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The Apprentice, the television show... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2006
The Apprentice, the television show with Donald Trump, caught America's
Hearing the cost of discipleship... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2006
Hearing the cost of discipleship, the rich young ruler walked away sadly. He kept his
Claudia is a woman in... -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2006
Claudia is a woman in her mid-fifties who lost her job just as serious arthritic problems
A parent told the director... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2006
A parent told the director of Christian education at a local church that his family tries to
Before David went off to... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2006
Before David went off to college, his mother bought him a basic sewing kit. "You'll need
Job has confidence that if... -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
Job has confidence that if he could only make his case before God, God would listen.
One of the characters in... -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
One of the characters in Elie Wiesel's play The Trial of God, voices a Jobian protest against
During the 2000 Sydney Olympics... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
During the 2000 Sydney Olympics Games, a young man from Guinea named Eric Moussambani became an unli
Few passages are so provocative... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
Few passages are so provocative as this one in proclaiming the cost of discipleship.
Joseph Kennedy, the father of... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
Joseph Kennedy, the father of President John F.
How come some things that... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
How come some things that look so easy to do turn out to be impossible?
I grew up in a... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
I grew up in a household that contained many Bibles.
As a young adult, I... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
As a young adult, I had my tonsils removed.
About two years ago, U.S... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
About two years ago, U.S. Representative Floyd D. Spence from South Carolina died.
Research is being conducted in... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
Research is being conducted in many places (Emory University in Atlanta, the Wadsworth Center of the
Job couldn't find God on... -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
Job couldn't find God on any of the four sides around him - forward, backward, left or right.
Job experiences God as hidden... -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2003
Job experiences God as hidden. "He hides ...
In Old Testament times, there... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2000
In Old Testament times, there was a widespread assumption that wealth was the sign of God's favor.
Dr. Harry Hutchison and his... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2000
Dr. Harry Hutchison and his wife were Christians committed to the mission field.
Some treat this text as... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2000
Some treat this text as if it denounced wealth and wealthy people. Not so!
Vice President Al Gore was... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2000
Vice President Al Gore was the target of a considerable amount of ridicule when it was revealed that
God's willingness to sympathize with... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2000
God's willingness to sympathize with us in our weakness can teach us to do so on behalf of others.
In the mid-60s the... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2000
In the mid-60s the "God is Dead" movement caused quite a stir among the faithful.
It was an unusual situation... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 2000
It was an unusual situation. Pastor Jane was not the typical pastor.
Jesus' advice to the rich... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
Jesus' advice to the rich young man focused on the disastrous consequences of substituting love of s

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Can You Handle The Truth? -- Mark 10:17-31, Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Hebrews 4:12-16 -- George L. Murphy -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B
Dear Fellow Preacher:
The Forgiveness Heard Round The World -- Hebrews 4:12-16, Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Mark 10:17-31, Psalm 22:1-15 -- Barbara Jurgensen, Thom M. Shuman -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B
This week's The Immediate Word is written by Barbara Jurgensen.

The Village Shepherd

How To Find The Kingdom -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B
As my family will tell you, with groans, I've always been tempted by shortcuts.
How Do You Find God? -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B
In the film, "Bruce Almighty", Bruce Nolan, a 'human interest' television reporter is discontented w

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Frank Ramirez
Well, it’s autumn, and by now the seeds we planted in the spring either took root and produced or else the weather, pests, rabbits, or our own laziness conspired to make this year’s garden less than a success. But at one point we had to get started and actually plant seeds for the future.

Jeremiah is looking back from the perspective of our spiritual well-being and laments than our spiritual harvest has all been for naught. He wonders if it is now too late for a recovery. Is there no healing, no balm in Gilead, to apply to our wounds?
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Jeremiah 8:18--9:1 and Psalm 79:1-9
In the spring as farmers and gardeners prepare to plant we are looking at a summer of possibilities. Hard work, to be sure, but also potential. What will happen? What will this season be like? At summer’s end there will be no more questions. We’ll know. Maybe it was a great season, and we have canned or frozen many vegetables. Maybe the farmers have brought in a bumper crop and they got a good price besides.

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John Jamison
Object: This message will be based on a game you will play. See the note below.

NOTE: Ask three or more adults to come up and play the role of Simon for your group. Tell them to all speak at once, asking the children to do different things. The goal is to create a nice bit of confusion for the children to experience.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Great!

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Peter Andrew Smith
“Hey!” Annie waved at the woman standing next to the open doorway. “Can you come here?”

The woman made her way past the other nursing home residents and stood next to Annie’s wheelchair.

“What can I do for you?”

“You look familiar.” Annie squinted at her. “Do I know your name?”

“I’m Brenda.” The woman pointed at her name tag. “I work in the kitchen and sometimes help serve the meals when they are ready.”

“That’s right. I think we’ve met before.” Annie tapped her lips with her finger. “You have the nice smile.”

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus said, “Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much.” In our worship today let us remember the little things in our lives and ask God to help us to be utterly faithful in them.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we pretend that little sins don't matter.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we imagine that you don't notice little sins.

Christ, have mercy.

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James Evans
This poignant prayer of lament and community grief gives expression to what it feels like to suffer as a person of faith. If we believe we are truly part of God's community, then the destruction of that community -- as was the case with Israel in 587 B.C. -- becomes a time for doubt, anger, and confusion. Furthermore, if we believe we are individual members of that community, our personal suffering also creates an opportunity for a crisis of faith: "Why didn't God protect me?" Of course, it does not take a national catastrophe to raise those sorts of questions.
Kirk R. Webster
If feedback is the breakfast of champions, perhaps we would do well to examine some of our prayer habits. If you have ever heard someone use The Just Really Prayer, you know exactly what problem we are talking about.

That prayer goes something like this, "Lord, we just really thank you for this day. We come before you and just really pray for mercy. We offer ourselves to you and just really ask that your will be done in our lives. Amen." I'm thankful this particular Just Really prayer was mercifully short, unlike the next example, The Good Guilt-Based Prayer.
John W. Wurster
Another season has come and gone. Promises that were made have not been fulfilled. Good intentions haven't yielded any tangible results. Dreams have not come true. High hopes have proven to be only wishful thinking. Nothing has really changed; nothing has really improved. The time keeps moving along, but we seem stuck in the same ruts. Old routines remain, prejudices persist, dullness and anxiety continue to be constant companions. Lingering in the air is that nagging sense that things aren't quite right, not as they could be, not as they should be.
R. Robert Cueni
In the scripture lesson for today Jesus tells a perplexing parable about a thoroughly dishonest employee who was praised for his dishonesty. In this story Jesus not only seems comfortable suggesting that it is acceptable to compromise with moral failings, but our Lord appears to commend his disciples to "go and do likewise." For centuries, preachers, commentators, and scholars have struggled to make sense of this outrageous tale.

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