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At a wedding reception the... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1998
At a wedding reception the father of the groom, who happened to be a successful neurosurgeon, raised
Paul's prayer to the Ephesians... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1998
Paul's prayer to the Ephesians focuses on two key elements: our vertical relationship with God, and
In January of 1995, the... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1997
In January of 1995, the United States came very close to being the target of a Russian nuclear missi
How comfortable has the church... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1997
How comfortable has the church become in her being called the "body of Christ"?
We tend to like power... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1997
We tend to like power when it works on our behalf, but rather fear it when it works against us.
Out of the horror of... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1997
Out of the horror of the civil war in El Salvador during the 1980s comes the touching story of Juani
Thomas Gray, the eighteenth century... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - A -- 1996
Thomas Gray, the eighteenth century British poet, once wrote: "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly
Many congregations and individuals pray... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - A -- 1996
Many congregations and individuals pray for specific missionaries and write them to let them know of
It only took a couple... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - A -- 1996
It only took a couple of minutes for the people who worked with Jack to notice the difference in his
The convenience store clerk got... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - A -- 1996
The convenience store clerk got off late and walked home in the dark.
During World War II, a... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 1996
During World War II, a group of Jews, hounded by the
Let me take you back... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 1996
Let me take you back to 1980: Lake Placid. The crowd is
RemainsCemetery overgrown with... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 1996
RemainsCemetery overgrown with weeds,resting place of forgotten saints,
In a dark corner of... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1995
In a dark corner of the Metropolitan Museum in New York is a painting, not well known, from the Baro
We have sung the old... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1995
We have sung the old hymn, "There is power, power, wondrous working power in the precious blood of t
Agnes Sanford's ministry was one... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1995
Agnes Sanford's ministry was one of love for all God's saints, and of the true wisdom that comes fro
What comes into your mind... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1995
What comes into your mind when you hear the word power?
There is a Hindu story... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
There is a Hindu story about four Brahmins who were friends.
As the young mother was... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
As the young mother was getting her children ready for bed, her eight-year-old son got into bed wit
The poem, Via Lucis, by... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
The poem, Via Lucis, by Howard Chandler Robbins seems so appropriate to this passage and to Ascensio
Milton Jacobi was 10 or... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
Milton Jacobi was 10 or 15 years older than I and he had graduated from a small state college.
The church which is his... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
"The church which is his [Christ's] body, the fullness of him who fills all in all" (v. 23).
During the late 1940s, a... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
During the late 1940s, a small city had become well-known for its tolerance toward crime and corrupt
We must never forget who... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1991
We must never forget who it is who shall reign in glory for both this age and the next.

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American Individualism And Christian Community:contradiction, Compromise, Or Challenge? -- Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:44-53 -- Carter Shelley -- Ascension of the Lord - B
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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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“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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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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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."

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