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Fifth Sunday of Easter

Devotional

Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Stephen P. McCutchan
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8, Psalm 22:25-31
excerpted from Streams of Living Water : Lectionary Devotional for Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
William W. Helland
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Pause Before The Pulpit : Personal Reflections For Pastors On The Lectionary Readings

Drama

Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John A. Tenbrook
Acts 8:26-40, John 14:15-21
excerpted from Thespian Theology : Lent/Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Robert F. Crowley
John 14:15-21
excerpted from Lectionary Scenes : 58 Vignettes For Cycle B

Poems

Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Andrew Daughters
John 15:14
excerpted from A GOSPEL TREASURY : Poems Based on Lectionary Gospels
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Andrew Daughters
John 14:15-21
excerpted from A GOSPEL TREASURY : Poems Based on Lectionary Gospels
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Andrew Daughters
John 15:14
excerpted from A GOSPEL TREASURY : Poems Based on Lectionary Gospels

Prayer

Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Dennis Koch
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Contemporary Lectionary Prayers : Cycle B

Preaching

Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Mark Ellingsen
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook: Series IX, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Stan Purdum
Psalm 22:25-31
excerpted from Hear My Voice: Preaching The Lectionary Psalms for Cycles A, B, C
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Dallas A. Brauninger
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Preaching the Parables : Series III, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Carlos Wilton
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series VIII, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John R. Brokhoff
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-12, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series IV
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
George M. Bass
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series III
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Hugh H. Drennan
Psalm 22:25-31
excerpted from Aids To The Psalms : Exploring The Message
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
William E. Keeney
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Preaching the Parables: Series II, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
E. Carver Mcgriff
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series VI, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
John 15:1-8
excerpted from The Parables Of Jesus : Applications For Contemporary Life
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series VII, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Russell F. Anderson
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series V, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Elizabeth Achtemeier
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Preaching And Reading The Old Testament Lessons : With an Eye to the New
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John R. Brokhoff
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Preaching the Parables: Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
George M. Bass
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series III

Sermon

Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John Jamison
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Simple Faith?: Cycle B Sermons for Lent and Easter Based on Gospel Texts
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John W. Clarke
John 15:1-8
excerpted from The View from the Cross: Cycle B Gospel Text Sermons for Lent and Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
David H. Webb
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from The Courage to Carry On: Sermons for Lent and Easter During Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Nancy Kraft
1 John 4:7-21
excerpted from Sermons on the Second Readings : Series III, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John S. Smylie
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Sermons on the Gospel Readings : Series III, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Ken Lentz
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Sermons on the First Readings : Series III, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
David T. Ball
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Sermons on the Gospel Readings : Series II, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John T. Ball
1 John 4:7-21
excerpted from Sermons on the Second Readings : Series II, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Ron Lavin
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Sermons On The First Readings : Series II, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Durwood L. Buchheim
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from The Power To Change : Sermons For Lent And Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Charles Michael Mills
John 15:1-8
excerpted from From Dusk To Dawn : Sermons For Lent And Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Harry N. Huxhold
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Which Way to Jesus?: Sermons For Lent and Easter, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
E. Carver Mcgriff
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Times of Refreshing: Sermons For Lent And Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Donna E. Schaper
John 15:1-8
excerpted from The Culture Of Disbelief : Gospel Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Paul W. Kummer
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from From This Day Forward : First Lesson Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John A. Stroman
1 John 4:7-21
excerpted from Ashes To Ascension : Second Lesson Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Paul E. Robinson
1 John 4:7-21
excerpted from Sermons On The Second Readings : For Sundays In Advent, Christmas, And Epiphany
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Robert A. Noblett
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Sermons On The Gospel Readings : Series I, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Richard E. Gribble
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Sermons On The First Readings : Series I, Cycle B

Stories

Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
David E. Leininger
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Lectionary Tales for the Pulpit : Series VI, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Gregory L. Tolle
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit : Series IV, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John E. Sumwalt
Jo Perry-Sumwalt
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit : 62 Stories For Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Constance Berg
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit : Series II Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John E. Sumwalt
Robert Maeglin
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Vision Stories : True Accounts Of Visions, Angels, And Healing Miracles

Worship

Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Clyde W. Wentzell
Psalm 22:24-30
excerpted from Lectionary Hymns for Cycle B : New Hymns for the Church Year Calendar with Old Familiar Tunes
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Charles And Donna Cammarata
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8, Psalm 22:25-31
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Workbook : Series IV, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Frank Ramirez
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids : Series VII, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
B. David Hostetter
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8, Psalm 22:25-31
excerpted from LECTIONARY WORSHIP AIDS : Series III
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Dallas A. Brauninger
1 John 4:7-21
excerpted from IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD : Scriptures For The Lectionary Speaking Choir
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Workbook : Planning Ideas And Resources For The Entire Church Year
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
James R. Wilson
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids : Cycle B, Series IV
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Dallas A. Brauninger
Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids : Series V, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
H. Burnham Kirkland
Acts 8:26-40
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids : Series VI, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Wayne H. Keller
John 15:1-8
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Workbook : Series II, Cycle B
Fifth Sunday of Easter - B
Frank Ramirez
excerpted from A Call To Worship : Worship Aids, Lectionary Year B

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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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“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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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Excellent!

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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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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.
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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."

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"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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