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Shoeless Joe, a novel by... -- 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P. Kinsella, is based on the life of Shoeless Joe Jackson.
I love to receive presents... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
I love to receive presents, don't you?
It is said that a... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
It is said that a close-minded person is one who bottles up the darkness of his own mind because he
Veils have many uses. They... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Veils have many uses.
The Book of Sirach is... -- Sirach 27:4-7 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
The Book of Sirach is subtitled, "Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach." It is beli
When we come face to... -- Deuteronomy 34:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
When we come face to face with ourselves in the mirror each day, we may wonder, "What did I do to d
The entire free world grieved... -- Deuteronomy 34:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
The entire free world grieved when John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Andrew Johnson is sometimes referred... -- Deuteronomy 34:1-12 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Andrew Johnson is sometimes referred to as "the accidental President." On March 4, 1865, Andrew John
When Salem Lutheran Church in... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12--4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
When Salem Lutheran Church in Wooster, Ohio, reversed the direction of its sanctuary in the 1960s, i
One of the great miracles... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12--4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
One of the great miracles of modern medicine is cataract surgery.
Ben Chavis, National Director of... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12--4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Ben Chavis, National Director of the NAACP, relates the story of how hope sustained him as a politic
Often people's attention gets focused... -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Often people's attention gets focused on the messenger instead of on God.
Several years ago, I had... -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Several years ago, I had dinner with a ten-year-old in the congregation I was serving.
Bob was 18 when he... -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Bob was 18 when he was asked to be a counselor at a church camp for junior highs, and it was a tough
Mount Sinai has been properly... -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Mount Sinai has been properly memorialized as the site where Moses covenanted with God for the peopl
Paul was 43 years old... -- Sirach 27:4-7 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Paul was 43 years old. He'd been happily married for 20 years.
Comedian Flip Wilson's character, Geraldine... -- Sirach 27:4-7 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
Comedian Flip Wilson's character, Geraldine, was fond of excusing her improprieties by saying, "The
A sieve is a device... -- Sirach 27:4-7 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1995
A sieve is a device with meshes or perforations that allows finer materials to be separated from coa
In the morning, the east... -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
In the morning, the east wall of our sanctuary is bathed in the light of the rising sun.
The writer of Exodus simply... -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
The writer of Exodus simply describes the encounter of Moses and God with "he had been talking with
I vividly remember, as a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
I vividly remember, as a boy, standing outside the large display windows of the automobile dealers w
Back in 1960, Dr. Maxwell... -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Back in 1960, Dr.
Some years ago I was... -- Luke 6:39-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Some years ago I was a guest at a church convention.
When Life Loses its Luster... -- Exodus 34:29-35 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
"When Life Loses its Luster" is the title of a chapter in a book by John W.

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The Transfiguration Of Jesus: A Prelude To The Passion -- Luke 9:28-30 (37-43) -- Carter Shelley -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Watching Mel Gibson being interviewed by Diane Sawyer on ABC TV on February 16, you could not help b

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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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