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The remains of Caesaria Philippi... -- Mark 8:27-38 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
The remains of Caesaria Philippi are found in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria, near the h
The two men had played... -- Mark 8:27-38 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
The two men had played golf together several times.
Faith and works are as... -- James 2:1-5, 8-10, 14-18 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
"Faith and works are as necessary to our spiritual life as Christians, as soul and body are to our l
It seems that everyone agrees... -- James 2:1-5, 8-10, 14-18 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
It seems that everyone agrees that caring for the needy is something Christians should do.
Lord Bacon once wrote about... -- James 2:8-10, 14-18 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
"Lord Bacon once wrote about bedridden truths and by this he meant truths not clearly seen or not re
Most of us will never... -- James 2:14-18 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
Most of us will never forget the scenes from Desert Storm which we saw on television.
A portion of a meditation... -- Isaiah 50:4-10 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
(A portion of a meditation to be built upon.)
We can expect God to... -- Isaiah 50:4-10 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
We can expect God to help us when we do his will.
The Lord God has given... -- Isaiah 50:4-10 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
The Lord God has given methe tongue of those who are taught,
In the 1700s, an Englishman... -- Isaiah 50:4-10 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
In the 1700s, an Englishman named Joseph Priestley failed as a preacher and turned to teaching.
He stood arms akimbo, his... -- Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
He stood arms akimbo, his back to the spacious marble fireplace in his gracious drawing room of his
In the musical You're A... -- Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
In the musical You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Charlie sings a song called: "I'm awful glad I'm me."
The rich and poor meet... -- Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
"The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.
What do the rich and... -- Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B -- 1991
What do the rich and the poor have in common?
John did not have a... -- James 3:13-18 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
John did not have a high-school diploma (he had to drop out and go to work to help support his famil
Pope John XXIII was an... -- James 3:13-18 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
Pope John XXIII was an excellent living example of the type of person referred to in this passage fr
Jealousy and selfish ambition are... -- James 3:13-18 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
Jealousy and selfish ambition are counterproductive and destructive.
Paganini, the great violinist of... -- James 3:13-18 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
Paganini, the great violinist of yesteryear, appeared before a vast audience to perform the same sel
Two cheers for the apostles... -- Mark 9:30-37 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
"Two cheers for the apostles!" That is about all they get --a qualified endorsement, qualified honor
Mark nine tells of a... -- Mark 9:30-37 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
Mark nine tells of a time when the disciples of Jesus "did not understand what he meant, and were af
A man who received three... -- Mark 9:30-37 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
A man who received three commendations for giving lifesaving help was fired for the fourth time he s
George Eliot's novel Silas Marner... -- Mark 9:30-37 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
George Eliot's novel Silas Marner tells the story of a misanthropic hermit who lives in a cot
Wernher Von Braun was a... -- Job 28:20-28 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
Wernher Von Braun was a scientist skilled enough to be the genius behind the mighty Saturn rocket.
A minister, buffeted and weary... -- Job 28:20-28 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
A minister, buffeted and weary of the world, after confessing that he was afraid he had not helped b
At some point in time... -- Job 28:20-28 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - B
At some point in time we all sit around and ask ourselves the great questions of life.

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John Jamison
Object: An old, worn-out shoe and an old banana.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Excellent! Let’s get started!

The Immediate Word

Christopher Keating
Thomas Willadsen
Katy Stenta
Mary Austin
George Reed
Dean Feldmeyer
For May 18, 2025:
  • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Chris Keating based on Acts 11:1-18 and John 13:31-35. As Peter, popes, pastors, and even pew-sitters learn, change often becomes the smokescreen that conceals deeper conflicts that keep us from loving as Jesus commanded.
  • Second Thoughts: Giving and Accepting Love by Tom Willadsen based on John 13:31-35.

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Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Acts 11:1-18
Who do we exclude? In the days of the early church, everything was about purity, about the acts that made one a member of the Jewish community first and then a part of “the way” of Jesus. Imagine the horror among the crowds of the faithful when Peter traveled to the Gentiles, to those who did not believe in the one true God before Jesus came into the world. Yet, Peter is clear. He has had a vision and, in that vision, was declared, “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.” God ordains who is included, not people.
David Kalas
The old idiom claims of certain people, “To know them is to love them.” A variation on the saying might be appropriate when talking about the Lord.  Specifically, we might say that to know him is not merely to love him, but to know that he is love.

This may seem like an unspectacular statement to church folks.  I fear that we are perhaps so accustomed to the affirmation that God is love that we no longer recognize the profundity of it. Or the scandal of it.

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John E. Sumwalt
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
‘See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them and be their God;
he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away.’
(vv. 3-4)

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Bonnie Bates
We continue this Easter season with the epistolary readings from Revelation. In this reading, we see the final vision of the world to come: the new heaven and the new earth, the new Jerusalem. This is also an apocalyptic vision, the vision the seer shared with us of the end of the world as we know it. This is a writing about a prophetic promise of what is to come at the end of time as we know it. John’s vision is almost complete and we may be comforted by this vision of what is to come.
James Evans
(See Christmas 1, Cycle A; Christmas 1, Cycle B; and Christmas 1, Cycle C for alternative approaches.)

The theme of this psalm is the glory of God. The praise is extravagant and unrestrained. The psalmist makes good use of repetitive themes to drive home the central message of the psalm, namely that God is worthy of praise. The psalmist, with great deliberation, leads worshipers through a litany of causes and effects that demonstrate the praiseworthiness of God.

David Kalas
Professional sports has no statistic for measuring talking. Yet talking can be an important part of the game.

We can measure how fast a player pitches or serves. We keep statistics on batting averages, shooting percentages, and quarterback ratings. We track yards-after-catch, on-base percentages, and shots on goal. We record height and weight, wins-and-losses, and times in the 40-yard dash. But we have no way of measuring a player's talking.
John M. Braaten
It is often difficult for Christians to get past the idea that those who have given themselves to the Lord should be treated a little better than the average woman or man who does not possess a living faith. In other words, there ought to be some kind of return for what you have done for God, for what you have given in time, energy and money. That doesn't sound outrageous, does it? In this "you get what you deserve" world, you really ought to be rewarded. Harmless as that sounds, it is the first step toward a theology of glory.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Prayers usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:

The Church of Christ

Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority

The local community

Those who suffer

The communion of saints


These responses may be used:


Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.

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