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Death had visited their home... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Death had visited their home.
A videotape of a nine... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
A videotape of a nine-year-old girl drowning while scores of onlookers stood by idly became a nation
The Rev. Dr. Laurence (Sic... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The Rev. Dr.
Bishop Sheen tells this story... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Bishop Sheen tells this story of deliverance and hope in his daily devotional book.
Another minister heard about a... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Another minister heard about a young man who wanted to buy something nice for his girlfriend.
In my mind there is... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
In my mind there is a scene from a play which has never been -- and probably never will be -- writte
One of the themes of... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
One of the themes of Revelation is that of "newness" and Bishop Fulton J.
All my being seeks God... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
"All my being seeks God." Dorothy Day, one of the founders of the Catholic Worker movement, did not
The Book of Revelation is... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The Book of Revelation is an example of apocalyptic writing.
LONGEST LOVE LETTER The... -- Solomon 3:1-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
LONGEST LOVE LETTER
Once it was, I was... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Once it was, I was dead -- or at least so it seemed.
On the facing of the... -- Solomon 3:1-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
On the facing of the upper deck at Texas stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play, hang the names and n
I spend most weekends at... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
I spend most weekends at a retreat house, where I am responsible for housekeeping and cooking, and m
One episode of the old... -- Solomon 3:1-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
One episode of the old Mary Tyler Moore television show explored the meaning of life and death.
The symbolic city of Jerusalem... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The symbolic city of Jerusalem, where no temple and no sun are needed because the presence and glor
In a popular comic strip... -- Solomon 3:1-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
In a popular comic strip, "Calvin and Hobbes," the stuffed tiger, Hobbes, points out to his child, C
It was a summer Sunday... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
It was a summer Sunday evening when everything is supposed to be quiet in a small town in western Pe
Many pro athletes end up... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Many pro athletes end up playing with their heroes.
The warden of a prison... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The warden of a prison called in a man who was serving time for fraud.
In the spring of 1993... -- Sirach 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
In the spring of 1993 Public Service Television ran over a three-day period the extended film by Cli
There is a lot of... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
There is a lot of misunderstanding about the "new city, the heavenly Jerusalem." David Sheppard, Bi
The Free Methodist Church in... -- Sirach 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The Free Methodist Church in eastern Michigan held annual camp meetings and conferences out in the w
A number of years ago... -- Sirach 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
A number of years ago my family and I traveled to the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Clara Maass is not a... -- Sirach 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Clara Maass is not a name widely known, at least not as well known as her British counterpart, Flore
The research had been in... -- Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The research had been in process for over 10 years.

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Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Kalas
In the sometimes-tiresome debate over science and scripture with respect to creation, it’s easy to become distracted. While the argument typically requires a focus on the how, we may lose sight of the what. And so, for just a moment, let me invite us to think for a moment about what God created.
Mark Ellingsen
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Bill Thomas
Acts 8:26-40
As a local church pastor, I was often asked if I would baptize a child whose family were not members of the church. Some churches rebelled against this, but I remember this scripture — the hunger for understanding and inclusion of the Eunuch and Philp’s response — to teach and share and baptize in the name of our God. How could we turn anyone away from the rite of baptism?

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Peter Andrew Smith
“Dad, I think you worked a miracle.” Rolf slowly walked around the tree. “After that windstorm, I assumed this tree was as good as gone.”

“We just needed to give the branches time to heal and come back,” Michael replied.

 “I know, but so many of them were battered and broken I figured that it couldn’t recover. Now though it looks just like it did before the storm.” Rolf paused. “Do you think it will bear any fruit this summer?”

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John Jamison
Object: A live plant that produces fruit, and a broken branch from that plant. I used a tomato plant from a local greenhouse. Ideally, find a plant with blossoms or small fruit already growing. If you use a different kind of fruit-producing plant, just change the script to fit.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Excellent!

The Immediate Word

Christopher Keating
Katy Stenta
Thomas Willadsen
Mary Austin
Elena Delhagen
Dean Feldmeyer
Quantisha Mason-Doll
For April 28, 2024:
  • On The Way To Gaza by Chris Keating based on Acts 8:26-40. On the way to Gaza, Philip discovers the startling ways the Spirit of God moves across borders, boundaries, customs, and traditions.
  • Second Thoughts: Abiding by Katy Stenta based on John 15:1-8.
  • Sermon illustrations by Mary Austin, Tom Willadsen, Elena Delhagen, Dean Feldmeyer.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus is the vine, we are the branches. In our service today, let us absorb from the vine all the nourishment we need.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes our branches become cut off from the vine.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes our branches are withered.
Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we fail to produce good fruit.
Lord, have mercy.

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Stan Purdum
We will meet Psalm 22 in its entirety on Good Friday, but here the lectionary designates just verses 23-31. The lectionary psalms generally illuminate the week's First Lesson, which in this case is about the covenant initiated by God with Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 17. The nine verses from this psalm, while not inappropriate, nonetheless leave us looking for an obvious connection with the First Lesson.

John S. Smylie
I think some people are natural-born gardeners. Our Lord grew up in a society that was familiar with agriculture. The images that he used to explain the ways of his Father in heaven are familiar to his audience. Growing up, my closest experience to agriculture was living in, "the Garden State." Most people, when they pass through New Jersey, are surprised to see that expression on the license plates of vehicles registered in New Jersey. Most folks traveling through New Jersey experience the megalopolis, the corridor between New York City and Washington DC.
Ron Lavin
A pastor in Indiana went to visit an 87-year-old man named Ermil, who was a hospital patient. A member of his church told the pastor about this old man who was an acquaintance. "He's not a believer, but he is really in need," the church member said. "I met him at the county home for the elderly. He's a lonely old man with no family and no money."

Paul E. Robinson
"Love is a many splendored thing...." Or so we heard Don Cornwall and the Four Aces sing time and again. Of course you or I might have other words to describe love, depending on our situation.

Love. "I love you." "I love to play golf." "I just love pistachio lush!" "It's tough to love some people." "Jesus loves me, this I know."

Love.

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