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Jesus speaks of the hundredfold... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
Jesus speaks of the hundredfold reward the faithful disciple will receive in return for forsaking al
Donald McGavran, father of the... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
Donald McGavran, father of the Church Growth movement in America, developed his principles of church
I know better than that... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
I know better than that! How often we have heard that phrase from others, or worse, from ourselves.
In the ancient world, when... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
In the ancient world, when an animal was to be sacrificed in worship, the throat would be exposed to
It is not usual for... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
It is not usual for soldiers to assess their commanding officers, but they nevertheless do so in the
There was a certain church... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
There was a certain church member who was very pleased with how the pastor of his congregation preac
Through a phone modem, computers... -- Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
Through a phone modem, computers can now access mountains of data.
The prophet instructed the people... -- Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1997
The prophet instructed the people that they were to "hate evil and love good." What kind of evil do
In the movie, Raiders of... -- Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
In the movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, archaeologist Indiana Jones receives word of the possible exi
Sometimes she felt she surely... -- Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
Sometimes she felt she surely knew the distant vision of the date farmer, for the one who planted d
Wisdom is the right use... -- Wisdom 7:7-11 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
"Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise.
All of us have speculated... -- Wisdom 7:7-11 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
All of us have speculated about what we would ask for if we suddenly discovered Aladdin's lamp and t
There is some wisdom that... -- Wisdom 7:7-11 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
There is some wisdom that can be gained in living and meditation, and some that can be gained from b
Even today my complaint is... -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
Even today my complaint is bitter."Wilber Nelson tells the story:
In basic training one of... -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
In basic training one of the obstacles on the obstacle course is a smoke-filled building.
The gloom mentioned by Job... -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
The gloom mentioned by Job is not the kind of darkness and gloom that can be lessened by any candle
Money, or more correctly, the... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
Money, or more correctly, the lack of money is a problem in many congregations.
During the midwestern flood of... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
During the midwestern flood of 1993 I was standing in line at a grocery store.
By now everyone has heard... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
By now everyone has heard the old Jack Benny radio skit in which we heard a voice say, "Your money
But Christ is faithful as... -- Hebrews 3:1-6 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
"But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house."As Usual With Wesley
In this case, the crucial... -- Mark 10:17-31 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
In this case, the crucial test for the young man was the ability to give up his wealth.
In basketball one of the... -- Hebrews 3:1-6 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
In basketball one of the drills that a player learns is how to take a charge.
He had a full life... -- Hebrews 3:1-6 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
He had a full life, building a small chain of fabric stores and accumulating a small fortune.
In some ways great discoveries... -- Hebrews 3:1-6 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
In some ways great discoveries and inventions and foundations can be compared to balancing an accoun
The late Peter Taylor Forsythe... -- Hebrews 4:12-16 -- Proper 23 | Ordinary Time 28 - B -- 1994
The late Peter Taylor Forsythe was called the Karl Barth of English Congregationalism.

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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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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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