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The titles we give people... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2007
The titles we give people are very important. They communicate power, authority,
During the Civil War, Sherman... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2007
During the Civil War, Sherman was making progress in his march to Atlanta. General
Many things happen because of... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2007
Many things happen because of Easter. Lions lie down with lambs. Swords are turned
In Wittenberg-Lutherstadt they told... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2006
In Wittenberg-Lutherstadt they told me a story about a large statue of Christ in front of
John writes that Jesus is... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2006
John writes that Jesus is coming on the clouds and every eye will see him. In April 2005,
Debbie grew up in the... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2006
Debbie grew up in the church and later, when she had her own family, she still attended
We saw a Hollywood friend... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2006
We saw a Hollywood friend while watching a television feature film. He portrayed a
During Hitler's occupation of... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2003
During Hitler's occupation of France, a brave priest, Andre Trocme in the village of Le Chambo
For $4,995 you can... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2003
For $4,995 you can purchase a Forecast Pro software program from Business Forecast Systems of
Many things in life... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2003
Many things in life come in threes.
In a stained-glass... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2003
In a stained-glass window that is high above our church's altar, there are the Greek letters A
As a child I spent... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2001
As a child I spent many hot summer days lying with my brothers on a blanket that my mother had sprea
There is great power in... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2001
There is great power in a name to authenticate a message.
In 1981 the space shuttle... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2001
In 1981 the space shuttle Columbia lifted off and headed into orbit around the earth.
People who read their horoscopes... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2001
People who read their horoscopes in the morning newspaper know that astrologers tell the future in v
When young Alexander, who later... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2000
When young Alexander, who later conquered the known world and secured the title "The Great," was a y
One of Luther's great contributions... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2000
One of Luther's great contributions to the church's theology was the rediscovery of the idea of the
When did God begin? When... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2000
When did God begin? When will God end?
One of the objections that... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 2000
One of the objections that the young Martin Luther made over having the Book of Revelation at all is
A cowboy was crossing the... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 1998
A cowboy was crossing the desert when his horse bit the dust.
In July, 1994, one of... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 1998
In July, 1994, one of the truly great players of baseball was honored posthumously at Three Rivers S
King James instructed the translators... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 1998
King James instructed the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible to render ekklesia
Clouds are fascinating to watch... -- Revelation 1:4b-8, Revelation 1:4-8 -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 1998
Clouds are fascinating to watch as they scud their way across the sky.
When the great Dutch artist... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 1997
When the great Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh was hospitalized in 1889, he created a striking paintin
The night is pitch dark... -- Revelation 1:4b-8 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B -- 1997
The night is pitch dark. There is no moon. The city lights are far away.

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Amos 8:1-12, Psalm 52
Amos proclaims the word from God that punishes the people. The people are to be punished for their lack of faith, for their focus on practicing deceit, betraying honesty to their neighbors, and being impatient for the time after the Sabbath when they can focus on profit and selling their crops and wares. Oh, my! What a terrible message for people. You have been unfaithful so I will punish you. And then in the psalm, God is proclaimed to be the olive tree, that which brings blessing.
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I have tried to find different ways of saying it so that my children don’t tire of hearing it. But the basic principle remains the same, and my kids have heard it a ton. “First things first.” They ask if they can do this or they start to do that, and I will endeavor to redirect them, saying, “Why don’t we make sure we’re doing first things first!”

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I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. (v. 24)

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One of Martha's earliest memories was of her little sister Mary singing and dancing in the middle of an admiring crowd of friends. Mary had always been a dancer, from the time she could walk. Privately, Martha thought she'd always been something of a show-off and ought to go on the stage, for Mary loved an audience.

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Our God is both wise and caring: afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.

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God, we bow before you this morning, knowing that you hear every prayer. We know that in all of Creation, you are the source of life. You are the one who set the light swirling between the galaxies. The breath of your Spirit pulses through all life. You have even become flesh among us. We praise you, Lord, that in all your wonder, you have not forgotten us.

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