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He said to me, Here... -- Mark 1:9-15 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
He said to me, "Here is a map for the journey ahead.
The Gospel is the story... -- Mark 1:9-15 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
The Gospel is the story of God`s Kingdom and those who are members of it.
Tony Campolo tells the story... -- Mark 1:9-15 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
Tony Campolo tells the story of college president Robertson McQuilken, who felt a powerful call to f
One way to understand Jesus... -- Mark 1:9-15 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
One way to understand Jesus` temptation, and our own, is to say that the Evil One wants to change so
He descended into Hell are... -- 1 Peter 3:18-22 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
"He descended into Hell are the words we confess on a regular basis in the Apostles` Creed.
The little child is voicing... -- 1 Peter 3:18-22 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
The little child is voicing the usual fear about graveyards.
A lot of history books... -- 1 Peter 3:18-22 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
A lot of history books have been written on a variety of interesting subjects.
When Noah finished building the... -- 1 Peter 3:18-22 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
When Noah finished building the ark, he started to let the animals come on board two by two.
In early 1992 the Green... -- Mark 1:9-15 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
In early 1992 the Green Bay Packers signed Reggie White, an all-star defensive lineman to a multi-
The irate employee stomps into... -- Mark 1:9-15 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
The irate employee stomps into the paymaster's office and shouts, "There's been a terrible mistake!
Thou art my beloved Son... -- Mark 1:9-15 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
"Thou art my beloved Son, with thee I am well pleased." In his book Mistreated, Ron Lee Dunn tell
There was once a young... -- Romans 8:31-39 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
There was once a young man who went to his rabbi.
A woman made an appointment... -- Romans 8:31-39 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
A woman made an appointment with her pastor. She needed to talk with someone.
Orville was a six-year... -- Romans 8:31-39 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Orville was a six-year-old boy, the last of several children born and raised in this farm house.
The laundry was endless! How... -- 1 Peter 3:18-22 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
The laundry was endless!
Christians have always viewed baptism... -- 1 Peter 3:18-22 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Christians have always viewed baptism as a dramatic portrayal of what the Christian faith is about.
The rite of baptism is... -- 1 Peter 3:18-22 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
The rite of baptism is a beautiful declaration of our salvation, not because it is a cleansing of ou
Sometimes God appears to remove... -- Genesis 22:1-18 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Sometimes God appears to remove the salvation God has begun in history.
Did you hear the one... -- Genesis 22:1-18 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Did you hear the one about the man who wanted so badly to show his wife how much he loved her that h
Harold Kushner tells a story... -- Genesis 22:1-18 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Harold Kushner tells a story in his book, When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough.
Is it any wonder that... -- Genesis 9:8-17 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Is it any wonder that so much has been said about rainbows? They are rare quirks of nature.
When Norman was seven years... -- Genesis 9:8-17 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
When Norman was seven years old, his father left to serve in the Army in World War II.
As a young child I... -- Genesis 9:8-17 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
As a young child I heard the story of the great flood and God's promise to Noah, with a definite and
John was a person who... -- Genesis 9:8-17 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
John was a person who had grown up in the church but suddenly because of several family problems he
Many years ago the rulers... -- Mark 1:9-15 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Many years ago the rulers of China built a great wall to keep the barbaric hordes of the north from

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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)

A week after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, country singer Toby Keith — who died Feb. 5, 2024 — wrote a patriotic ballad titled “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.” It was filled with populist fighting rhetoric that matched the mood of a nation shaken by the shocking death and destruction of that day.

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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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