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In an age where Do... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
In an age where "Do your own thing" is a popular slogan, I believe we need to recognize that reachin
Who was the man from... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Who was the man from Macedonia urging Paul to travel to Philippi instead of the Roman province of Bi
Togetherness is a comfortable way... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Togetherness is a comfortable way to deal with life.
The telephone rang in the... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
The telephone rang in the pastor's study. It had been that way all morning.
Lord, do not hold this... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Lord, do not hold this against them." How could anyone pray such a prayer as one's enemies were abou
We all know it was... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
We all know it was the experience on the road to Damascus that changed Saul to Paul, the Apostle.
If you are predisposed to... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
If you are predisposed to be a nonconformist, save this passage for the time when the Sunday after C
Paul prayed for the healing... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Paul prayed for the healing of a disturbed girl. She was healed.
In his message to Congress... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
In his message to Congress, January 6, 1941, President Roosevelt said he was trying to "make secure"
In Hollywood, California (sin city... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
In Hollywood, California ("sin city USA"?), is located a very interesting church.
The world may not agree... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
The world may not agree with the next statement, but what does the world know of such things?
Estrangements come easily. And quickly... -- John 17:11b-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Estrangements come easily. And quickly.
An elderly lady, who had... -- John 17:11b-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
An elderly lady, who had suffered long from the dreaded disease of cancer, but who had received love
Parenting isn't something we learn... -- John 17:11b-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Parenting isn't something we learn: it's a beautiful inbred instinct in us coming from the heart of
If we asked the average... -- John 17:11b-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
If we asked the average person whether they knew Jesus had prayed for them, they'd probably say "No.
Judas brings to mind one... -- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Judas brings to mind one of the mysteries of life -- the capacity for good and evil within each of u
This year I have been... -- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
This year I have been picked to head up a team at Annual Conference (United Methodist's annual legis
On one occasion when Martin... -- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
On one occasion when Martin Luther was quite depressed -- gloomy and morose -- his wife Katie used a
Lord, ... show which one of... -- Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
"Lord, ...
An island native could not... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
An island native could not understand the practice of the captains of large, oceangoing vessels who
In this passage John reflects... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
In this passage John reflects on the greatness of God and how that can be passed on to us.
A beautiful young woman was... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
A beautiful young woman was engaged to be married to a fine young man.
Graduates of a certain high... -- 1 John 5:9-13 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
Graduates of a certain high school assembled for their first class "reunion." Ten years had passed a
The hypocrisy of particular Christians... -- 1 John 4:13-21 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
The hypocrisy of particular Christians has been well-documented in the history of the church: the ex
A 66-year-old widow... -- 1 John 4:13-21 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B
A 66-year-old widow from Waynesboro, Georgia, celebrated Christmas last year not only as the birth o

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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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