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Mary at the Party For a Cancer Victim -- 2 Timothy 4:7 -- James W. Robinson, Anthology -- 1989
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." So said Paul in his
When Death Comes Too Soon Death Following Lung Surgery -- 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 -- Anthology -- 1989
How can you summarize the life of Curtis Ryan?
If I Take the Wings of the Morning Death Following Lung Cancer -- Psalm 55:5-8 -- Alan Bacon Bond, Anthology -- 1989
Barbara's first hint of trouble came with coughing and pain in the chest.
Except We Become Like Children Death of a Twelve-year-old Boy -- Matthew 18:1-5 -- John M. Braaten, Anthology -- 1989
Preached at the funeral of a twelve-year-old boy who died of a congenital heart defect.
The Backside of the Mountain For a Thirty-three-year-old Cancer Victim -- Matthew 13:24-30, John 14:1-7 -- Anthology -- 1989
We have come here this day to find comfort and understanding in the sickness and death of Charles Wh
Strong in the Lord Death of a Twenty-nine-year-old Athlete -- Ephesians 6:10 -- Palmer L. Gedde, Anthology -- 1989
Preached on the occasion of the death of a twenty-nine-year-old man whose death came as the result o
Never Separated Death of an Alzheimer's Victim -- Romans 8:31-39 -- John M. Braaten, Anthology -- 1989
Who shall separate us from the love of God?
A Time For Thanksgiving -- Mark 15:21 -- Anthology, Arthur H. Kolsti -- 1989
This meditation was delivered at a memorial service for a young man of nineteen whose death was caus
Norberth, My Son Death in a Hang-glider Accident -- 2 Samuel 18:31-33 -- George Paul Mocko, Anthology -- 1989
They had come as immigrants from Germany about 1950 - Isa, strikingly beautiful and capable; Horst,
God Cares For a Mother Who Died in Traffic -- John 14:1-6 -- William Luoma, Anthology -- 1989
Members of the family and friends, in the name of Jesus Christ, our loving Lord and Savior:
A Strange Victory Death of a Nineteen-year-old -- Job 13, Philippians 4:4-13 -- Anthology, Louis M. Pratt -- 1989
Death is seen as a friend when it comes to a loved one in the fulness of years, when the prospect is
My God! Why? Teenage Death Due to Drinking and Driving -- Job 3:2-26< -- Carl B. Rife, Anthology -- 1989
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
O Come! Little Children Death of a Newborn Infant -- Luke 18:15-16 -- Walter A. Schmidt, Anthology -- 1989
I stand here in the pulpit ready to preach Jason's funeral sermon with a feeling deep down in the pi
Can We Celebrate Christmas Now? Death at Christmastime -- Luke 2:1-20, John 3:16 -- Anthology, Allen Puffenberger -- 1989
The following meditation is suggested for a family that has lost a loved one near the end of Advent
The God of infinite Reach Death by Suicide -- Psalm 139 -- Phil Barnhart, Anthology -- 1989
We all have burdens.Some of us overcome them and some of us are overcome by them.
The Witness For an Eighty-year-old Man -- Acts 1:8 -- Anthology -- 1989
Our assignment today, to celebrate the long and good life of Eck Ring, is one we attempt with ease a
Grace Enough For One Who Worked With Disturbed Children -- 2 Corinthians 12:9 -- William Luoma, Anthology -- 1989
Dear friends in Christ:
The Time -- Luke 1, 2 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Death occurring near Christmas
Beyond the Ordinary -- 1 Corinthians 13 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Death after many years of "reprieve"
God Works Good -- Romans 8:26-30 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Death after a short illness
Remember, Rejoice, Revive -- John 14:25-31 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Unexpected Death
The Least of These -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Death of a poor man
Affecting Eternity -- Romans 12:3-18 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Death of a teacher
Know the Lord -- Exodus 6:6-8 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Death of a member's parent
Delivery Room -- John 14:1-6 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Death after living unhappily in a nursing home

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I am a scoreboard watcher. I follow a lot more games than I actually watch, but since technology makes it easy to check scores on a moment’s whim, I watch a lot of scoreboards of teams and games that I am at least mildly interested in. And as I check those scores, I find myself having immediate reactions: “Great!” “Oh, that's too bad.” “Excellent!” “Nuts.” And in the midst of that sports-fan roller coaster, I must continually remind myself that not all scores are final.
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Joel 2:22-32
Martin Luther sings the praises of God’s love revealed in this lesson. He wrote:

The love of God which lives in man loves sinners, evil persons, fools and weaklings in order to make them righteous, good, wise, and strong. Rather than seeking its own good, the love of God flows forth and bestows good. (Luther’s Works, Vol. 31, p.57)

John Wesley nicely summarizes the Spirit’s role in fighting the lure of our old sinful habits:

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John Jamison
Object: This message is a role-play story. You will need two children to play the roles of the Pharisee and the tax collector. I usually ask two children if they will help me as they are all coming forward for the message, but you may select them however you choose.

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John E. Sumwalt
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, but your commandments are my delight.
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
(vv. 143-144)

When I was an associate pastor in Janesville, Wisconsin one of my responsibilities was to give a lecture on spirituality once a month at a drug treatment facility. The students who attended were persons who had been convicted of drunk driving and were required to attend the class as a condition of their sentence. Attendance was always good.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

We all dislike people who blow their own trumpets, although sometimes we may be in awe of them. Jesus too deplored such behaviour and was never in awe of those who practised it. In our worship today let us open ourselves to Jesus, allowing him to see what is in our hearts.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we allow other people's behaviour to intimidate us.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we refuse to reach our own fullest potential because we are afraid.

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Schuyler Rhodes
Every morning when sleep leaves and waking comes there is cause for praising God. Caught up, as we are, in the currents and eddies of our lives, this is easy to forget. This wonderful psalm is a reminder. God's bounty and abundance spill into our lives like waters over a causeway. God's delight in creation explodes in a million different colors. In every moment there is reason to give God praise.
Robert R. Kopp
When I was a little boy growing up in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania's First Presbyterian Church, one of those Christian chalk artists with black light, neon colors, and black felt canvas who made pictures of Jesus look like those Elvis portraits for sale on the side of the road at the beach showed up as entertainment for a Sunday evening potluck dinner.
John E. Berger
Today's sermon begins with this little one-person drama.
Mark Ellingson
Have you ever felt that you were absolutely at the end of your rope, left without hope? Sometime during the years of 539 B.C. to 331 B.C. that is the way the people of Judah felt. It seems that their land had been ravaged by a plague of locusts which had had catastrophic consequences.

Once a harvest has been destroyed, you cannot repair it. If a building has burned to the ground, you cannot repair it. In those instances you need to start from scratch with a fresh start.

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