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Proper 11 | OT 16 | Pentecost 8 ›
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Romans 8:12-25
Genesis 28:10-19a
Isaiah 44:6-8
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
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  • Intercession

    Janice B. Scott
    Prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

    The Church of Christ

    Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority

    The local community

    Those who suffer

    The communion of saints


    These responses may be used:


    Lord, in your...

  • Children's Story

    Janice B. Scott
    Nobody liked Jennifer. She'd come from another country to join the class and it was difficult to understand what she said. And she had such odd ideas. Rosie discovered that instead of eating cereals from her bowl at breakfast time, Jennifer drank hot chocolate from her bowl - having first dipped her toast in it!

    Everybody laughed when Rosie told them about...

  • Stories

    Argile Smith
    C. David Mckirachan
    Contents
    What's Up This Week
    "The Land's Sacred" by Argile Smith
    "What's It Worth?" by C. David McKirachan


    What's Up This Week
    It is our natural tendency to respond to what we see with our senses, while there is so much more to life than that. In "The Land's Sacred," we meet two men who look at something as seemingly simple as land and...

  • Stories

    David O. Bales
    Sandra Herrmann
    John E. Sumwalt
    Contents
    "All Earthly Fathers" by David O. Bales
    "A Private Talk in the School of Christ" by Sandra Herrmann
    "A Wicked Way in Me" by John Sumwalt


    * * * * * * * *


    All Earthly Fathers
    by David O. Bales
    Romans 8:12-25

    They saw her coming. Donna, Michelle, and Suzie waited in the hall inside the main...

  • Preaching

    Elizabeth Achtemeier
    Jacob is on a journey from Hebron to Haran, Abraham's original home in northern Mesopotamia. In the context, two different reasons are given for the journey. According to the Yahwist account in Genesis 27:41-45, Jacob is fleeing to save his life from the wrath of his brother Esau. In the priestly account of Genesis 27:46--28:1-5, Jacob journeys to find a wife from his own clan. Both reasons may...

  • Preaching

    William E. Keeney
    He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25but while everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. 26So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. 27And the slaves of the householder came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in...

  • Preaching

    Russell F. Anderson
    BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE LESSONS

    Lesson 1: Genesis 28:10--19a (C)
    Upon hearing of Esau's plan to kill Jacob after Isaac's death, Rebekah spirits Jacob back to her relatives in her native land. It is an unsettling time for Jacob, leaving home and a fugitive. Jacob stops for a night at Bethel and in his dream God reaffirms the covenant he made with Abraham and Isaac. In the dream...

  • Sermon

    Justin W. Tull
    The flame is a part of our biblical heritage, from the burning bush, to pillars of fire, to the flaming tongues of the Spirit at Pentecost.

    The flame is a part of our church tradition and biblical tradition. It symbolizes the Spirit of God that interacts with us in so many different ways. Today we take a look at Moses' experience at the burning bush. From this account we may learn many...

  • Sermon

    Larry M. Goodpaster
    Obscenity, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. With words to that effect more than two decades ago the Supreme Court of the United States of America left the decisions regarding pornography in the hands of local communities. During the intervening years states and cities have struggled with the issue, desiring to uphold the basic rights of freedom of speech and expression, and at the same...

  • Preaching

    John R. Brokhoff
    "This is a perplexing parable." This is George Buttrick's first sentence in the chapter discussing the parable of the Weeds and Wheat. Indeed, it is perplexing. He could have said it again and again.

    In the parable Jesus teaches that the bad weeds (evildoers) are to remain together with the wheat (God's people) until Judgment Day when God's angels will separate them, one for the fire,...

  • Sermon

    Gary L. Carver
    How to begin a sermon? It always is a preacher's dilemma as to how to introduce a sermon. I never seem to know. I do know that one has said that an introduction to a sermon should be short and concise and should introduce the main thought that the proclaimer is seeking to present. I also know that it is very much appreciated if the introduction is very close to the conclusion. But, how does one...

  • Sermon

    Stephen M. Crotts
    All of the Bible is inspired. But just as some parts of a turkey have more meat on them, so some parts of the Bible are meatier than others. For example, the genealogies of Leviticus versus the Sermon on the Mount.

    Matthew 13 is one of the meatier portions of the scriptures. It is unique as an identifiable sermon of Christ Jesus, a series of seven, maybe eight parables that seem to...

  • Worship

    Thom M. Shuman
    Call To Worship
    One: We come to the One
    who knows all the facts about our lives;
    All: we are open books to God,
    who writes on every page.
    One: We approach the One
    who knows what we are thinking;
    All: our thoughts, our fears, our hopes
    are all known by God.
    One: We worship the One
    who is always with us,
    in front...

  • Worship

    Wayne H. Keller
    Celebrating The Presence Of God

    Invitation to the Celebration

    In the Name of the Eternal Gardener, welcome to the world of wheat and weeds. Following the creation, God pronounced the world "very good," which means, "fit for the purpose for which it was intended."ÊWe rejoice in our creation. Thank you, Lord, for putting us here, where you work with us, on us, within us, and...

  • Commentary

    R. Craig Maccreary
    I suppose all of us have particular objects of our venom and disgust. Whenever said object comes up in conversation unless we are prepared for a battle royal, loss of friendship, and a potential conviction for felony assault, we find ourselves saying, "Don't get me started." When it comes to the matter at hand we better not get started because we have no idea how things might end. Here in New...

  • Commentary

    Sandra Herrmann
    Genesis 28:10-19a
    What is the connection between heaven and earth? What makes Jacob think that he is the chosen one through whom the nation of Israel will come into being? Genesis is full of these questions, with story explanations for the reason things are as they are. This story, which we traditionally call "Jacob's Dream," is one of them. (Although the translation in the...

  • Children's Activity

    Teachers or Parents: Heaven may seem somewhat esoteric and remote for the children (and for us as well), but heaven is our hope that will not disappoint us (see first lesson).

    *If your church (or home) has a flower bed, have a class project of weeding it as a service to the church. Read again the parable Jesus told (where the weeds were not removed). Share how removing the...

  • Children's sermon

    Good morning! I think it is interesting that Jesus always told stories like we do to get his point across. One day he talked about the kingdom of heaven. He said it is like a farmer who had seeds to plant in his field. He planted the seeds and they came up. It's like we were going to plant a garden with these seeds. In the springtime I would till the soil and get it soft and free of...

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