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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.
Wes was an 86-year... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Wes was an 86-year-old bachelor. He's quit school at an early age to go to work in the city.
Don't you talk to me... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Don't you talk to me about compassion, God, until you know what it is like down here.
Church conventions can be some... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Church conventions can be some of the most down-and-dirty occasions in the church.
The imago dei of the... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
The imago dei of the suffering servant who brings salvation to the people of God is depicted by Isai
Katherine looked around the room... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Katherine looked around the room, taking in the characteristics of her audience: women, for the most
The end is the beginning... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C
The end is the beginning. How Often that is true in our experience.
It is indeed a triumphant... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
It is indeed a triumphant and glorious image here: Jesus has become a great high priest, after the o
April 17, 1961, was the... -- John 18:1-40; 19:1-37 -- Good Friday - C
April 17, 1961, was the day of failure of the Bay of Pigs as the invasion of Cuba by U.S trained Cub
When a French army officer... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
When a French army officer had been successfully forced into a scapegoat role by a reactionary milit
How could they do such... -- John 18:1-19:44 -- Good Friday - C
How could they do such a thing? How could Judas betray Jesus? How could Peter deny he even new him?
The Only Helpbr... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - C
The Only HelpIt is not the many spoken words
Appearance means so much to... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
Appearance means so much to us.
This scripture directly challenges the... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C
This scripture directly challenges the privatistic religion of our day.
I suspect that many of... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
I suspect that many of us question the statement in Today's English Version, "There was nothing attr
Since we have a great... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C
"Since we have a great high priest ... let us draw near ..." (Hebrews 10:21-22)
In The Ragman, the... -- Isaiah 52:13-53:12 -- Good Friday - C
In The Ragman, the Ragman, the Christ, Walter Wangerin tells of following a ragpicker through
God's election and protection are... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C
God's election and protection are not always seen as a blessing.
Martin Luther was a person... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C
Martin Luther was a person of deep conscience and a faithful son of the church.
A story I read in... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
A story I read in a devotional booklet, "Our Daily Bread," about an incident from the Korean War ill
Preaching on Good Friday is... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C
Preaching on Good Friday is an impossible task.
A male German shepherd gave... -- Hosea 6:1-6 -- Good Friday - C
A male German shepherd gave freeway travelers in Los Angeles a poignant lesson in steadfast compassi

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For September 28, 2025:
  • Money! Money! Money! by Dean Feldmeyer based on Acts 2:1-21. “This is the even-handed dealing of the world! There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty; and there is nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth!” — Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

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Wayne Brouwer
The president of the college I attended was the kind of man who always said what was on his mind. He had a very healthy self-image and wasn’t concerned about how people might take him. At one of the graduation ceremonies, he stood at the podium, looked out over the huge crowd of people, shook his head, and said to himself (right into the microphone, of course), “All these Christians in one place, and no one’s taking an offering!”
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Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
The lesson makes clear that God is present in the world of business, in our daily work.  John Wesley offered thoughtful reflections on the nature of work; he noted:

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John E. Sumwalt
Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name. When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them. (vv. 14-15)

One morning last October, Bruce Klemm got up and sang a song to his wife, Virginia, as he has done every morning of the 42 years they have been married. Little did he know that within a few hours, he would be calling her to say goodbye.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus told a story about a rich man and a beggar to illustrate the way in which we fail to notice those who are poor. In our worship today let us remember the poor and ask God to teach us a real concern for them.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we fail notice some people.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we deliberately leave people out.

Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we care only about ourselves.

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James Evans
(See Lent 1, Cycle C, for an alternative approach to vv. 1-2 and 9-16.)

The writer of this psalm deftly employs a striking image, that at once offers us hope in times of trouble -- but at the same time, redefines for us what it means to be a human being in the world.

Schuyler Rhodes
Many Christians can be heard in or out of worship these days as they lift up their voices and say, "Praise the Lord!" The phrases are familiar, almost rote. Mouths open and words emerge. Pastors and liturgists remind the faithful that this God is not only worthy of our praise; this God sort of requires it of us. This God is a jealous God (Exodus 20:5) who brooks no competition from other gods we might pursue. Yes, God is worthy of praise. Right?
Clayton A. Lord Jr.
It always amazes me when I read about a sports figure who decides to hold out for more money. With salaries that are often in the millions, they feel underpaid unless they are at the next level. I heard one player say to a reporter on Sports Center, "It's not about the money. It is about respect." A few moments later, the host of the show made the comment, "When they say it isn't about the money, it's always about the money."

Chrysanne Timm
As we conclude several weeks of readings in the book of the prophet Jeremiah and next week look at the companion text from the book of Lamentations, a common thread begins to emerge. It is the thread of grief. Jeremiah has been called by God to a truly thankless job -- that of accompanying the people of his homeland into a time of loss and grief. Because of decades of idolatry and treaties with neighboring nations, the people of Judah will lose the land God once graciously gave to their ancestors.
R. Robert Cueni
The lesson for today continues the discussion on the proper use of material possessions by describing what happens when a person tries to "serve both God and wealth" (Luke 16:13). Today's Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus leaves us repulsed by the gory details, puzzled by the literal description of eternal life, and hopeful that the Lord didn't really mean all those terrible things about the punishment due us "Haves" for our treatment of the "Have Nots."

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Good morning, boys and girls. I brought some coins with me this morning. (Show the coins.) How many of these coins would it take to be rich? (Let them respond.) I think it would take millions of these coins before you would really be rich. How many of you would like to be rich? (Wait for show of hands.) I think most of us would like to be rich. What would you think if you had a wish that everything you touched turned to gold? (Let them respond.) You would soon have lots and lots of gold and you would quickly be very, very rich. There's a famous story about a man who had

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