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The gift of Christian unity... -- Ephesians 4:1-6 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
The gift of Christian unity has already been given, but it is also the final objective of a gradual
It is for this reason... -- Ephesians 3:14-21 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
"It is for this reason, that I kneel before the Father."
Former President Jimmy Carter worships... -- Ephesians 3:14-21 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
Former President Jimmy Carter worships in a baptist church in Plains, Georgia.
The novel, Miracle Monday by... -- Ephesians 3:14-21 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
The novel, Miracle Monday by Elliot S. Maggin, gives us a picture of a despondent Superman.
Recently I asked a ten... -- Ephesians 3:14-21 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
Recently I asked a ten-year-old friend of mine what work he would like to do when he grew up.
An old ordination hymn of... -- 2 Kings 2:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
An old ordination hymn of the church has the line, "Elijah's mantle o'er Elisha cast." I am not at a
It was in the mid... -- 2 Kings 2:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
It was in the mid-40s, and Dr. Selden D.
God chose a successor for... -- 2 Kings 2:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
God chose a successor for the prophet Elijah, Elisha.
Once upon a time, there... -- 2 Kings 2:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
Once upon a time, there was a young lad who had inherited a gold watch.
Feeding hungry people with apparently... -- 2 Kings 4:42-44 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
Feeding hungry people with apparently limited resources is not just a challenge for ancient prophets
This text is a story... -- 2 Kings 4:42-44 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
This text is a story about giving.
The pastor sank his small... -- 2 Kings 4:42.44 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
The pastor sank his small shovel into the sand.
Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote the... -- 2 Samuel 11:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote the book Who Needs God? in which he makes this observation.
Some historians have suggested that... -- 2 Samuel 11:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
Some historians have suggested that the United States lost her innocence because of the Watergate Sc
A reporter was interviewing a... -- 2 Samuel 11:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
A reporter was interviewing a man with a rags-to-riches story.
Does this sound familiar? It's... -- 2 Samuel 11:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
Does this sound familiar?
The Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team... -- John 6:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
The Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team once had two terrific hitters who played for them.
Andrew was an important, but... -- John 6:1-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
Andrew was an important, but generally overlooked disciple.
Stone Mountain, in Georgia, is... -- 2 Samuel 12:1-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
Stone Mountain, in Georgia, is the largest stone mountain in North America, measuring two-miles long
When inviting the unchurched to... -- Ephesians 4:1-6 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
When inviting the unchurched to worship, we must alert them that they will not be visiting the Hall
Why are the words I... -- 2 Samuel 12:1-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
Why are the words "I was wrong" the three hardest words for us to say?
It is a rare occasion... -- Ephesians 4:1-6 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
It is a rare occasion when a televised football game proceeds without at least one glimpse of the si
When I was a child... -- 2 Samuel 12:1-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
When I was a child, I enjoyed watching a cartoonist on television.
The unity of the Spirit... -- Ephesians 4:1-6 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
"... The unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace ..." Not uniformity, unity.
During the 1930s, a popular... -- Ephesians 3:14-21 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
During the 1930s, a popular Scottish student, known for his oratorical ability, was accepted as mini

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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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