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The man lay in prison... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 2002
The man lay in prison enduring the terror, the torture, the isolation his captors inflicted on him d
What a thrill, watching athletes... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 2002
What a thrill, watching athletes perform in the Olympics!
The Rodney King trial in... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 2002
The Rodney King trial in Los Angeles sparked some horrible riots.
Sharon, Dianne and I had... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 2002
Sharon, Dianne and I had been invited to St.
Often people just need some... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 2002
Often people just need some sense of awareness that with faith comes authority as well as a charge.
The boss of a big... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 2002
The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of th
There are tests and suffering... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1999
There are tests and suffering in life that all of us have to endure.
Mary was ecstatic. For the... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1999
Mary was ecstatic.
In her little book I... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1999
In her little book The True Adventure of Daniel Hall, Diane Stanley relates the story of Dani
Robert was a pathetic sight... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1999
Robert was a pathetic sight the first time I saw him.
Father Gerry was a true... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1999
Father Gerry was a true believer in the vows he took at his ordination into the priesthood.
When the Communist government of... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1999
When the Communist government of Romania cracked down on Christians in the 1950s and 1960s, Reverend
A friend of mine is... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1999
A friend of mine is quite handy, so he was confident he could throw together a small computer desk i
Jesus had a very specific... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1999
Jesus had a very specific purpose in his ministry.
Exhausted, Zeke collapsed on the... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1996
Exhausted, Zeke collapsed on the sandy shore.
Think about all the signals... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1996
Think about all the signals that float through the sanctuary on Sunday morning.
The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1996
The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra held a contest.
Some people are willing to... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1996
Some people are willing to take on the most difficult challenges.
A good personnel director will... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1996
A good personnel director will seldom interview a prospective employee without a good job descriptio
Surely, we must... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1996
Surely, we must do something to achieve salvation, wholeness,
The death of Christ on... -- Romans 5:1-8 -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A -- 1996
The death of Christ on the cross was an event which has great meaning for each one of us.
Near the town of Sioux... -- Matthew 9:35--10:8 (9-23) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A
Near the town of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the harvesters were not only few, they appeared to be no
Many professional schools -- law, medicine... -- Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A
Many professional schools -- law, medicine, business, and others -- advise their students to be fami
There's a story about Gracie... -- Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A
There's a story about Gracie Allen, the comedian and wife of George Burns, that illustrates the open
Susan is the oldest member... -- Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7) -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - A
Susan is the oldest member of her church.

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John E. Sumwalt
But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian,  for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.  As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (vv. 25-28)

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1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a
Life can be frightening sometimes. Thus it is both comforting but disconcerting to find a giant of faith like Elijah to fear the future. On that matter Martin Luther once claimed:
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We’re not far from the 4th of July. And while for so many Americans, it seems that the holiday has become more about long weekends, cookouts, and fireworks shows, the theme of freedom is still there at least in the background. We might take advantage of that, therefore, and give some thought to the theme of freedom as it is revealed in our assigned texts for this week.

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

The madman cried out to Jesus, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" In our worship today let us explore what Jesus has to do with us and invite him to heal our brokenness.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, we often find ourselves thinking, saying and doing things that we quickly regret.
Lord, have mercy.

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When Jill was five, she began to have headaches. The headaches were so severe she would throw up. Sometimes she would pass out. They usually came once a month. Jill could be playing, resting, or watching television when the headaches would come. Her only warning was a sudden pain in her head, then a blinding light would appear, and she would be rocked with pain. In her teenage years, they became debilitating, causing Jill to be in bed for three days at a time.
Stan Purdum
I'm not sure when the term "burn out" ceased being only a description of what happened to a campfire when you ran out of firewood to a term describing the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, usually coming immediately after an extended period of overwork, but the expression seems to fit that later situation, doesn't it? Exhaustion, deep weariness, all used up, nothing more to give, wiped out, burned out -- call it what we will, its symptoms are all too familiar to many of us.
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In the classic movie, Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews plays a no-nonsense, yet delightful, nanny to two young children. As a nanny to a wealthy family, she is part teacher, part parent, and part disciplinarian. She gets the children up in the morning, puts them to bed at night, supervises their many adventures, and guides them in many ways. While they are in her care, she is responsible for their overall safety and well-being.

Julia Ross Strope
Zoos are no longer in people's good graces.
Religion faces the same problem.
Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.
-- Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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