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Emily was the camp cook... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 2001
Emily was the camp cook. She had a great recipe for granola.
It was at a fortieth... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 2001
It was at a fortieth birthday party that the group started.
In our home there is... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 2000
In our home there is a drawer full of things that can only be called junk, and yet we will not throw
A beloved highland pastor observed... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 2000
A beloved highland pastor observed that an elderly woman with a shawl around her shoulders hesitated
Paul's chastisement of the Corinthian... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 2000
Paul's chastisement of the Corinthian Christians for the "divisions" (v. 18) and "factions" (v.
One day a church member... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 2000
One day a church member called his minister. The church member seemed to be rather annoyed.
Dale looked around the room... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - A -- 1999
Dale looked around the room. He felt uncomfortable.
The Hopi people of the... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - A -- 1999
The Hopi people of the Northern Arizona mesas have faced many challenges to their traditions and cul
For many, many years I... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - A -- 1999
For many, many years I had a German shepherd named Isis. She was MY dog.
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin wrote a... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - A -- 1999
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin wrote a book, The Gift of Peace, in his last year of life, with the
Time and again Christ's teachings... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1998
Time and again Christ's teachings seemed to turn reality upside down. Happy are those who mourn.
This passage is the earliest... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1998
This passage is the earliest recorded witness to the institution of the Lord's Supper.
Bass Mitchell took the old... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1998
Bass Mitchell took the old mason jar out of the fridge.
I have a brother who... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1998
I have a brother who is a strong swimmer.
No one, except a few... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - A -- 1996
No one, except a few deacons, knew of my plans for serving the sacrament at the Lord's Supper one Su
John had been an elder... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - A -- 1996
John had been an elder in his congregation for nearly a year.
I once stood beside the... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - A -- 1996
I once stood beside the casket of Abraham Lincoln, inside his memorial monument in Springfield, Illi
A very special day in... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - A -- 1996
A very special day in the life of the church is Holy or Maundy Thursday.
It probably is helpful when... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
It probably is helpful when considering these crucial and beautiful words of institution of the Lord
In his novel A Bed... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
In his novel A Bed By The Window, Scott Peck describes an encounter in a nursing home between Heathe
It is a crucial time... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
It is a crucial time. The last days of the revolutionary war.
I Wonder ...Would you... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1995
I Wonder ...Would you eat with me today, God?
Did you remember your anniversary... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 1994
Did you remember your anniversary? Do you remember your 21st birthday?
When the early Christians shared... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 1994
When the early Christians shared the bread and the cup together, they recalled aloud the event on wh
One morning as a minister... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 1994
One morning as a minister arrived at his church, he became aware of a commotion across the street at

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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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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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