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Much is made of secrets... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Much is made of secrets.
In the book Conceptual Blockbusting... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
In the book Conceptual Blockbusting, A Guide to Better Ideas, author James L.
No date or place is... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
No date or place is given for this healing, Mark inserts it here as an example of Jesus' activity on
I am greatly indebted to... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
I am greatly indebted to a book by Ross Parmenter, The Awakened Eye, published in 1968 by Wesleyan
A family attended a week... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
A family attended a week-long retreat at a church camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Henri J.M. Nouwen becomes easily... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Henri J.M. Nouwen becomes easily known as Henri by those who attend his conferences.
Have you ever seen a... -- 2 Peter 1:16-19 (20-21) -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Have you ever seen a firefly during the day? Have you ever wondered why not?
This past summer was the... -- 2 Peter 1:16-19 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
This past summer was the final playing year for several legendary baseball players ...
When Mother Teresa of Calcutta... -- 2 Peter 1:16-19 (20-21) -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
When Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her Missionaries of Charity, first began their work in Australia
A professor of 19th century... -- 2 Peter 1:16-19 (20-21) -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
A professor of 19th century American literature illustrates the power of point-of-view in writing by
The book Chariots of Fire... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
The book Chariots of Fire by W. J.
Let everything that you do... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Let everything that you do be a witness to the gospel.
Paul reminds us that we... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Paul reminds us that we learn the Christian faith by imitating role models.
The television show, The Martian... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
The television show, The Martian Chronicles is about humans who colonize Mars.
It was the mid to... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
It was the mid to late 1700s and a new nation was carving itself out of a new land.
Here's a quiz for you... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Here's a quiz for you.
Throughout the Bible we find... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12a -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Throughout the Bible we find the transferrance of power from one great leader to another.
There are colonies for lepers... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
There are colonies for lepers throughout the world, especially in Africa.
Paradigms suggests an analyst of... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Paradigms suggests an analyst of systems failures in industry and educational institutions are the r
Peter said to Jesus, 'Teacher... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
"Peter said to Jesus, 'Teacher, it is good that we are here.
By suggesting that three booths... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
By suggesting that three booths be made, Peter wanted to stop timefor a while and savor the "feeling
There are two stories of... -- 2 Peter 1:16-19 (20-21) -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
There are two stories of "salvation" in a medieval town in Germany.
From beginning to end the... -- 2 Peter 1:16-29 (20-21) -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
From beginning to end the Bible is proclaiming one undergirding truth -- God entered upon the scene
One Monday evening, November 23... -- 2 Peter 1:16-19 (20-21) -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
One Monday evening, November 23, 1654, a brilliant French philosopher and mathematician was reading
The King James Version, the... -- 2 Peter 1:16-19 (20-21) -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
The King James Version, the RSV, Phillips, and the New English Bible all refer in verse 16 of being

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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.
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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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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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