ARCHIVE April, 2014

Chapel Worship Guide 4.27.2014

Chapel Worship Guide for Easter Sunday 9 AM, April 27, 2014 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Worship this morning is provided by the First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville Prelude—LeAnn Malecha Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song Scripture Readings (Old Testament)   Psalm 8:1 For the director of music. According to gittith. […]

April 27, 2014 in Chapel Worship/News by

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Easter Message 2014 Preached at Advocate Condell Medical Center

Easter Changed Everything! Message by Barbara Shafer preached at Advocate Condell Medical Center, April 20, 2014 For almost a decade, I taught flower arranging at the College of Lake County.  I enjoyed teaching and I enjoyed flowers and gardening, so it was a perfect fit.  Each semester, I’d have the opportunity to talk about the […]

April 24, 2014 in Chapel Worship/News by

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Chapel Worship Guide for Easter Sunday – April 20.2014

Chapel Worship Guide for Easter Sunday 9 AM, April 20, 2014 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Worship this morning is provided by the First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville Prelude—LeAnn Malecha Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song – Hymn 163, Christ the Lord is Risen Today Hymn 85 Crown Him with Many […]

April 20, 2014 in Chapel Worship/News by

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Happy Easter, 2014

Happy Easter! Today the tomb is empty.  Jesus is Risen.  He is Risen, indeed! 1 Corinthians 15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as […]

April 20, 2014 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Be Still on the Sabbath (Lent 40-2014)

It’s Saturday—the Sabbath day—the day between Jesus’ death on the Cross and the empty tomb sealed with a rock.  Jesus is in the grave and the disciples, once scattered having deserted Jesus, are left on this Sabbath with many unanswered questions. How did they observe the Sabbath in light of what had just happened?  The women […]

April 19, 2014 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Be Still at the Foot of the Cross (Lent 39-2014)

I can’t begin to think of what all was going through the mind of Mary, Jesus’ mother.  At the place where the Crucifixion was happening.  Seeing her son Jesus dying on a cross.  Witnessing the agony, the false accusations, and the mocking. It’s easy to become so familiar with the story that we fail to […]

April 18, 2014 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Being Still in Service (Lent 38-2014)

Some of us struggle with letting other people serve us.  True, there are many people out there who love having everyone serve them.  But for some of us—whether on account of pride or competence or self-esteem or being in a position of being powerful and needed, or just greatly disliking inconveniencing anyone—we would rather struggle […]

April 17, 2014 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Being Still and Satisfied by Little (Lent 37-2014)

John 6: 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Feast was near. 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only […]

April 16, 2014 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Be Still in the Boat with Jesus (Lent 36-2014)

Luke 8: 22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great […]

April 15, 2014 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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Be Still at the Point of Your Sin (Lent 35-2014)

I’m so glad today’s passage of Scripture is in the Bible.  It stands as clear proof that Jesus was not afraid of women—He was not afraid to talk to women, to associate with women, to deal with women on an intellectual level, to reason with women, to listen to women, or to risk how others […]

April 14, 2014 in Articles and Devotionals, Devotionals by

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