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Give Blessing To God -- Psalm 34:1-8 (19-22) -- Clyde W. Wentzell -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 2008
1. Give blessing to God, the star of creation.
How Good It Is To Live As One -- Psalm 133 -- Clyde W. Wentzell -- Reformation Sunday - B -- 2008
1. How good it is to live as one In unity and love,
Creation's God Reigning In Splendour -- Psalm 24 -- Clyde W. Wentzell -- All Saints Day - B -- 2008
1. Creation’s God, reigning in splendour, Oh, what a glorious sight to behold.
Praise To The Lord -- Psalm 146 -- Clyde W. Wentzell -- Proper 26 | Ordinary Time 31 - B -- 2008
1. Praise to the Lord, my soul delights in praising
How Peaceful The Family With Whom The Lord Dwells -- Psalm 127 -- Clyde W. Wentzell -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - B -- 2008
1. How peaceful the family with whom the Lord dwells. Security marks his control.
Oh, To God Alone Be Glory -- 1 Samuel 2:1-10 -- Clyde W. Wentzell -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - B -- 2008
1. Oh, to God alone be glory, for his tender, loving care.
The Reign Of Christ Is Here -- Psalm 132:1-12 (13-18) -- Clyde W. Wentzell -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2008
1. The reign of Christ is here! Good Christian friends, draw near.
Christmas Candlelight Service -- Mark Wm. Radecke -- 2008
Christmas Candlelight Service The Entrance Rite
Shattering Christmas To Find Christmas -- Rod Tkach -- 2008
Introduction
Bread For The Journey -- Genesis 3:17-19 -- Rolf Svanoe -- 2008
Some of the best memories I have as a child are associated with the sense of smell.

Drama

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This Is My Life -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
God wants to do more in our lives than we can ask or imagine, but often we feel that because of the
Unsinkable -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
Can life be compartmentalized? If unfaithfulness leaks into one part of our life, will it sink us?
A Problem With Your Card -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
Is life to be spent collecting debt and then trying to manage it?
The Voice Of Despair -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
Each of us long for a purpose and a meaning to life.
The Voice Of Purpose -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
The man in the drama has found a relationship with God, and the Voice of Despair has lost his power
How's Your Vision? -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
When our spiritual vision needs adjustment, we can't see past the end of our noses, and often we don
Seeds? -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
God has big dreams for our lives.
You Think I'm What? -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
Are you entitled to your employer's paper clips, cars, time, coffee, and pencils for your personal u
A Risky Gamble -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
In "A Risky Gamble" we listen in on a conversation in a casino.
Just Look At Yourself! -- Jill Lamkin -- 2006
Because of a wrong turn in space and in time, two deliverymen leave a very large screen television a

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Proclaiming the Good News -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Richard A. Hasler -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 2011
In Washington Irving's Sketch Book he tells of a whimsical character by the name of Rip Van W
Seeing Is Believing -- John 1:43-51 -- Richard A. Hasler -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2011
Eugene Peterson tells about his boyhood days growing up in the "Big Sky" country of Montana.
Baptizing in the Spirit -- Mark 1:4-11 -- Richard A. Hasler -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - B -- 2011
In Alex Haley's pioneer study, Roots, there is a poignant scene when Kunta Kinta, a slave, dr
Seeking the Bethlehem Star -- Matthew 2:1-12 -- Richard A. Hasler -- Epiphany of the Lord - B -- 2011
The Moravians, a small but influential Christian denomination, have a distinctive symbol known throu
Expecting Surprises on Judgment Day -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Richard A. Hasler -- New Year's Day - B -- 2011
A number of years ago when I lived in upstate New York I belonged to a Rotary Club.
Being Aware of What Is Happening -- Luke 2:22-40 -- Richard A. Hasler -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - B -- 2011
Every evening about sunset at a popular hotel on the island of Maui, a young Hawaiian walks to the e
Distinguishing Between Disaster and Blessing -- Luke 2:1-14 (15-20) -- Richard A. Hasler -- The Nativity of our Lord - B -- 2011
There is an old Taoist story about a wise man who lived on the northern frontier of China.
Believing the Impossible -- Luke 1:26-38 -- Richard A. Hasler -- Fourth Sunday of Advent - B -- 2011
There are a lot of good things to say about being a parent or a grandparent and one of the joys is t
Testifying to the Light -- John 1:6-8, 19-28 -- Richard A. Hasler -- Third Sunday of Advent - B -- 2011
Edmund Morris, in the first volume of his brilliant trilogy, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt,
Modeling Humility -- Mark 1:1-8 -- Richard A. Hasler -- Second Sunday of Advent - B -- 2011
As a young man Benjamin Franklin sought to attain moral perfection; consequently, he made a list of

