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It is what comes out... -- Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1997
It is what comes out of a person's heart that defiles, not what goes in.
Colorado was kicking around the... -- James 1:17-27 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1997
Colorado was kicking around the idea of passing a new state law.
Robert thought that his new... -- James 1:17-27 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1997
Robert thought that his new beard gave him a distinguished look.
Eventually the Christian faith leads... -- James 1:17-27 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1997
Eventually the Christian faith leads the believer into a life that embraces the neighbor.
For James, the idea is... -- James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1994
For James, the idea is not to be uninvolved with the world, but to be appropriately involved -- resp
Did you ever notice that... -- Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1994
Did you ever notice that it's easier to break a commandment than a habit? Why is that?- Mosley
The Song of Solomon is... -- Song of Solomon 2:8-13 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1994
The Song of Solomon is a love song.
Billy Soya lived with his... -- Song of Solomon 2:8-13 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1994
Billy Soya lived with his grandparents two doors down the street from our place when we were in grad
The voice of my beloved... -- Song of Solomon 2:8-13 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1994
"The voice of my beloved!"
When a woman decides to... -- Song of Solomon 2:8-13 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1994
When a woman decides to become a nun, she is invited into the order for a period of time as a noviti
There is always hope in... -- Mark 7:31-37 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
There is always hope in Jesus Christ.
Wisdom is a word seldom... -- Proverbs 2:1-8 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
Wisdom is a word seldom used today. Most people do not know what it means.
In a particular public... -- Proverbs 2:1-8 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
In a particular public service announcement that discourages cigarette smoking, the father li
In his best-selling novel... -- Proverbs 2:1-8 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
In his best-selling novel, published in 1973, Richard Bach presents Jonathan Livingston Seagull as o
For months the land and... -- Isaiah 35:4-7 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
For months the land and people had been at the mercy of the hot sun.
A small boy, underb... -- Isaiah 35:4-7 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
A small boy, under the guidance of his mother, had spent several days in the process of memor
Isaiah said, Be strong, fear... -- Isaiah 35:4-7 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
Isaiah said, "Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God ...
Two Taoist philosophers were arguing... -- Isaiah 35:4-7 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
Two Taoist philosophers were arguing. One said, "I have a tree that is very large but useless.
I used to think when... -- James 2:1-5, 8-10, 14-18 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
"I used to think when I was a child, that Christ might have been exaggerating when he warned about t
Appearance doesn't matter in the... -- James 2:1-5 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
Appearance doesn't matter in the kingdom of God; only the condition of the heart matters.
In Southwestern Virginia some years... -- James 2:1-5, 8-10, 14-18 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
In Southwestern Virginia some years ago, a small prison was used regularly by area ministers as a pr
Jesus is moving and working... -- Mark 7:31-37 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
Jesus is moving and working among the Gentiles.
When you drive through the... -- Mark 7:31-37 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
When you drive through the small towns in East Germany between Bach's Leipzig and Luther's Wittenber
Sickness, during the first months... -- Mark 7:31-37 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
Sickness, during the first months of her life, left Helen Keller both blind and deaf.

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Reign In-Reign Out -- Mark 7:1-23 -- Ronald J. Allen -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B
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Emphasis Preaching Journal

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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