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The people of Lystra were... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Easter Day - C
The people of Lystra were flabbergasted by Paul's ministry of healing, so flabbergasted that they be
Biographers are witnesses in print... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Biographers are witnesses in print.
When people are in deep... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
When people are in deep grief, as was Mary in the garden on Easter morning, it is not unusual not to
In some societies, after a... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Easter Day - C
In some societies, after a healing miracle has occurred, it is natural and automatic to offer a sacr
The alarm clock goes off... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
The alarm clock goes off and Joe Smith pulls the pillow tightly around his ears.
These verses record the song... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
These verses record the song of Israel in the Lord's triumph over their enemies.
Few things are as powerful... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Few things are as powerful as the announcement of forgiveness.
Imagine for a moment a... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
Imagine for a moment a child who has just received one of life's most splendid gifts -- the gift of
One of the box office... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Easter Day - C
One of the box office smashes of the eighties was a movie entitled, Jewel of the Nile.
This passage raises the matter... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
This passage raises the matter of credibility issues.
O Mary, don't you weep... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
"O Mary, don't you weep, don't you mournMary, don't you know, don't you know --
Was the stone at Jesus... -- John 20:1-18 -- Easter Day - C
Was the stone at Jesus' tomb round or square?
Paul reminds us the Good... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Paul reminds us the Good News we preach is centered in the resurrection of Jesus.
When the Beatles were at... -- Acts 14:8-18 -- Easter Day - C
When the Beatles were at the peak of their success, one of them made the statement, "We are more pop
Charles Dickens, in his I... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
Charles Dickens, in his Tale of Two Cities, has Sydney Carton visit a prisoner on death now n
Several years ago our television... -- Exodus 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Several years ago our television screen resounded to the glorious music of the "Hallelujah Chorus" i
The Gemini Contenders by Robert... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
The Gemini Contenders by Robert Ludlum is a suspenseful novel.
St. Paul learned there is... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
St.
Walter Rauschenbusch defines evangelism as... -- Acts 13:44-52 -- Easter Day - C
Walter Rauschenbusch defines evangelism as
We know that it is... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
We know that it is a universal human experience to deny death.
The message of Easter is... -- 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 -- Easter Day - C
The message of Easter is God has rescued us from the graveyard!
Tom and Dick Smothers, the... -- Acts 10:34-43 -- Easter Day - C
Tom and Dick Smothers, the Smothers Brothers, got a lot of laughs from their routine about "Mom alwa
Easter is an experience. The... -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Easter Day - C
Easter is an experience.
O! beware, my lord of... -- Acts 13:44-52 -- Easter Day - C
O! beware, my lord of jealousy,It is the green-ey'd monsterwhich doth mock
In ancient Persia, people told... -- Luke 24:1-10 -- Easter Day - C
In ancient Persia, people told a fable about the time God made the earth. It was a barren plain.

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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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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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