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Confrontations are never easy. Most... -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1999
Confrontations are never easy. Most people swing between two extremes.
Sam was involved in his... -- Matthew 18:15-20 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1999
Sam was involved in his church as council member, Sunday school teacher, and youth advisor.
Jean was badly in need... -- Romans 13:8-14 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1999
Jean was badly in need of a friend. Her father had died nearly ten years ago.
During 1995, we marked the... -- Romans 13:8-14 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
During 1995, we marked the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
To bear up under loss... -- Romans 13:8-14 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
"To bear up under loss, to fight the bits of grief, to be victor over anger, to smile when tears are
Martha's labor pains had begun... -- Romans 13:8-14 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
Martha's labor pains had begun only an hour earlier. They were regular, twenty minutes apart.
A policeman in Cincinnati recently... -- Romans 13:8-14 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
A policeman in Cincinnati recently was arrested as a bank robber and narcotics distributor.
It was the custom in... -- Romans 12:1-8 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
It was the custom in a particular church for the people to go to the chancel to place their money in
When we board an airplane... -- Romans 12:1-8 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
When we board an airplane we think of that airplane as a single item; it is something that will carr
It wasn't easy being a... -- Romans 12:1-8 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
It wasn't easy being a maverick, out of step with the cultural majority.
We were waiting in line... -- Matthew 18:15-20 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
We were waiting in line at a large amusement park to ride a popular ride.
My theology professor in seminary... -- Matthew 18:15-20 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
My theology professor in seminary inspired one of my sermons, a sermon which I titled, "Christ at t
Seldom do most worshippers sense... -- Matthew 18:15-20 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
Seldom do most worshippers sense the presence of Christ when we are at worship.
It should have been an... -- Matthew 18:15-20 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A -- 1996
It should have been an effective remedy for both of them, and Brandon had wrestled for years trying
It's become a familiar routine... -- Exodus 12:1-14 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
It's become a familiar routine, for many of us -- especially the parents of heavily programmed child
Everyone lives by rituals. From... -- Exodus 12:1-14 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
Everyone lives by rituals. From how one brushes his or her teeth or how a man shaves ...
The pastor was wise and... -- Ecclesiastes 10: (7-11) 12-18 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
The pastor was wise and did not multiply words.
One scholar suggests that our... -- Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
One scholar suggests that our text has to do with "the new accessibility of God's holiness." A sermo
One of the gifts of... -- Ecclesiastes 10: (7-11) 12-18 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
One of the gifts of the Spirit is wisdom. (1 Corinthians 12:8) This is a precious gift of God.
Wise people are ones who... -- Ecclesiastes 10: (7-11) 12-18 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
Wise people are ones who know how to question as well as how to answer!
I never spoke with God... -- Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
I never spoke with GodNor visited in Heaven –
St. Paul, in this letter... -- Philemon 1:1-21 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
St.
Every year seniors in high... -- Hebrews 12:18-19 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
Every year seniors in high school go through the long, rigorous process of getting enrolled in the c
When our Bible study class... -- Philemon 1: (2-9) 10-21 -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
When our Bible study class discussed Philemon, there was a lot of sympathy for the man.

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Love Of Neighbor: Priceless -- Romans 13:8-14, Exodus 12:1-14, Matthew 18:15-20 -- Carlos Wilton -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - A
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John Jamison
Object: I had the youngest children in the group participate. When I came to the part of the story where Jesus asked the little children to come to him, I had the youngest come and sit closest to me. If you think it is possible with your group, when you ask how little children act when they receive a gift, actually ask your youngest children what they think the answer is. Do the same with the older children when you ask about how older people act.

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Dean Feldmeyer
Thomas Willadsen
Mary Austin
Christopher Keating
George Reed
Katy Stenta
For October 6, 2024:

Emphasis Preaching Journal

David Kalas
I heard a sad story today about a pastor whose church essentially had to close as a result of a scandal surrounding his associate. The pastor himself knew nothing about his associate’s behavior, he was as blindsided by it as the rest of the church family was. But it led to such disruption and division in the church, that they shuttered their doors. And now, a friend told me, that innocent pastor is looking for a new ministry, but he carries with him this black mark that he doesn’t deserve.
Bill Thomas
Bonnie Bates
Mark Ellingsen
Frank Ramirez
Job 1:1; 2:1-10

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John E. Sumwalt
Now God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels.  But someone has testified somewhere, ‘What are humans that you are mindful of them or mortals that you care for them? You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honor’ (vv. 5-7)

Angels are popular in American culture.

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Christopher Keating
Copied on the front of the bulletin were verses from Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem, “Charged with Grandeur.” A globe was placed on a table near the front, emphasizing human’s place in the world. Video footage from NASA accompanied the sermon in order to reinforce how we are called to claim our vocation as stewards of creation. Images of an old car and glimpses of the Earth from space were also used as visuals.
Robert G. Beckstrand
Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Prove me, O LORD, and try me,
test my heart and mind.
For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
and I walk in faithfulness to you.
-- Psalm 26:1-3

Theme: A pledge of, and a plea for, loyalty

Outline
1-3 -- He pleads for God to give recognition to his integrity and single-hearted devotion.
4-8 -- Evidence of this is in his past conduct and his present joy in worship.
Wesley T. Runk
Object: a clock

Mark Ellingsen
Theme of the Day
Reflections on the love of God.

Collect of the Day
Addressing the sovereign God who created us to live in loving community, petitions are raised by the faithful to be formed in faith to trust like children and so reflect Christ's image. Justification and Sanctification are again emphasized.

Psalm of the Day
Psalm 26
* A prayer for deliverance from personal enemies; a lament traditionally attributed to David.
Donna E. Schaper
We find Job on the edge of town, his money gone, his children dead, picking at his innumerable sores and scabs. In the Joni Mitchell version of his sorrow, Job speaks of how the children of the wicked frisk like deer while his are dead and gone. In her version, we are also told that Job sees the diggers waiting, leaning on their spades, at the site of his grave. Job's three friends, Eliphas, Bildad, and Zophar show up to comfort him but they do so in a way that only pours iodine on his wounds. God is just, they say, therefore, Job must have done something wrong.
John R. Brokhoff
Robert W. Stackel
When William Jennings Bryan went to the father of the young woman whom he loved to ask her hand in marriage, he remembered that the father was a strong religious believer, so he quoted a proverb of Solomon from the Bible: "He who finds a wife finds a good thing." But the father surprised him by responding with a quote from St.
William G. Carter
We have a problem today. Here we are, gathered at worship as the household of God. Through baptism we belong to a worldwide community of faith. Each time we gather, we have an opportunity to pray together and recommit ourselves to peace. Now that we are here, we have to deal with a troublesome and potentially divisive text from the Gospel of Mark. Some Pharisees put Jesus to the test by asking him what he thought about divorce. His response, in turn, has always put a peace-loving church to the test.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus said, "What God has joined together, let no one separate." In our service today, let us consider our responsibilities to the whole of creation.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, we have not always cared about our environment.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, we have not always taken our responsibilities to animals seriously.
Christ, have mercy.

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