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An uncle and aunt in... -- Luke 13:10-17 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1998
An uncle and aunt in the film Avalon have the habit of always being late for family gathering
An Orlando barmaid accepted an... -- Luke 13:10-17 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1998
An Orlando barmaid accepted an invitation to church one Sunday.
King James I of England... -- Luke 13:10-17 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
King James I of England was greatly concerned about the influence of the Puritans in the Church, not
Can we praise God only... -- Luke 13:10-17 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
Can we praise God only in a standing position?
One day my son came... -- Luke 13:10-17 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
One day my son came home from his baseball game with good news, "The coach selected me for an All St
An ancient legend tells about... -- Luke 13:22-30 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
An ancient legend tells about the origin of humanity.
A group of clergy gathered... -- Luke 13:22-30 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
A group of clergy gathered monthly for a meeting and lunch.
Six thousand feet above the... -- Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-29 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
Six thousand feet above the wooded hillside beyond the Pittsburgh airport USAir flight 427 was being
They say that experience is... -- Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-29 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
They say that experience is the best teacher. That was definitely true for two-year-old Jeffrey.
An elderly salesman had been... -- Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-29 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
An elderly salesman had been calling on businesses in the small towns of southwestern West Virginia.
This was the first Sunday... -- Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-29 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
This was the first Sunday since the fire that destroyed the church building.
Paul can't remember exactly how... -- Luke 13:10-17 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
Paul can't remember exactly how long he has been a resident of the convalescent center.
Marie decided she had been... -- Isaiah 28:14-22 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
Marie decided she had been the target of one too many pranks staged by the camp clown; it was time t
After returning from a week... -- Isaiah 28:14-22 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
After returning from a week-long sales conference, a woman in my congregation phoned me late one nig
Visit the testing area of... -- Isaiah 28:14-22 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
Visit the testing area of any manufacturing company and you will know whether to trust the products.
In his book People of... -- Isaiah 28:14-22 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
In his book People of the Lie, Scott Peck writes of a man who literally made a pact with the devil.
As children, and even as... -- Hebrews 12:18-29 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
As children, and even as adults, we love to frighten ourselves and one another.
In his Outline of History... -- Hebrews 12:18-29 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
In his Outline of History H. G.
After he was crowned king... -- Jeremiah 1:4-10 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
After he was crowned king of England on Christmas Day in 1066, William the Conqueror began to issue
Mike was in his last... -- Jeremiah 1:4-10 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
Mike was in his last year of Seminary.
One Sunday a minister was... -- Jeremiah 1:4-10 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 1995
One Sunday a minister was delivering a sermon on temptation, when he suddenly felt that the message
David and Linda Gilbert were... -- Luke 13:10-17 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C
David and Linda Gilbert were in a panic. C.
Robert Andrews Millikan was a... -- Luke 13:10-17 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C
Robert Andrews Millikan was a U.S.
Lyle Alzado was once the... -- Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C
Lyle Alzado was once the terror of the National Football League.

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Womb + Potential Medical Miracle + 2004 = Christian Debate Over Preservation Of Life And Stem-Cell Research -- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 13:10-17, Psalm 71:1-6 -- Carter Shelley -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C
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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, 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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(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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