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Little Billy was enjoying a... -- Galatians 5:16-25 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
Little Billy was enjoying a huge double-dip ice cream cone, chocolate chip and strawberry swirl.
Almost anyone would have to... -- Galatians 5:16-25 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
Almost anyone would have to agree that Prohibition failed, and current anti-drug legislation is not
The Holy Spirit was given... -- Galatians 5:16-25 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
The Holy Spirit was given by God to keep the people of God close to God and to empower them for serv
An elderly saint once said... -- Romans 8:22-27 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
An elderly saint once said to me, "I've been through some hard times in my life, you know; times whe
Cecil was my boyhood friend... -- Romans 8:22-27 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
Cecil was my boyhood friend and wanted me to stay overnight at his place.
A miner was trapped when... -- Romans 8:22-27 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1994
A miner was trapped when there was a mine cave-in. For 12 days rescuers worked to free this miner.
The eyes of the young... -- 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
The eyes of the young boy beam with satisfaction and relief.
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.
Sugar Ray Leonard, great middleweight... -- 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Sugar Ray Leonard, great middleweight boxer, once commented to the effect that "God gives all of us
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.
While visiting a very poor... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
While visiting a very poor area of a Latin-American country, I was invited to speak to a large group
Dr. Cuthbert Simpson, one-time... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Dr.
A theologian once said: Christmas... -- Acts 2:1-21 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
A theologian once said: "Christmas is God with us. Good Friday is God for us.
In her book, Pilgrim at... -- John 20:19.23 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
In her book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard describes a time when she was in the field walki
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.
Many of us could possibly... -- John 20:19-23 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Many of us could possibly be categorized as cynical individuals, believing only in those things whic
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
One day as A. J... -- John 20:19-23 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
One day as A. J.
A middle-aged man entered... -- Ezekiel 37:1-14 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
A middle-aged man entered a cocktail lounge and walked directly to the bar.
Tennyson wrote in his In... -- John 20:19-23 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Tennyson wrote in his In Memoriam: "There is more faith in honest doubt, Believe me than in half the
An English author, social critic... -- Ezekiel 37:1-14 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
An English author, social critic, and atheist, acidly commented on an attempt by a number of denomin
Only once in my life... -- John 7:37-39 -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Only once in my life was I ever so thirsty that I thought I might die.
Jesus says the prerequisite for... -- John 7:37-39a -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
Jesus says the prerequisite for drinking is to experience thirst.
John Wesley was preaching one... -- John 7:37-39a -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
John Wesley was preaching one day, when the town bully started to tease him.
The hill behind the house... -- John 7:37-39a -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 1991
The hill behind the house in which I grew up has four season memories.

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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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