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Many members, one body -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought some postage stamps
Winning the race -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
When a person wins a race by running faster than the others in
Thanking God -- 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 -- First Sunday of Advent - B
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you take piano
I doubt it! -- John 20:19-31 -- Second Sunday of Easter - A
Good morning, boys and girls. What does this sign mean? (Let
What are we celebrating? -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - A
Good morning! Do you have any of these hanging on your tree?
The benediction -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
Good morning! I'd like to talk with you this morning about
Tell God your troubles -- Luke 18:1-8 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C
How do we talk to God? (get answers) We pray and just talk to him, right?
Give us ... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B
Good morning! One of the great privileges we have as
Sweet good news -- Colossians 3:1-4 -- Easter Day - A
Good morning! This is Easter. CHRIST IS RISEN! What a
Caring for your neighbor -- Matthew 22:34-46 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. I want to tell you about a
The Lord is risen indeed -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - A
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know what makes today special?
Be an encourager -- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 -- Proper 28 | Ordinary Time 33 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. It is so good to be together.
Roots are needed -- Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19) -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Good morning! I brought this houseplant with me today to
The riddle of the Living God -- Luke 20:27-38 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a riddle book today. Kids usually
It's snowing inside -- Revelation 12:7-12
Good morning! This morning we are going to talk about
Evidence and testimony -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
Very early on this day, Easter, many years ago the disciple
Children of God -- 1 John 5:1-6 -- Second Sunday of Easter - B
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought (name the person) with
Have faith! -- Romans 4:18-25 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - A
Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like to go
More powerful than death -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
Happy Easter! The season of Lent is over, and it's finally
One grain -- John 12:20-33 -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - B
Today I brought with me some words. They are the words
Power workers -- 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - A
Today I have borrowed something that is very important. It is
Many members, one body -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Good morning, boys and girls.
Faith makes us well -- Mark 10:46-52 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B
Good morning! As we read the Gospels, we hear of a lot of
Led by the Spirit -- Romans 8:11-19 -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - A
Good morning, boys and girls. I brought something that I
Removing obstacles -- 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 -- Ash Wednesday - A
Good morning, boys and girls. It looks like you're trying to enter a dangerous area.

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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.
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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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