditions wrapped up like
As refugees go, Joseph, Mary... -- Matthew 2:13-23 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
As refugees go, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus had it relatively easy.

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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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1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a
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:
David Kalas
We’re not far from the 4th of July. And while for so many Americans, it seems that the holiday has become more about long weekends, cookouts, and fireworks shows, the theme of freedom is still there at least in the background. We might take advantage of that, therefore, and give some thought to the theme of freedom as it is revealed in our assigned texts for this week.

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.
April Yamasaki
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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