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Someone who swims well... -- Exodus 24:3-11 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Someone who swims well may have difficulty realizing the stark terror of water that a nonswimm
One sure way of detecting... -- Colossians 2:6-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
One sure way of detecting false religion is that it is concerned with plundering people, enslaving t
Officials of a small town... -- Colossians 2:6-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Officials of a small town in New York State reported that a man who had won more than one million do
Baptism superseded circumcision which was... -- Colossians 2:6-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Baptism superseded circumcision which was administered when a child was only eight days old.
The work of God... -- Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
The work of God on behalf of his people is the only manifestation of his grace and faithfulnes
An old whaling captain tells... -- Luke 11:1-13 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
An old whaling captain tells of one morning when he had been sailing into strong winds and making li
William Barclay has told... -- Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
William Barclay has told that one of the most dangerous jobs during World War II was sailing i
One of the most popular... -- Luke 11:1-13 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
One of the most popular musicals on Broadway in recent years has been Les Miserables based on
The lyrics of Keith... -- Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
The lyrics of Keith Green‚--ôs song, "So You Wanna Go Back to Egypt," catches the spirit of th
In order for a door... -- Luke 11:1-13 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
In order for a door to be opened, someone must have the key.
In the Wilderness of... -- Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
In the Wilderness of Sin, the Israelites made the mistake of measuring their life in terms of
One of the best... -- Ephesians 4:1-6 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
One of the best examples of a group working together for the benefit of everyone in the group
Oliver Wendell Holmes once... -- Ephesians 4:1-6 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that the power of the Gulf Stream would flow through an ordina
Since they share a... -- Ephesians 4:1-6 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Since they share a 2,000--mile border, it‚--ôs not strange that the South Amenican lands of Ch
Paul chooses strong and... -- Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Paul chooses strong and vivid words to picture the heathen way of life: "Having lost all sensi
When the Germans had... -- Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
When the Germans had surrendered and World War II had come to a close, General Dwight Eisenhow
Last summer a teenager... -- Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Last summer a teenager found the Lord; it was one of those shoutin' kind of experiences for hi
David continued to live... -- 2 Samuel 12:1-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
David continued to live in the palace and to rule the land.
Two days before she died... -- Colossians 2:12-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Two days before she died in a fire, a nine-year-old girl wrote in a school essay, "My best friend is
In the 1983 movie A... -- Luke 11:1-13 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
In the 1983 movie A Christmas Story, young Ralphie tries everything he can think of to get a
Gary Dotson spent seven years... -- Colossians 2:12-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Gary Dotson spent seven years in prison for a crime which he did not commit.
When we are forgiven our... -- Luke 11:1-13 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
When we are forgiven our trespasses, what is broken is made right and the perpetrator is made whole
Some of the feeling and... -- Colossians 2:12-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
Some of the feeling and meaning of this passage were expressed in one of the freedom songs of
An October, 2003 Associated Press... -- Luke 11:1-13 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
An October, 2003 Associated Press story tells of how many letters to God end up each year at an Isra
During Great Britain's colonial rule... -- Colossians 2:12-14 -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C
During Great Britain's colonial rule in India, a British magistrate who was on duty there conducted

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John Jamison
Object: The object of the lesson is a gesture you will teach the children.

Note: The gesture used both hands. Hold both hands in front of you and make the thumbs-up sign with both hands with both thumbs pointing back at your chest. This is the “ME!” gesture. Then simply rotate your hands back so your thumbs are pointing straight up in the air, like two “OK” signs. This is the “US” gesture.

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John E. Sumwalt
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. (vv. 9-10)

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Hosea 11: 1-13
The prophet compares Yahweh to a father who exercises compassion despite his original plan to punish Israel. John Calvin nicely explains these dynamics:
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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus warned against with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God. Through our worship today let us pledge ourselves to seek our treasure only in God.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we envy others because of all they possess.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we desire all that money can buy.
Christ, have mercy.

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Stephen P. McCutchan
For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.... Let those who are wise give heed to these things, and consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
-- Psalm 107:9, 43

Kirk R. Webster
How do you focus on something unseen? How can we set our minds on that which we can't touch, or taste, or verify scientifically? Most practical people want proof. Abstract propositions are difficult to get our arms around, especially if they are from another time and place.
Thomas A. Renquist
This story begins with gift -- with blessed gift -- with miraculous, blessed giftedness. And I will even tell you now the theme of the story: if you keep your eye on the giftedness of everything, then you yourself can be a gift, you can be a giver, rather than a hoarder.
John W. Wurster
" 'It was I who taught Ephraim how to walk, I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them' (11:3). They did not know me. Do you?

" 'I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them.' (1:4). But they did not know me. Do you?

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