Children's sermon

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Honoring Mothers -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Peter: Good morning, Pastor. Are we honoring mothers today?
"Just Say No" -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Pastor: What's that big button you're wearing for, Peter?
"Just Say No" II -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Pastor: Good morning, Peter! What's that shirt you're wearing?
Camp Presentation -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Pastor: Good morning, Peter. What have you been up to?
Rise And Shine -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Pastor: Hello, everyone. Today I've asked Peter to lead us in a prayer.
The Good Shepherd And The Flock -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Pastor: Good morning, Peter. It's good to have you with us this morning.
Our Silent Partner -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Pastor: Good morning, Peter. It's good to have you with us again.
Keeping In Touch -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
(Puppet should pause between lines)
Buffet Sunday -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Peter: Boy, did I ever have trouble getting you to church this morning.
Know When To Duck -- H. Burnham Kirkland -- 2004
Pastor: Good morning, Peter. Did you like your Sunday school lesson today?

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Psalm 81:1, 10-16 -- Psalm 81:1, 10-16 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
In talking about God, the conversation usually is about how we feel about God.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 -- Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
"It's time." These two words charged through the boy's consciousness like an electric shock.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 -- Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
My computer has a nice little feature.
Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 -- Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
There is a deep yearning here. A longing for a time now past.
Psalm 79:1-9 -- Psalm 79:1-9 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
Asking for forgiveness is not usually the first order of business for someone, even if they are obvi
Psalm 78:1-7 -- Psalm 78:1-7 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
What are the things we teach our children?
Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 -- Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
What are the stories we pass on to our children? Every family has them.
Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 -- Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
It's one thing to talk the talk. Everyone knows people who are good at rhetoric.
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 -- Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
A wise teacher once pointed out that much of scripture is said in dialogue.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 -- Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 -- Schuyler Rhodes -- 2009
This psalm takes aim, not only at a once and long ago world, but also places the contemporary scene

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Stories

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Preaching Back Home -- Mark 6:1-13 -- David E. Leininger -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 2008
All four gospels tell us that Jesus was rejected by his hometown and home synagogue.
"If I But Touch ..." -- Mark 5:21-43 -- David E. Leininger -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - B -- 2008
Happy ending. Two wonderful healing stories, one sandwiched in the middle of the other.
Peace In The Midst Of The Storm -- Mark 4:35-41 -- David E. Leininger -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - B -- 2008
Suppose for a few minutes that you are one of them.
The Day God Voted -- 1 Samuel 15:34--16:13 -- David E. Leininger -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - B -- 2008
Are you ready to vote? These days it seems as if that were a perpetual question.
Be Careful What You Wish For ... You Just Might Get It! -- 1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15) -- David E. Leininger -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 2008
This is graduation time in many communities.
Never, Never, Never, Never Give Up! -- 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 -- David E. Leininger -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - B -- 2008
"Never give up. Never give up.
Expressing The Inexpressible -- Isaiah 6:1-8 -- David E. Leininger -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - B -- 2008
What can we ever say about God that is adequate?
Beating Babel -- Acts 2:1-21 -- David E. Leininger -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 2008
Once upon a time, in the dim and distant past, a little Jewish child asked, "Mommy, Daddy, why do pe
God's Battleship -- John 17:6-19 -- David E. Leininger -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 2008
Several years ago, there was a convention of clergy gathered at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta under th
"He Ascended Into Heaven" -- Acts 1:1-11 -- David E. Leininger -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 2008
Familiar words. Churches have been repeating them for centuries in the Apostles' Creed:

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Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
This past week, Creator God, when storms and tornados swept through our community four consecutive n
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Sometimes, dear Lord, we clearly see you in the behavior of others.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Today, our Savior, we are remembering the thousands of people who have been injured or killed from v
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
O God, in whom we place our trust, how good it is to come together to worship you.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Eternal King, how great you are.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
O God, our Listener, some of us have difficulty praying, while some of us come by it easily, regular
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Our Creator and Savior, we witness that your hand is unwavering as you guide the destiny of all peop
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Thank you, God, for the month of May. Silently green leaves waken and stretch to their fullness.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Dear Lord, as you know, we respond in very different ways to rain.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
O God, why can't we always be on vacation? Resting when we wish, swimming when we wish.

