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(M, C)br... -- Jeremiah 11:18-20 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B -- 1982
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(M, C)br... -- Jeremiah 11:18-20 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B -- 1982
(M, C)
Some people think they're living... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Some people think they're living when they're really not.
James' tirade against wealthy people... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
James' tirade against wealthy people is an echo of the statement by Jesus, "It is easier for a camel
One observation is very clear... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
One observation is very clear to me: Christians tend to be cliquish.
When I was a seminarian... -- Jeremiah 11:18-20 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
When I was a seminarian in the 1960s, there was much talk of "prophetic" ministry, of "putting yours
The student teacher had just... -- Jeremiah 11:18-20 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
The student teacher had just given a lecture to beginning math students.
The day dawned coldb... -- Jeremiah 11:18-20 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
The day dawned cold and gray along the rocky coast of Norway.
Jeremiah has spoken the word... -- Jeremiah 11:18-20 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Jeremiah has spoken the word of the Lord.
Joshua seemed somewhat jealous for... -- Numbers 11:25-29 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Joshua seemed somewhat jealous for Moses that Eldad and Medad, possessing a portion of God's Spirit,
Human nature hasn't changed since... -- Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Human nature hasn't changed since the Israelites were complaining about their tough times.
Moses must have rejoiced to... -- Numbers 11:25-29 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Moses must have rejoiced to hear that the power of God moved among the elders and that they p
There can be a terrible... -- Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
There can be a terrible loneliness to leadership. The burden can seem overwhelming.
Christians of earlier days took... -- James 4:13-17; 5:7-11 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Christians of earlier days took quite literally the urging of James, to attach the condition of the
Farmers are required to live... -- James 4:13-17; 5:7-11 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Farmers are required to live with an overall patient trust in a power beyond themselves, whet
James is really talking straight... -- James 4:13-17; 5:7-11 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
James is really talking straight to most of us when he says, "Anyone who knows the good he ou
The basketball player, number 11... -- James 4:13-17; 5:7-11 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
The basketball player, number 11, gunned up a long shot from deep in the corner.
In the first half of... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
In the first half of this century, one man reigned as a type of king over an eastern Kentucky county
Considering the retribution that is... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Considering the retribution that is coming to the wealthy and the corrosive effect riches have on th
We may resist God, question... -- Job 42:1-6 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
We may resist God, question him, and argue with him; but eventually there comes a time of submission
It's one thing to know... -- Job 42:1-6 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
It's one thing to know God, and quite another thing to know about God.
In a study done on... -- Job 42:1-6 -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
In a study done on ecstasy, the researcher found that one of the most important ecstasies consistent

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What Kindness Teaches -- Proverbs 31:10-31, James 3:13-18 -- Carlos Wilton -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Dear Fellow Preacher,
Power And Servanthood In Christian Leaders: "the First Will Be Last" -- Mark 9:30-37, James 3:13--4:3, 7-8a, Proverbs 31:10-31, Psalm 1 -- Paul Bresnahan, Stephen P. McCutchan, Thom M. Shuman -- Proper 20 | Ordinary Time 25 - B
Can a balance between power and servanthood be found?

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  • Who Is My Neighbor? by Tom Willadsen based on 2 Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Psalm 30.

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John Jamison
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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Mark Ellingsen
2 Kings 5:1-14
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
Bonnie Bates
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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James Evans
Stan Purdum
Carlos Wilton
(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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