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The Gospel Of Our Calling -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Mark J. Molldrem -- 1997
A friend related to me how, when he was a youngster, he spent a lot of time on the other side of the
The Need for Practical Help in Developing -- Ephesians 4:11-16 -- Arley K. Fadness -- 1997
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Marks Of A Model Minister -- 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 -- Gary L. Carver -- Proper 26 | Ordinary Time 31 - A -- 1997
Because he often banged his fists into people's faces, they called him Bam Bam.
Grow Not In Each Other's Shadow -- Leslie F. Brandt -- 1997
In his book The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran talks about marriage:
The Word Of The Cross Is The Power of God -- 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 -- Mark J. Molldrem -- 1997
When Neil Armstrong was on the moon, an American flag was planted to signify the accomplishment of h
A Motto For Marriage -- Duane T. Wuggazer -- 1997
You have come here this evening to be joined together in holy matrimony.
As Is -- Ephesians 2:1-10 -- Mark J. Molldrem -- 1997
Once upon a long time ago, a friend of mine owned a yellow Datsun.
Giving Up For Lent -- John 5:2-9 -- Erskine White -- 1997
I am afraid that this season of Lent, so rich in tradition and so pregnant with spiritual meaning, h
Christian Marriage -- Elmer E. Flack -- 1997
Text: Romans 15:5-6: "May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in
Prayer Clothes -- Hebrews 5:5-10 -- Mark J. Molldrem -- 1997
Going to northern Canada? Bring your parka.
The Judas In Us All -- John 13:21-30 -- Erskine White -- 1997
As we continue our journey to the agony of Calvary and the glory of Easter, certainly one of the maj
Hope In Christ -- Elmer E. Flack -- 1997
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Obedience -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Mark J. Molldrem -- 1997
Sunday was a day in Jesus' life that started the week off with palms and praises -- a week that ende
Resurrection Of The Heart -- Jeremiah 31:31-34, Luke 24:36-49 -- Erskine White -- 1997
I demand that you love me!
Living In Harmony -- Elmer E. Flack -- 1997
Text: Philippians 2:1ff: "Now if your experience of Christ's encouragement and love means
Where The Spirit Must Live Or Die -- Matthew 4:1-11 -- Erskine White -- 1997
In the months leading up to the day I was married, it fell on me to plan the honeymoon.
The Greatest Of These Is Love -- Kenneth H. Sauer -- 1997
(A wedding homily for the service of marriage for two people who had been previously married)
Deadly Sins: A Matter Of Sutton's Law -- Romans 7:14-25 -- R. Curtis Fussell -- 1997
You have said it before and I have, too, to a friend, your husband or wife: "I'm sorry.
Barabbas Speaks -- Matthew 27:15-26 -- Erskine White -- 1997
Have you ever watched someone else die in your place?
Self-Disclosure -- Self-Surrender -- Leslie F. Brandt -- 1997
In a world where good interpersonal relationships are hard to come by, marriage, potentially the mos
Pride: An Occasion For Emptying -- Luke 18:9-14, Philippians 2:1-11 -- R. Curtis Fussell -- 1997
Girolamo Savonarola was one of the great preachers of the fifteenth century.
Christians Too Busy To Pray -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Erskine White -- 1997
It was bedtime for the six-year-old who had been sitting in the living room with his family.
Mystical And Real -- Paul O. Hamsher -- 1997
(This wedding meditation was used at the marriage of a young couple in the author's parish.
Envy: Where Is The Grass Greener? -- Genesis 4, Philippians 4:4-13 -- R. Curtis Fussell -- 1997
I have a friend by the name of Robert who has always enjoyed playing jokes, especially at the expens
The Things We Don ït Want To Do -- Jonah 3 -- Erskine White -- 1997
Everybody knows the story of Jonah and the whale, right?

