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Some people can sleep anywhere... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 2001
Some people can sleep anywhere.
Phyllis Diller, in her book... -- Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
Phyllis Diller, in her book The Joys of Growing Old and How to Avoid Them, helps us laugh at
I live in Louisville, Kentucky... -- Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
I live in Louisville, Kentucky, home of the world-famous Kentucky Derby.
Faith is all or nothing... -- Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
Faith is all or nothing. God wants our complete trust in him.
There is a fad with... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
There is a fad with many youth across the country.
Did you ever read or... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
Did you ever read or see the play, Beau Brummel?
A youth sponsor in a... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
A youth sponsor in a large congregation invited the high school youth group to his home for the main
Picture a surprise birthday party... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
Picture a surprise birthday party. The specific arrangements have been made well in advance.
When Isaiah speaks for God... -- Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
When Isaiah speaks for God in crying out against Judah for false rituals of worship, is he not also
Benjamin Martin Weir has led... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Benjamin Martin Weir has led a remarkable life.
Not too long ago, the... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Not too long ago, the police in our area were warning the families of the bride and groom not to pub
In 1961, an insurance executive... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
In 1961, an insurance executive retired and moved from Chicago to a small farm in southwestern Illin
After a great deal of... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
After a great deal of thought, prayer and discussion, he and his wife finally reached their decision
Logical responses to impossible promises... -- Genesis 15:1-6 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Logical responses to impossible promises: Yeah, right; no way; jump back; how dumb do you think I am
A couple friends of mine... -- Genesis 15:1-6 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
A couple friends of mine wanted to have a child and after tests revealed no physical problem, they t
Contemporary author Clarissa Pinkola Estes... -- Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Contemporary author Clarissa Pinkola Estes writes of a dream she once had.
Bob had had a heart... -- Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Bob had had a heart attack, and it was bad: He had lost a good deal of muscle tone, and his blood pr
In recent years there has... -- Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
In recent years there has been more and more anger directed against immigrants to the United States.
The story of Abraham was... -- Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
The story of Abraham was one of the paradigms the writer to the Hebrews used to illustrate the faith
The parents knew the process... -- Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
The parents knew the process by heart. They had followed it often already.
Since Dave, Frank and Mike... -- Wisdom 18:6-9 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Since Dave, Frank and Mike enjoyed building model cars and the sport of racing, the three young boys
Pondering the past is something... -- Wisdom 18:6-9 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Pondering the past is something we all do, especially as we grow older in years. Why?
A gag often used by... -- Wisdom 18:6-9 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
A gag often used by the Smothers Brothers was, "Mother always did like you best." A young girl came
Rose and Barry had been... -- Genesis 15:1-6 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Rose and Barry had been married for ten years.
Forget it! Don't worry about... -- Genesis 15:1-6 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
"Forget it! Don't worry about it! It's not written down and they'll never know.

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Joel 2:22-32
Martin Luther sings the praises of God’s love revealed in this lesson. He wrote:

The love of God which lives in man loves sinners, evil persons, fools and weaklings in order to make them righteous, good, wise, and strong. Rather than seeking its own good, the love of God flows forth and bestows good. (Luther’s Works, Vol. 31, p.57)

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Object: This message is a role-play story. You will need two children to play the roles of the Pharisee and the tax collector. I usually ask two children if they will help me as they are all coming forward for the message, but you may select them however you choose.

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John E. Sumwalt
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, but your commandments are my delight.
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
(vv. 143-144)

When I was an associate pastor in Janesville, Wisconsin one of my responsibilities was to give a lecture on spirituality once a month at a drug treatment facility. The students who attended were persons who had been convicted of drunk driving and were required to attend the class as a condition of their sentence. Attendance was always good.

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Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

We all dislike people who blow their own trumpets, although sometimes we may be in awe of them. Jesus too deplored such behaviour and was never in awe of those who practised it. In our worship today let us open ourselves to Jesus, allowing him to see what is in our hearts.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we allow other people's behaviour to intimidate us.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we refuse to reach our own fullest potential because we are afraid.

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Schuyler Rhodes
Every morning when sleep leaves and waking comes there is cause for praising God. Caught up, as we are, in the currents and eddies of our lives, this is easy to forget. This wonderful psalm is a reminder. God's bounty and abundance spill into our lives like waters over a causeway. God's delight in creation explodes in a million different colors. In every moment there is reason to give God praise.
Robert R. Kopp
When I was a little boy growing up in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania's First Presbyterian Church, one of those Christian chalk artists with black light, neon colors, and black felt canvas who made pictures of Jesus look like those Elvis portraits for sale on the side of the road at the beach showed up as entertainment for a Sunday evening potluck dinner.
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Have you ever felt that you were absolutely at the end of your rope, left without hope? Sometime during the years of 539 B.C. to 331 B.C. that is the way the people of Judah felt. It seems that their land had been ravaged by a plague of locusts which had had catastrophic consequences.

Once a harvest has been destroyed, you cannot repair it. If a building has burned to the ground, you cannot repair it. In those instances you need to start from scratch with a fresh start.

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