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Epiphany 7 / Ordinary Time 7 -- Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - C -- 2009
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret -- it leads only to evil.
Epiphany 7 / Ordinary Time 7 -- Genesis 45:3-11, 15 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - C -- 2009
I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. -- Genesis 45:4
Epiphany 6 / Ordinary Time 6 -- Luke 6:17-26 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - C -- 2009
Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. -- Luke 6:20
Epiphany 6 / Ordinary Time 6 -- 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - C -- 2009
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrec
Epiphany 5 / Ordinary Time 5 -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C -- 2009
Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe.
Epiphany 4 / Ordinary Time 4 -- Luke 4:21-30 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C -- 2009
All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth.
Epiphany 5 / Ordinary Time 5 -- Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13) -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C -- 2009
In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty ...
Epiphany 5 / Ordinary Time 5 -- Psalm 138 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C -- 2009
I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart ... -- Psalm 138:1a
The Epiphany Of Our Lord -- Ephesians 3:1-12 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany of the Lord - C -- 2009
... enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ.
Epiphany 5 / Ordinary Time 5 -- Luke 5:1-11 -- Stephen P. McCutchan -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C -- 2009
Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man! -- Luke 5:8

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Epitaphs -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
"Here lies Lester Moor,Four slugs from a 44,No less, no more." (The old west)
Exams -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
Dr. Robert Palmer tells of a student who failed to prepare
Excuses -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
One Sunday Barry Bailey's televised service lost its sound for
Exercise -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
Someone has said the only exercise that some people take is
Expectations -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
Some things never turn out to be as big as you expected:
Faith -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
During World War II, in a Humphrey Bogart movie, a sailor says
Family -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
The new neighbor was talking with a seven-year-old boy living
Farm And Farmers -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
The proverbial city child was getting his first glimpse of
Father -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
The teacher asked the new arrival in kindergarten what her father's name was.
Fire -- Hoover Rupert -- 1994
An oil well caught fire in Oklahoma. The owners called in

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Whatever you do, do it the best you can -- Ecclesiastes 9:10 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Whatever you do, do it the best you can
When the ox is in the ditch -- Luke 14:5 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: When the ox is in the ditch Location: Luke 14:5
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also -- Matthew 6:21 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
A whisperer separates the best of friends -- Proverbs 16:28 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: A whisperer separates the best of friends
A widow's mite -- Mark 12:42 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: A widow's mite Location: Mark 12:42
Wisdom is more precious than jewels -- Proverbs 3:15 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Wisdom is more precious than jewels
With God all things are possible -- Mark 10:27 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: With God all things are possible Location: Mark 10:27
Woe is me! -- Psalm 120:5 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Woe is me! Location: Psalm 120:5
Wolves in sheep's clothing -- Matthew 7:15 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Wolves in sheep's clothing Location: Matthew 7:15
You are the salt of the earth -- Matthew 5:13 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: You are the salt of the earth Location: Matthew 5:13

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Contents
“If It’s Worth Telling …” by David O. Bales
“An Over-Abundance Of New” by David O. Bales


If It’s Worth Telling …
by David O. Bales
Psalm 25:1-9

“Let me tell you a story.”

“No, no, no. That’s not the way to start a story. Try again.”

“I’ve got a great story to tell you.”

“You’re still missing it badly.”

“But I just introduced the story.”
C. David Mckirachan
Contents
"Wild Oats" by C. David McKirachan
"Bed Time Stories" by C. David McKirachan

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Wild Oats
by C. David McKirachan
Psalm 25:1-9

I don’t know about you but my youth was full of sin. Not the ones that make up the terrible ten, but the terrible two, the ones on which hang all the law and the prophets.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Double Trouble was the smallest of the litter of puppies. He was also the most mischievous. When the old lady saw him, she couldn't resist the way his ears flopped over his face or the way his tail wagged incessantly.

