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The Bitterness Of Betrayal -- Mark 14:43-50 -- R. Sheldon Mackenzie -- 1994
When he was an old manhe wanted to speak to a friend
Your Gifts To Each Other -- Ephesians 5:33 -- Ronald K. Brooks, Anthology -- 1994
I love weddings! I love everything about them.
An Outcast Woman Of Samaria -- Gordon Pratt Baker -- 1994
Intent on avoiding even the appearance of competing with John,
The Loneliness Of Injustice -- Mark 14:53-65, Psalm 26 -- R. Sheldon Mackenzie -- 1994
Some of the personswho heard Jesus teaching in the temple,
A Couple Who Do Feet -- Anthology -- 1994
(Adapted from imagery created by Harry Wendt of Crossways International)
A Quiet Man Andrew -- Gordon Pratt Baker -- 1994
Andrew was a quiet man. Perhaps growing up with his boisterous
Happy Fear -- Psalm 128, Philippians 4:4-7 -- John V. Carrier, Anthology -- 1994
Today's psalm, which __________ and __________ chose, is both a blessing and an admonition.
The Scandal Of Disloyalty -- Mark 14:53-54; 66-72, Psalm 62 -- R. Sheldon Mackenzie -- 1994
This is the last scene in which Peter is involved.
Dressing For The Marriage -- Colossians 3:12-17 -- Mary Venema Swierenga, Anthology -- 1994
For A Protestant--Catholic Marriage
A Scholar Nicodemus -- Gordon Pratt Baker -- 1994
When Nicodemus enters the gospel story he is already elderly
Marriage: Endearing And Enduring -- Charles R. Leary, Anthology -- 1994
For A Medical Student
The Dignity Of Silence -- Isaiah 43:1-13 -- R. Sheldon Mackenzie -- 1994
It was early in the morning.The representatives of the Jewish people
From Two To One -- B. David Hostetter, Anthology -- 1994
(May be read when the marriage candle is lit from two individual or family candles.)
A Lady With A Listening Ear Mary Of Bethany -- Gordon Pratt Baker -- 1994
There are as many ways to witness as there are witnesses. Not
Three Building Blocks To A Happy Marriage -- Trevor Herm, Anthology -- 1994
I'd like to take a few moments to reflect on our scripture, as we think about the building blocks to
The Rejection Of Royalty -- Mark 15:21-32 -- R. Sheldon Mackenzie -- 1994
The language in this passage is remarkably restrained.
The Conclusion Of The Message -- Isaiah 25:6-9 -- Mark P. Zacher, Anthology -- 1994
The funeral was held on June 18th and so the opening illustration was especially appropriate.
A Wilderness Prophet John The Baptist -- Gordon Pratt Baker -- 1994
John the Baptist was born to bear witness that Jesus was the
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing -- Song Of Solomon 8:6-7, Psalm 100, 1 Corinthians 13 -- John C. Bush, Anthology -- 1994
Some of us here today will remember The Four Aces, a popular singing group from the mid 1950s, and t
Who Was The One Who Died? -- Mark 15:33-39 -- R. Sheldon Mackenzie -- 1994
On Thursday evening, in the darkness of an olive orchard
When The Boat Keeps Rocking -- Psalm 46 -- Robert A. Noblett, Anthology -- 1994
On a fourth of July weekend when I was a fairly young man, a friend of my father's invited a friend
A Mother A Canaanite Woman -- Gordon Pratt Baker -- 1994
Like the woman of Samaria the mother from Canaan whose story
The First Marriage -- Genesis 2:18-24 -- James Mckarns, Anthology -- 1994
In the midst of a strange and beautiful world, the first man stood in awe, looking about at the new
The TV Revolution -- Michael Rogness -- 1994
As the dominant medium of social expression, television is
Playing In The Streets -- Mark 10:13-16, Zechariah 8:3-5 -- James W. Weis, Anthology -- 1994
Thus says the Lord: ''I will return to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; Jerusalem sha

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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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