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PROPER 9 -- Psalm 124, Exodus 1:6-14, 22-2:10, Matthew 11:25-30 -- Norman A. Beck -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - A -- 1986
In each of these seven texts, the Lord is said to relieve the burden of those who are bowed down wit
Faith to follow God -- Genesis 12:1-9, Romans 3:21-28 -- Heth H. Corl -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - A -- 1986
Call to WorshipPastor:
LENT 1 -- Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17, 25-3:7, Psalm 130, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11 -- Norman A. Beck -- First Sunday in Lent - A -- 1986
God's gifts of life and free will, mankind's choice of sin and disobedience, mankind's need for forg
The use of contemporary news stories and ashes focuses on our need for a Savior. -- William Luoma -- 1986
It was Ash Wednesday, and a woman sifting in a crowded Catholic church, leaned over to the young man
A call to repentance -- Joel 2:1-2, 12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:2 (3-10) -- Heth H. Corl -- Ash Wednesday - A -- 1986
Call to WorshipPastor:
LENT 2 -- Psalm 33:18-22, Genesis 12:1-4a (4b-8), John 3:1-17 -- Norman A. Beck -- Second Sunday in Lent - A -- 1986
The unifying factor in all eight of the texts that are utilized on Lent 2 within the Common, Luthera
"Crown Him Lord of all!" -- William Luoma -- 1986
According to the three-year ecumenical lectionary, developed in recent years, the Sunday before East
God's protective love -- Exodus 14:19-31, Romans 9:1-5 -- Heth H. Corl -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A -- 1986
Call to WorshipPastor:
The Lord is our righteousness -- Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, Luke 21:25-36 -- Heth H. Corl -- First Sunday of Advent - C -- 1985
Call to WorshipPastor:May the blessings of Advent be yours!People:
ASH WEDNESDAY -- Joel 2:1-2, 12-17, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:2 (3-10), Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Heth H. Corl -- Ash Wednesday - C -- 1985
Theme:Return to the LordCall to WorshipPastor:
Maundy Thursday -- Howard Eshbaugh -- 1984
Call to WorshipLeader:Praise the Lord, all nations.People:
Good Friday -- Howard Eshbaugh -- 1984
Call to WorshipLeader:Praise the Lord, all nations.People:
Easter Sunrise -- Howard Eshbaugh -- 1984
Call to WorshipLeader:Praise the Lord, all nations.People:
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY -- Isaiah 6:1-13, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 -- Heth H. Corl -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Isaiah 6:1-13Theme: Worship leads to our being commissioned
FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT -- Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 21:25-36 -- Heth H. Corl -- First Sunday of Advent - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Jeremiah 33:14-16Theme: The Lord is our righteousness
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY -- Jeremiah 17:5-10, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 6:17-26 -- Heth H. Corl -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Jeremiah 17:5-10Theme: Trust in God, not in manCall to Worship
THE EPIPHANY -- Isaiah 60:1-6, Ephesians 3:1-12, Matthew 2:1-12 -- Heth H. Corl -- Epiphany of the Lord - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Isaiah 60:1-6
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY -- Genesis 45:3-11, 21-28, Luke 6:27-38 -- Heth H. Corl -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Genesis 45:3-11, 21-28Theme: Forgiving othersCall to Worship
ASH WEDNESDAY -- Zechariah 7:4-10 -- Heth H. Corl -- Ash Wednesday - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Zechariah 7:4-10Theme: Righteousness is more important than ritual
EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY -- Jeremiah 7:1-15, 1 Corinthians 15:50-58, Luke 6:39-49 -- Heth H. Corl -- Epiphany 8 | Ordinary Time 8 - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Jeremiah 7:1-15Theme: God requires changed lives
EASTER DAY -- Exodus 15:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, John 20:1-18 -- Heth H. Corl -- Easter Day - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Exodus 15:1-11Theme: Jubilation over deliverance from death to life
Transfiguration of the Lord -- Deuteronomy 34:1-12, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Luke 9:28-36 -- Heth H. Corl -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Deuteronomy 34:1-12Theme: God's self-revelation through Moses' death
ASCENSION DAY -- Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:44-53 -- Heth H. Corl -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1976
First Lesson: Acts 1:1-11Theme: The Ascension of JesusCall to Worship
Proper 15 | Pentecost 13 | Ordinary Time 20 -- Jeremiah 38:1b-13, Luke 12:49-56 -- Heth H. Corl -- 1976
First Lesson: Jeremiah 38:1b-13Theme: Faith in conflict with man-power
Malachi 3:13-4:2a, 5-6, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Luke 21:5-19 -- Heth H. Corl -- 1976
First Lesson: Malachi 3:13--4:2a, 5-6Theme: God's judgment on the wicked and righteous

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The Immediate Word

Mary Austin
Christopher Keating
Dean Feldmeyer
Thomas Willadsen
George Reed
Katy Stenta
Nazish Naseem
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Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Coffin
Another natural disaster has flattened a number of coastal communities. Despite the weather and major television station warnings, and government disaster preparations, the dystopian destruction nightmare of Luke 21 has decimated another community. Also, it is reasonable to believe that this is not the last year for hurricanes, Tsunami’s, wildfires, mudslides and tornados. They will occur again. However, as weary citizens are interviewed in one group of people with the background of homes in rubble and streets still draining flood waters, they will not leave. This is their home.
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez

Isaiah 65:17-25 and Isaiah 12

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John E. Sumwalt
“The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says the LORD. (v. 25)

A week after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, country singer Toby Keith — who died Feb. 5, 2024 — wrote a patriotic ballad titled “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.” It was filled with populist fighting rhetoric that matched the mood of a nation shaken by the shocking death and destruction of that day.

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John Jamison
Object: A blood pressure monitor. It is actually called a sphygmomanometer, and is pronounced “sfig·mow·muh·naa’·muh·tr”.

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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

The Church of Christ

Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority

The local community

Those who suffer

The communion of saints


These responses may be used:


Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

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Stephen P. McCutchan
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
-- Isaiah 12:3

John W. Clarke
No reading of Luke is complete without coming to realize that Luke is concerned that the world understands that Jesus is the hope of the world and that any teaching that leads away from that fact is a false teaching. No matter what, no matter when, Jesus will be there to give us life.

Scott Suskovic
Whoever does not work should not eat!
-- 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NLT)

Wow! Kind of takes your breath away, doesn't it? Not a lot of ambiguity in that rule. "You don't work, you don't eat." For a religion based on grace, it seems a bit unyielding.

Mark Ellingson
Freedom is such a lovely word, a compelling image. What is freedom? How would you define it? What does it mean to you? Webster's New World Dictionary defines freedom as being exempt from control or from arbitrary restrictions. Freedom is said to be the ability to choose or determine one's own actions.

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