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Mother Teresa is one of... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- New Year's Day - B -- 1997
Mother Teresa is one of the towering saints of our century.
When Jim Wallis was a... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- New Year's Day - B -- 1997
When Jim Wallis was a theological student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illi
Marquis de Lafayette, one of... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1997
Marquis de Lafayette, one of France`s contributions to the success of the American Revolution, could
Most people think of heaven... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- New Year's Day - B -- 1997
Most people think of heaven as some lush garden paradise.
There are people who read... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- New Year's Day - B -- 1997
There are people who read thriller novels who just can`t wait to get to the end in order to find out
Is America heaven on earth... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- New Year's Day - B -- 1997
Is America heaven on earth?
The Vista de la Montana... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- New Year's Day - B -- 1997
The Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church near Tucson, Arizona, is noteworthy in that it is co
MarginsThe margins ...br... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1996
MarginsThe margins ...... the spaces left blank in books,
Recently I heard a doctor... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1996
Recently I heard a doctor speak at a Christian Businessmen's Luncheon.
Serendipity is a word that... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1996
Serendipity is a word that came into prominence a few years ago.
Matthew 25:31-46 RevisitedI... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1996
Matthew 25:31-46 RevisitedI was hungry --
Despite the promise of the... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1996
Despite the promise of the new Jerusalem, many of today's people, both inside and outside of the ins
Another New Year's Day. Heather... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1996
Another New Year's Day.
Eugene O'Neill, in his play... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1996
Eugene O'Neill, in his play Lazarus Laughed, has created a life for Lazarus after his resurrection.
The heavenly Jerusalem! The final... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- New Year's Day - A, New Year's Day - B, New Year's Day - C -- 1996
The heavenly Jerusalem! The final reward of the Christian! What an inducement to live for Christ!

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“Waking Up to Racism” by John Sumwalt
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Waking Up to Racism
by John Sumwalt
Psalm 98

Let the floods clap their hands;
    let the hills sing together for joy
 at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
    to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity. (vv. 8-9)

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David Kalas
In the mid-1960s, a popular song declared, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of.”1 It was an era of both national and international unrest. And the American landscape was reeling from the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement, and opposition to both. Amidst headlines so marked by unrest and division, therefore, the sentiment of the song struck a chord with an American audience. 
Bill Thomas
Mark Ellingsen
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Acts 10:44-48
Prejudice is always wrong. Nat King Cole is a well-known artist who was the first African American to host his own national television program. In 1948, he purchased a beautiful home in an exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood. When the local neighborhood association confronted him and informed him it didn’t want any undesirables to move in, Cole responded, “Neither do I. If I see any coming in here, I’ll be the first to complain.” He lived in that house until his death in 1965.

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John Jamison
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” (vv. 9-12)

Hi, everyone! (Let them respond.)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus gave up his life for us. In our worship today let us explore how to love one another as he has loved us.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes our love for each other is thin and pale.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we pretend to love but fail to care.
Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we don't know how to love.
Lord, have mercy.

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John E. Sumwalt
Jo Perry-sumwalt
One evening, when I was 26 years old, beleagered by guilt for acknowledged sins, I was deep into an hour-long prayer of repentance. In despair, I grieved that I had broken the commandments and that I was not worthy of God's love.

Near me lay the Bible, unused and unfamiliar. I had never, ever read from the Bible. Yet my hands reached out and took the Bible to open it. I knew not where, nor why. But my hands knew the way. They opened to John 15:9-11 and as my eyes began to read, my mind knew the meaning with clarity. My eyes read verse 10 first:
Mark Ellingsen
Theme of the Day
God's love brings us together.

Collect of the Day
It is noted that God has prepared great joy for those who love Him. Petitions are then offered that such love may be poured into the hearts of the faithful so that they may obtain these promises. Justification as a reward for our deeds (love) is communicated by this prayer.

Psalm of the Day
Psalm 98
Stan Purdum
(See Christmas Day, Cycles A and B, for alternative approaches.)

Richard E. Gribble
Once upon a time a great and powerful king ruled over a vast territory. There was something very strange about this kingdom, however -- everything was the same. The people ate the same food, drank the same drink, wore the same clothes, and lived in the same type of homes. The people even did all the same work. There was another oddity about this place. Everything was gray -- the food, the drink, the clothes, the houses; there were no other colors.

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