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Conquering Fear -- John 10:22-30, Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 23 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Ron Love, George Reed -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2010
This week's lectionary texts, particularly Psalm 23 and the Revelations passage, are often used at f
How Would Jesus Campaign? -- Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12 -- Carlos Wilton -- All Saints Day - A
Dear Fellow Preachers,
Who Are These? -- Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 9:36-43, John 10:22-30, Psalm 23 -- Roger Lovette -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
Lectionary texts for the Easter season, including all of them for this Sunday, reflect the resurrect

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Revelation's symbolic language gives early... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- All Saints Day - A -- 2008
Revelation's symbolic language gives early Christians the "inside information." They're undergoing p
Imagine Washington DC: government employees... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- All Saints Day - A -- 2008
Imagine Washington DC: government employees of every nationality; tourists from all over the world;
We know today that lambs... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- All Saints Day - A -- 2008
We know today that lambs are a sheepish lot, but paradoxically, Revelation 7 tells us that the Lamb
Revelation 7:9-17 Revelation's... -- Matthew 5:1-12, 1 John 3:1-3, Revelation 7:9-17 -- All Saints Day - A -- 2008
Revelation 7:9-17
The story is told of... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2007
The story is told of a despairing philosopher in London in the late nineteenth century.
How do you get into... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2007
How do you get into the party that ends all parties? Getting ready for a party, the husband
A friend tells of her... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2007
A friend tells of her experience on a sheep farm. She had no farm knowledge, so she
In the fourth century when... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2007
In the fourth century when the Roman Empire was crumbling and the foundation of all
Forty years ago next month... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2001
Forty years ago next month (June 6, 1961), Martin Luther King, Jr., gave the commencement address at
The wedding party was arriving... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2001
The wedding party was arriving for the rehearsal. They entered the church in ones or twos.
John's vision of the faithful... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2001
John's vision of the faithful reminds one of an election night party.
The city of Saginaw, Michigan... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2001
The city of Saginaw, Michigan, has developed a logo which pictures five people figures in a row.
Christianity is a singing religion... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1998
Christianity is a singing religion.
In our passage we see... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1998
In our passage we see in vivid imagery the joy of the redeemed in Heaven as they gather together to
Joe Garagiola tells a story... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1998
Joe Garagiola tells a story on Earl Weaver, a baseball manager.
Humanity doesn't like to think... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1998
Humanity doesn't like to think it needs a savior.
Her name was Annie and... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Her name was Annie and she was dying of kidney failure.
As Christians, we are fond... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
As Christians, we are fond of depicting the world as "a vale of tears," and speak in our scriptures,
We came to the crest... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
We came to the crest of a hill and the sight before us was breathtaking.
Our two-year-old son... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Our two-year-old son was unhappy with his mother and me because we had reprimanded him on a matter.
Throughout the centuries Christians have... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
Throughout the centuries Christians have been persecuted for their witness to the Lamb.
Victory celebrations are a common... -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
Victory celebrations are a common sight in modern American culture, but certain ones stand out above

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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
All Saints' Day -- Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12 -- George M. Bass -- All Saints Day - C -- 1991
The Church Year Theological Clue
All Saints' Day -- Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12 -- George M. Bass -- All Saints Day - A -- 1989
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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How Would Jesus Campaign? -- Revelation 7:9-17, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12 -- Carlos Wilton -- All Saints Day - A
Dear Fellow Preachers,
Who Are These? -- Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 9:36-43, John 10:22-30, Psalm 23 -- Roger Lovette -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
Lectionary texts for the Easter season, including all of them for this Sunday, reflect the resurrect
The Good Shepherd Faces Violence -- John 10:22-30, Acts 9:36-43, Revelation 7:9-17, Psalm 23 -- Paul Bresnahan, Stephen P. McCutchan, Thom M. Shuman -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
This week's lectionary readings (especially Psalm 23 and John 10:22-30) are centered around the them

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Who Are These? -- Revelation 7:9-17, Acts 9:36-43, John 10:22-30, Psalm 23 -- Roger Lovette -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
Lectionary texts for the Easter season, including all of them for this Sunday, reflect the resurrect
The Good Shepherd Faces Violence -- John 10:22-30, Acts 9:36-43, Revelation 7:9-17, Psalm 23 -- Paul Bresnahan, Stephen P. McCutchan, Thom M. Shuman -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C
This week's lectionary readings (especially Psalm 23 and John 10:22-30) are centered around the them

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Coming Through The Great Ordeal -- Revelation 7:9-17 -- Janice B. Scott -- All Saints Day - A
I grew up after the World War II, when thoughts of the war were still very fresh in people's minds

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John E. Sumwalt
But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,  for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.  As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (vv. 25-28)

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1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a and Psalm 42-43
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We’re not far from the 4th of July. And while for so many Americans, it seems that the holiday has become more about long weekends, cookouts, and fireworks shows, the theme of freedom is still there at least in the background. We might take advantage of that, therefore, and give some thought to the theme of freedom as it is revealed in our assigned texts for this week.

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Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

The madman cried out to Jesus, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" In our worship today let us explore what Jesus has to do with us and invite him to heal our brokenness.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, we often find ourselves thinking, saying and doing things that we quickly regret.
Lord, have mercy.

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Constance Berg
When Jill was five, she began to have headaches. The headaches were so severe she would throw up. Sometimes she would pass out. They usually came once a month. Jill could be playing, resting, or watching television when the headaches would come. Her only warning was a sudden pain in her head, then a blinding light would appear, and she would be rocked with pain. In her teenage years, they became debilitating, causing Jill to be in bed for three days at a time.
Stan Purdum
I'm not sure when the term "burn out" ceased being only a description of what happened to a campfire when you ran out of firewood to a term describing the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, usually coming immediately after an extended period of overwork, but the expression seems to fit that later situation, doesn't it? Exhaustion, deep weariness, all used up, nothing more to give, wiped out, burned out -- call it what we will, its symptoms are all too familiar to many of us.
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In the classic movie, Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews plays a no-nonsense, yet delightful, nanny to two young children. As a nanny to a wealthy family, she is part teacher, part parent, and part disciplinarian. She gets the children up in the morning, puts them to bed at night, supervises their many adventures, and guides them in many ways. While they are in her care, she is responsible for their overall safety and well-being.

Julia Ross Strope
Zoos are no longer in people's good graces.
Religion faces the same problem.
Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.
-- Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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