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Jeremiah had become aware of... -- Jeremiah 11:18-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
Jeremiah had become aware of a plot against his life.
History does not treat kindly... -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
History does not treat kindly a person who betrays another.
In the Kevin Costner movie... -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
In the Kevin Costner movie, The Untouchables, G-man Elliot Ness tries to catch and convict gangster
Days of celebration often mark... -- Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
Days of celebration often mark events of freedom.
To be salty is to... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
To be salty is to have flavor.
Envy and jealousy, none of... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
Envy and jealousy, none of us are immune not even apostles.
A truly incredible story surfaced... -- Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
A truly incredible story surfaced in the news a few months ago.
I have learned silence from... -- Mark 9:38-50 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
"I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unk
There were not many passengers... -- James 4:7-12 (13-5:6) -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
There were not many passengers on that flight to Pittsburgh.
One of the bishops of... -- James 4:7-12 (13-5:6) -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
One of the bishops of France told this story in one of his sermons.
Robert Herbert Thompson owns 180... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
Robert Herbert Thompson owns 180 newspapers, 290 other companies, and an estimated $300 million.
The decade of the 1980s... -- James 4:7-12 (13-5:6) -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
The decade of the 1980s brought an amazing range of consumer goods into being.
The story of King Midas... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
The story of King Midas is indeed a tragic one.
A television profile of Frank... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
A television profile of Frank Sinatra showed him enjoying his large collection of model railroads.
The letter of James opens... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
The letter of James opens with a reference to the purpose of trials: they are to make us grow strong
The little boy went to... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
The little boy went to spend a vacation at the home of his grandparents.
Dr. Peter Wise was a... -- James 5:13-20 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1994
Dr. Peter Wise was a psychologist in Madison, Wisconsin, and Dr. Fred Koenecke was a psychiatrist.
It is reported that when... -- James 5:1-6 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
It is reported that when the great John D.
The central concern of James... -- James 4:7-12 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
The central concern of James was this: See to it that your works conform to your words.
Oscar Wilde wrote a haunting... -- James 4:7-12 (13-5:6) -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
Oscar Wilde wrote a haunting book titled The Picture of Dorian Gray.
I had been a pastor... -- James 4:7-12 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
I had been a pastor in this particular community for less than one year when one of my ministerial c
The pastor's desk was stacked... -- James 4:7-12 (13-5:6) -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
The pastor's desk was stacked high with reference books and sermon planning papers.
Coming as it does at... -- Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
Coming as it does at the end of this miniature saga, Verse 29 has a parallel in the words of John Ru
Just after the Cuban revolution... -- Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
Just after the Cuban revolution, food was very scarce in the central mountains of the island, and a
Grumbling and complaining is such... -- Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - B -- 1991
Grumbling and complaining is such an easy habit to get into.

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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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