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The Agony and the Ecstasy -- Numbers 6:22-27 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- 1988
Agony and ecstasy provide the balance that makes up life's pilgrimage.
Epiphany: Glory Beyond Our Expecting -- J. Ellsworth Kalas -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C -- 1988
Several years ago a relatively unknown basketball team from the University of Arkansas at Little Roc
Anointed - For What Purpose? -- Isaiah 61:1-4 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C -- 1988
An Extended Sermonic Essay
God Is on Our Side -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C -- 1988
Is God "on our side"? Isaiah seemed to think so.
Epiphany: A Faith to Work Miracles -- John 2:1-11 -- J. Ellsworth Kalas -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C -- 1988
I consider it divine good fortune that we have a Scripture lesson so early in the year which encoura
Life Demands a Decision -- Nehemiah 8:1-4a, 5-6, 8-10 -- Robert G. Tuttle -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C -- 1988
Nehemiah had returned from Babylon in the early fifth century B.C.
Epiphany: The Joy of Fulfillment -- Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 -- J. Ellsworth Kalas -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C -- 1988
I've read some books where it seemed the author had no purpose in writing.
Rejoice! It's Lent -- Joel 2:1-2, 12-19 -- Richard Carl Hoefler -- Ash Wednesday - C -- 1988
Rejoice! It's Lent. Sounds strange doesn't it? Joy and Lent just do not seem to go together.
The Piety That Isn't -- Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 -- Carl L. Jech -- Ash Wednesday - C -- 1988
The well-known San Francisco newspaper columnist, Herb Caen, recently made a provocative observation
The Power To Defy Evil -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Richard Carl Hoefler -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1988
Every evening the six o'clock news reminds us of the crime, the corruption, and the catastrophies of
Love Over Logic -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Carl L. Jech -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1988
Reward and punishment! A basic fact of life!
A Sword and a Sacrament -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Richard Carl Hoefler -- Passion Sunday - C -- 1988
It is Passion Sunday. It is Palm Sunday. Which is it? According to our church calendar, it is both.
Jesus, Mary, Gustav Mahler, Brother Martin, and the Magi -- Luke 20:9-19 -- Carl L. Jech -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - C -- 1988
No doubt you are wondering what Jesus, his mother, Mary, the composer, Gustav Mahler, Martin Luther
An Easter-Life -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Richard Carl Hoefler -- Easter Day - C -- 1988
What does Easter mean to you?
Giving Away the Store -- Luke 22:7-20, John 13:1-15 -- Carl L. Jech -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1988
A friend of mine once had a job briefly at a car rental agency.
The Mystery of God's Mercy -- Acts 13:15-16, 26-33 -- Richard Carl Hoefler -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1988
Have you ever hurt someone, or have you ever insulted someone without knowing it?
Colorizing Jesus -- John 20:19-31 -- Carl L. Jech -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 1988
Most of us are familiar with the controversy that has been going on over the issue of "colorizing" o
No Grey Area -- Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 -- Richard Carl Hoefler -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1988
Our text this morning is about one of the greatest spiritual and theological events in the history o
Divine Liturgy, Divine Play, Divine Comedy -- John 13:31-35 -- Carl L. Jech -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1988
Has it occurred to you that in those parts of the United States where it comes on at 11:30 p.m., "Sa
The Joy of New Beginnings -- John M. Braaten -- 1987
(Name) and (name), what a lovely way to begin the new year.
What's a Good God Doing In a World Like This? -- John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 -- James Weekley -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1987
What if the first couple of the Bible had entered into the following conversation?
One from Two -- John M. Braaten -- 1987
(Name) and (name) , on this your wedding day, grace to you and peace from God our Father and from th
When You Can't See The Rainbow for the Storm -- Mark 4:35-41 -- James Weekley -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - B -- 1987
Following the battle of Guadalcanal, Barney Ross recalls himself petitioning a Jewish God.
Know the Lord -- Exodus 6:6-8 -- Richard F. Bansemer -- 1987
Death of a member's parent
Proper 22 -- Genesis 2:18-24 -- George Paul Mocko -- 1987
Solitude; Bobby Fischer; the Pluses and Minuses of Pets; Something About Sexism; the Delight of it A

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David Kalas
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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