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The story is told of... -- Hebrews 7:23-28 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1994
The story is told of a search committee that could not fulfill its obligation to select a pastor fro
When I was a young... -- Hebrews 7:23-28 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1994
When I was a young child, perhaps three or four years old, I made a dreadful mistake.
It was a recurring dream... -- Hebrews 7:23-28 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1994
It was a recurring dream. In it she was on a journey, one she had been on for many years.
Some people, like Christ serving... -- Hebrews 7:23-28 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1994
Some people, like Christ serving as high priest, are ideally suited for their role.
A 1993 article in Christian... -- Isaiah 59:(1-4) 9-19 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1994
A 1993 article in Christian Century reported these facts.
In Stories for the Journey... -- Isaiah 59:(1-4) 9-19 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1994
In Stories for the Journey, William R. White relates this story of sin and forgiveness.
I found this quote in... -- Hebrews 5:1-6 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
I found this quote in some of my old sermon notes. The source is lost:
One thousand years before Christ... -- Hebrews 5:1-6 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
One thousand years before Christ, when David was king of Israel, an epidemic broke out and 70,000 me
Justice is turned back, and... -- Isaiah 59:1-4, 9-19 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
"Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off" all too often is the order of the day.
Whether it is on television... -- Isaiah 59:9-19 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
Whether it is on television or in real life, we all know the courtroom procedure where the witness i
The RSV in verse 16... -- Isaiah 59:1-4, 9-19 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
The RSV in verse 16 states that the Lord "wondered that there was no one to intervene." The Today's
Jane, a ninth grader, was... -- Jeremiah 31:7-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
Jane, a ninth grader, was riding in the car with her father.
Several years ago, Garrison Keillor... -- Jeremiah 31:7-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
Several years ago, Garrison Keillor offered a modern radio rendition of the parable of the prodigal
As Martha read Jeremiah 31:7-9... -- Jeremiah 31:7-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
As Martha read Jeremiah 31:7-9 to her Sunday school class, a fascinating bit of speculation entered
Jeremiah lived and labored in... -- Jeremiah 31:7-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
Jeremiah lived and labored in dark and troubled times. But he could see beyond all that.
I'm sorry, pastor. She slipped... -- Mark 10:46-52 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
"I'm sorry, pastor.
What is the meaning of... -- Mark 10:46-52 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
What is the meaning of the gift of sight? Is it the ability to see the physical world with clarity?
As is true in this... -- Mark 10:46-52 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
As is true in this text, some words in the proper context can help bring healing.
He received his sight, and... -- Mark 10:46-52 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
"He received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way." This is the word concerning blind Bartimaeus
A German proverb says, Patience... -- Hebrews 5:12-6:1, 9-12 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
A German proverb says, "Patience is a bitter plant but it has sweet fruit," and Paul urges the Galat
During his high school years... -- Hebrews 5:12-6:1, 9-12 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
During his high school years, my eldest son was a cross-country runner.
The writer of the Letter... -- Hebrews 5:12-6:1, 9-12<br> -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews has been called "the Apostle of Progress" (6:1a).
Estelle Getty plays Sophia on... -- Hebrews 5:12-6:1, 9-12 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
Estelle Getty plays Sophia on the hit show Golden Girls.
Those who have experienced a... -- Hebrews 5:1-6 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
Those who have experienced a call to ministry may simply have been responding to some psychological
The Pope went to see... -- Hebrews 5:1-6 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - B -- 1991
The Pope went to see Shamim in Ismael and, while theme, noticed an exquisite gold phone on his desk.

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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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Mark Ellingsen
2 Kings 5:1-14
Bill Thomas
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Bonnie Bates
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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James Evans
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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