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Joelito's Legacy -- Mark 1:14-20, Jonah 3:1-5, 10, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Psalm 62:5-12 -- Sandra Herrmann, Jo Perry-Sumwalt, C. David Mckirachan -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 2006
Contents What's Up This Week A Story to Live By: "Joelito's Legacy"

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Every Tuesday morning, I meet... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 2003
Every Tuesday morning, I meet with residents of a nursing home.
Whom does Jesus call? When... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 2003
Whom does Jesus call?
Successful fishing requires using the... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 2003
Successful fishing requires using the right approach and the right bait or lure.
One of the unfortunate wounds... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 2003
One of the unfortunate wounds America inflicted upon itself was the internment of its own citizens o
All he had worked for... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1997
All he had worked for was going to pieces now that John was going to prison.
So the gatherers of fish... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1997
So the gatherers of fish were to be trained how to gather followers for the Master.
Religion/Ethics columnist Mike McManus... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1997
Religion/Ethics columnist Mike McManus suggests that the Episcopalian way to evangelize is "dignif
Jesus` authority and the presence... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1997
Jesus` authority and the presence of crippling sin in human life make clear that it takes a benevole
What if Simon and Andrew... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1994
What if Simon and Andrew had kept on fishing? Would Jesus have come back?
Norman Maclean was in his... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1994
Norman Maclean was in his 70s when he wrote his first book of fiction based upon his childhood exper
Following some good and not... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1994
Following some good and not-so-good experiences in public schools, the young man was sent off to his
A recent college graduate, Jim... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1994
A recent college graduate, Jim showed how one of his professors had been instrumental in helping J
Overheard at a Science and... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1991
Overheard at a "Science and Religion" convention:
This passage overwhelms us with... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1991
This passage overwhelms us with a witness to obedience.
Jesus continued walking by Lake... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1991
"Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee" (Mark 1:19, The Everyday Bible).
Some men of the sea... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1991
Some men of the sea are deeply attached to their vocation.
(A)Repent... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1982
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A)Jesus Christ... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1982
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(A)In... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1982
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Peter and Andrew, James and... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B
Peter and Andrew, James and John heard Jesus' call and immediately followed him.
Malcolm Gladwell wrote the book... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B
Malcolm Gladwell wrote the book, The Tipping Point, in which he talks about the spreading of
Not everybody enjoys fishing. Some... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B
Not everybody enjoys "fishing." Some people do not enjoy it because of the cruelty of pulling fish f
Being a stamp collector has... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B
Being a stamp collector has brought me personal reward, mostly in the form of new information gained

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Prayer For Public Consumption? -- Jonah 3:1-5, 10, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Mark 1:14-20 -- Carter Shelley -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B
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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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