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A part of all parents... -- Genesis 3:8-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1991
A part of all parents wish their children never had to grow up.
Prior to retirement, Hunter Beckleheymer... -- Proverbs 2:1-8 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - B -- 1991
Prior to retirement, Hunter Beckleheymer taught preaching at Brite Divinity School for nearly two de
Jesus continued walking by Lake... -- Mark 1:14-20 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - B -- 1991
"Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee" (Mark 1:19, The Everyday Bible).
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was a... -- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was a social worker and writer.
Christians are sometimes made fun... -- 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 1991
Christians are sometimes made fun of because of their belief in the real presence of Christ in the b
Andrew was convinced that he... -- John 1:35-42 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - B -- 1991
Andrew was convinced that he had found the Messiah, the Christ; he felt a compulsion to share the go
Suffering. No mentally healthy person... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Suffering.
Sometimes we expect that things... -- 2 Kings 2:1-12a -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
Sometimes we expect that things are more complicated than they really are.
One of the more tension... -- Romans 8:12-17 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - B -- 1991
One of the more tension-filled scenes in a novel or movie is the reading of the will.
Pentecost empowered the disciples to... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Pentecost empowered the disciples to go into all the world with courage and power.
Two little boys had been... -- Genesis 3:8-19 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1991
Two little boys had been scuffling, and the living room lamp was on the floor -- all smashed.
he was known to them... -- Luke 24:35-48 -- Second Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
... he was known to them in the breaking of the bread (Luke 24:35b).
In her play The Zeal... -- Isaiah 35:4-7a -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - B -- 1991
In her play The Zeal of Thy House, Dorothy Sayers gives a picture of a stonemason working on an intr
If a college graduate in... -- Acts 9:26-31 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
If a college graduate in economic theory is called to ministry, it is probably not all unusual.
One inch below the sleeve... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
One inch below the sleeve of the T-shirt was a finely detailed tattoo of Cupid, a full quiver of arr
They asked four questions, first... -- 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 -- 1991
They asked four questions, first whether they ought to renounce the object of their missions, second
Here's a revival in a... -- Ezekiel 37:1-14 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Here's a revival in a graveyard. What was dead lives once more.
There's a statement in this... -- Hebrews 3:1-6 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1991
There's a statement in this lesson that just screams out for contemporary application -- "as the bui
This question turns on God's... -- Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 -- 1991
"This question turns on God's requirement to have a holy people.
The central concern of James... -- James 4:7-12 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
The central concern of James was this: See to it that your works conform to your words.
Little Ernie had been a... -- Isaiah 57:14b-21 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1991
Little Ernie had been a "discipline challenge" from the beginning.
Obedience is not a popular... -- Hebrews 5:7-10 -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Obedience is not a popular term.
It is easy to understand... -- Mark 1:40-45 -- Transfiguration Sunday - B -- 1991
It is easy to understand why the leper, healed by the touch of Christ, wanted to tell everyone about
In 1887, Lord Acton said... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
In 1887, Lord Acton said, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Sixteen y
Many years ago I heard... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Many years ago I heard a great deal about the great Dwight L. Moody.

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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)

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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:
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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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