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Born on Charles Lindbergh's fourteenth... -- Haggai 1:15b-2:9 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C -- 1995
Born on Charles Lindbergh's fourteenth birthday, Neal Loving entered into a caring family living in
Corrie ten Boom, a cherished... -- 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C -- 1995
Corrie ten Boom, a cherished saint who as a girl survived the concentration camps of World War II Ge
Oscar Romero, martyr of El... -- 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C -- 1995
Oscar Romero, martyr of El Salvador, preached on a Sunday shortly before his death.
What's worth dying for? Literally... -- 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
What's worth dying for? Literally?
The reading from Maccabees is... -- 2 Macabees 7:1-2, 9-14 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
The reading from Maccabees is like seeing a grade-B horror movie.
How would you live if... -- Job 19:23-27 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
How would you live if you knew exactly when you were going to die?
Who can ever forget the... -- Job 19:23-27a -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
Who can ever forget the momentous scene in the movie, The Ten Commandments, where Moses is st
Music critics have heralded I... -- Job 19:23-27a -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
Music critics have heralded Requiem as the most outstanding of Brahms' works in bringing toge
Eighty-year-old John Quincy... -- Job 19:23-27a -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
Eighty-year-old John Quincy Adams was slowly making his way down one of the streets in his hometown
Ever since her husband had... -- 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
Ever since her husband had been killed in the Persian Gulf war, Carrie and her two small sons had mo
May the Lord Direct Your... -- 2 Thessalonians 2:15-3:5 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
"May the Lord Direct Your Thoughts" might be a sermon title. How?
November is the season to... -- Luke 20:27-38 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
November is the season to settle before the fireplace and look back, to remember and to be grateful.
Pray for us. A minister... -- 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
"Pray for us." A minister was invited to become the pastor of a new church.
The Old Testament law of... -- Luke 20:27-38 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
The Old Testament law of levirate marriage (see Deuteronomy 25:5-10) provided a kind of social secur
At 38, Steve had not... -- 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
At 38, Steve had not been in a hospital since his birth.
The different philosophies of two... -- Luke 20:27-38 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
The different philosophies of two high school coaches influenced their basketball teams.
I have always been grateful... -- Luke 20:27-38 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
I have always been grateful for this short encounter between Jesus and scoffers.
The editorial staff of the... -- Zechariah 7:1-10 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
The editorial staff of the Sunday supplement created a "Faith in Life" promotion.
When I am overwhelmed by... -- Zechariah 7:1-10 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
When I am overwhelmed by the business and busy-ness of the church, it sometimes seems that the sole
Features of Fellowship might be... -- Zechariah 7:1-10 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
"Features of Fellowship" might be a good sermon title, especially as we think of "show kindness and
Bill Cosby does a marvelous... -- Zechariah 7:1-10 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
Bill Cosby does a marvelous skit on fathers and Father's Day gifts.
What would a wrestling match... -- Genesis 32:22-30 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
What would a wrestling match with the Lord be like in real life?
After an acquaintance I will... -- Genesis 32:22-30 -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
After an acquaintance I will call Maureen Jackson passed through a trying time in which she wrestled

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Not Too Quickly Shaken Or Alarmed -- Luke 20:27-38, Haggai 1:15b--2:9, Psalm 145 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Ron Love, Christopher Keating, Leah Lonsbury, George Reed -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
This week’s lectionary epistle passage from Second Thessalonians counsels us to “let no one dece
Insert The Other Candidate's Name Here -- Luke 20:27-38, Haggai 1:15b--2:9, Psalm 145 -- Mary Austin, George Reed, Ron Love, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Beth Herrinton-Hodge -- Proper 27 | Ordinary Time 32 - C
In this week’s lectionary epistle passage Paul warns the Thessalonian congregation against being swa

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John Jamison
Object: You may present this message as a simple story, or have the children act it out as a role-play. I will show the role-play version, but you can ignore the acting pieces and just tell the story if you prefer.

Note: For the role-play version, you will need to select two girls and one boy to play the roles. You might also have a broom and a dust rag if you want to.

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

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Mary Austin
Dean Feldmeyer
Christopher Keating
Thomas Willadsen
George Reed
Katy Stenta
Nazish Naseem
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Emphasis Preaching Journal

Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Bonnie Bates
Amos 8:1-12, Psalm 52
Amos proclaims the word from God that punishes the people. The people are to be punished for their lack of faith, for their focus on practicing deceit, betraying honesty to their neighbors, and being impatient for the time after the Sabbath when they can focus on profit and selling their crops and wares. Oh, my! What a terrible message for people. You have been unfaithful so I will punish you. And then in the psalm, God is proclaimed to be the olive tree, that which brings blessing.
David Kalas
I have tried to find different ways of saying it so that my children don’t tire of hearing it. But the basic principle remains the same, and my kids have heard it a ton. “First things first.” They ask if they can do this or they start to do that, and I will endeavor to redirect them, saying, “Why don’t we make sure we’re doing first things first!”

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John E. Sumwalt
I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. (v. 24)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
One of Martha's earliest memories was of her little sister Mary singing and dancing in the middle of an admiring crowd of friends. Mary had always been a dancer, from the time she could walk. Privately, Martha thought she'd always been something of a show-off and ought to go on the stage, for Mary loved an audience.

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Jeanne Jones
Several years ago, before we moved to Wisconsin, I was an honorary nanny for our pastor's son, Jonathan. I took care of him from the time he was able to walk until our pastor moved, when Jonathan was about five. We had wonderful times together. One time, when I was at their house, and we had been doing some spiritual direction together, Pastor Michael asked me if I knew the name of my guardian angel.
James Evans
We are not surprised when we learn about crooks and robbers boasting about "mischief done against the godly" or "plotting destruction" all day long. The image we have in our minds about who "bad" people are, and how they conduct themselves, make such accusations completely plausible. We are less inclined to believe such things about leaders, especially respected leaders among us. We have difficulty believing someone with wealth and power would deliberately plot to do someone else harm.
Arley K. Fadness
Today's gospel from Luke 10 follows the parable of the good Samaritan. Luke positions the good Samaritan and the Mary-Martha story back to back for good reason. The parable and the story are examples of the Great Commandment "to love the Lord your God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself." The good Samaritan parable illustrates "love to neighbor," whereas the Mary-Martha story illustrates "love to God."
Kirk R. Webster
In the early 1990s, Wesley Nunley of Dallas completed a project he had dreamed of for decades. "I tell you, this could be a big thing," he explained. Wes then walked out to a concrete octagon in the middle of his backyard. With a beaming smile, arms raised up in excitement, the energetic retiree said, "This welcomes the UFO to land, which has never been done before."
John W. Wurster
It was the best of times. A time of prosperity and confidence, a time of relative peace, a time when most everything looked pretty good, a time when most everyone felt pretty good. It was a time maybe not unlike our own time.
H. Burnham Kirkland
Words Of Assurance
Our God is both wise and caring: afflicting the comfortable and comforting the afflicted.

Pastoral Prayer
God, we bow before you this morning, knowing that you hear every prayer. We know that in all of Creation, you are the source of life. You are the one who set the light swirling between the galaxies. The breath of your Spirit pulses through all life. You have even become flesh among us. We praise you, Lord, that in all your wonder, you have not forgotten us.

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