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Fourth Sunday of Easter

Devotional

Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Stephen P. McCutchan
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Water From the Well: Lectionary Devotional For Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Stephen P. McCutchan
1 Peter 2:19-25
excerpted from Water From the Well: Lectionary Devotional For Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Stephen P. McCutchan
Psalm 23
excerpted from Water From the Well: Lectionary Devotional For Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Stephen P. McCutchan
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Water From the Well: Lectionary Devotional For Cycle A

Drama

Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Robert F. Crowley
Acts 6:1-9
excerpted from Lectionary Scenes : 57 Vignettes For Cycle A

Preaching

Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Elizabeth Achtemeier
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Preaching and Reading the Old Testament Lessons: With an Eye to the New
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Jerry L. Schmalenberger
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook: Series VII, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Carlos Wilton
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook: Series VIII, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Carlos Wilton
Psalm 23
excerpted from Hear My Voice: Preaching The Lectionary Psalms for Cycles A, B, C
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Richard L. Sheffield
John 10:1-10 (Luke 16:19-31)
excerpted from Preaching the Parables : Series IV, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Dallas A. Brauninger
John 10:11-18
excerpted from Preaching the Parables : Series III, Cycle B
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
William E. Keeney
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Preaching the Parables : Series II, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
E. Carver Mcgriff
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series VI, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
John 10:1-10
excerpted from The Parables Of Jesus : Applications For Contemporary Life
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
John R. Brokhoff
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series IV
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
George M. Bass
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series III, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Russell F. Anderson
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Series V, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Derl G. Keefer
C. Neil Strait
excerpted from THE WESLEYAN PREACHING ANNUAL 2001--2002 :
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Dallas A. Brauninger
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Preaching The Parables : Series III, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
John R. Brokhoff
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Preaching Workbook : Cycle A, THIRD EDITION

Sermon

Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
David O. Bales
1 Peter 2:19-25
excerpted from Sermons On The Second Readings : Series II, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
David O. Bales
John 10:1-10
excerpted from To The Cross and Beyond: Cycle A Gospel Sermons for Lent and Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Tony S. Everett
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Show-and-Tell: First Lesson Cycle A Sermons for Lent and Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Schuyler Rhodes
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Sermons On The First Readings : Series II, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Lee Griess
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Sermons On The Gospel Readings : Series II, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Frank Luchsinger
1 Peter 2:19-25
excerpted from Love Is Your Disguise : Second Lesson Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Richard L. Sheffield
John 10:1-10
excerpted from The Lord Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed! He Really Is! : Gospel Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Cross, Resurrection, And Ascension : First Lesson Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Theodore F. Schneider
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from CALLED TO JERUSALEM: SENT TO THE WORLD : Sermons For Lent And Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Mark Ellingsen
John 10:1-10
excerpted from PREPARATION AND MANIFESTATION : Sermons For Lent And Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
John R. Brokhoff
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Preaching the Parables :
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Robert J. Elder
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from RESTORING THE FUTURE : First Lesson Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Albert G. Butzer, III
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Tears Of Sadness, Tears Of Gladness : Gospel Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Harry N. Huxhold
1 Peter 2:19-25
excerpted from ACCESS TO HIGH HOPE : Second Lesson Sermons For Lent/Easter
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Bill Mosley
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Sermons On The First Readings : Series I, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Sermons on the Gospel Readings: Series I, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Richard W. Ferris
1 Peter 2:19-25
excerpted from Sermons On The Second Reading : Series I, Cycle A

Stories

Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
David E. Leininger
Psalm 23
excerpted from Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit: Series VI, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Timothy J. Smith
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit : Series II Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Constance Berg
John 10:1-10
excerpted from LECTIONARY TALES FOR THE PULPIT : Series III, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Gregory L. Tolle
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Tales For The Pulpit : Series IV, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
John E. Sumwalt
Psalm 23
excerpted from Shining Moments : Visions Of The Holy In Ordinary Lives

Worship

Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Thom M. Shuman
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids, Cradled in God's Heart: Series VIII, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
H. Burnham Kirkland
Psalm 23
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids: Series VI, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
H. Burnham Kirkland
Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids: Series VI, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
H. Burnham Kirkland
1 Peter 2:19-25
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids: Series VI, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
H. Burnham Kirkland
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids: Series VI, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Dallas A. Brauninger
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Aids: Series V, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Wayne H. Keller
John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Workbook: Series II, Cycle A Gospel Texts
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
B. David Hostetter
Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from LECTIONARY WORSHIP AIDS : Series III, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Dallas A. Brauninger
Psalm 23
excerpted from In the Beginning Was the Word: Scriptures For The Lectionary Speaking Choir, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Amy C. Schifrin
Martha Shonkwiler
John 10:1-10, Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, Psalm 23
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Workbook: Series III, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Norman A. Beck
Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10, Acts 2:42-47
excerpted from Scripture Notes : For use with Common, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Lectionaries
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Paul A. Laughlin
Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from LECTIONARY WORSHIP AIDS : Series II
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Heth H. Corl
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25
excerpted from LECTIONARY WORSHIP AIDS :
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Beverly S. Bailey
Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from Lectionary Worship Workbook: Series IV, Cycle A
Fourth Sunday of Easter - A
Frank Ramirez
Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10
excerpted from LECTIONARY WORSHIP AIDS : Series VII, Cycle A

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by C. David McKirachan
Acts 2:42-47

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Carlos Wilton
(See Lent 4, Cycle A, and Easter 4, Cycles B and C, for alternative approaches.)

