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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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For September 28, 2025:
  • Money! Money! Money! by Dean Feldmeyer based on Acts 2:1-21. “This is the even-handed dealing of the world! There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty; and there is nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth!” — Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

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Wayne Brouwer
The president of the college I attended was the kind of man who always said what was on his mind. He had a very healthy self-image and wasn’t concerned about how people might take him. At one of the graduation ceremonies, he stood at the podium, looked out over the huge crowd of people, shook his head, and said to himself (right into the microphone, of course), “All these Christians in one place, and no one’s taking an offering!”
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Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
The lesson makes clear that God is present in the world of business, in our daily work.  John Wesley offered thoughtful reflections on the nature of work; he noted:

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John E. Sumwalt
Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name. When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them. (vv. 14-15)

One morning last October, Bruce Klemm got up and sang a song to his wife, Virginia, as he has done every morning of the 42 years they have been married. Little did he know that within a few hours, he would be calling her to say goodbye.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus told a story about a rich man and a beggar to illustrate the way in which we fail to notice those who are poor. In our worship today let us remember the poor and ask God to teach us a real concern for them.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we fail notice some people.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we deliberately leave people out.

Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes we care only about ourselves.

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James Evans
(See Lent 1, Cycle C, for an alternative approach to vv. 1-2 and 9-16.)

The writer of this psalm deftly employs a striking image, that at once offers us hope in times of trouble -- but at the same time, redefines for us what it means to be a human being in the world.

Schuyler Rhodes
Many Christians can be heard in or out of worship these days as they lift up their voices and say, "Praise the Lord!" The phrases are familiar, almost rote. Mouths open and words emerge. Pastors and liturgists remind the faithful that this God is not only worthy of our praise; this God sort of requires it of us. This God is a jealous God (Exodus 20:5) who brooks no competition from other gods we might pursue. Yes, God is worthy of praise. Right?
Clayton A. Lord Jr.
It always amazes me when I read about a sports figure who decides to hold out for more money. With salaries that are often in the millions, they feel underpaid unless they are at the next level. I heard one player say to a reporter on Sports Center, "It's not about the money. It is about respect." A few moments later, the host of the show made the comment, "When they say it isn't about the money, it's always about the money."

Chrysanne Timm
As we conclude several weeks of readings in the book of the prophet Jeremiah and next week look at the companion text from the book of Lamentations, a common thread begins to emerge. It is the thread of grief. Jeremiah has been called by God to a truly thankless job -- that of accompanying the people of his homeland into a time of loss and grief. Because of decades of idolatry and treaties with neighboring nations, the people of Judah will lose the land God once graciously gave to their ancestors.
R. Robert Cueni
The lesson for today continues the discussion on the proper use of material possessions by describing what happens when a person tries to "serve both God and wealth" (Luke 16:13). Today's Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus leaves us repulsed by the gory details, puzzled by the literal description of eternal life, and hopeful that the Lord didn't really mean all those terrible things about the punishment due us "Haves" for our treatment of the "Have Nots."

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Good morning, boys and girls. I brought some coins with me this morning. (Show the coins.) How many of these coins would it take to be rich? (Let them respond.) I think it would take millions of these coins before you would really be rich. How many of you would like to be rich? (Wait for show of hands.) I think most of us would like to be rich. What would you think if you had a wish that everything you touched turned to gold? (Let them respond.) You would soon have lots and lots of gold and you would quickly be very, very rich. There's a famous story about a man who had

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