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Eric Stone was a painter... -- John 10:11-18 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
Eric Stone was a painter and writer. He painted covered bridges and old-fashioned tools.
The run-of-the-mill... -- John 10:11-18 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
The run-of-the-mill shepherd may or may not guarantee safekeeping for all the flock.
The young curate lived alone... -- 1 John 3:16-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
The young curate lived alone in an apartment.
In the Charles Schulz familiar... -- 1 John 3:16-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
In the Charles Schulz familiar comic strip Peanuts, Linus and Charlie Brown are all bundled up with
The Butterball Turkey Company offers... -- 1 John 3:16-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
The Butterball Turkey Company offers a hotline so that consumers can call in and ask questions about
The mother had to be... -- John 10:11-18 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
The mother had to be restrained from rushing into the burning building, where one of her children wa
Sometime ago an article appeared... -- John 10:11-18 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
Sometime ago an article appeared in the "Dear Abby" column of the newspaper, written by a woman who
Out of my files comes... -- John 10:11-18 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
Out of my files comes this glimpse of an Irish shepherd reported to me by a former parishioner upon
We never called him anything... -- John 10:11-18 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
We never called him anything but Charlie-Ball -- just as if it was hyphenated.
If life has any purpose... -- 1 John 3:16-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
If life has any purposeany point, however small,any lasting meaning,
The doctor's words rang out... -- 1 John 3:16-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
The doctor's words rang out like a fire alarm bell: "He needs a kidney ... soon.
Little Timmy sat in the... -- 1 John 3:16-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
Little Timmy sat in the kitchen floor playing with his cars and trucks.
At the funeral, the word... -- 1 John 3:16-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
At the funeral, the word most often spoken about Doug was determination.
Jesus had told them that... -- Acts 4:23-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
Jesus had told them that one day they would stand before councils, judges and governors and would be
The presence of the Spirit... -- Acts 4:23-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
The presence of the Spirit in the early church was expressed in two ways: externally in the mission
A boy was hired to... -- Acts 4:23-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
A boy was hired to help plant watermelon seeds. He began well.
The Western Pennsylvania church is... -- Acts 4:23-33 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
The Western Pennsylvania church is a 200-member congregation in Washington, D.C.
We are admonished by Christ... -- 1 John 3:18-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
We are admonished by Christ not to judge people, yet that we may discern between good and evil by th
Nicky Cruz, the Puerto Rican... -- 1 John 3:18-24 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Nicky Cruz, the Puerto Rican author of the book, Run Baby Run tells how his early years were empty o
This scripture wants us to... -- Acts 4:8-12 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
This scripture wants us to know the source of the power.
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) was... -- Acts 4:8-12 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) was a prominent force on the liberal side of the liberal-fundament
A family in Manhattan decided... -- April 4:8-12 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
A family in Manhattan decided to leave the crowded city and go west.
The difference between those who... -- Acts 4:8-12 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
The difference between those who are able to effect healing in the world and those who are not is fo
Despite the absence of sheep... -- John 10:11-18 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Despite the absence of sheep and shepherds in most urban settings, the image of Jesus as the Good Sh
The Shepherd says, I know... -- John 10:11-18 -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
The Shepherd says, "I know my sheep, and my sheep know me."

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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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