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There's a story about a... -- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
There's a story about a Bible translator in India, who was working to translate the New Testament in
In his book, Contours of... -- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
In his book, Contours of Old Testament Theology (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1999), pp.
Because she was raised in... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Because she was raised in a large family, Shelly knew that she would be a great mom.
Abraham did not waver when... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Abraham did not waver when God told him that he and Sarah would have children, even though they were
We live in such a... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
We live in such a medically advanced society that the miraculous sometimes seems commonplace.
Paul lifted up Abraham as... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Paul lifted up Abraham as a paragon of faith.
The word serendipity is derived... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
The word "serendipity" is derived from an ancient Persian legend about the three Princes of Serendip
Several weeks before the start... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Several weeks before the start of Lent, the Sunday school class was discussing what they might give
While camping out on the... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
While camping out on the trail, Jacob discovered that his resting place was a sacred place.
The dissident Russian poet of... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
The dissident Russian poet of the Communist era, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, wrote of our modern culture, "
Not too long ago we... -- Genesis 28:1-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Not too long ago we all lived in a world in which faith, if not life, was regarded absurd.
There has been debate as... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
There has been debate as to whether Mark's Gospel has a resurrection, because the most reliable manu
Jacob was a scoundrel, a... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Jacob was a scoundrel, a rascal. Yet he was a man capable of deep religious experience.
How often we would like... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
How often we would like to refuse to admit or even deny that suffering is the way of life, not only
The words we use are... -- Genesis 28:10-22 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
The words we use are very important.
Why should I? br... -- Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
"Why should I?" "Because I said so!" "That isn't any reason!"
Last winter our newspapers told... -- Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Last winter our newspapers told us of a bizarre tale unfolding in Sioux City, Iowa.
Many of you remember the... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Many of you remember the popular novel, Barabbas, written at the end of World War II.
A third grade boy came... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
A third grade boy came home from school one day with something clenched in his hand.
Novelist Christopher Isherwood wrote his... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
Novelist Christopher Isherwood wrote his semi--autobiographical Berlin Stories not long after
We all have times when... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
We all have times when our life's passage becomes difficult.
A dozen years ago or... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
A dozen years ago or so the press recounted a tale of terror and rescue on the Great Plains.
The text says, Suffering produces... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
The text says, "Suffering produces." (5:3) When pain happens in a person's life, it is not neutral.
A story is told of... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
A story is told of an older man who visited a home where there were five children.
While we were yet sinners... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B
While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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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.

SermonStudio

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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