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I am told that early... -- Isaiah 50:4-7 -- Passion Sunday - C
I am told that early in the football game, some pro quarterbacks call a play in which they will be t
On Palm Sunday the members... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
On Palm Sunday the members of an adult class were asked to think silently on some time in life when
The 19th century American writer... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
The 19th century American writer, Henry David Thoreau, wrote: "If a person does not keep pace with o
Julius Irving (Dr. J.) of... -- Isaiah 50:4-7 -- Passion Sunday - C
Julius Irving (Dr.
Our Scripture triggers a well... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
Our Scripture triggers a well-known bit of folk wisdom.
Robert Louis Stevenson told a... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Passion Sunday - C
Robert Louis Stevenson told a story about his grandfather. This man was on a boat.
Have you ever wondered why... -- Isaiah 50:4-7 -- Passion Sunday - C
Have you ever wondered why there are holes in Swiss cheese?
When everything else fails, why... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
"When everything else fails, why don't you try following the instructions?" asked the wife of the ma
In spite of human ineptitude... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
In spite of human ineptitude, we pray. We pray in the manner that we are able.
Robert Frost touches again that... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
Robert Frost touches again that great need in us and even in God for a love that is given as a respo
The youngster was getting too... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
The youngster was getting too smart for her own good.
Words have prodigious power, for... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
Words have prodigious power, for good or for ill, to destroy or to make new.
The Rev. Dr. Walter Boumann... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
The Rev. Dr.
The runner wore blue running... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
The runner wore blue running shorts and a blue singlet when he ran the Boston Marathon.
Until the film, many people... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
Until the film, many people had hardly heard of Gandhi.
Dare Mighty Thingsbr... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
"Dare Mighty Things"Theodore Roosevelt
Up north in the Great... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
Up north in the Great Lakes, large numbers of lake trout once swam in the deep, cold water.
Because the Sovereign Lord helps... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
"Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced ..." Life piles layer upon layer of va
He was a retired attorney... -- Philippians 2:5-12 -- Passion Sunday - C
He was a retired attorney and judge, white hair and beard, and, to most of the world, a disti
A parent and a grandparent... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
A parent and a grandparent were talking about raising children.
A member of my congregation... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
A member of my congregation invited me to attend a meeting of her I Lost A Child group.
In Mark Twain's play, I... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
In Mark Twain's play, Adam and Eve, Adam is depicted as arrogant and, at times, rather obnoxi
Instances of stigmata have been... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
Instances of stigmata have been documented throughout the Christian era and have been alternately re
This Scripture passage describes the... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
This Scripture passage describes the attitude God takes toward a powerless and erring creation.
Jesus prayed as he faced... -- Passion Sunday - C
Jesus prayed as he faced the cross, "Not my will, but thine be done." There were really two elements

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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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