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In a recent I Witness... -- Ephesians 2:1-10 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
In a recent I Witness Video television show the action centered on a dramatic boat rescue.
I had a dream that... -- Ephesians 2:1-10 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
I had a dream that some friends and I were all getting into heaven together.
As a child, I attended... -- Ephesians 2:1-10 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
As a child, I attended an Episcopal parish school.
Kathy was a well-balanced... -- Ephesians 2:1-10 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Kathy was a well-balanced 10-year-old girl.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones once said... -- 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Jenkin Lloyd Jones once said, "We are drowning our youngsters in violence, cynicism and sadism, pipe
The finance committee decided to... -- 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
The finance committee decided to review the church's insurance needs.
Some ways of talking about... -- 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Some ways of talking about God's actions in the world scare me. This passage is a case in point.
During one of the worst... -- 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
During one of the worst snow-winters in Marine City, Michigan, the snow came with both force and qua
Snakes had never been one... -- Numbers 21:4-9 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Snakes had never been one of her favorite creatures, so when the real estate agent showing the house
Once there lived a man... -- Numbers 21:4-9 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Once there lived a man who was always looking down.
When they were interviewed on... -- Numbers 21:4-9 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
When they were interviewed on various television talk shows and news programs, the family appeared o
Traveling is stressful. Traveling with... -- Numbers 21:4-9 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Traveling is stressful. Traveling with a family is not any different.
Should we be surprised that... -- Numbers 21:4-9 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Should we be surprised that the Israelites complained?
How common it is for... -- Numbers 21:4-9 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
How common it is for people to complain.
The snake to this day... -- Numbers 21:4-9 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
The snake to this day fills most of us with a sense of dread.
Sent into exile. The phrase... -- 2 Chronicles 36:14-23 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Sent into exile. The phrase contains the sound of destruction and loss which are almost unbearable.
They polluted what God had... -- 2 Chronicles 36:14-23 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
They polluted what God had hallowed. And they lost it. It almost always happens this way.
The Nazi movement was one... -- 2 Chronicles 36:14-23 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
The Nazi movement was one of the greatest evils of this millenium.
The fire started silently and... -- 2 Chronicles 36:14-23 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
The fire started silently and mysteriously.
During the great depression, an... -- John 6:4-15 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
During the great depression, an elderly farm widow was greatly concerned about some of her neighbors
In the face of hungry... -- John 6:4.15 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
In the face of hungry people Jesus used what he had.
Louise Degrafinried of Mason, Tennessee... -- John 6:4-15 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Louise Degrafinried of Mason, Tennessee, astounded the nation in 1984 when she persuaded an escaped
A century or so ago... -- John 6:4-15 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
A century or so ago when a Christian missionary went to a foreign land and encountered a heathen rel
Dare we preach on it... -- John 3:14-21 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Dare we preach on it again? Or have we ever really preached on it?
God -- the greatest Loverbr... -- John 3:14-21 -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
"God" -- the greatest Lover"So Loved" -- the greatest degree

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Object: This is a role play activity for the children.

Note: You will need an older volunteer to help with this activity. One option would be to find a teenager with some physical ability. If a teen is not available, an adult could be used instead. For simplicity here, I will refer to my older volunteer as “TOM”. You will also need to select three of your younger children to serve as volunteers in the story.

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2 Kings 5:1-14
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2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30
Naaman seeks healing. He travels hoping healing will come to him when he visits the king of Israel. Yet, healing does not come in that way. Rather healing comes through Elishah. Healing comes from believing and being cleansed in the River Jordan. Healing comes through Naaman’s faithfulness and through God’s grace. Psalm 30 also reminds us to seek healing; to seek God and God will heal and restore us. Do we believe that? Do we believe that God can bring healing?

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John E. Sumwalt
But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

When I visit your church for the first time, consider the possibility that I might be looking for a church home. I am a good-looking old guy, but I have gray hair and I dress down in the summer, so don’t be put off by my cargo shorts and tank top. Talk to me!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Damien and Ora grinned at each other in excitement. The time had come - at last! They'd been with the Leader for months and months, waiting for this moment. Not that it had felt much like training. They'd simply lived with the Leader, listening to his stories, hearing about the Kingdom, learning to get along really well with all the other people at Mission Headquarters. Now all seventy of them were ready, the spaceship had docked, and the Mission was about to begin. Ora was glad she'd been paired up with Damien again.

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Stan Purdum
Carlos Wilton
(See Epiphany 6/Ordinary Time 6, Cycle B, and Easter 3, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

April Yamasaki
A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

Larry D. Powell
In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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