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Suffering, endurance, character, and hope... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Suffering, endurance, character, and hope.
Carved over one of the... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Carved over one of the side doors in the west facade of the cathedral at Milan, Italy, are some thor
When the Kellys' car dropped... -- John 4:5-42 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
When the Kellys' car dropped 900 feet from a highway in the San Bernardino Mountains, Mr.
Following the early service, the... -- John 4:5-42 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Following the early service, the choir descended on the fellowship hall like a horde of hungry locus
People often were perplexed by... -- John 4:5-42 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
People often were perplexed by the people that Jesus associated with.
Before Christ came to earth... -- John 4:5-42 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
Before Christ came to earth there was a great deal of belief in spiritual gods.
The first day at his... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A -- 1996
The first day at his new job did not go well for Dennis Wadsworth.
There is an old story... -- John 4:5-42 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
There is an old story about two evangelists who went door-to-door inviting people to come to church.
In the days before Caller... -- John 4:5-42 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
In the days before "Caller ID," there was an old practical joke of calling someone up on the phone a
The Samaritan woman needs a... -- John 4:5-42 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
The Samaritan woman needs a drink and Jesus gives it to her.
For Jesus to associate with... -- John 4:5-42 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
For Jesus to associate with a Samaritan woman was to associate with someone of questionable piety.
In the dark days of... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
In the dark days of the Depression, the folk singer Woody Guthrie brought hope to many through his m
One of the hard things... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
One of the hard things about life is the nagging doubts and questions we have that start with words
In the dark days of... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
In the dark days of the Depression, the folk singer Woody Guthrie brought hope to many through his m
Israel whined when they thought... -- Exodus 1:1-17 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
Israel whined when they thought God would let them die of thirst.
Doug hated Barry. Everyone in... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
Doug hated Barry. Everyone in school knew that. The source of Doug's hatred was not known.
Israel whined when they thought... -- Exodus 1:1-17 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
Israel whined when they thought God would let them die of thirst.
Edward Hoaglund, explaining that God... -- Exodus 17:1-17 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
Edward Hoaglund, explaining that God is like glee ...
Life is uncertain, and because... -- Exodus 17:1-7 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
Life is uncertain, and because we cannot say for sure what will happen, we have to take precautions
Those Israelites were never happy... -- Exodus 17:1-7 -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
Those Israelites were never happy, were they? Such a lot of complainers!

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Where Can You Go From The Top? -- John 4:5-42, Psalm 95, Romans 5:1-11 -- George L. Murphy -- Third Sunday in Lent - A
For the Third Sunday in Lent, February 27, the gospel is John 4:5-42.

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John E. Sumwalt
But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.  But if Christ is in you, then the body is dead because of sin, but the Spiritis life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesusfrom the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also throughhis Spirit that dwells in you. (vv. 9-11)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:
Jesus said, "Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die." In our worship today, let us explore how it is possible to die but still continue to live.

Invitation to Confession:
Jesus, sometimes I cannot understand your words.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes I find your words hard to believe.
Christ, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes I am afraid of death.
Lord, have mercy.

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Schuyler Rhodes
Forgiveness is a concept common to most everyone. It covers a vast landscape, to be sure. In biblical understanding it is especially broad, linking together economic, social, divine, and interpersonal realities. Indeed, it is pervasive and foundational to Judeo-Christian faith. However, in our contemporary world we cling with worn fingernails to forgiveness as a sparse, seldom-used interpersonal notion. If utilized, it comes when two people have a quarrel, and one forgives the other -- simple -- clean -- easy -- not too intrusive.
Lee Griess
When the famous agnostic, Robert Ingersoll, died, the printed funeral program left this solemn instruction. It read: "There will be no singing." For without faith, few feel like singing in the face of death. Running, perhaps. Crying, certainly. But not singing. Not in the face of death. For without faith, death steals our reason to sing. Death takes the song off our lips and leaves in its place stilled tongues and tear-stained cheeks.

Harry N. Huxhold
A gripping and extremely well told story of how the law works out in the lives of people is Midwives, a novel by Chris Bohjalian. The principal character in the story is Sibyl Danforth, an unlicensed Vermont midwife. Isolated and trapped by an unwelcome ice storm, Sibyl is not able to reach the hospital with a patient having great difficulty during her labor. Sibyl performs a cesarean section on the patient when she believes the mother has died of a stroke in trying to give birth to her child.
Bill Mosley
Schindler's List is a true story of World War II. It focuses on the heroism and self-sacrifice of Oskar Schindler, a Catholic from Krakow, Poland. Schindler goes from wanton war profiteer to a conspirator who tries to free condemned prisoners from concentration camps.

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