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People can sit side-by... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 2007
People can sit side-by-side, but be light-years apart. It happens regularly. Folks share
Two men were exploring an... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 2003
Two men were exploring an old mine when they became lost.
By the time of the... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 2003
By the time of the Gutenberg Press in the fifteenth century, the Bible, at least in some of its part
What language shall I borrow... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 2003
"What language shall I borrow?" That is the question asked by the hymn from another church season.
J. R. R. Tolkien is... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 2003
J. R. R.
Klingon is the galaxy's fastest... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 2003
Klingon is "the galaxy's fastest growing language." That's the news you will read when you go to the
The arrival of the Holy... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - A -- 1996
The arrival of the Holy Spirit was phenomenal. Many strange and wonderful things occurred.
Beverly knew the word Pentecost... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - A -- 1996
Beverly knew the word "Pentecost" was derived from the word for "fifty" because it came fifty days a
A group of pastors were... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - A -- 1996
A group of pastors were discussing the subject, "How do you motivate people?
Charles Schulz, in his book... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - A -- 1996
Charles Schulz, in his book, Teenager Is No Disease, has one teenager asking another, "Do you think
The young pastor, his wife... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 1995
The young pastor, his wife, daughter and visiting great uncle were startled to hear the tornado warn
I suppose this is a... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 1995
I suppose this is a bit of confession. Many people have "mis-
I did not like to... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 1995
I did not like to be left out when I was a child.
When we hear the word... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
When we hear the word witness our minds automatically think of a courtroom and of one who promises t
Pentecost empowered the disciples to... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Pentecost empowered the disciples to go into all the world with courage and power.
While visiting a very poor... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
While visiting a very poor area of a Latin-American country, I was invited to speak to a large group
Dr. Cuthbert Simpson, one-time... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Dr.
A theologian once said: Christmas... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
A theologian once said: "Christmas is God with us. Good Friday is God for us.
(M, C)br... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1982
(M, C)"... for the common good."
(M, C)br... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1982
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(M, C)br... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1982
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(L, P)br... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1982
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(L, P)br... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1982
(L, P)"And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit ..." (Acts 2:4)
(L, P)br... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1982
(L, P)
L, P)Old... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1982
(L, P)Old Man: There are many things youdon't understand.

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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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