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Walking through the house late... -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Walking through the house late at night, I did not want to disturb anyone else and so left all the l
Gallup polls in the eighties... -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Gallup polls in the eighties consistently reveal that a large number of people say they are believer
Every successful business and organization... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Every successful business and organization knows the importance of a mission statement.
Over the space of several... -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Over the space of several years a badly split congregation gradually regained its unity.
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, It... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, "It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrosp
Jesus' promise of the Year... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Jesus' promise of the Year of Jubilee, during his message in the Nazareth synagogue, may have alarme
Anointed. Jesus was anointed, called... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Anointed.
Michael Lindvall tells of a... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Michael Lindvall tells of a book, an autobiographical memoir, that reports a family's experiences du
Mrs. Grace Hopper, Retired Rear... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Mrs.
Have you ever seen a... -- Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Have you ever seen a kite escape from its tether?
An ant crawling on the... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
An ant crawling on the hand of a human has no concept of the size or scope of that human.
William Lamb Melbourne served as... -- Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
William Lamb Melbourne served as British prime minister in 1834, and again from 1835-41.
We live in a throw... -- Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
We live in a "throw-away" culture.
The biggest swim meet of... -- Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
The biggest swim meet of the year was just a week away.
Law and order. Matt Dillon... -- Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
Law and order. Matt Dillon brandishing a Colt .45 down the dusty streets of Dodge City. J.
If one member is honored... -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
"If one member is honored, all rejoice together...." Every community looks for an edge with which to
We all seem to remember... -- Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
We all seem to remember Watergate, don't we?
The church becomes a Living... -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
The church becomes a Living Body of Christ when the love of Christ is allowed to move through all th
Now you are the body... -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
"Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it." (v. 27)
In a series of lectures... -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
In a series of lectures published under the title, "Churches the Apostles Left Behind," Father Raymo
A prisoner took his identical... -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
A prisoner took his identical twin brother's place for several hours on death row in the Nebraska pe
I know a preacher who... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
I know a preacher who was in a difficult period of life that often is called a "faith crisis." He wa
There is an old story... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
There is an old story, which I am sure many of you have heard, about a young minister who was about
It happens all the time... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
It happens all the time in our Sunday morning worship.
St. Luke tells us that... -- Luke 4:14-21 -- Epiphany 3 | Ordinary Time 3 - C
St.

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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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George Reed
Katy Stenta
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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.

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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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