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Pastor Barb was often asked... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 2000
Pastor Barb was often asked about what made her decide to become an ordained minister.
Servanthood must be learned.br... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
Servanthood must be learned.
Jesus asks James and John... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
Jesus asks James and John if they were able to drink of the cup of suffering he was facing.
Robert L. Edwards, in his... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
Robert L.
It is a service world... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
It is a service world today!
Jesus learned obedience through what... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
Jesus learned obedience through what he suffered.
Emil Brunner, a theologian of... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
Emil Brunner, a theologian of an earlier day, wrote a book titled, The Mediator.
Henri Nouwen relates a hospital... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
Henri Nouwen relates a hospital incident in which a chaplain in making his rounds came upon a 48-yea
At the wedding reception the... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
At the wedding reception the people clamored for a word from the groom, but he always refused.
How easy it is for... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
How easy it is for Christians and churches to forget that we are called to be obedient disciples for
Albert Schweitzer had it all... -- Isaiah 53:4-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
Albert Schweitzer had it all!
W. E. Sangster has told... -- Isaiah 53:4-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1997
W. E.
As part of a healing... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
As part of a healing workshop the participants were asked to tape an hour of conversation.
I pass on these comments... -- Isaiah 53:4-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
I pass on these comments without identifying the source or the seminary.
Professor Harry Miller taught creative... -- Isaiah 53:4-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
Professor Harry Miller taught creative writing classes at Central Michigan University when I registe
A young college student applied... -- Isaiah 53:4-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
A young college student applied for a summer job at a large resort in up-state New York.
Dr. Tom Dooley tells the... -- Isaiah 53:4-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
Dr.
Job's problems seem overwhelming. Still... -- Job 38:1-7 (34-41) -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
Job's problems seem overwhelming.
When I was young my... -- Job 38:1-7 (34-41) -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
When I was young my mother would often say to me, "You are getting too big for your pants." She woul
She was a teacher. That's... -- Job 38:1-7 (34-41) -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
She was a teacher. That's all she had ever wanted to be.
The story is told of... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
The story is told of an English king who would call his knights together after every battle for his
Dee Jepsen was an assistant... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
Dee Jepsen was an assistant to her husband when he served as a member of the United States Senate.
TATTERSShredded, tornbr... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
TATTERSShredded, tornin too many pieces,I've nothing left to give.
Bob and Ray had been... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
Bob and Ray had been aides to Senator Clang for two-and-a-
Today that group has expanded... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
Today that group has expanded to 12,000 who gather each morning for three prayer meetings -- at 4 a.

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When one of our children was young, she pretended to throw something at me from close range, and then she cheerfully declared, “Ha! Made you flinch!” I remember from my own elementary years that that was always regarded as something of an achievement — to make someone blink or to make someone flinch. In reality, of course, it is little more than a test of one’s reflexes. It’s my reflex to blink or to brace when I think something is coming at me, and the reflex is a good one.
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Jeremiah 2:4-13
Regarding verses 6-7 of the lesson John Calvin observes:

… there is nothing more common than for the ungodly when they are proved guilty, to have recourse to this subterfuge, that they acted with good intention, when they gave themselves up to their own superstitions. (Calvin’s Commentaries, Vol.IX/1, p.78)

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John E. Sumwalt
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. (v. 2)

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John Jamison
Object: This is a role play activity for the children. You will want a container of some kind of treat to give to all of the children.

Note: This is a fairly brief message as presented, but that may help keep an emphasis on the simplicity of the message if you stress it.

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

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:
Jesus knew the importance of humility and used a banquet to teach people about it. As we feast on him today, let us make sure we come to him with unassuming spirits.

Invitation to Confession:
Jesus, sometimes we are unaware of our own arrogance.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we spot other people's haughtiness but fail to recognise it in ourselves.
Christ, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we are so humble that we become victims of inverted pride.
Lord, have mercy.

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Stephen P. McCutchan
Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
-- Hebrews 13:1-2

James Evans
The writer of Psalm 81 employs a most interesting mixed metaphor. It is not mixed, however, because the psalmist was careless and neglected his subject matter. On the contrary, it is because of an important insight into human nature that the psalmist has us "eating with our ears."

Verse 10 rehearses what was, and is, the most basic confession of faith for followers of the Lord. God speaks and says, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth and I will fill it."

Ron Lavin
There are three words I hope you will take home from church today. The words are "Only The Lonely." As you think about these words, the assurances of God's Word will comfort and strengthen you. But I'm getting ahead of my story. Before we get to these three words, we need to look at the full text of Luke 14:1, 7-14. That involves looking at three other words: humility, hospitality, and hope.

Humility
Chrysanne Timm
It is never a pleasant prospect to deal with someone who has a complaint with you. As a new pastor, and a very young one at that, one of the things I struggled with most was the experience of conflict with members. I remember as if it were yesterday a significant misunderstanding that developed between the congregation's "matriarch" and me very early in my time there. I prayed about the difficulty we were having, and I knew that I needed to go to her home and ask for the opportunity to talk things out.
H. Burnham Kirkland
Words Of Assurance
In this be confident: that the grace of God is active enough to forgive, and the love of God is powerful enough to transform.

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