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What we find in Revelation... -- Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
What we find in Revelation 7 is a description of a grand worship where both humanity and angels alik
Death had visited their home... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Death had visited their home.
Angels abound in unexpected places... -- Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Angels abound in unexpected places, not hidden, but not seen because our eyes are culturally blinded
The Rev. Dr. Laurence (Sic... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The Rev. Dr.
A videotape of a nine... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
A videotape of a nine-year-old girl drowning while scores of onlookers stood by idly became a nation
Another minister heard about a... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Another minister heard about a young man who wanted to buy something nice for his girlfriend.
Bishop Sheen tells this story... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Bishop Sheen tells this story of deliverance and hope in his daily devotional book.
One of the themes of... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
One of the themes of Revelation is that of "newness" and Bishop Fulton J.
In my mind there is... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
In my mind there is a scene from a play which has never been -- and probably never will be -- writte
The Book of Revelation is... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The Book of Revelation is an example of apocalyptic writing.
All my being seeks God... -- Isaiah 26:1-4, 8-9, 12-13, 19-21 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
"All my being seeks God." Dorothy Day, one of the founders of the Catholic Worker movement, did not
Once it was, I was... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Once it was, I was dead -- or at least so it seemed.
LONGEST LOVE LETTER The... -- Solomon 3:1-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
LONGEST LOVE LETTER
I spend most weekends at... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
I spend most weekends at a retreat house, where I am responsible for housekeeping and cooking, and m
On the facing of the... -- Solomon 3:1-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
On the facing of the upper deck at Texas stadium where the Dallas Cowboys play, hang the names and n
The symbolic city of Jerusalem... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The symbolic city of Jerusalem, where no temple and no sun are needed because the presence and glor
One episode of the old... -- Solomon 3:1-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
One episode of the old Mary Tyler Moore television show explored the meaning of life and death.
It was a summer Sunday... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
It was a summer Sunday evening when everything is supposed to be quiet in a small town in western Pe
In a popular comic strip... -- Solomon 3:1-9 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
In a popular comic strip, "Calvin and Hobbes," the stuffed tiger, Hobbes, points out to his child, C
Many pro athletes end up... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Many pro athletes end up playing with their heroes.
The warden of a prison... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The warden of a prison called in a man who was serving time for fraud.
In the spring of 1993... -- Sirach 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
In the spring of 1993 Public Service Television ran over a three-day period the extended film by Cli
There is a lot of... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
There is a lot of misunderstanding about the "new city, the heavenly Jerusalem." David Sheppard, Bi
The Free Methodist Church in... -- Sirach 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
The Free Methodist Church in eastern Michigan held annual camp meetings and conferences out in the w
A number of years ago... -- Sirach 44:1-10, 13-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
A number of years ago my family and I traveled to the Black Hills of South Dakota.

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John Jamison
Object: You may present this message as a simple story, or have the children act it out as a role-play. I will show the role-play version, but you can ignore the acting pieces and just tell the story if you prefer.

Note: For the role-play version, you will need to select two girls and one boy to play the roles. You might also have a broom and a dust rag if you want to.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Great! Let’s get started.

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Bill Thomas
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Bonnie Bates
Amos 8:1-12, Psalm 52
Amos proclaims the word from God that punishes the people. The people are to be punished for their lack of faith, for their focus on practicing deceit, betraying honesty to their neighbors, and being impatient for the time after the Sabbath when they can focus on profit and selling their crops and wares. Oh, my! What a terrible message for people. You have been unfaithful so I will punish you. And then in the psalm, God is proclaimed to be the olive tree, that which brings blessing.
David Kalas
I have tried to find different ways of saying it so that my children don’t tire of hearing it. But the basic principle remains the same, and my kids have heard it a ton. “First things first.” They ask if they can do this or they start to do that, and I will endeavor to redirect them, saying, “Why don’t we make sure we’re doing first things first!”

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John E. Sumwalt
I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. (v. 24)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
One of Martha's earliest memories was of her little sister Mary singing and dancing in the middle of an admiring crowd of friends. Mary had always been a dancer, from the time she could walk. Privately, Martha thought she'd always been something of a show-off and ought to go on the stage, for Mary loved an audience.

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Jeanne Jones
Several years ago, before we moved to Wisconsin, I was an honorary nanny for our pastor's son, Jonathan. I took care of him from the time he was able to walk until our pastor moved, when Jonathan was about five. We had wonderful times together. One time, when I was at their house, and we had been doing some spiritual direction together, Pastor Michael asked me if I knew the name of my guardian angel.
James Evans
We are not surprised when we learn about crooks and robbers boasting about "mischief done against the godly" or "plotting destruction" all day long. The image we have in our minds about who "bad" people are, and how they conduct themselves, make such accusations completely plausible. We are less inclined to believe such things about leaders, especially respected leaders among us. We have difficulty believing someone with wealth and power would deliberately plot to do someone else harm.
Arley K. Fadness
Today's gospel from Luke 10 follows the parable of the good Samaritan. Luke positions the good Samaritan and the Mary-Martha story back to back for good reason. The parable and the story are examples of the Great Commandment "to love the Lord your God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself." The good Samaritan parable illustrates "love to neighbor," whereas the Mary-Martha story illustrates "love to God."
Kirk R. Webster
In the early 1990s, Wesley Nunley of Dallas completed a project he had dreamed of for decades. "I tell you, this could be a big thing," he explained. Wes then walked out to a concrete octagon in the middle of his backyard. With a beaming smile, arms raised up in excitement, the energetic retiree said, "This welcomes the UFO to land, which has never been done before."
John W. Wurster
It was the best of times. A time of prosperity and confidence, a time of relative peace, a time when most everything looked pretty good, a time when most everyone felt pretty good. It was a time maybe not unlike our own time.
H. Burnham Kirkland
Words Of Assurance
Our God is both wise and caring: afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.

Pastoral Prayer
God, we bow before you this morning, knowing that you hear every prayer. We know that in all of Creation, you are the source of life. You are the one who set the light swirling between the galaxies. The breath of your Spirit pulses through all life. You have even become flesh among us. We praise you, Lord, that in all your wonder, you have not forgotten us.

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