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After the service, the minister... -- Mark 6:1-6 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1991
After the service, the minister met in his study with a young woman who had requested to see him.
It is so necessary for... -- Ephesians 2:11-22 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1991
It is so necessary for us to have a vision of the possible which Paul refers to, going beyond what w
We can understand what Paul... -- 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
We can understand what Paul was saying about a single person being able to be dedicated to the Lord
I saw a sixth grader... -- Jeremiah 11:18-20 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B -- 1991
"I saw a sixth grader, on his way up the alley to school, throw a firecracker over the fence of our
Our text points out the... -- Amos 7:10-15 -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - B -- 1991
Our text points out the difference which existed between civil religion and true religion.
As modern-day readers of... -- Exodus 24:3-8 -- Maundy Thursday - B -- 1991
As modern-day readers of Israel's history, we sometimes wonder at the apparent ease and rapidity by
Consider Jesus. If you take... -- Hebrews 3:1-6 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1991
"Consider Jesus." If you take the word consider apart, you'll find it came from two Latin words: com
To whom could we go... -- John 6:55-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1991
To whom could we go?
In Mexico, the church celebration... -- Matthew 2:1-12 -- Epiphany of the Lord - B -- 1991
In Mexico, the church celebration of the Three Kings is the time for gift-giving and takes on many o
Here are a couple of... -- Mark 2:23-28 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - B -- 1991
Here are a couple of statements about legalism from Lazarus, the last of Morris West's papacy trilog
There is a danger in... -- 2 Samuel 7:1-17 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1991
There is a danger in the "edifice complex." There were two fishermen pulling trophy-size fish which
In the article on Medicine... -- 1 Samuel 16:14-23 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1991
In the article on "Medicine" in Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible, the writer makes this comment on
Bill and Marsha tried very... -- Mark 7:31-37 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - B -- 1991
Bill and Marsha tried very hard to be effective parents.
A Philadelphia hotel clerk gave... -- Ephesians 5:15-20 -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - B -- 1991
A Philadelphia hotel clerk gave his room to an elderly man and his wife when there were no other roo
One of the mini-vacations... -- 1 John 3:1-7 -- Third Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
One of the mini-vacations that my wife and I enjoyed so much was a weekend trip to Monticello to vis
The Passion Play at Oberammergau... -- Genesis 22:1-8 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
The Passion Play at Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany, has 14 acts.
Hearsay evidence is not allowable... -- John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
"Hearsay evidence" is not allowable in a court of law.
The Lord God called to... -- Genesis 3:9-15 -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 1991
The Lord God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?" The man had gotten lost.
Why are the words I... -- 2 Samuel 12:1-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - B -- 1991
Why are the words "I was wrong" the three hardest words for us to say?
Do we know the Comforter... -- John 14:15-21 -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - B -- 1991
Do we know the Comforter which the Holy Spirit is? I think of my father who died in 1977.
In October, 1962, the world... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - B -- 1991
In October, 1962, the world was uneasy as the Soviet Union planned to place missiles in Cuba and Ken
The psychologist commiserated with her... -- 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 1991
The psychologist commiserated with her client.
I have recently had the... -- 1 Peter 3:18-22 -- First Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
I have recently had the privilege of working with young pastors at a conference.
At night, driving down Cumberland... -- 1 John 5:1-6 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - B -- 1991
At night, driving down Cumberland Avenue in Middlesboro, Kentucky, newcomers are often startled to s
As you know, Grandma Moses... -- 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
As you know, Grandma Moses was a painter, famous for her landscape scenes.

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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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Hosea 11: 1-13
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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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