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Welcome To The Banquet -- Isaiah 25:6-9, Revelation 7:9-17 -- Barbara G. Schmitz, Anthology -- 1994
On the night before Jesus died, he gathered with his friends in an upper room.
Lent 2 -- Jack Brownlee -- 1994
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A MEAL FOR THE ROAD -- Charles E. Link -- 1994
Eating with others -- often a very casual exercise in our
Let The Children Come To Me -- Psalm 42 -- Mary Venema Swierenga, Anthology -- 1994
____________ graced this earth for three months and four days.
Lent 3 -- Jack Brownlee -- 1994
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PEOPLE CHANGE WITH JESUS AT THE TABLE -- Charles E. Link -- 1994
Playwrights have had fun this last half-century with plots
Hallowed Ground -- B. David Hostetter, Anthology -- 1994
This is hallowed groundCreated from nothingBut the thought of God
Lent 4 -- Jack Brownlee -- 1994
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Holding On And Pressing On -- Philippians 3:8-16; 4:8 -- Kenneth Cauthen -- 1993
Sometimes we Baptists make jokes about ourselves.
The Warning Dream -- Matthew 27:11-26 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
When all other voices were urging Pilate to crucify Jesus, one lone voice was raised in his behalf.
Thirst -- And The Living Waters -- John 4:13-14 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It may come as a great reminder to note that we human beings are largely composed of water.
Good Powers Wonderfully Hidden -- Matthew 6:25-33 -- Arthur H. Kolsti -- Thanksgiving Day - B -- 1993
Our gospel lesson is part of the Sermon on the Mount.
With Friends Like This ... -- Mark 2:1-12 -- Glenn Schoonover -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - B -- 1993
Our sense of justice often causes us to insist that grace
Cross Words -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Charles Michael Mills -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1993
A schoolyard taunt as old as Methuselah goes: "Sticks and
The Gospel In Six Words1 -- Romans 5:6-11, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 -- Kenneth Cauthen -- 1993
Bradley wanted to be good for nothing. His mother was. That was sufficient for him.
The Useless Water -- Matthew 27:11-26 -- Herchel H. Sheets -- 1993
The book of Deuteronomy records an interesting provision for a rite of expiation in case of an unsol
Waiting At The Table -- 1 Corinthians 11:26 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It may not have occurred to you this morning as you ate your Kellogg's Corn Flakes that you were bit
No Short Cuts To Glory -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Arthur H. Kolsti -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1993
The disciples were not good listeners. But then, neither are we.
Epiphanies Are Always Full Of The New -- Mark 2:13-22 -- Glenn Schoonover -- Epiphany 8 | Ordinary Time 8 - B -- 1993
Some things just can't be fixed. Try as we might to spare the
Turning The Tables -- John 2:13-22 -- Charles Michael Mills -- Third Sunday in Lent - B -- 1993
On Monday of Holy Week, Jesus upset the tables. He entered the
Our Own Mountaintop Walk -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Leonard H. Budd -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - B -- 1993
Matthias was the 13th of the 12 disciples!
Esther: Wise Woman Of Strength -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Sue Anne Steffey Morrow -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1993
On a cold and dark March night during my first year at Princeton as assistant dean of the chapel, I
You Can Go Home Again! -- Jeremiah 3:7-14 -- Frederick C. Edwards -- Second Sunday after Christmas - B -- 1993
In 1939, just as the world was teetering on the brink of a
The Day God Cried -- Romans 1:18-32; 3:23-26; 5:6-11, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 -- Kenneth Cauthen -- 1993
She was only sixteen years old when the court sentenced her to death for her crime.
Dinner With A Jealous Brother -- Luke 15:29 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
It was a classic scene right out of the heart of Protestant evangelicalism.

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John E. Sumwalt
For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. (vv. 17-18)

I officiated at a funeral once for a man named Alfred Dummer who was a plumber. When I asked his family to tell me about his life they said, Al was a simple man. He used to say, “I only know two things for sure: Friday is payday and sewage doesn’t run uphill.” Al used a less polite word for sewage.

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1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15)
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Mark Ellingsen
1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15)
I am a fan of the Twilight Zone television show. Though it first aired in 1958, I find the topics it addresses to be fascinating. One episode from season five, “Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” came to mind as I thought about this familiar text.

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Robert G. Beckstrand
I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;
before the gods I sing your praise ...
for you have exalted your name and your word
above everything ...
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.
-- Psalm 138:1, 2c, 8

Theme: Seven reasons for wholehearted thanks to God

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1-3 -- Amidst the idolatrous pomp of the world, I thank you, Lord, for your covenant love and faithfulness to me.
Lori Lee Triplett
(This can be done as a readers' theatre or memorized with three or six people. If three are used, simply double A/D, B/E, C/F)

A: Okay, I thought I was doing the right thing. I reported the other cashier for stealing. But now I'm the one without the job, because she blamed me. How am I supposed to pay my bills? I wish I'd never said anything.

B: So, I have this wonderful opportunity with a brand new company. But is it really what I want to do? I really like living here.

C: I don't have a clue about life. I just show up. What am I supposed to do?
John E. Sumwalt
Jo Perry-Sumwalt
In the beginning, Adam and Eve were living happily ever after. They were the first human family. They were created in the image of God. God's name in those days was Elohim, which means "God." God told them to be fruitful and multiply. The human family was destined to grow and become.
Gary L. Carver
Her father was an alcoholic. Her mother worked most all the time. She had little choice. Her brother had recently been killed. Things were chaotic at home. She felt she had to get out. So she decided she could finish high school later. After all, the guy she was dating had asked her to marry him. She was sure that he did not really mean to hit her. He said he was sorry. He promised that it would not happen again. He is positive that he is going to get a job. His luck is not running too well. It is decision time for her. What will she do? Will she make the worst of a bad situation?
David G. Rogne
One morning I was roused from sleep around 3 a.m. by the ringing of the telephone. The person on the other end of the line was distraught because, she said, she had committed the unforgivable sin. It is interesting to me that such calls often occur at such an hour, after the bars have closed. The woman went on to say that at some point in her life she had really been angry about something, and had said, "Damn the Holy Spirit." Now she was remorseful, but she knew that Jesus had said that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is unforgivable.

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