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Looking For Love -- Isaiah 58:9b-14 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C
Perhaps what most people crave in today's world, is to love and to be loved.
God's Protection -- Isaiah 43:1-7 -- Janice B. Scott -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C
I was once in a group for something or other where we were offered a pile of photographs.
Christian Chameleons? -- 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - B
I've just had news of yet another parish priest who is off sick, suffering from over-exhaustion or s
Is He The Messiah? -- Mark 11:1-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Passion Sunday - B
I started experiencing difficulties with the concept of truth in my childhood.
What Price Contentment? -- 1 Timothy 6:6-19 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - C
Those who tuned in to "Songs of Praise" on the Sunday following the American disaster, would have
Preparing The Way -- Romans 15:4-13 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday of Advent - A
I recently watched a biography of Sir Winston Churchill on television.
Obeying God's Commandments -- 1 John 5:1-6 -- Janice B. Scott -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - B
At a recent Bible study of Hebrews, we were introduced to the idea of Jesus as a pioneer, since
The Awkward Squad - Weeds Or Wheat? -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
You always get one!
Co-Workers With God -- 2 Timothy 3:14--4:5 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - C
Between December 1998 and March 1999, a study was made at Columbia University College of Physician
Risking Everything -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B
Heroes of our time, like Bonhoeffer or Edith Cavell or Martin Luther King are remembered and admired
The Three-In-One God -- John 3:1-17 -- Janice B. Scott -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - B
It's said that one of the things which distinguishes human beings from animals, is the use of humo
The Importance Of Humility -- Luke 14:1, 7-14 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - C
Over recent years there have been some appalling bomb outrages.
Headline Christianity -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - C
There was a headline in The Times a while ago, which said: 'More than 28 per cent of all suspected
Evangelism -- Nehemiah 8:1-3,5-6, 8-10 -- Janice B. Scott -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Readings:
Who Is God? -- Isaiah 40:12-17; 27-31 -- Janice B. Scott -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
Children at the top end of Primary School aged ten or eleven, are poised between finishing with chil
The Word -- God's Message To Humanity -- John 1:10-18 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday after Christmas - C
The twelve days of Christmas are nearly up. In a couple of days time it'll all be over.
Life After Death -- Job 19:23-27 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
We're coming up to that dark time of the year just before Christmas, which most of us try to lighten
God's Open Secret -- Forgiveness -- Zephaniah 3:14-20 -- Janice B. Scott -- Third Sunday of Easter - C
One of the most difficult concepts in Christianity seems to be that of forgiveness.
Bolts From The Blue -- Mark 4:35-41 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - B
One Christmas, many years ago and many miles away from here, the local minister and his wife wen
You Ask And Do Not Receive -- James 3:13--4:3, 7-8a -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Perhaps one of the problems of those who are on the fringes of the
Prayer Beyond Stress -- John 17:1-11 -- Janice B. Scott -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - A
Some years ago we had a family holiday in Wales.
Prayer -- Luke 11:1-13 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Despite the fact that the Millennium celebrated 2000 years of Christianity, the cross, the central
Mystery And Secrets -- Romans 16:25-27 -- Janice B. Scott -- Fourth Sunday of Advent - B
One of my most relaxing hobbies is the reading of mystery stories.
The Death Of Jesus, The Rising Of Christ -- Luke 24:36b-48 -- Janice B. Scott -- Third Sunday of Easter - B
We used to live in a house which was over 100 years old, and had once been a school, and the tal
Closet Followers Of Jesus -- John 3:1-17 -- Janice B. Scott -- Second Sunday in Lent - A
It's strange how easy it is to condemn people if you think of them as a group.
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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

The Church of Christ

Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority

The local community

Those who suffer

The communion of saints


These responses may be used:


Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

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With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
-- Isaiah 12:3

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No reading of Luke is complete without coming to realize that Luke is concerned that the world understands that Jesus is the hope of the world and that any teaching that leads away from that fact is a false teaching. No matter what, no matter when, Jesus will be there to give us life.

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Whoever does not work should not eat!
-- 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NLT)

Wow! Kind of takes your breath away, doesn't it? Not a lot of ambiguity in that rule. "You don't work, you don't eat." For a religion based on grace, it seems a bit unyielding.

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Freedom is such a lovely word, a compelling image. What is freedom? How would you define it? What does it mean to you? Webster's New World Dictionary defines freedom as being exempt from control or from arbitrary restrictions. Freedom is said to be the ability to choose or determine one's own actions.

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