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Ministers are helpers -- 2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C
Good morning, boys and girls.
Keep on ... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C
When I was young I didn't care too much for vegetables so I put them aside and hid them in my ro

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"baggage Or Equipment?" -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Carlos Wilton -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C
Dear Fellow Preachers,
Baggage Or Equipment? -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Carlos Wilton -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C
Dear Fellow Preachers,

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Jeremiah speaks of God's new... -- Jeremiah 31:27-34 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Jeremiah speaks of God's new covenant, which did not supplant the former covenant but,
While playing for the state... -- Jeremiah 31:27-34 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
While playing for the state high school football championship, Olivet High School had
In the middle of the... -- Jeremiah 31:27-34 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
In the middle of the Battle of Copenhagen, after the Danish bombardment had continued
Is your handwriting legible? Don't... -- Jeremiah 31:27-34 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Is your handwriting legible? Don't worry if it isn't. One of the large universities has come
The culture in which we... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
The culture in which we live, while honoring the Bible in all kinds of superficial ways --
Regina believed that nothing was... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Regina believed that nothing was more important for her children than having God's
Early one morning, Pastor Bill... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Early one morning, Pastor Bill was reading his email when he found a note written by a
Did you start today with... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Did you start today with a high-fiber breakfast? Beginning the day filled and nourished
The pastor told our youth... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
The pastor told our youth group, "I'll teach you how to get a job and how to pray."
Sixteen-year-old Steve was... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Sixteen-year-old Steve was helping his father work on their Ford pickup truck. He had
Do you remember the scene... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Do you remember the scene from the musical, Fiddler on the Roof, in which
Persistence may be the only... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Persistence may be the only way to get what a person really desires. Harpo Marx, one of
Jesus spoke a parable pointing... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
Jesus spoke a parable pointing out the goodness of God. He told about a judge that didn't
In the movie, Chariots... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2001
In the movie, Chariots of Fire, a true story, Eric Liddel concluded, because of his religious
People have always loved a... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2001
People have always loved a good story.
Phillips Brooks was a New... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2001
Phillips Brooks was a New England preacher who influenced the thought of late 19th-century worshiper
Not too long ago I... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2001
Not too long ago I overheard a discussion between two 10-year-old boys, Eric and Ben.
The actor, Tony Danza of... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2001
The actor, Tony Danza of Taxi and Who's the Boss once appeared on a television talk sh
In the face of overwhelming... -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2001
In the face of overwhelming odds, Monica kept praying for her wayward son. She would not stop.
Paul urges Timothy to be... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2001
Paul urges Timothy to be persistent in proclamation of the gospel, in favorable or unfavorable times
The late Carlyle Marney said... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2001
The late Carlyle Marney said, "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you flinch before i
Abraham Lincoln wrote in a... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 1998
Abraham Lincoln wrote in a letter to Joshua Speed, "I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible.
On the Christian television station... -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 1998
On the Christian television station, they have a cooking show that is hosted by Arlene Williams.
One day I went onto... -- 2 Timothy 4:5-11 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 1998
One day I went onto the Internet and searched for information about Christian persecution.

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All Of Life's A Stage -- Luke 18:1-8, 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5, Jeremiah 31:27-34, Psalm 119:97-104 -- Thom M. Shuman, Barbara Jurgensen -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 2007
How do you guide someone down a road you have never walked yourself?

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Co-Workers With God -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C
Between December 1998 and March 1999, a study was made at Columbia University College of Physician

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

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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