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A Baptist seminary professor once... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2003
A Baptist seminary professor once said to a Methodist pastor, "I chuckle at you Methodists, always t
Never underestimate the importance or... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2003
Never underestimate the importance or possibilities of any place or any person.
When Jesus calls a person... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2000
When Jesus calls a person to follow, it can come when the individual is least prepared.
A fellow got really tired... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2000
A fellow got really tired of his friend flaunting his extensive knowledge of fine wines.
Can anything good come from... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2000
Can anything good come from rotting organic matter in the ground? Most certainly.
Pastor Johnson was new in... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2000
Pastor Johnson was new in his parish. St. John's Church was in a small town.
Growing a good garden is... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2000
Growing a good garden is an art.
A hundred young men sat... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2000
A hundred young men sat on the hillside grass for the vesper hour at summer conference.
A pornography shop in Seattle... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2000
A pornography shop in Seattle is named The Temple of Venus, alluding to one of the numerous fertilit
In 1997, five Jewish students... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 2000
In 1997, five Jewish students sued Yale University.
He believed in AA because... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1997
He believed in AA because it saved his life.
Imagine a child custody case... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1997
Imagine a child custody case where two parents are fighting one another for sole custody of their jo
Chlorine is an element. When... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1997
Chlorine is an element.
In rural Thailand there is... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1997
In rural Thailand there is a lot of poverty, with many people living on the brink of starvation.
Four-year-old Heather had... -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
Four-year-old Heather had never answered the phone before.
Then Andrew found his brother... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
"Then Andrew found his brother Simon and told him, 'We have found the Messiah' ...
They followed Jesus because John... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
They followed Jesus because John had said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" and they knew they had found t
John 1:35-42 Can you... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
John 1:35-42
On the front lawn of... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
On the front lawn of a certain church is a sign that reads: "Everyone is either a missionary or a m
In the movie Field Of... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
In the movie Field Of Dreams, the main character, Ray Kinsella, played by Kevin Costner, hears a vo
At the time of Jesus... -- John 1:43 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
At the time of Jesus, the fig tree had become a symbol -- rabbis would sit under the fig trees and t
Nathanael's exclamation, Nazareth! Can anything... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
Nathanael's exclamation, "Nazareth!
I will never forget the... -- John 1:43-51 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
I will never forget the Sunday that I sat in my "official quarterback arm chair" to watch one of the
A child protective service social... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
A child protective service social worker was sighing over the worst aspects of his job.
As a child, I can... -- 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1994
As a child, I can remember, at least once a year, the church observing Temperance Sunday.

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The Immediate Word

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Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Coffin
Another natural disaster has flattened a number of coastal communities. Despite the weather and major television station warnings, and government disaster preparations, the dystopian destruction nightmare of Luke 21 has decimated another community. Also, it is reasonable to believe that this is not the last year for hurricanes, Tsunami’s, wildfires, mudslides and tornados. They will occur again. However, as weary citizens are interviewed in one group of people with the background of homes in rubble and streets still draining flood waters, they will not leave. This is their home.
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John E. Sumwalt
“The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says the LORD. (v. 25)

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

John W. Clarke
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.

Scott Suskovic
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.

Mark Ellingson
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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