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A member of our congregation... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 2001
A member of our congregation served as an aircraft-based fighter pilot during World War II and the K
There is a fad with... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
There is a fad with many youth across the country.
Did you ever read or... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
Did you ever read or see the play, Beau Brummel?
A youth sponsor in a... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
A youth sponsor in a large congregation invited the high school youth group to his home for the main
Picture a surprise birthday party... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
Picture a surprise birthday party. The specific arrangements have been made well in advance.
Benjamin Martin Weir has led... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Benjamin Martin Weir has led a remarkable life.
Not too long ago, the... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Not too long ago, the police in our area were warning the families of the bride and groom not to pub
In 1961, an insurance executive... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
In 1961, an insurance executive retired and moved from Chicago to a small farm in southwestern Illin
After a great deal of... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
After a great deal of thought, prayer and discussion, he and his wife finally reached their decision
Richard Foster, most noted for... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Richard Foster, most noted for The Celebration of Discipline, has yet another volume Money
Once a week, Elliot wrote... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Once a week, Elliot wrote a letter to the granddaughter he had helped raise, a granddaughter
We live in a strange... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - A
We live in a strange world, surrounded by legion of options for spending our time, hearing a hundred
Arthur Simon is a remarkable... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Arthur Simon is a remarkable human being.
Almost everybody knows the five... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
Almost everybody knows the five basic rules for being prepared for an emergency.
So, did you remember? asked... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
"So, did you remember?" asked Lisa.
Film producer Joseph Levine once... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
Film producer Joseph Levine once presented the Italian actor, Marcello Mastroianni, a magnificent go
In 1998, a series of... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
In 1998, a series of tornados caused extensive damage in Florida.
A story is told about... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
A story is told about a "yuppie" who was in a car accident on a dangerous mountain road.
After carefully packing eight years... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
After carefully packing eight years' worth of accumulated belongings into a self-haul vehicle to be
In virtually every congregation there... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
In virtually every congregation there are people who become obsessed with "last things" and immerse

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Religion And Politics -- Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, Luke 12:32-40, Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 -- George L. Murphy -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
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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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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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