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Columnist Sydney J. Harris once... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 2000
Columnist Sydney J. Harris once wrote a series of statements contrasting winners and losers.
In recent years, a number... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 2000
In recent years, a number of ministers in England have been the subject of crimes.
Nobody knows for certain exactly... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 2000
Nobody knows for certain exactly what the Apostle Paul's "thorn in the flesh" actually was, although
The more serious a person... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 2000
The more serious a person is about life, the greater the need for diversion.
At 21 years of age... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 2000
At 21 years of age Bruce could see no need for God. He had it all figured out.
Don had been successful growing... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 2000
Don had been successful growing up. He had become good at most everything he tried.
Sometimes we grow sentimental about... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1997
Sometimes we grow sentimental about the old hometown but we need to balance this with the realizatio
Mother Hubbard went to the... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1997
Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone. It was a reasonable thing to do.
One day when Francis of... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1997
One day when Francis of Assisi was 27 years old he was assisting a pastor at a little church in the
Wrong-way Corrigan got his... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1997
"Wrong-way Corrigan" got his nickname by acting on the maxim, "It's easier to get forgiveness than p
Before we buy a product... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1997
Before we buy a product, we like to know if it has been tested to do what it is supposed to do.
Glenn Miller wrote many beautiful... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1997
Glenn Miller wrote many beautiful pieces of music during the Second World War.
Saint Paul's famous struggle with... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1997
Saint Paul's famous struggle with his "thorn" in his flesh is a wonderful reminder that we must leav
Quite often we are like... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
Quite often we are like the people in Jesus' hometown.
Many of us can identify... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
Many of us can identify with Jesus' experience of ministry in his hometown and his observation that
The town was in an... -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
The town was in an uproar! The Clown was coming back!
To be a Christian in... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
To be a Christian in Egypt means to be acquainted with suffering.
Does suffering serve some purpose... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
Does suffering serve some purpose?
A man was attending a... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
A man was attending a meeting at a country club he had joined only a few days earlier.
A Tap On The Shoulder... -- Ezekiel 2:2-5 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
A Tap On The Shoulder by Jim BrittYou were in a hurry.
I know a man -- Paul... -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
"I know a man" -- Paul means himself. He won't boast, but he could if he wanted to.
Managing a ball team is... -- Ezekiel 2:2-5 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
Managing a ball team is much like being a prophet.
There is a war going... -- Ezekiel 2:2-5 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
There is a war going on. The call to Christian discipleship is a battle cry.
In the midst of the... -- Ezekiel 2:2-5<br> -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
In the midst of the current interest of co-dependence and self-esteem, Ezekiel seems to be a great r
I am not an optimist... -- Lamentations 3:22-33 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1994
"I am not an optimist because I am not sure that everything ends well.

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Whenever I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B
I recently heard a Christian testimony.
Who Does He Think He Is? -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B
When I returned from my first pilgrimage to the Holy Land, it felt a bit like a jigsaw puzzle wh

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The Sending Plan -- Mark 6:1-13 -- Ron Lavin -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B
In his sermon at the hometown synagogue in Nazareth, Jesus preached to the hometown folks -- 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?

StoryShare

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.

SermonStudio

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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