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Our church has a very... -- John 9:1-41 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1999
Our church has a very active Evangelism Committee which regularly sends teams of visitors to visit t
People throughout history have worshiped... -- John 9:1-41 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1999
People throughout history have worshiped the sun.
There is a story that... -- John 9:1-41 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1999
There is a story that still makes its rounds in my hometown.
Courtney was in a slump... -- Ephesians 5:8-14 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1999
Courtney was in a slump.
In Martin Luther -- Heretic... -- Ephesians 5:8-14 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1999
In Martin Luther -- Heretic, a dramatic film presentation of the life of the Lutheran reforme
A favorite children's game is... -- Ephesians 5:8-14 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1999
A favorite children's game is Red Light, Green Light.
The blessings of light are... -- Ephesians 5:8-14 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
The blessings of light are innumerable.
Louisiana Judge Thomas Quirk has... -- John 9:1-41 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Louisiana Judge Thomas Quirk has a rather different way of handing out justice in his courtroom.
A woman called the power... -- John 9:1-41 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
A woman called the power company office and complained that her bill was too high.
Maybe you have experienced it... -- John 9:1-41 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Maybe you have experienced it before yourself -- the dilemma of the disciples.
Young children learn only rather... -- Matthew 20:17-28 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Young children learn only rather simple things in school.
A Bostonian visited San Antonio... -- Matthew 20:17-28 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
A Bostonian visited San Antonio, Texas.
Jimmy Carter was not reelected... -- Matthew 20:17-28 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Jimmy Carter was not reelected to a second term as president of the U.S.A.
One novelist tells the story... -- Matthew 20:17-28 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
One novelist tells the story of a young girl who was ashamed of her mother's appearance, particularl
In no way... -- Ephesians 5:8-14 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
In no way could I deal creatively with physical blindness,
Ruth was a very practical... -- Ephesians 5:8-14 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Ruth was a very practical person.
A little girl walked around... -- Ephesians 5:8-14 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
A little girl walked around her house singing a song which she had learned in Vacation Bible School:
William J. Bausch says in... -- John 9:1-41 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A
William J.
The Pharisees' refusal to see... -- John 9:1-41 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A
The Pharisees' refusal to see in Jesus the working of God and to embrace his words and his person is
Pastor Bill was not your... -- 1 Samuel 16:1-13 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A
Pastor Bill was not your ordinary pastor. Bill loved cattle.
The story is told of... -- 1 Samuel 16:1-13 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A
The story is told of a man and a woman who met and fell in love by mail.
Every four years the president... -- 1 Samuel 16:1-13 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A
Every four years the president of the United States is sworn in during an elaborate inauguration cer
Outward appearances can be deceiving... -- 1 Samuel 16:1-13 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A
Outward appearances can be deceiving.
There is an old story... -- Ephesians 5:8-14 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A
There is an old story about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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Resisting The Cure -- 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41 -- Chris Ewing -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - A
As the medical community anxiously scans the horizon for signs of the promised flu pandemic, attenti

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Object: Three or four rips of cloth. I have used pieces of gauze from bandages, or long strips of an old sheet. We will also need a couple of volunteers for the role-play. When you wrap your volunteer, it does not need to be tight, but just enough to show how it keeps them from moving freely and being free.

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Ezekiel 37:1-14
The First Lesson is the work of a prophet from a priestly family whose ministry to his fellow exiles during the Babylonian captivity extended from 593 BC to 563 BC. Some oracles pre-date Jerusalem’s fall. The original collection of prophecies was rewritten and expanded by an editor.
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Ezekiel 37:1-14
The prophet Ezekiel is addressed as “Son of Man” by God in this passage. Indeed, the term is used over ninety times in the book. We can’t help but be interested in this title, specifically because in a few centuries Jesus is going to use it to describe himself.

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John E. Sumwalt
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.  But if Christ is in you, then the body is dead because of sin, but the Spiritis life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesusfrom the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also throughhis Spirit that dwells in you. (vv. 9-11)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:
Jesus said, "Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die." In our worship today, let us explore how it is possible to die but still continue to live.

Invitation to Confession:
Jesus, sometimes I cannot understand your words.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes I find your words hard to believe.
Christ, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes I am afraid of death.
Lord, have mercy.

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Schuyler Rhodes
Forgiveness is a concept common to most everyone. It covers a vast landscape, to be sure. In biblical understanding it is especially broad, linking together economic, social, divine, and interpersonal realities. Indeed, it is pervasive and foundational to Judeo-Christian faith. However, in our contemporary world we cling with worn fingernails to forgiveness as a sparse, seldom-used interpersonal notion. If utilized, it comes when two people have a quarrel, and one forgives the other -- simple -- clean -- easy -- not too intrusive.
Lee Griess
When the famous agnostic, Robert Ingersoll, died, the printed funeral program left this solemn instruction. It read: "There will be no singing." For without faith, few feel like singing in the face of death. Running, perhaps. Crying, certainly. But not singing. Not in the face of death. For without faith, death steals our reason to sing. Death takes the song off our lips and leaves in its place stilled tongues and tear-stained cheeks.

Harry N. Huxhold
A gripping and extremely well told story of how the law works out in the lives of people is Midwives, a novel by Chris Bohjalian. The principal character in the story is Sibyl Danforth, an unlicensed Vermont midwife. Isolated and trapped by an unwelcome ice storm, Sibyl is not able to reach the hospital with a patient having great difficulty during her labor. Sibyl performs a cesarean section on the patient when she believes the mother has died of a stroke in trying to give birth to her child.
Bill Mosley
Schindler's List is a true story of World War II. It focuses on the heroism and self-sacrifice of Oskar Schindler, a Catholic from Krakow, Poland. Schindler goes from wanton war profiteer to a conspirator who tries to free condemned prisoners from concentration camps.

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