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Shad Hernandez, 23, a Navy... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
Shad Hernandez, 23, a Navy search-and-rescue swimmer, jumped from a Seahawk helicopter off the carri
For the past few years... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
For the past few years, my mother has been giving me limoge boxes for Christmas.
Every successful church needs a... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
Every successful church needs a pest. Mary is a faithful member of a large downtown urban church.
Our congregation was talking about... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
Our congregation was talking about buying video equipment so that we could continue to tape our serv
In the video series I... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
In the video series Wrestling With Angels, Lewis Smedes narrates a segment dealing with the s
In the late eighteenth century... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
In the late eighteenth century, Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, sent out a proclamation to G
O Henry's masterful tale, I... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
O Henry's masterful tale, The Gift of the Magi recounts a story of sacrifice.
Clay Allison fought for the... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
Clay Allison fought for the South in the Civil War, was captured as a spy, and escaped, and may have
Our lesson encourages us to... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
Our lesson encourages us to not forsake the assembling together of believers.
In 1996 Shannon Lucid set... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
In 1996 Shannon Lucid set the record for the longest time an American has spent in orbit.
A girl of sixteen, the... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
A girl of sixteen, the oldest in a large, motherless family, lay dying.
A group of soldiers were... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
A group of soldiers were talking about the value of religion in a person's life.
She was one of those... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
She was one of those five-year-old girls that beamed life.
Jamie was a pastor's nightmare... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
Jamie was a pastor's nightmare. She often pointed out the faults of others.
The author of Hebrews valued... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
The author of Hebrews valued encouragement!
A young high school junior... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
A young high school junior said to his friends one day, "When I die I want all of you to wear bright
Many denominations, and consequently congregations... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Many denominations, and consequently congregations within them, have the tradition of maintaining a
One late afternoon in Florence... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
One late afternoon in Florence, we got caught in a terrific downpour and found ourselves seeking ref
When I lift my heart... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
When I lift my heart in prayer,Uttering forth my every care --
Death, thou wast once an... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Death, thou wast once an uncouth hideous thing, Nothing but bones,
Have you ever traveled on... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Have you ever traveled on a highway and suddenly, out of nowhere, three crosses appear?
The post office was trying... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
The post office was trying to run advertisements to get people to stop sending away for guaranteed f
Before the invention of steam... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Before the invention of steam and diesel engines, transoceanic commerce was conveyed in huge sailing
Have you ever had someone... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Have you ever had someone criticize you for something you could not help?
Leo Tolstoi, the Russian novelist... -- Hebrews 4:4-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Leo Tolstoi, the Russian novelist, is celebrated as one of the best authors of all time.

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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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