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As Perry Mason conducts his... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
As Perry Mason conducts his criminal trials, inevitably the guilty party is asked, "Why did you do i
Asking Grandfather to pass the... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Asking Grandfather to pass the butter was an invitation to have your thumb imbedded knuckle-deep in
Says Paul, Give no offense... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Says Paul, "Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God." In other words, don't beh
Jim Tyree was my high... -- 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Jim Tyree was my high school football coach.
Once, while traveling in an... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12--4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Once, while traveling in an economically depressed area of a mountain state, my wife and I passed th
In the tiny hamlet of... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
In the tiny hamlet of Blantyre, Scotland, an uneducated laborer named David Hogg taught a boys Sunda
Dr. Fosdick once told that... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12--4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Dr.
A year ago I faced... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
A year ago I faced the possibility of one of the worst things that can come to anyone -- the loss of
The leper prefaced his request... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
The leper prefaced his request for healing from Jesus with the words, "If you will ..." It was almos
Here he's called the god... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Here he's called "the god of this world" but he has a lot of designations.
A transfiguration of Christ. I... -- Mark 9:2-9 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
A transfiguration of Christ.
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was a... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was a social worker and writer.
Prof. H. D. A. Major... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Prof. H. D. A.
The Christian faith is embodied... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
The Christian faith is embodied in three faces: the Creator, the Christ, and the Christian.
It is easy to understand... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
It is easy to understand why the leper, healed by the touch of Christ, wanted to tell everyone about
Mary was one of the... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Mary was one of the more naturally beautiful young women you might ever meet.
Some years ago there was... -- 1 Kings 19:9-18 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Some years ago there was an ad for a perfume.
Elijah caught up with the... -- 1 Kings 19:9-18 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Elijah caught up with the feeling that so often the people of God experienced, felt that God had lef
There are parallels with Elijah's... -- 1 Kings 19:9-18 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
There are parallels with Elijah's getting into trouble with the government, for example, Ahab, and t
In several of his books... -- 1 Kings 19:9-18 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
In several of his books Morton Kelsey relates how he first began listening to God's still small voic
In Bergman's film, The Seventh... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
In Bergman's film, The Seventh Seal, one character is shown playing chess with the figure of Death.
As Jerry pulled into the... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
As Jerry pulled into the church parking lot, he noticed the handicapped parking symbol painted on th
Unclean! Unclean! Time was when... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
"Unclean! Unclean!" Time was when this was all a leper could say for himself.
For nearly 40 years, Sam... -- Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
For nearly 40 years, Sam ran the corner grocery. He knew every customer by name.
Sometimes we expect that things... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12a -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Sometimes we expect that things are more complicated than they really are.

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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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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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