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Agnes and William had been... -- Romans 8:12-25 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1999
Agnes and William had been married sixty years.
Corla Hawkins of Chicago had... -- Romans 8:12-25 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1999
Corla Hawkins of Chicago had a dream that God wanted her to rescue children who were rejected.
Today's text has to do... -- Romans 8:12-25 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1999
Today's text has to do with living in the Spirit.
Leah and Don did their... -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1999
Leah and Don did their best.
I don't buy that! John's... -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1999
"I don't buy that!" John's words stopped all chatter in the group.
Perhaps you have met (or... -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1999
Perhaps you have met (or been) one of those novice gardeners who saw those first green sprouts in a
Jesus reminds us in this... -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1999
Jesus reminds us in this parable that God's truth has a power of its own, and God's truth is going t
In this life there is... -- Romans 8:12-25 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1996
In this life there is much suffering.
Call it hope. Call it... -- Romans 8:12-25 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1996
Call it hope. Call it a dream.
Did you ever wonder about... -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1996
Did you ever wonder about the song "Rock-A-Bye Baby"?
Spend much time in the... -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1996
Spend much time in the country and you notice that usually there is noise: the wind in the trees, th
When young children weed a... -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1996
When young children weed a flower bed, they may accidentally pull up the flower seedlings or even th
Recently the story was told... -- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1996
Recently the story was told on 60 Minutes of a woman who began a Christian school many years ago in
A class of third graders... -- Romans 8:12-25 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1996
A class of third graders were asked to write an essay on "The Ideal Father." After collecting their
James Stewart describes that great... -- Romans 8:12-25 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A -- 1996
James Stewart describes that great scene in which Faust is engaged with Satan in a game of chess.
Why is it so rare... -- Colossians 1:15-20 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
Why is it so rare to see a man who can stand on his own feet?
It was not until I... -- Colossians 1:15-20 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
"It was not until I came to faith in Christ that my life made sense," the young man confessed.
Do not pray for easy... -- Colossians 1:15-20 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers.
Once upon a time there... -- Colossians 1:15-20 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
Once upon a time there was a great king known and loved by all his people.
I think I have... -- Luke 10:38-42 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
"I think I have never heard a sermon preached on the story of Martha and Mary that did not
A View From the Kitchen... -- Luke 10:38-42 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
"A View From the Kitchen"
On the Gothic towers of... -- Luke 10:38-42 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
On the Gothic towers of one of Europe's great cathedrals, looking down upon you as you come into the
Two descriptions of the morning... -- Luke 10:38-42 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
Two descriptions of the morning worship service:
Elijah and Elisha mirror the... -- 2 Kings 2:1, 6-14 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
Elijah and Elisha mirror the work of Moses and the escape of the people of Israel from their bondage

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We And Jesus -- Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, Genesis 28:10-19a, Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 -- George L. Murphy -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - A
"He's got the whole world in his hands" -- so the old spiritual points to God's concern for the whol

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  • Who Is My Neighbor? by Tom Willadsen based on 2 Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Psalm 30.

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John Jamison
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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Mark Ellingsen
2 Kings 5:1-14
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
Bonnie Bates
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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James Evans
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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