It is one of the best-known and best-loved passages of the Bible. Generations have memorized it, in Sunday school or at the knee of parents or grandparents. It is one of the first Bible passages we learn, and -- as common as it is at funerals -- it is among the last words said over us when we die. Psalm 23 has been a source of strength and comfort for many.
William E. Keeney
"Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
Russell F. Anderson
BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE LESSONS

Lesson 1: Acts 2:42--47 (C); Acts 2:14, 36--41 (RC)
(Look at Lesson 1 for Easter 3)

Lesson 1: Acts 6:1--9; 7:2a, 51--60 (E, L)
Tony S. Everett
The week before classes began, Harold, a high school history teacher, fell off a step ladder and injured his back. For the next three months he was forced to wear a plaster cast around the entire upper part of his body. The cast fit so well underneath his shirt and sport coat that it was not at all noticeable.
David O. Bales
Last summer my wife and I enjoyed visiting our friends Dick and Mary in Montana. They have about 45 quarter horses and they were thrilled to show us the herd and take us along one evening to feed them. That evening we also helped get a three-month-old filly into the barn in order to medicate a cut on her face. The filly was a little skittish, but we got her into the barn and into a large stall and then Dick tried to get a halter on her head to hold her still in order to clean and medicate the cut.
Robert J. Elder
Now here is what I often think of as a passage of scripture with high potential for use as a brick--bat. At least it is often employed that way by folks who think the way the church moves ahead is by making people feel guilty and bad about things that are not their fault. Sometimes preachers read this and find it almost too tempting to stand before their congregations and extol the glories of the church in the New Testament version of the "good old days," so that everyone pretty much feels extra lousy that the good old days appear to be long--gone enough as to be well nigh unrecoverable.
Albert G. Butzer, III
I know a woman who says that her husband has a listening problem. Incidentally, this is not autobiographical. To be sure, he does have a hearing problem and wears hearing aids to compensate, but his real problem - at least according to his wife - is not a hearing problem but a listening problem. She says to him, "I'm going to the store, so would you please turn the oven to 350 degrees at 5:30 and put in the casserole." "Sure," he replies, "no problem." But when she comes home, the dinner is still cold. By the way, did I remember to tell you that this is not autobiographical!
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
Once upon a time, a great and loving king ruled over a vast territory. There was something very strange about this kingdom, however. Everything was the same. The people ate the same food, drank the same drink, wore the same clothes, and lived in the same type of homes. The people even did all the same work. There was another oddity about this place. Everything was gray - the food, the drink, the clothes, the houses; there were no other colors.
Wayne H. Keller
A Celebration Of Resurrection

Invitation to the Easter Celebration
Amy C. Schifrin
Martha Shonkwiler
Prayer Of The Day
P: Gracious Father, you sent your Son so that we might have life and have it abundantly. May we seek such goodness in our lives and desire it for others, so that gathered as one flock, all people would find their rest in our great shepherd, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
C: Amen.

Intercessory Prayers
Begin each new petition with:
Shepherd of our hearts ...
Shepherd of our communities ...
Shepherd of our nations ...
Shepherd of our churches ...

Emphasis Preaching Journal

Wayne Brouwer
There are two themes that run through the passages for today. On the one hand there is the "Call of the Wild" (like Jack London's 1903 novel), in which we are commanded to follow our Shepherd Jesus through what might be trackless wastes and difficult places in responding to the great challenge of faith. On the other hand, there is the "Call of the Safe" (like Larry Crabb's great book on small groups, The Safest Place on Earth [Word, 1999]), which places us in the middle of a community of care and grace.
R. Craig Maccreary
People have all sorts of travel styles. I am constantly amazed at those who can just pick up and go on their journeys with minimal amounts of preparation and packing. For me, even the simplest of journeys requires hours of preparation. When recent security concerns required the average traveler to show up at the airport hours before their planned flight I remained largely unaffected. I had been doing that for years. You never know when a mix up might land you at the wrong place or the wrong time. It is best to allow time just in case.

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Good morning! Do you like stories? (get responses) Jesus told stories like this a lot. Sometimes when he wanted to teach people about things that were complicated, he would tell them a story about something they already knew about. Talking about something familiar to them helped them understand something unfamiliar.
When he has brought out all of his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. (v. 4)

Good morning, boys and girls. Jesus thought of himself as a shepherd. Do you know what a shepherd does? (let them answer) That's right, a shepherd watches and protects sheep. Jesus must have known a lot about shepherds because he taught us that sheep trust the shepherd with their lives. When a shepherd speaks, the sheep listen. The sheep know the shepherd's voice and follow him to safety.
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