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Bobby, as she was known... -- Mark 1:21-28 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
"Bobby," as she was known, was severely afflicted by the psychological condition described as "manic
Paul was a bachelor and... -- 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
Paul was a bachelor and happily so in his undivided devotion to the Lord.
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
The church in Corinth was... -- 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
The church in Corinth was living between the times -- between the time of this world and the coming
The brothers of Taize live... -- 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
The brothers of Taize live together under a common rule in order to make themselves more available i
Discussions of disasters and shortages... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
Discussions of disasters and shortages raises the interesting concept of "triage." This is the medic
It is difficult to remember... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
It is difficult to remember that many people judge Christianity by what they see displayed in the li
Paul is speaking to us... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
Paul is speaking to us, to us Christians; and he says we are free, free to choose, to act.
It was Jim's second attempt... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
It was Jim's second attempt to break his alcohol addiction. His first trip through St.
A couple went camping in... -- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
A couple went camping in the mountains.
Prophets and prophecies have always... -- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
Prophets and prophecies have always endured scorn and derision by the skeptical.
The term role model is... -- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
The term "role model" is almost a cliche today among the professional and vocational disciplines.
In our text we find... -- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
In our text we find Moses giving a last address to his people before entering the Promised Land.
Authority is the issue here... -- Mark 1:21-28 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1991
Authority is the issue here. It always is when dealing with the demonic. Who's the boss?
(L, M)br... -- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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(L, M)br... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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(C, P)br... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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(C, P)br... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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(C, P)br... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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C, P)When... -- 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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(A)The... -- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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(A)As... -- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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A)Frank Selihamer... -- Deuteronomy 18:15-20 -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - B -- 1982
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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Great! Let’s get started!

Did you know that Jesus traveled around and hunted for people who were doing something illegal and breaking the laws? (Let them respond.) He really did.And when he found someone who was doing something illegal, do you know what he did with them? (Let them respond.)

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Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
Our text tells us that we are skilled in doing evil (v.22). An anonymous late medieval treatise titled German Theology tells us why:

It is the nature and property of the creature to seek itself and its own things, and this and that, here and there, and in all that it does and leaves undone as desire is to its own advantage and benefit. (Varieties of Mystic Experience, p.162)

Martin Luther King, Jr. offers an alternative to this vision:
David Coffin
All three of today’s texts can be viewed as good news that God never gives up on God’s people. This is despite their resistance to repent or simple straying from the community of faith. We can observe family and loved ones at various points of their faith journey through the lens of each of these texts. Jeremiah 4 informs the people their neglect of honoring their covenant with God is about to result in disastrous consequences. Paul recalls in 1 Timothy 1 how he thought he was falling God’s will until he had his literal come to Jesus moment!

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John E. Sumwalt
And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. (vv. 6-7)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus told stories to illustrate to the people God's gladness whenever anyone turned to him and chose life. There is still rejoicing in heaven whenever any one of us turns to God.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes I think I'm too insignificant for you to bother with me.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I don't bother with you.

Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I don't bother with other people, but only with myself.

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James Evans
(See Proper 12/Pentecost 10/Ordinary Time 17, Cycle B, for an alternative approach.)

The psalm writer has an interesting perspective on the origin of injustice in our world. He begins this psalm with the assertion that those who do not believe in God are "fools." He goes on to accuse them of corruption and of being incapable of doing good. Later on he writes, "Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon the Lord?" (v. 4).

Elizabeth Achtemeier
"Now it is I who speak in judgment upon them" (v. 12). Ours is a society that does not accept that as the Word of God. Many people do not believe that God judges anyone. Rather, the Lord is a forgiving God, a kindly deity who overlooks all wrong. As in the Gospel lesson for the morning, the Lord searches for the one lost sheep and returns it gently to the fold, or he hunts for the one lost coin until he finds it. God accepts the lost as they are, we think, overlooking Jesus' teaching about repentance and transformation of life.
Scott Suskovic
We usually don't spend too much time thinking about our own sinfulness. On occasion, of course, our feelings of guilt overwhelm us. We can't stop thinking about our sinfulness. If we are in that situation, we may need to talk that out with someone. Apart from times like that, we don't think much about our own sinfulness. We have ways of getting around that.

R. Robert Cueni
Back before the ways of the Taliban became common knowledge, there was a fascinating little article about how they jailed barbers when they didn't do culturally correct haircuts.1 The newspaper reported that young men in Kabul, Afghanistan, have started wearing their hair the way the actor Leonardo DiCaprio wears his. Long, not only on the sides, but so long in the front that hair can drop over the eyes. They call the style, "the Titanic," named for the blockbuster movie starring DiCaprio about the 1912 sinking of the cruise ship by that name.

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