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I AM WHO I AM... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
"I AM WHO I AM" "To be or not to be" The name God gives to Moses is the verb, "to be." What be
A college-age fellow was... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
A college-age fellow was minding his own business, studying hard to get into medical school, when he
On fire but not consumed... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
"On fire but not consumed" is the image of the burning bush presented to Moses in his calling to the
YahwehBurn bush, burn... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
YahwehBurn bush, burn!Light our lives with fire!Banish darkness forevermore
In 1993 Pope John Paul... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
In 1993 Pope John Paul II issued an encyclical called "Veritatis Splendor" (Splendor of the Truth).
A marriage and family counselor... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
A marriage and family counselor once told me that there are at least three solutions to every proble
In Reynolds Price's book, A... -- Isaiah 55:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
In Reynolds Price's book, A Whole New Life, he tells the story of his struggles with cancer of the
Is it possible that God... -- Isaiah 55:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
Is it possible that God plays the game of hide-and-seek with us?
The world's largest shopping mall... -- Isaiah 55:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
The world's largest shopping mall is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, not far from the church I current
There is so much sadness... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
There is so much sadness to report in the news of the day.
It happened every third time... -- Luke 13:1-S -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
It happened every third time the group of ministers met.
Jeremy was highly regarded by... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Jeremy was highly regarded by the firm with which he had been employed for 20 years, moving up the r
The name God gives to... -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
The name God gives to Moses at the sight of the burning bush, “I Am Who I Am” is a name of life.
Some years ago I received... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Some years ago I received a mid-afternoon phone call. A frantic voice shattered my study.
J. Coert Rylaarsdam, for many... -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
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Could the United States be... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Could the United States be headed down a similar path to that of ancient Rome?
Does the rope of discipline... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Does the rope of discipline provide an external, controlling stranglehold which eventually says to t
Stanley meeting Livingstone in... -- Exodus 3:1-8, 13, 15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Stanley meeting Livingstone in the African wild; Romeo sweeping an adolescent Aphrodite called
Someone asked a retired minister... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Someone asked a retired minister which was the most comforting text in the Bible.
One of the most... -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
One of the most common responses I get, in relationship to God talking to us today, is, "I did
Then there was the man... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Then there was the man who laughed uproariously at the hot-dogging skier who had crashed into a tree
Although the most common last... -- Exodus 3:1-15 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Although the most common last name in America is Smith (about two and a half million of them), the m
One of the more popular... -- Luke 13:1-9 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
One of the more popular existential plays has been that by Jean Paul Sarte, Waiting for Godot
The testing of our faith... -- 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
The testing of our faith is a reality we all experience again and again.

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A Working Faith -- Luke 13:1-9, Isaiah 55:1-9, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Psalm 63:1-8 -- Carlos Wilton -- Third Sunday in Lent - C
Many of our everyday religious words are notoriously difficult to define, which suggests that we oft

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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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