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I remember as a teenager... -- 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15) -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
I remember as a teenager saving my allowance so that I could buy a wool sweater -- one just like my
While laws may differ depending... -- Mark 2:23-28 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
While laws may differ depending on cultural or geographic contexts, they are usually intended to pro
While society is often caught... -- Mark 2:23-28 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
While society is often caught up in rules and regulations, God is concerned with matters of the hear
Anyone who has read the... -- Mark 2:23-28 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
Anyone who has read the book or seen the movie version of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, st
A comic strip showed a... -- Mark 3:20-35 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
A comic strip showed a waiter bringing a pizza to a man's table.
There is a story about... -- Mark 3:20-35 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
There is a story about a man who took a tour of an extraordinary art exhibition, which included seve
When I was in seminary... -- 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
When I was in seminary I worked with a pastor who taught me so much about the ministry and the churc
Jesus' family and friends refuse... -- Mark 3:20-35 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
Jesus' family and friends refuse to see him in any way but the conventional relationships of blood t
In the twilight of his... -- 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
In the twilight of his career, Mickey Mantle could no longer run as fast, hit quite as well or play
A certain carpenter hated to... -- 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
A certain carpenter hated to dress up. He didn't even own a suit. Then his wife died.
Pretty is as pretty does... -- 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
"Pretty is as pretty does," generations of children have been told.
Paul's words about looking to... -- 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
Paul's words about looking to things unseen are out of step with a culture that understands identity
Our front porch was close... -- 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
Our front porch was close to the sidewalk, and our neighbors would often saunter across the street t
We were staying at a... -- 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
We were staying at a beautiful bed and breakfast in Cape May, New Jersey.
Horace has been bedridden now... -- 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
Horace has been bedridden now for over a year.
Butchart Gardens, near Victoria, British... -- Genesis 3:(1-7) 8-21 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
Butchart Gardens, near Victoria, British Columbia, is a living masterpiece, delighting visitors wit
Have you ever heard the... -- Genesis 3:(1-7) 8-21 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
Have you ever heard the phrase, "Shaq attack?" This is a phrase in reference to the powerful dunk sh
Her Sunday school class had... -- Genesis 3:(1-7) 8-21 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
Her Sunday school class had been studying the story of Adam and Eve.
There is a story about... -- Deuteronomy 5:12-15 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
There is a story about a traveler from Italy who arrived at the French town of Chartres to see the g
The film and book Chariots... -- Deuteronomy 5:12-15 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
The film and book Chariots of Fire, recreates the story of Olympic runners Harold Abrahams and Eric
This Scripture probably comes close... -- Mark 3:20-25 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1991
This Scripture probably comes close to eliciting one universal response.
During the turbulent 1960s, at... -- Mark 3:20-35 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1991
During the turbulent 1960s, at the height of the segregation storm, the parents of a first-grader se
A man was on his... -- Mark 3:20-35 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1991
A man was on his way to a costume ball one Sunday evening. He was dressed up to look like Satan.
Books such as Scott Peck's... -- Mark 3:20-35 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1991
Books such as Scott Peck's People of the Lie, tell convincingly of the power of evil as an imposed f
In the heady days of... -- 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1991
In the heady days of the French Revolution, not only was royalty abolished, but any form of religion

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The Way Of The King -- 1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15) -- Charles Curley -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1993
This sermon is built around a question, a question which I am not even going to try to answer.
Music as Prescription -- 1 Samuel 16:14-23 -- Robert A. Noblett -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1990
Let's suppose you have been feeling distressed and fatigued of late and this has manifested itself i
Our Time Will Come! -- 1 Samuel 16:14-23 -- Donald Zelle -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1987
"This offer is good for a limited time only." These words, spoken hastily or put into small print, a
Tilted Haloes -- Mark 3:20-35 -- James Weekley -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1987
There is an old rhyme we sing around the campfire each summer in the North Carolina mountains.
The Agony And Ecstasy Of Family -- Mark 3:20-35 -- Ron Lavin -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B
Jesus experienced conflict in his family.

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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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