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In the movie While You... -- John 17:6-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
In the movie While You Were Sleeping, Lucy is a Chicago EL token taker who falls in love with a lawy
GET A LIFE! I do... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
"GET A LIFE!" I do not know the origin of this expression, but it seems to be an "in" thing to say i
The motorist stood with hands... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
The motorist stood with hands on hips, shaking his head in frustration. The battery was dead.
It seems like many people... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
It seems like many people have been inoculated against God.
It's so easy as pastors... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1997
It's so easy as pastors to try to change people for the Gospel.
He had to make a... -- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
He had to make a choice.
One of the more memorable... -- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
One of the more memorable characters from the movie, Field of Dreams, was Archibald "Moonlight" Grah
One Sunday morning, a beloved... -- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
One Sunday morning, a beloved pastor announced to his congregation that he would be leaving after mo
A young lady had taken... -- John 17:6-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
A young lady had taken her children to the mall.
It was standing room only... -- John 17:6-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
It was standing room only in the company lunchroom for the special evening meeting of all employees
In our community, a Sister's... -- John 17:6-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
In our community, a Sister's Life Profession service takes place in the midst of the celebration of
We are to tell the... -- John 17:6-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
We are to tell the world about the tree, the tomb, and the trumpet, proclaiming the good news wherev
At the end of A... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
At the end of A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is so elated at having a second chance, of undoing
To help pass the time... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
To help pass the time as I waited in line with my wife at the grocery store, I picked up one of the
It was in the depression... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
It was in the depression years, the mid-30s, and nobody could buy a new chair let alone a new car, e
A)Peter failed... -- Acts 1:15-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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(A)One... -- Acts 1:15-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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(A)How... -- Acts 1:15-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
(A)How would you like to be named Judas?
A)To know... -- 1 John 4:13-21 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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(A)In... -- 1 John 4:13-21 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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(A)I... -- 1 John 4:13-21 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
(A)For sure!
A)Jesus is... -- John 17:11b-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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(A)An... -- John 17:11b-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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(A)The... -- John 17:11b-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1982
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At the Greek Orthodox Easter... -- Revelation 22:12-17,20 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
At the Greek Orthodox Easter Vigil Noon Mass in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the Eucharist was c

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It's Never Mission Impossible -- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 -- Richard E. Gribble -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Many years ago one of the most popular shows on weekly television was Mission Impossible.

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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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