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Answers To Consider -- Job 19:23, 27a -- Anthology, James W. Addy, Pastor -- 1994
This meditation was preached at the funeral of a 60--year--old woman who was shot to death by her so
Good News At A Bad Time! -- Luke 2:10-11 -- Richard E. Merrick, Anthology -- 1994
A tragedy has come into our lives!
What Shall We Say To This? -- Romans 6:1-11, Romans 8:31-39 -- Bob Kaul, Anthology -- 1994
In both of these passages from his letter to the Romans, Paul begins with a question that is probabl
Death And Birth -- Psalm 23, 1 Corinthians 13, John 14:1-7 -- Anthology, Henry G. Brinton -- 1994
Two things you can never predict with precision are birth and death.
Resurrection And Life -- John 11:17-27 -- Jonathan W. Schriber, Anthology -- 1994
I was very anxious to meet ____________.
Like Abraham To The Slaughter -- Dennis E. Dinger, Anthology -- 1994
It is not good for us to be here.
The Circle Of Life -- Charles R. Leary, Anthology -- 1994
Life has brought us full circle again!
Healed Once Again -- Matthew 9:1-8 -- Anna M. Ritter, Anthology -- 1994
God heals.
Of Thimbles And Thread -- Ecclesiastes 3:7a -- Lawrence H. Craig, Anthology -- 1994
____________ was a seamstress. Such talent was hers as a hobby.
Welcome To The Banquet -- Isaiah 25:6-9, Revelation 7:9-17 -- Barbara G. Schmitz, Anthology -- 1994
On the night before Jesus died, he gathered with his friends in an upper room.
Let The Children Come To Me -- Psalm 42 -- Mary Venema Swierenga, Anthology -- 1994
____________ graced this earth for three months and four days.
Hallowed Ground -- B. David Hostetter, Anthology -- 1994
This is hallowed groundCreated from nothingBut the thought of God
The Things Which Remain When All Is Lost -- 2 Samuel 12:16-23 -- Thomas A. Pilgrim, Anthology -- 1994
There is a story in the Old Testament book of 2 Samuel which I want to share with you.
Mystery Of Death -- Psalm 121, Psalm 23 -- John A. Terry, Anthology -- 1994
Opening
To The Father's House -- 2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-10, John 14:1-6 -- James Mckarns, Anthology -- 1994
The first scripture reading we heard today was written by Paul and sent, in the form of a letter, to
In His Redeemer's Arms -- Mark 10:13-16 -- Charles R. Turbin, Anthology -- 1994
____________ and ____________, friends and loved ones of ____________, dear friends in Christ, grace
There Is No Condemnation -- Jeremiah 29:11-12 -- Deborah D. Steed, Anthology -- 1994
On behalf of the ____________ family, I want to thank you for being here today to remember _________
The March Of Death -- Merlin L. Conrad, Anthology -- 1994
When I was in seminary there was a picture hanging in our library that I will never forget.
Dealing With Suicide For a Man in His Sixties -- Psalm 23, Philippians 4:4-13 -- Anthology, Louis M. Pratt -- 1989
The death of a loved one is always a tragedy.
Using the Available Spiritual Resources Death of the Unchurched -- Psalm 139:142, 23-24 -- Alan Bacon Bond, Anthology -- 1989
He had been sick for two days with influenza, and, while having had some high blood pressure problem
Claiming the Promise For One Who Came to Faith While Dying -- John 14:6 -- Anthology, Palmer L. Gedde -- 1989
Dearly beloved in the Lord, grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior,
God Has a Purpose Death Where Divorce Has Intruded -- Matthew 1 -- Arthur H. Kolsti, Anthology -- 1989
We can expect an increasing number of services involving families whose relationships have been stai
Celebrate Life For a Ninety-three-year-old Widow -- 2 Timothy 3:6-8 -- Anthology, Walter A. Schmidt -- 1989
I chose this text from 2 Timothy especially for Edna because it fits her so well.
Nothing Can Separate Us Death Following Extended illness -- Romans 8:35-39 -- Paul F. Hegele, Anthology -- 1989
Separation - it's a mournful, frightening word.
Mary at the Party For a Cancer Victim -- 2 Timothy 4:7 -- James W. Robinson, Anthology -- 1989
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." So said Paul in his

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John Jamison
Object: A rock about the size of a tennis ball, baseball, or even a softball.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Excellent!

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Dean Feldmeyer
Katy Stenta
Thomas Willadsen
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George Reed
Mary Austin
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Peter Andrew Smith
Paul reread the parable again and sighed. Why had he agreed to lead the Bible study this week? When Pastor Luke asked him, he had been all excited and enthusiastic. He knew the parable of the prodigal son inside and out having read commentaries and stories about it before. He had actually preached a sermon on the passage when Pastor Luke was away and received great feedback from the congregation.

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Joshua 5:9-12
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Joshua 9:5-12

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Bonnie Bates
It is a well-known cliché that “God never gives us more than we can handle”, but I have sometimes found that not to be so. When my youngest brother died of brain cancer at age five, it was more than I could handle. When my first husband was emotionally and physically abusive, it was more than I could handle. When my second husband and I lost our twin sons at birth, it was more than I could handle. The COVID pandemic was more than we could handle. Wars and violence are often more than we can handle. Homelessness, poverty, grief, and loss are often more than we can handle.
John N. Brittain
I suppose we are all a little bit nervous about the prospect of a sermon on a Bible story as familiar and sometimes as overworked as the Parable of the Prodigal Son. "What can I possibly say that hasn't been said before?" And I know what's going through your minds: "Are we going to be subjected to the same old sermon yet another time?" Confronting a familiar Bible passage like this mid-Lent really serves to address the discipline of reading Scripture as part of our devotional life, particularly passages that are very familiar.
Charles D. Reeb
A. A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh, wrote a simple, yet telling poem in his work, Now We Are Six:

When I was One, I had just begun.
When I was Two, I was nearly new.
When I was Three, I was hardly Me.
When I was Four, I was not much more.
When I was Five, I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as ever.
So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever.1

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to worship:

 While the Prodigal Son was still far off, his father saw him, ran to him, put his arms around him and kissed him. In our worship today, let us turn to God so that he may run to us, put his arms around and kiss us.

Invitation to confession:

 Jesus, for the times when we run away from you,

Lord, have mercy.

 Jesus, for the times when we have wasted our inheritance on dissolute living,

Christ, have mercy.

 Jesus, when we return to you,

Lord, have mercy.

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