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When I was in Girl... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C -- 2001
When I was in Girl Guides one of the things I liked to do best was to go on a hike.
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.
A friend who taught in... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
A friend who taught in public school explained her frustration at not being allowed to mention any
Bob was a young man... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Bob was a young man who always listened to his parents and would never rebel against their wishes.
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
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
A modern proverb says, A... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
A modern proverb says, "A mind is like a parachute.
After what one church member... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
After what one church member judged an inappropriately controversial sermon the preacher heard the f
A woman in Bible study... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
A woman in Bible study related that when she went into her basement she made an interesting discover
At the time of the... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
At the time of the transfiguration, Jesus must have known something was about to happen.
In his article Judaism Beyond... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
In his article "Judaism Beyond Words" in the journal Commentary (September 2002), David Geler
Transformation a degree at a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Transformation a degree at a time becomes evident in processes like those employed by Hollywood's ma
Daniel Simons, professor of psychology... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Daniel Simons, professor of psychology at Harvard, made a video of two teams of basketball players,
In 1980 there was a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
In 1980 there was a gathering to celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the ordination of women into Lut
She touches the untouchables. She... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
She touches the untouchables. She picks up the dying off the streets.
None of us wears a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
None of us wears a veil that anyone can see. We've grown too sophisticated for that.
The St. Louis Globe (February... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
The St.
Don't let anyone kid you... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Don't let anyone kid you --growing up has never been easy.
Children enjoy Halloween masks. It... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Children enjoy Halloween masks.
I vividly remember, as a... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
I vividly remember, as a boy, standing outside the large display windows of the automobile dealers w
Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, was... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - C
Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, was the destination.
Helen Keller is revered as... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
Helen Keller is revered as one of the great women of this century.
In Fiddler On The Roof... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
In "Fiddler On The Roof" the big opening musical number is called "Tradition!" Tevye sings of the co
I once knew an individual... -- 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B
I once knew an individual who had a very curious, even bizarre, habit.
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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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“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.

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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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For April 28, 2024:
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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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