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Most hymnbooks include John Mason... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C -- 1998
Most hymnbooks include John Mason Neale's translation of "All Glory, Laud, And Honor," but omit the
Great executives know where they... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Great executives know where they are headed and are usually very decisive and hard-headed people.
The need to be self... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The need to be self-sufficient and able to make right decisions is deeply imbedded in the human soul
I want them out!br... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
"I want them out!"
William Golding, winner of the... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
William Golding, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, created a stir back in the 1950s with the
A close friend and physician... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
A close friend and physician confessed to the problems he incurs with speeding tickets.
Hosea's poignant words probe Israel's... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Hosea's poignant words probe Israel's fickle love of God: "Your love is like a morning cloud, like t
Barbara was hopping mad! The... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Barbara was hopping mad!
The school system has tried... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The school system has tried its best not to overtly label Jimmy a "discipline problem," but stories
Someone asked John Fitzgerald Kennedy... -- Proverbs 25:6-7 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Someone asked John Fitzgerald Kennedy why he chose the office of the presidency of the United States
This passage tells us about... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
This passage tells us about false gods, but also implied is that we should do away with all falsenes
Throughout history every culture and... -- Proverbs 25:6-7 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Throughout history every culture and society has had its sages.
We need leaders as much... -- Exodus 32:7-11 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
We need leaders as much as Israel in the wilderness needed Moses.
A number of years ago... -- Proverbs 25:6-7 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
A number of years ago, a movie was made about a college professor who took advantage of his summer b
Every local church pastor knows... -- Exodus 32:7-11; 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Every local church pastor knows there is a radical difference between the seminary classroom and lif
The judge debated about the... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The judge debated about the sentence.
How often people have acted... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
How often people have acted ignorantly, believing sincerely that what they were doing was ordained b
In a Kentucky city in... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
In a Kentucky city in the 1950s, one of the most influential and notorious men in the state died aft
According to his own admission... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
According to his own admission, Mark was as bad as they came. He did drugs, smoked and drank.
A swearing, seafaring man who... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
A swearing, seafaring man who found more profit in transporting human slave cargo than material good
From a single sentence of... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
From a single sentence of prayer, Walter C. Smith found in this passage an entire hymn.
There's a story about a... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
There's a story about a runaway boy writing a letter home to his mother.
The words of Jeremiah are... -- Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
The words of Jeremiah are echoed in T. S.
In my weaker moments, usually... -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
In my weaker moments, usually after a particularly stressful meeting in which opinions are argued, I
Henri Nouwen tells about a... -- Luke 15:1-10 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C
Henri Nouwen tells about a man who meditated by the Ganges River.

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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.
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Frank Ramirez
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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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