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Peter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Narrator: We do not know where Peter was on the day his Master hung from the cross.
John, the Beloved Disciple -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Narrator: John, sometimes described as Jesus' beloved disciple, never attained the prominence of Pet
Judas -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Defender: As children we had little trouble understanding Judas.
Barabbas and Simon of Cyrene -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Presenter: Two men were thrust into the trial and death of Jesus. They had no warning.
Mary Magdalene -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Narrator: The biblical record of Mary Magdalene is sparse.
Thomas -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Presenter: If it had been left up to Matthew, Mark, and Luke we wouldn't be talking about Thomas tod
Caiaphas -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Narrator: If one person was more responsible for Jesus' death than any other, it would have to be Ca
Pilate -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Narrator: Pontius Pilate was a black-and-white-sighted man living in a world of many colors and shad
Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimethea -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Narrator: Two of the lesser players in the account of Jesus' death are Nicodemus and Joseph of Arime
Mary, Mother of Jesus -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2002
Narrator: Mary and her devout parents may have once lived in Jerusalem, but while Mary was quite you

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Sundays in Lent -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
We suppose, our Creator, it is a great joy to be on stage and receive a standing ovation from hundre
Family Days -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
There comes the moment, Loving Spirit, when we are devastated by the news of a loved one's tragedy.
Sundays after Epiphany -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Eternal Spirit, sometimes it is nearly impossible to believe that you are interested in each one of
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
O God of indescribable grandeur, to you we raise our words of praise and adoration.
Sundays After Easter -- Psalm 104 -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Our Creator, how we enjoy the arrival of spring.
Sundays in Lent -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
O God, our Redeemer, in the silence of this hallowed place, we come to you filled with all the cacop
Family Days -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Gracious, heavenly Spirit, we come to you with a specific need in mind -- the need of persons who li
Sundays after Epiphany -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Sometimes, O God, we stand within our self-made world and believe that we are seeing all that can be
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Eternal God, the hope of every soul, strengthen us in this hour of worship.
Advent -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
We're starting on a journey to reach Bethlehem, O God.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
It is our intent, O Lord, to give you our undivided attention.
Sundays in Lent -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Across the years, Eternal God, there have been many things we desperately wanted.
Family Days -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
How unrelenting, Holy Spirit, is your call to serve your kingdom.
Sundays after Epiphany -- 1 Thessalonians 5:17 -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
We thank you, God our Sustainer, for the prayer ministry of our church.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Our Creator, your word speaks plainly to us about the seduction of money.
Advent -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
We wonder, O God, what we would have believed if we had lived in first century Israel.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Your creation, O Lord, is an awesome and astounding work.
Sundays in Lent -- Psalm 103:4-5, 12 -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
How beautiful and moving, gracious God, are your ways.
Family Days -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
O God, the closer we draw to Jesus, the more wondrous are his words from the cross, "Father, forgive
Sundays after Epiphany -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
When we were children, God, time passed so slowly.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Now, dear Lord, that the leaves have fallen to the ground, we've started to grumble.
Advent -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
O God, how grateful we are that you determined to visit us.
Sundays after Easter -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
Our Master, we tried going through life under our own rule.
Sundays in Lent -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
O God, our Creator, how blessed we are that you breathed yourself into us, making us in your image.
Family Days -- Rolland R. Reece -- 2000
We thank you, Our Creator, for the Josephs and Marys of our world.
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