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A question often asked in... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - B -- 1994
A question often asked in the ranks of professional caregivers -- medical doctors, nurses and techni
Tommy Warswick had grown tall... -- Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 -- Proper 13 | Ordinary Time 18 - B -- 1994
Tommy Warswick had grown tall and broad by the time he turned 16 and his bulky strength got him into
Instead of using a verbal... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1994
Instead of using a verbal (oral, wordy) illustration for this passage this time around, go to the l
There are moments in our... -- Luke 24:44-53 -- Ascension of the Lord - B -- 1994
There are moments in our lives that we will cherish forever.
For James, the idea is... -- James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27 -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - B -- 1994
For James, the idea is not to be uninvolved with the world, but to be appropriately involved -- resp
The other day I received... -- Isaiah 40:21-31 -- Epiphany 5 | Ordinary Time 5 - B -- 1994
The other day I received a letter from a hospital in Pittsburgh that informed me of a workshop that
Harriet had been a partner... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Reformation Sunday - B -- 1994
Harriet had been a partner in the Dewey, Cheatham and Howe Law Firm for three years now.
Light is the first-born... -- Genesis 1:1-5 -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - B -- 1994
"Light is the first-born of creation.
Occasionally you will find a... -- 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1994
Occasionally you will find a race horse with blinders on.
A young lady had taken... -- John 17:6-19 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
A young lady had taken her children to the mall.
Robert Herbert Thompson owns 180... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
Robert Herbert Thompson owns 180 newspapers, 290 other companies, and an estimated $300 million.
All gifts, important or unimportant... -- 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
All gifts, important or unimportant, come from the same source, and all are necessary.
This may be a first... -- Acts 9:26-31 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
This may be a first.
In Frederick Buechner's book, Peculiar... -- 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - B -- 1994
In Frederick Buechner's book, Peculiar Treasures, he writes the following:
JoiningWhere flies the... -- Acts 10:34, 37-43 -- Easter Day - B -- 1994
JoiningWhere flies the dove?Over whom does it hover?
She had been dead for... -- Ezekiel 37:1-14 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
She had been dead for years. No, not dying. Dead. Stone, cold, dead. Dead emotionally.
Often times Andrew is delegated... -- John 6:1-21 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1994
Often times Andrew is delegated to walking in the shadow of his big brother Simon Peter.
There are three results of... -- John 15:9-17 -- Sixth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1994
There are three results of the inward union with Christ: effectual prayer; fruitfulness in character
While laws may differ depending... -- Mark 2:23-28 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1994
While laws may differ depending on cultural or geographic contexts, they are usually intended to pro
In Mark's passage we find... -- Mark 5:21-43 -- 1991
In Mark's passage we find Jairus' daughter dead and a woman who had been hemorrhaging for 12 years.
Pontius Pilate became the sixth... -- Mark 14:1--15:47 -- Passion Sunday - B -- 1991
Pontius Pilate became the sixth procurator (or governor) of Judea in the year AD. 26.
There is an old saying... -- Ezekiel 31:1-6, 10-14 -- 1991
There is an old saying about the temptations of power and pride in government: "Power corrupts; and
When people listened to Jesus... -- Mark 1:21-28 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
When people listened to Jesus speak, they recognized an inherent authority in his words: "He speaks
I learned of an epitaph... -- Ezekiel 37:1-14 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
I learned of an epitaph in a cemetery in Girard, Pennsylvania that read: "In memory of Ellen Shannon
During the summer months, storms... -- Isaiah 57:14b-21 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1991
During the summer months, storms will move through the midwest periodically.

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The Immediate Word

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Mary Austin
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John Jamison
Object: The object of the lesson is a gesture you will teach the children.

Note: The gesture used both hands. Hold both hands in front of you and make the thumbs-up sign with both hands with both thumbs pointing back at your chest. This is the “ME!” gesture. Then simply rotate your hands back so your thumbs are pointing straight up in the air, like two “OK” signs. This is the “US” gesture.

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John E. Sumwalt
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. (vv. 9-10)

Emphasis Preaching Journal

Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
Hosea 11: 1-13
The prophet compares Yahweh to a father who exercises compassion despite his original plan to punish Israel. John Calvin nicely explains these dynamics:
Mark Ellingsen
Hosea 11:1-11

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus warned against with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God. Through our worship today let us pledge ourselves to seek our treasure only in God.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we envy others because of all they possess.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we desire all that money can buy.
Christ, have mercy.

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Stephen P. McCutchan
For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.... Let those who are wise give heed to these things, and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
-- Psalm 107:9, 43

Kirk R. Webster
How do you focus on something unseen? How can we set our minds on that which we can't touch, or taste, or verify scientifically? Most practical people want proof. Abstract propositions are difficult to get our arms around, especially if they are from another time and place.
Thomas A. Renquist
This story begins with gift -- with blessed gift -- with miraculous, blessed giftedness. And I will even tell you now the theme of the story: if you keep your eye on the giftedness of everything, then you yourself can be a gift, you can be a giver, rather than a hoarder.
John W. Wurster
" 'It was I who taught Ephraim how to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them' (11:3). They did not know me. Do you?

" 'I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them.' (1:4). But they did not know me. Do you?

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