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Did you watch the PBS... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
Did you watch the PBS specials on Genesis? Hosted by a former White House Press
Talk of having the same... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
Talk of having "the same mind" can excite science fiction fans to speculate about a
I learned a lesson about... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
I learned a lesson about humility early in my ministry as a church organist. I had been
This passage in Philippians 2:5-11... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
This passage in Philippians 2:5-11 is perhaps the most powerful passage about Jesus that
Let the same mind be... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
"Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus ..." (v. 5). What a strange Messiah
Fred Craddock tells of how... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
Fred Craddock tells of how, when he was in graduate school at Vanderbilt, he used to
Anyone who has lived on... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
Anyone who has lived on or visited a farm will know that roosters love to crow in the
For the past twenty years... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
For the past twenty years, a community observes Good Friday with its annual Cross
It's a struggle to keep... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
It's a struggle to keep it. Ministers tussle mightily to retain it. As with a suit or dress ten
In 1936 A.D., after reigning... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2001
In 1936 A.D., after reigning only eleven months as the British monarch, Edward VIII abdicated the th
D-Day is burned in... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2001
D-Day is burned in the memory of most people, reenforced by movies such as Saving Private Ryan
There was a Presbyterian minister... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2001
There was a Presbyterian minister in Scotland who was concerned about the fact that so many stray mu
In Colmar, France, at the... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2001
In Colmar, France, at the Musee des Unterlinden, one of the most striking paintings in the world of
The 1998 summer blockbuster I... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2001
The 1998 summer blockbuster Armageddon tells the story of a grizzled veteran oil driller, pla
Everybody needs a mission statement... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2001
Everybody needs a mission statement.
The world mourned when Diana... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2001
The world mourned when Diana Princess of Wales was killed on August 30, 1997.
The desert fathers and mothers... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2001
The desert fathers and mothers of the early church had a vital understanding of the role of humility
What does an oyster do... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1998
What does an oyster do? Nothing. It can manage some small movement to find food.
I read a little survey... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1998
I read a little survey the other day that said that forty percent of all the overweight men in the U
Some people are difficult to... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1998
Some people are difficult to figure out.
Judicatory officials often spend large... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1998
Judicatory officials often spend large blocks of time in conflicted situations that break God's shal
It was an ordinary professional... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1998
It was an ordinary professional basketball game.
On the communion Sunday leading... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1998
On the communion Sunday leading to Easter, the pastor decided to take what a few members of the wors
Byzantine Christians often commissioned artists... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1998
Byzantine Christians often commissioned artists to decorate the interior of the church domes with la

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A Lesson in Humility -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2007
I learned a lesson about humility early in my ministry as a church organist. I had been

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The Power of Darkness -- Luke 22:1--23:56 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1985
"But this is your hour, and the power of darkness." (v.
Killing A King -- Luke 19:28-40 -- John R. Brokhoff -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1976
"I was treated like a king!" is a common saying when one received the best possible treatment.

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Who's To Blame? -- Luke 23:13-25 -- Carlos Wilton -- Passion Sunday - C
Passion Sunday again raises the questions about why Jesus had to die and who was to blame.
So, Jesus Rides Into Jerusalem And... -- Luke 22:14--23:56, Philippians 2:5-11, Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 31:9-16 -- Thom M. Shuman, Scott Suskovic -- Passion Sunday - C
Palm Sunday coincides this year with April Fool's Day -- and while there might be a temptation to in

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The Way Of The Cross -- Luke 19:28-40 -- Janice B. Scott -- Passion Sunday - C
Today's theme is "The way of the cross".
Songs Of Praise -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Passion Sunday - C
Most people learn their theology from the hymns they sang as children.

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Emphasis Preaching Journal

Frank Ramirez
Well, it’s autumn, and by now the seeds we planted in the spring either took root and produced or else the weather, pests, rabbits, or our own laziness conspired to make this year’s garden less than a success. But at one point we had to get started and actually plant seeds for the future.

Jeremiah is looking back from the perspective of our spiritual well-being and laments than our spiritual harvest has all been for naught. He wonders if it is now too late for a recovery. Is there no healing, no balm in Gilead, to apply to our wounds?
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Jeremiah 8:18--9:1 and Psalm 79:1-9
In the spring as farmers and gardeners prepare to plant we are looking at a summer of possibilities. Hard work, to be sure, but also potential. What will happen? What will this season be like? At summer’s end there will be no more questions. We’ll know. Maybe it was a great season, and we have canned or frozen many vegetables. Maybe the farmers have brought in a bumper crop and they got a good price besides.

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John Jamison
Object: This message will be based on a game you will play. See the note below.

NOTE: Ask three or more adults to come up and play the role of Simon for your group. Tell them to all speak at once, asking the children to do different things. The goal is to create a nice bit of confusion for the children to experience.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Great!

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Peter Andrew Smith
“Hey!” Annie waved at the woman standing next to the open doorway. “Can you come here?”

The woman made her way past the other nursing home residents and stood next to Annie’s wheelchair.

“What can I do for you?”

“You look familiar.” Annie squinted at her. “Do I know your name?”

“I’m Brenda.” The woman pointed at her name tag. “I work in the kitchen and sometimes help serve the meals when they are ready.”

“That’s right. I think we’ve met before.” Annie tapped her lips with her finger. “You have the nice smile.”

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus said, “Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much.” In our worship today let us remember the little things in our lives and ask God to help us to be utterly faithful in them.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we pretend that little sins don't matter.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we imagine that you don't notice little sins.

Christ, have mercy.

SermonStudio

James Evans
This poignant prayer of lament and community grief gives expression to what it feels like to suffer as a person of faith. If we believe we are truly part of God's community, then the destruction of that community -- as was the case with Israel in 587 B.C. -- becomes a time for doubt, anger, and confusion. Furthermore, if we believe we are individual members of that community, our personal suffering also creates an opportunity for a crisis of faith: "Why didn't God protect me?" Of course, it does not take a national catastrophe to raise those sorts of questions.
Kirk R. Webster
If feedback is the breakfast of champions, perhaps we would do well to examine some of our prayer habits. If you have ever heard someone use The Just Really Prayer, you know exactly what problem we are talking about.

That prayer goes something like this, "Lord, we just really thank you for this day. We come before you and just really pray for mercy. We offer ourselves to you and just really ask that your will be done in our lives. Amen." I'm thankful this particular Just Really prayer was mercifully short, unlike the next example, The Good Guilt-Based Prayer.
John W. Wurster
Another season has come and gone. Promises that were made have not been fulfilled. Good intentions haven't yielded any tangible results. Dreams have not come true. High hopes have proven to be only wishful thinking. Nothing has really changed; nothing has really improved. The time keeps moving along, but we seem stuck in the same ruts. Old routines remain, prejudices persist, dullness and anxiety continue to be constant companions. Lingering in the air is that nagging sense that things aren't quite right, not as they could be, not as they should be.
R. Robert Cueni
In the scripture lesson for today Jesus tells a perplexing parable about a thoroughly dishonest employee who was praised for his dishonesty. In this story Jesus not only seems comfortable suggesting that it is acceptable to compromise with moral failings, but our Lord appears to commend his disciples to "go and do likewise." For centuries, preachers, commentators, and scholars have struggled to make sense of this outrageous tale.

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