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Lift Up Your Hearts! -- Luke 22:7-20 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Maundy Thursday - C -- 1985
Deep within the heart of the Christian faith there are two simple, yet profound and mysterious acts
Fill the Water Pots -- John 2:1-11 -- Roy C. Nichols -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C -- 1985
To Christians who believe in total abstinence, John's account of the first miracle of Jesus can be a
It Is Finished -- John 19:17-30 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Good Friday - C -- 1985
Among some Christians a favorite question for speculation and discussion is the activity and whereab
Seek Good, Not Evil -- Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Proper 22 | Ordinary Time 27 - C -- 1985
Adolph Hitler had a dream of a thousand-year empire.
Mother's Day Gifts -- Proverbs 31:10-31 -- R. E. Lybran -- 1985
(A Mother's Day Sermon)
The Easter Hope -- John 20:1-18 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Easter Day - C -- 1985
One of these days soon I got to face Mr. Death.
Beasts, Saints and Chaos -- Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- All Saints Day - C -- 1985
"But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingly power and shall retain it for ever, for ev
The Faith Struggle -- John 20:19-31 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 1985
Let us pray: Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief.
To Thank Is To ... -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Thanksgiving Day - C -- 1985
This ritual of Thanksgiving is a ritual of identification.
The Call to Mission -- John 21:1-14 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Third Sunday of Easter - C -- 1985
"Friend, have you caught anything?"
Being Wealthy, Religious and Powerful -- Micah 1:2, 2:1-10 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - C -- 1985
That's like the blast from the furnace of Nebuchadnezzar, who had the furnaces heated to seven times
Jesus the Shepherd -- John 10:22-30 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1985
"How long will you keep us in suspense?
Time and Timing -- Habakkuk 1:1-3, 2:1-4 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C -- 1985
"Why do bad things happen to good people?" is the way we say it today.
Love One Another -- John 13:31-35 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1985
The ministry of Jesus Christ, according to John's Gospel, has been compared to the arc of a pendulum
The Violence Within, The Violence Without -- Zephaniah 3:1-9 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C -- 1985
I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth. I will sweep away man and beast.
We Are Not Alone -- John 14:23-29 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - C -- 1985
The term "Holy Spirit" has become a kind of catch-all-phrase where we place all those aspects of the
A Word About the Right Time -- Haggai 2:1-9 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Proper 26 | Ordinary Time 31 - C -- 1985
It's good to see that God gets what he wants, once in a while.
He Ascended Into Heaven -- Luke 24:44-53 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Ascension of the Lord - C -- 1985
After hearing the story of Christ's Ascension, a small child responded, "When the Lord Jesus finally
Religion - One Way to Get in God's Way -- Zechariah 7:1-10 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C -- 1985
Another clash between religion and the worship of God.
That's the Way Life Really Is! -- Luke 4:1-13 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1985
Some time ago the Evening News pictured the dramatic action and interaction among a group of teenage
There's Gotta Be a Day -- Malachi 4:1-6 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - C -- 1985
We've heard that song before, haven't we?
'... That They May Be One ...' -- John 17:20-26 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C -- 1985
This is a great moment in John's gospel.
Prophet, Pulpit, Pew and Politics 1 -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Second Sunday in Lent - C -- 1985
The date is 608 B.C. Good King Josiah is dead. It is the begin-fling of the reign of Jehoikim.
Whoever Would Be King -- 2 Samuel 5:1-5 -- Paul W. F. Harms -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - C -- 1985
The path to David's coronation did not run as smoothly as this passage may indicate.
The Mysterium Tremendum! -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Durwood L. Buchheim -- Second Sunday in Lent - C -- 1985
A student, evaluating another student's sermon, said, "You talked a lot about God, but I haven't the

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The Immediate Word

Katy Stenta
Mary Austin
Dean Feldmeyer
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Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Kalas
Not all suffering is equal.

We know, of course, that some pain is worse than other pain and some suffering is more difficult to endure. I have discovered, for example, that I classify some troubles as “headaches” while other troubles are “heartaches.” The “headache” type of suffering is a nuisance, no doubt, but it is not nearly so painful to me as the “heartache” type of suffering. Troubles at work are headaches; troubles at home are heartaches.
Bill Thomas
Mark Ellingsen
Frank Ramirez
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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