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Larry Lange
Zack had seen the movie. You know, the one with Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston -- Bruce Almighty. Zack thought it was a pretty cheesy movie ... so predictable ... God helps the guy get the girl. But Zack was thinking, who wants a girl who wants commitment and kids? And who really wants a job? Zack didn't want a job; all he wanted was money. Even oil company executives probably had to do something to make money other than raising prices every time some Middle Eastern king had a toothache. Zack didn't want to do anything.
Wayne Brouwer
When Sadie and Bessie, the famed "Delany Sisters," were in the early years of their second centuries (103 and 105, respectively) they told interviewers, "God only gave you one body, so you better be nice to it. Exercise, because if you don't, by the time you're our age, you'll be pushing up daisies." Fitness gymnasiums ought to put the Delany Sisters on their billboards and quote them into larger profit margins.
Tempe Fussell
Curtis Fussell
Consider this list: a local restaurant under construction, a high school dropout, the cross-stitch I've been working on for six years, a young person killed in an accident. All of these have one thing in common: they describe something that has gone unfinished. A building, an education, a craft, a life. There are thousands of things and thousands of people around us that go unfinished. Some people start something and stop because they can't take criticism. Others stop because they're content with what they've done to that point.
William J. Carl, III
I don't know about you, but I don't think much of the choices Jesus offers in this passage. Think about it with me for a moment. Two sons. The father tells each one to go and do a little work in the vineyard. It's not much to ask, like mowing the lawn every once in a while. Parents don't ask their children to do that many chores around the house. Besides, it's the least they can do to earn their keep. So, says Jesus, this particular father asks his two boys to help out a little around the vineyard.
John R. Brokhoff
The parables are like mirrors. You can see yourself in them. You look at the characters and listen to their responses and you can see and hear yourself. This was the case when Nathan told a parable to David about a rich man's taking a poor man's pet sheep for a banquet. Nathan did not have to say, "You are the man," for David seeing himself as the guilty one confessed, "I have sinned against the Lord."
Thom M. Shuman
Call To Worship
One: God became an infant
All: so we would become God's children.
One: God walked the earth, telling stories
All: so the words would guide our choices.
One: God became poor
All: so our riches would help others.
One: God became foolish
All: so we would be wise enough to follow.
One: God turned the world upside down
All: so we would find our way home.

Prayer Of The Day
You nourish us,
Rock-Splitter,
H. Burnham Kirkland
Theme: Testing Our Profession Of Faith By Our Deeds

Call To Worship
Come, let us sing praises to the Lord. For the Lord is our strength and our salvation. His presence is among us, and his Spirit empowers us to be his people.

Invocation

Emphasis Preaching Journal

William H. Shepherd
They rang the church doorbell insistently. "We want to speak to the pastor!" they yelled over the intercom.

I met them at the glass doors and asked how I could help them.

The tall thin one with the long hair, granny glasses, and floppy leather Bible announced that they had a message from "Our Lord Jesus Christ" (the other one was small, tubby, had short hair, but the same floppy Bible).
The scenario continues from a week ago. Then it was complaining for lack of bread and meat. Now it is water that is scarce. But now the intensity of discontent is deeper. Whereas they had merely "complained" before, now they are in open rebellion. Mumbling has broken into quarreling. Moses is at his wits' end. He fears he will be stoned, a sign that a mob mentality is beginning to take hold.

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Good morning! How many of you like to play a musical instrument? (Let them answer.) Music is so much fun! I like good music! I love the music our children's choir makes when they sing in worship. Music is a real joy. It makes people happy.

Now, let me ask you a question. See if you like the music I'm going to play on this piano. (Play some dissonant chords.) Do you like my music? Now be honest here. (Let them answer.) I can understand that you might not like that music. In fact, we wouldn't even call it music because it's really just noise!
Cynthia E. Cowen
The Point: Words alone are not enough. Action is needed.

The Lesson: Good morning, girls and boys. It is great to have you come up and share this time with me. Thank you.

Every time I see a broom (show broom) I remember a learning moment in my life. I was just a little older than you are. And in our home I had certain chores to do. Chores are things that I was responsible to do to help in my family. One of those chores was to clean my room by hanging up my clothes and sweeping the floor.
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