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It was a luminous, never... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1997
It was a luminous, never-to-be-forgotten moment for James, Peter, and John.
In the movie Yentl, Barbra... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1997
In the movie Yentl, Barbra Streisand not only was the star, she also was the producer and director.
Including no more than three... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1997
Including no more than three close followers in his mountaintop epiphany may have been for Our Lord
I`m just proclaiming the... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1997
"I`m just proclaiming the message, so don`t kill the messenger.
In Britain during the darkest... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1997
In Britain during the darkest days of WW2, blackout was practiced.
Night fell upon them like... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1997
Night fell upon them like a soft, thick velvet veil. Sgt.
One Sunday morning at the... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1997
One Sunday morning at the end of the service, a little boy came up to the minister and handed him a
A friend who taught in... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
A friend who taught in public school explained her frustration at not being allowed to mention any
Bob was a young man... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Bob was a young man who always listened to his parents and would never rebel against their wishes.
Instead of using a verbal... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Instead of using a verbal (oral, wordy) illustration for this passage this time around, go to the l
One man was very upset... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
One man was very upset with his co-worker who witnessed to everyone who came into their garage.
New oil fields were discovered... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
New oil fields were discovered in central Michigan in the 1930s and great tracts of land lying north
EmmanuelI close my... -- 1 Kings 19:9-18 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
EmmanuelI close my eyes,envisioning the beautyof enormous snowflakes
What do prophets, Christians, men... -- 1 Kings 19:9-18 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
What do prophets, Christians, men, Jews, women, children, clergy, and the population at large hold i
A college choir and orchestra... -- 1 Kings 19:9-18 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
A college choir and orchestra was on a concert tour of Europe.
This is an interesting passage... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
This is an interesting passage, and one would normally think that it makes a lot of sense to keep le
Leprosy was mostly an issue... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Leprosy was mostly an issue of being ritually unclean.
As a pastor, one of... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
As a pastor, one of the most painful experiences is to come to the hospital room of a parishioner a
Just a few hours after... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Just a few hours after midnight one night, someone, using a powerful firecracker or a small explosiv
In the last book of... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
In the last book of The Chronicles Of Narnia series The Last Battle, there is a scene where a group
Cool Hand Luke is a... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Cool Hand Luke is a Paul Newman movie that really is a paradigm of the life of Jesus.
Time and again Elisha had... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Time and again Elisha had to tell Elijah and the company of prophets that yes, he knew Elijah would
Sometimes it is better to... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Sometimes it is better to keep quiet and hidden about the good things that happen to us.
The story of the assumption... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
The story of the assumption of Elijah is told in a style of the loftiest poetry, with an imagination
What is clean or unclean... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
What is clean or unclean? It's largely in how you look at it. Alcohol can be good.

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Object: This message is a role play. You can do this with only two children playing the parts of the two women, but if you have more children, you could have two more playing the parts of the children, another playing the part of the synagogue leader, and another playing the part of the country’s leader. You can also add any other roles you might want to add to make it interesting. Also, I have created places for your characters to speak, but you can add more of those to make it all more fun and memorable.

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Wayne Brouwer
C. Knight Aldrich, a medical doctor and the first chairperson of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago (1955-1964), was a keen analyst of the motivations for our behaviors. He worked with the social services agencies of Chicago for a time, particularly spending hours with teenagers who had been arrested for shoplifting or other theft. Aldrich interviewed them to find out how they had come to this. He also talked with the parents, attempting to discover how they had handled the problem from the first time they knew about it.
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Peter Andrew Smith
“We have questions about your conduct as our pastor,” Carl announced as soon as Pastor John sat down at the hastily called board meeting. “We have received complaints about you from the congregation.”

“Complaints?” Pastor John frowned. “From whom and about what?”

“Mrs. Finnigan saw you coming out of what she politely described as ‘A Gentleman’s Club’ last Thursday night when she was driving downtown.” Bruce scowled. “Do you deny this?”

“Not at all,” Pastor John said. “I did have to go to that place on Thursday evening.”

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:
Jesus was aware of people's deepest needs and what prompted their actions. In our worship today let us consider how we can discover people's deepest needs and the motives for their actions.

Invitation to Confession:
Jesus, sometimes we see only the surface and condemn without real understanding.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we are afraid to get sufficiently close to other people to see their inner needs.
Christ, have mercy.

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James Evans
(See Epiphany 4/Ordinary Time 4, Cycle C, for an alternative approach.)

The old saying, "experience is the best teacher," could serve as a subtitle for this psalm. Written as a prayer for help in a time of distress or oppression, the psalm subtly hints at a recognition and awareness that only comes with time. There is a track record, so to speak, that the psalmist is aware of: God's record of dependability. Based on God's proven record of saving power and grace, the psalmist is able to pray for salvation, but at the same time celebrate the certainty of its arrival.
Lee Ann Dunlap
Carrie's1 high school guidance counselor noticed she had been acting out a bit in school recently. She had appeared depressed and had been having some authority issues over rules and such. The guidance counselor set Carrie up with a local pastor who had been volunteering a few hours each Friday after a teen suicide a few months before. Most of the other students who came to see the pastor just needed someone to listen to their usual teen issues and heartaches. But, shortly into their time together, Carrie began to open up about some real grown-up problems.
Kirk R. Webster
It's a typical Sunday morning at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Florida. The people file in and sit down in plush pews. Their attention is drawn to the chancel where they see choir members calmly seated, robed in dark blue and white. The mahogany altar table is draped with a silk parament. Two bronze candleholders stand guard at the table edges.
R. Robert Cueni
As was his custom, Jesus went that Sabbath morning to the synagogue for worship. As he was preaching and teaching, he happened to glance toward the fringe of the crowd where he saw a very crippled woman. She was bent over and was unable to stand up straight. When he inquired, Jesus was told the woman had been that way for eighteen years.
John H. Will
Call to Worship
Indeed, this is a day of rest and gladness.
This is God's Sabbath, created for our reflection and renewal.
Let us then not profane it, but keep it holy.
We do this as we honor God and commit ourselves to the well--being of God's creation.
Each of us individually needs a personal rejuvenation of spirit.
Together we seek a strengthening of community, a community that continues to build itself in love.
So do we come as one people to worship God, our Maker and our Sustainer.

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