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Streamers hang from the ceiling... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- 1998
Streamers hang from the ceiling. Punch, pretzels, and candy cover the snack table.
For 25 minutes the umbilical... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- 1998
For 25 minutes the umbilical cord cut off oxygen to his brain during birth.
Crystal wheeled herself over to... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- 1998
Crystal wheeled herself over to Billy's room.
I once received a Christmas... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- 1995
I once received a Christmas card containing a story I shall never forget.
Those who most effectively bridge... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- 1995
Those who most effectively bridge gaps within the human community live as if there are no gaps.
Just about ten years ago... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- 1995
Just about ten years ago, early in 1986, we watched, the nation watched, in horror and disbelief as
In the Peanuts Christmas special... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- 1995
In the Peanuts Christmas special, Snoopy's doghouse is covered with every kind of flashing light and
The spring of 1991 brought... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - B
The spring of 1991 brought a series of disasters to the human community.
I once knew a man... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - B
I once knew a man who spent a long and uneventful life being afraid of death.
Jesus was crowned with glory... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - C
Jesus was "crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death." Our Lord's willin
Seldom can one live through... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - C
Seldom can one live through Christmas without experiencing some surprises.
Literature and legend are full... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - C
Literature and legend are full of stories about kings and princes who adopted a disguise and circula
Christ is the perfect example... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
Christ is the perfect example, of course, but even in the everyday world, there are times when suffe
In the New Revised... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
In the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the inclusive language adds sisters to v.
There is an old story... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
There is an old story which tells of the end of time, when all the people of the world gathered befo
For the one who sanctifies... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
"For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father.
There are those who would... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
There are those who would strip Jesus of his humanity.
A pastor in Ohio relates... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
A pastor in Ohio relates this story:
Pioneer of salvation ... br... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
... Pioneer of salvation ...
During one of the welcome... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - B
During one of the "welcome home" ceremonies for Desert Storm troops, actor Glenn Ford told a true st
Verse 13 refers to Jesus... -- Hebrews 2:10-18 -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - B
Verse 13 refers to Jesus having trust in God.

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A Calendar, A Dream, A Child, And A Donkey -- Matthew 2:13-23, Isaiah 63:7-9, Hebrews 2:10-18, Psalm 148 -- Julia Ross Strope -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
December 26, 2004First Sunday after Christmas / Cycle A
One Sin At A Time -- Matthew 2:13-23, Hebrews 2:10-18, Isaiah 63:7-9, Psalm 148 -- Carlos Wilton, Stephen P. McCutchan, Thom M. Shuman -- First Sunday after Christmas Day - A
When we hear of atrocities and other deplorable acts in our world, it is easy to imagine that we are

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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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“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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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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