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God's promise is true -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
The fourth Sunday of Easter grounds the new life in Christ in the ancient promise of God.

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When businesses advertise, they try... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
When businesses advertise, they try to take their message and put it in places where their potential
Apartheid in South Africa has... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Apartheid in South Africa has been a system of repression and injustice.
Family reunions are the greatest... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Family reunions are the greatest/awfullest events on the face of the planet.
In 1866, in a famous... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
In 1866, in a famous speech on reform, William Gladstone declared to the English House of Commons, "
The Today's English Version has... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
The Today's English Version has the officials of the synagogue say, "Brothers, we want you to speak
What does it mean to... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
What does it mean to "fear God?" I am thankful that the times in my life I have been most afraid hav
I was convinced that I... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
I was convinced that I was serving the most difficult, demanding, conflicted congregation in the cou
Verse 27 is key in... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
Verse 27 is key in understanding this passage -- due to a lack of recognition and misunderstanding t
The Sunday school teacher read... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
The Sunday school teacher read from her Bible storybook the account of Jonah and the whale to her fi
Am I fulfilled? That question... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
"Am I fulfilled?" That question has become a major preoccupation.
There is a mighty BUT... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
There is a mighty "BUT" in this passage. "BUT, God raised him from the dead." (v.
Repeatedly you find the word... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
Repeatedly you find the word "fear" in much of our Easter Scripture readings.
On a flight from Las... -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
On a flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Rochester, Minnesota, a man tried to ease tensions by telling

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33, Psalm 23, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30 -- B. David Hostetter -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1985
CALL TO WORSHIP(RESPONSIVELY)Come into God's presence with singing.

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Fourth Sunday Of Easter -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30 -- George M. Bass -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1991
The Church Year Theological Clue
Fourth Sunday Of Easter -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30 -- George M. Bass -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1991
The Church Year Theological Clue
Easter 4 -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30 -- Perry H. Biddle, Jr. -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1988
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The Mystery of God's Mercy -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Richard Carl Hoefler -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1988
Have you ever hurt someone, or have you ever insulted someone without knowing it?
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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott

Call to Worship:

Jesus healed ten sick people, but nine of them were only interested in themselves and their own condition. Just one was able to look beyond his own concerns and say thank you. In our worship today let us look beyond ourselves and see God.

Invitation to Confession:
Jesus, sometimes we are consumed by ourselves and fail to really care about other people.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we focus so intently on ourselves that we forget to say thank you.
Christ, have mercy.

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"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (v. 10). "Perfect love casts out fear" (1 John 4:18). These two powerful statements reveal for us the inadequacies of the translation process of the English language. These two juxtaposing passages reveal only a tiny fraction of the contradictions and conflicts found within our holy Word. No wonder people have trouble reading and understanding.
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