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Some seminary students are required... -- John 1:1-14 -- 1997
Some seminary students are required to take a New Testament Greek reading course in which class memb
Time will tell if the... -- John 1:1-14 -- 1997
Time will tell if the Black and Decker "Snake Light" lives up to its claim: "I get around, around, a
Over the years I have... -- John 1:1-14 -- 1997
Over the years I have performed several funerals for men who were veterans.
An elderly minister once told... -- John 1:1-14 -- 1995
An elderly minister once told me that through the years he had filed his sermons after preaching the
Sometimes the light that came... -- John 1:1-14 -- 1995
Sometimes the light that came into the world gets dimmed.
One if by land and... -- John 1:1-14 -- 1995
"One if by land and two if by sea." With those words the patriots agreed on the signal to be given f
A girl was sitting next... -- John 1:1-14 -- 1995
A girl was sitting next to her dad, drawing, while he read the newspaper.
During the Christmas season of... -- John 1:1-14 -- 1993
During the Christmas season of 1991, John Field was a department store Santa Claus in New Zealand.
My Name is Bill W... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - B
My Name is Bill W. is a movie about the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Although incarnation is a highfalutin... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - B
Although "incarnation" is a highfalutin word, the concept is not that difficult to understand.
When the lights begin to... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - A
When the lights begin to go out, the natural response is to panic and lose faith.
John tells us that God... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - A
John tells us that God sent his Word to the world, but what is the word we hear?
Wake up! Christmas... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - A
Wake up!
What a shame that the... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - A
What a shame that the holidays had to be marred by the war we are fighting in Iraq.
We know the images of... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - B
We know the images of earth viewed from the space capsule, as it orbited the moon, and the "in the b
One music critic, reviewing a... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - B
One music critic, reviewing a rendition of J. S.
On Christmas Day a small... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - B
On Christmas Day a small manger scene sat on a table just inside the doorway to a neatly kept home.
George Parsons tells about a... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - B
George Parsons tells about a man attending his twentieth class reunion.
Here are some announcements that... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - B
Here are some announcements that actually appeared in church worship bulletins.
Jesus came to bring life... -- John 1:1-14 -- The Nativity of our Lord - B
Jesus came to bring life and that life was the light of the world.

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Frank Ramirez
What kind of poetry is written in the midst of war? Gentle poetry. Brutal poetry. Shocking poetry. Haunting poetry.

It was expected on all sides that the First World War would end quickly — but it slogged on for four long years. How many died? You’ll get as many answers as the number of sources you check, but let’s say twenty million for the sake of a number. Each one of those was a human being, each life cut short was irreplaceable, each one a cherished child of God.

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David Kalas
Not all suffering is equal.

We know, of course, that some pain is worse than other pain and some suffering is more difficult to endure. I have discovered, for example, that I classify some troubles as “headaches” while other troubles are “heartaches.” The “headache” type of suffering is a nuisance, no doubt, but it is not nearly so painful to me as the “heartache” type of suffering. Troubles at work are headaches; troubles at home are heartaches.
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John Jamison
Object: The object of this lesson is a phrase for everyone to remember. If you want to add a bit of interest, you could print that phrase on a card or ribbon to give to each child. For the most impact, create one for every member of the congregation and have the children hand them out after the message.

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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

His friends and followers said to Jesus, "Increase our faith!" In our worship today let us explore faith and ask that he might increase our faith too.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes I feel anxious and worried.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I find it hard to believe that you will always care for me.

Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I envy other people because of their great faith.

Lord, have mercy.

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Carlos Wilton
The little-known book of Lamentations was likely composed in the ashes of Jerusalem, following the Babylonian invasion which carried the leaders of the Jewish community off into exile. It speaks to the concerns of the Jerusalem community for their long-term survival under occupation by a foreign power. While the book's title sounds grim, and its setting is dark, the book is fundamentally life-affirming. It is a testimony to the steadfast love of God that may be discovered through renewed faith, even in troubled times.

Lee Ann Dunlap
Some records are made to be broken -- like Olympic speed skating; Cal Ripkin, Jr.'s, most consecutive baseball game appearances; and North Dakota's longest cow chip toss. Other records we'd prefer to let stand -- the world's deadliest disaster, or the most active hurricane season, for instance. Years 2004 and 2005 will probably make the books as among the most dramatic in weather history. Hurricanes pounded the southern coast of the USA. Floods and blizzards battered the midwest. Earthquakes devastated parts of central Asia.
Rick McCracken-Bennett
Ever since the sign went up on our property that our church was coming I've gotten phone calls from people asking when we'll have a church. I can be a smart aleck as some of you will attest and so I'm often quick to respond that we already have a church, we just don't have a building. "Well," they usually say, "give me a call when you get the building done; I'm not going to worship in a high school cafeteria." Before I can give my canned speech about the difference between a church and the building I realize I'm talking to a dead phone.
R. Kevin Mohr
It can be really depressing to listen to the news anymore. It doesn't matter which network you watch, everywhere you turn it's the same old bad news: natural and manmade disasters, the continuing conflicts in the Middle East and in Iraq and Afghanistan, medical miscues, entertainers gone wild and self-destructive, sports heroes disappointing us. Then there's a federal government that often seems to be, at best, incompetent or, at worst, corrupt. What makes it even more depressing is that at least 51% of us voted those currently in the White House and on Capitol Hill into office!
Gary L. Carver
You may have noticed that I read earlier from the King James Version of the Bible and not the New International Version from which I usually read. I read from a Bible that was given to me by my father which was passed on to him by his father. I read earlier from my Grandfather Carver's pulpit Bible from which he began preaching over ninety years ago and used for over forty years. Needless to say, when I accepted this Bible from my father I received it as a sacred trust.

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