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A rather skeptical young man... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
A rather skeptical young man moved into the little village.
There is a story about... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
There is a story about a man in India who converted to Christianity.
The only one who knows... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
The only one who knows the temptation to sin in its full intensity is the one who has not sinned.
Although he was a son... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
"Although he was a son, he learned obedience."
In the 1980 Olympic Winter... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
In the 1980 Olympic Winter Games Bob Johnson was the coach of the American Hockey Team.
During the Black Hawk Indian... -- Hebrews 5:1-10 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1994
During the Black Hawk Indian War, Abraham Lincoln fought as a captain.
Two ministers, one relatively new... -- Isaiah 23:7-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Two ministers, one relatively new to pastoral ministry and one showing the scars of decades in the p
This somber address to the... -- Isaiah 23:7-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
This somber address to the city of Tyre reminds readers that in and through the natural forces of de
Many of us remember the... -- Isaiah 23:7-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Many of us remember the day when the USSR placed a grapefruit-sized satellite in orbit called Sputni
He has shaken the kingdoms... -- Isaiah 23:7-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
"He has shaken the kingdoms ..." Or, he will shake them. So says Isaiah.
In 1887, Lord Acton said... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
In 1887, Lord Acton said, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Sixteen y
An old American story has... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
An old American story has been told and re-told about an incident in the Revolutionary War when a co
Pride has a very high... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Pride has a very high price and humility a great reward.
Many years ago I heard... -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Many years ago I heard a great deal about the great Dwight L. Moody.
There is a discipline called... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
There is a discipline called "centering prayer" whereby we may draw near to the throne of grace.
An eager elderly woman was... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
An eager elderly woman was sitting directly behind the driver on a Detroit sight-seeing bus.
In one play about Joan... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
In one play about Joan of Arc the wicked judges plan a trap for her: "Let's ask her if she's in a st
Three children begged for a... -- Hebrews 4:14-16 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Three children begged for a pet hamster.
The scene is a double... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
The scene is a double room in a hospital.
The female hornbill of east... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
The female hornbill of east and south Africa is an unusual bird.
Suffering. No mentally healthy person... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
Suffering.
There is the old joke... -- Isaiah 53:10-12 -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B -- 1991
There is the old joke about Tonto and the Lone Ranger: One day Tonto and the Lone Ranger are surroun

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When Jesus Says "no" -- Mark 10:35-45 -- Carlos Wilton -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B
Dear Fellow Preacher,
Hey! What's The Deal? -- Job 38:1-7 (34-41), Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 10:35-45, Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c -- Scott Suskovic, Thom M. Shuman -- Proper 24 | Ordinary Time 29 - B
Although Jesus was God's only begotten Son he was not spared the endurance of pain, agony, suffering

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David Kalas
I am a scoreboard watcher. I follow a lot more games than I actually watch, but since technology makes it easy to check scores on a moment’s whim, I watch a lot of scoreboards of teams and games that I am at least mildly interested in. And as I check those scores, I find myself having immediate reactions: “Great!” “Oh, that's too bad.” “Excellent!” “Nuts.” And in the midst of that sports-fan roller coaster, I must continually remind myself that not all scores are final.
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Joel 2:22-32
Martin Luther sings the praises of God’s love revealed in this lesson. He wrote:

The love of God which lives in man loves sinners, evil persons, fools and weaklings in order to make them righteous, good, wise, and strong. Rather than seeking its own good, the love of God flows forth and bestows good. (Luther’s Works, Vol. 31, p.57)

John Wesley nicely summarizes the Spirit’s role in fighting the lure of our old sinful habits:

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John Jamison
Object: This message is a role-play story. You will need two children to play the roles of the Pharisee and the tax collector. I usually ask two children if they will help me as they are all coming forward for the message, but you may select them however you choose.

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John E. Sumwalt
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, but your commandments are my delight.
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
(vv. 143-144)

When I was an associate pastor in Janesville, Wisconsin one of my responsibilities was to give a lecture on spirituality once a month at a drug treatment facility. The students who attended were persons who had been convicted of drunk driving and were required to attend the class as a condition of their sentence. Attendance was always good.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

We all dislike people who blow their own trumpets, although sometimes we may be in awe of them. Jesus too deplored such behaviour and was never in awe of those who practised it. In our worship today let us open ourselves to Jesus, allowing him to see what is in our hearts.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we allow other people's behaviour to intimidate us.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we refuse to reach our own fullest potential because we are afraid.

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Schuyler Rhodes
Every morning when sleep leaves and waking comes there is cause for praising God. Caught up, as we are, in the currents and eddies of our lives, this is easy to forget. This wonderful psalm is a reminder. God's bounty and abundance spill into our lives like waters over a causeway. God's delight in creation explodes in a million different colors. In every moment there is reason to give God praise.
Robert R. Kopp
When I was a little boy growing up in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania's First Presbyterian Church, one of those Christian chalk artists with black light, neon colors, and black felt canvas who made pictures of Jesus look like those Elvis portraits for sale on the side of the road at the beach showed up as entertainment for a Sunday evening potluck dinner.
John E. Berger
Today's sermon begins with this little one-person drama.
Mark Ellingson
Have you ever felt that you were absolutely at the end of your rope, left without hope? Sometime during the years of 539 B.C. to 331 B.C. that is the way the people of Judah felt. It seems that their land had been ravaged by a plague of locusts which had had catastrophic consequences.

Once a harvest has been destroyed, you cannot repair it. If a building has burned to the ground, you cannot repair it. In those instances you need to start from scratch with a fresh start.

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