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The Parliament building in Ottawa... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 2001
The Parliament building in Ottawa, capital of Canada, has a chapel in its Peace Tower.
Every town and place includes... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1998
Every town and place includes a Salvation Army-type alcoholic rehabilitation center in the "Bowery"
While watching television one evening... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1998
While watching television one evening and engaging in channel surfing, a viewer's eyes and attention
Let's face it, we are... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1998
Let's face it, we are generally more interested in what God can do for us rather than what we can do
Churches are often guilty of... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1998
Churches are often guilty of drifting away from what they ought to be doing.
Occasionally I receive requests from... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1995
Occasionally I receive requests from our Evangelism Committee to visit a certain person, who, for on
Two missionaries, commissioned to organize... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1995
Two missionaries, commissioned to organize a new church in a South American country, visited, preach
The director told her this... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1995
The director told her this morning that he would be unable to attend the board meeting that evening.
The young riders had three... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C -- 1995
The young riders had three basic tasks to complete in the course of their labor: 1) travel light, 2)
Many of the members of... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
Many of the members of churches are somewhat disdainful of Mormons.
A pastor walked through a... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
A pastor walked through a puddle, waited for her shoes to dry, and then scraped the dirt into a pres
The theory of thirds says... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
The theory of thirds says that in any organization, including the church, one-third of the people wi
Thomas a Kempis, in The... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Thomas a Kempis, in The Imitation of Christ, wrote, "You are not the better because yo
At the opening of the... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
At the opening of the fifth seal in the sixth chapter of the book of Revelation, we are told that Jo
First say 'Peace be to... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
"First say 'Peace be to this house' ..."
Now that we are in... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
Now that we are in the midst of the vacation season, we face the annual dilemma of packing our suitc
In his fascinating book, I... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
In his fascinating book, A Forgotten Glory, James Wakefield Burke has meticulously recorded t
When Jesus stood up in... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
When Jesus stood up in his hometown synagogue and told the people the kingdom of God was at hand, it
Today, mission societies and Bible... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
Today, mission societies and Bible translators, such as the Lutheran Bible Translators, work to brin
Trained scuba divers are mindful... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
Trained scuba divers are mindful of the necessity of the "buddy system." Recreational scuba diving r
One of the chapters in... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
One of the chapters in Rudolph Giuliani's book Leadership is titled "Surround Yourself with G
I have spent countless hours... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
I have spent countless hours in hospitals with parishioners who were sick or dying.
When the Lord instructs the... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
When the Lord instructs the 70 to "eat what is set before you," both humorous and sad stories come t
An unusual member of the... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - C
An unusual member of the plant kingdom, the mimosa or sensitive plant avoids relationship with any o

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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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For April 28, 2024:
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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.
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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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