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Someone has described us as... -- Luke 15:1-1 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Someone has described us as the throw-away generation.
The Ninety and Nine... -- Luke 15:1-10 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
The Ninety and Nine is one of the greatest of Christian hymns based on our passage from
A mother would be considered... -- Ezekiel 33:1-11 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
A mother would be considered irresponsible if she permitted her child to touch a hot iron.
The teacher asked the... -- Luke 15:1-10 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
The teacher asked the class, "Where is the elephant found?"
Your love is like a... -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
"Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away.
Speaking through Hosea, God was... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Speaking through Hosea, God was bringing charges against his people and calling for national repenta
The scripture says that the... -- Exodus 14:19-31 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
The scripture says that the Israelites saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore and named this deed th
One of the great pastimes... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
One of the great pastimes in recent years has been the development of various games that depend on k
A father heard his son... -- Exodus 14:19-31 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
A father heard his son muttering, "Paris, Paris, Paris," and wondering what he was doing, he asked.
Jesus must have been very... -- Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Jesus must have been very familiar with this eighth century B.C.
The Crossing of the Red... -- Exodus 14:19-31 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
The Crossing of the Red Sea.
Turn to me and be... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
"Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth." That was the text used by a substitute lay pre
There is scholarly debate about... -- Exodus 14:19-31 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
There is scholarly debate about whether Nero set fire to Rome.
And there is no other... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
"And there is no other god besides me." (Verse 21)
A country preacher had just... -- Romans 14:1-12 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
A country preacher had just delivered a powerful sermon being thankful to the Lord.
Here are the words that... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Here are the words that inform Paul's understanding of righteousness in his letter to the Romans.
Living together in harmony with... -- Romans 14:1-12 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Living together in harmony with those who have different opinions than ours is essential in communit
Isaiah envisions the gathering of... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Isaiah envisions the gathering of the nations at the end of time when "every knee shall bow" and "ev
Bruce Wilson is an Anglican... -- Romans 14:1-12 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Bruce Wilson is an Anglican theologian from Australia.
The people turned aside quickly... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
The people "turned aside quickly" from what God commanded them and from what they promised.
Sam became a vegetarian after... -- Romans 14:1-12 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Sam became a vegetarian after a bout with the flu.
Too many readers of this... -- Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Too many readers of this passage focus upon God changing his mind and the people of Israel being spa
Nobody ever said forgiving our... -- Matthew 18:21-35 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
Nobody ever said forgiving our enemies, or even one another, would be easy.
During the Civil War, two... -- Matthew 18:21-35 -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - A
During the Civil War, two brothers had fought long and hard, one on the Union side and the other on

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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
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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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