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Pope John Paul II created... -- 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 -- All Saints Day - A
Pope John Paul II created a stir with his encyclical, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (Social Concer
It's easy to glibly conclude... -- Wisdom 11:22-12:1 -- All Saints Day - A
It's easy to glibly conclude Wisdom is reassuring us that everything is going to be okay because "..
The common of the earth... -- Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 -- All Saints Day - A
The common of the earth have, since the dawn of history, dreamed "impossible dreams." Oppressed, the
This earth of ours is... -- Wisdom 11:22-12:1 -- All Saints Day - A
This earth of ours is made of the same material as the moon or Mars or any other planet; yet it is v
The prophet calls upon the... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - A
The prophet calls upon the people of God to "trust in the Lord for ever, for the Lord God is an ever
In a small town in... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - A
In a small town in western Iowa a rash of teenage suicides shook the community one spring.
Are you one who desires... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - A
Are you one who desires peace and hopes, someday, to avoid all conflict in your life?
When I was a youngster... -- Ephesians 1:11-23 -- All Saints Day - A
When I was a youngster I looked forward every summer to a two-week stretch of Vacation Bible School.
In verse 9 of this... -- Isaiah 28:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - A
In verse 9 of this reading, the people of Judah sing, "At night I long for you with all my he
John's Revelation declares that the... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - A
John's Revelation declares that "the glory of God" is the "light" by which all nations "shall walk."
One of the most memorable... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - A
One of the most memorable plays of our century is Philip Merivale's Death Takes a Holiday,
The popular song, entitled You... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - A
The popular song, entitled "You Light Up My Life," was not written with the Lord as the objec
The sage reminds us that... -- Wisdom 11:22-12:1 -- All Saints Day - A
The sage reminds us that God has mercy on all. He desires to spare all.
Anticipation Lutheran Church. It does... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - A
Anticipation Lutheran Church.
All Saints' Day is a... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - A
All Saints' Day is a time for Christians to remember, with love and appreciation, loved ones who are
There's an atmosphere surrounding Jerusalem... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - A
There's an atmosphere surrounding Jerusalem unlike any that I have ever known.
The story is told... -- 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 -- All Saints Day - A
The story is told of an earnest young man who wished, for his own edification, to know the tr
This lesson is part of... -- 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 -- All Saints Day - A
This lesson is part of a section including Paul's early thoughts about the end of history.
Good parents know that punishment... -- Wisdom 11:22-12:1 -- All Saints Day - A
Good parents know that punishment does not destroy the love relationship between them and their chil
The normal person knows 2... -- All Saints Day - A
The normal person knows 2 plus 2 equals 4. The psychotic believes 2 plus 2 equals 5.
If you have ever been... -- Wisdom 11:22-12:1 -- All Saints Day - A
If you have ever been on a mountain or looked up from a deep canyon, this verse may come alive for y
Happiness is neither within us... -- Luke 6:20-36 -- All Saints Day - A
"Happiness is neither within us only or without us; it is the union of ourselves with God." Pascal
Was God's hand guided by... -- Wisdom 11:22-12:1 -- All Saints Day - A
Was God's hand guided by a master plan as it fashioned the universe -- or did it exercise a bit of "
In the parsonage of a... -- Luke 6:20-36 -- All Saints Day - A
In the parsonage of a minister friend is a plant terrarium which never ceases to fascinate me.
When it is a matter... -- Wisdom 11:22-12:1 -- All Saints Day - A
"When it is a matter of not-doing, I reckon a man can trust himself for advice.

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Jeremiah 31:27-34
John Calvin makes very clear why a new covenant is needed according to this text. He observes:

… the fault was not to be sought in the law that there was need of a new covenant, for the law was abundantly sufficient, but that fault was in the levity and the unfaithfulness of the people. (Calvin’s Commentaries, Vol.X/2, p.130)
David Coffin
What happens when one’s past life narrative or goals in life have drastically shifted or collapsed? How do they rebuild hope? For Israel, they lost their land, monarchy, and national identity. In the days of the New Testament,they could easily be identified as living in the “fourth world” country. That is, existing in substandard conditions in one’s own native land?

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Peter Andrew Smith
Rose sat back in her chair and opened her magazine. She heard the thump of the stairs and caught a glimpse of her daughter and son in the corner of her eye. She turned her head as they put water bottles in their backpacks.

“What are you two doing?” she looked over at the clock. “Don’t you have homework?”

“All done,” Paul and Linda announced at the same time.

Rose ignored Linda but locked eyes with Paul. He met her gaze for a few moments and then sighed.

“Okay, I’m almost done but still have some math questions,” he admitted.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus told us that we should always pray and not lose heart, for God is on our side. In our worship today let us pray to the Lord for the needs of others and for all our own needs.


Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes you don't seem to be there when I pray and I feel like I'm talking to myself.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes my prayers seem so dry and boring that I give up.

Christ, have mercy.

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James Evans
Psalm 119 is well-known as the longest chapter in the Bible. The poem is actually an extended, and extensive, meditation on the meaning of the law. Given the sterile connotations often associated with "law" and "legalism," it's hard sometimes to appreciate the lyrical beauty of these reflections. One thing is for certain, the writer of this psalm does not view the law as either sterile or void of vitality.

Schuyler Rhodes
There is perhaps no better feeling than knowing that someone "has your back." Having someone's back is a term that arose from urban street fighting where a partner or ally would stay with you and protect your back in the thick of the fray. When someone has your back, you don't worry about being hit from behind. When someone has your back you can concentrate on the struggle in front of you without worrying about dangers you cannot see. When someone has your back you feel protected, secure, safe.
David Kalas
I wonder how many of us here are named after someone.

Chances are that a good many of us carry family names. We are named for a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, or an aunt somewhere on the family tree. Others of us had parents who named us after a character in the Bible, or perhaps some other significant character from history.

All told, I expect a pretty fair number of us are named after someone else.

John W. Clarke
Our reading today from the prophet Jeremiah is one in which the Hebrew people, not knowing what else to do in terms of addressing their predicament, decide to blame it all on God. They believed their problems to be the result of their sins and the sins of their fathers. Of course, one person's sin does indeed affect other people, but all people are still held personally accountable for the sin in their own lives (Deuteronomy 24:16; Ezekiel 18:2).
Donna E. Schaper
As usual, the epistle is a little more graphic than we can quite grasp. Itchy ears: what a concept just in physical terms. Experience it for a minute. You itch, you scratch, you sort of know you shouldn't scratch because it will only make the itch worse. But still you scratch, while wondering how the itch ever got started in the first place. What a concept: itchy ears as a vehicle for spiritual truth.

John E. Berger
Did Jesus ever do comedy? Indeed he did, and the Parable of the Unjust Judge is partly comic monologue. The routine began with a probate judge so ridiculously dishonest that he announced, "... I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone...." (There must have been a gasp of disbelief from Jesus' audience.)

The Unjust Judge was nagged by a widow, however, who had every right to nag, because she had been cheated by somebody in the community. A good judge would have helped the widow, but remember, this judge "neither feared God nor had respect for people."

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And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? (v. 7)

Good morning, boys and girls. Yesterday, I was riding in my car and I kept hearing this noise. I call it a squeak. Do you know what a squeak sounds like? (let them answer) Squeaks are very annoying. It is hard to find a squeak in your car, so it is still squeaking.

I also have a chair that has a squeak and I brought it in with me today because it is

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