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Carla, a chemical dependency counselor... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Carla, a chemical dependency counselor, tells the story of a family who asked her to do an intervent
Tell no man, Jesus said... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
"Tell no man," Jesus said often. He knew the secret that what we keep secret controls us.
A prophet is a teacher... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
A prophet is a teacher and a transmitter of truth.
Mike Littlejohn, in writing about... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Mike Littlejohn, in writing about how it feels to wait for a heart transplant in the Carolina Org
Abram asked God for a... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Abram asked God for a sign that he would possess the land.
All of us have times... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
All of us have times that are absolutely euphoric. Times like --
Abram was blessed. He was... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Abram was blessed. He was blessed to be a blessing. That's also why we are blessed.
We often seem to want... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
We often seem to want things to happen to us in a predictable manner and are afraid of the unexpecte
In a collection of The... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
In a collection of The Best Short Poems of 1986-1987, (edited by Ramon Delgado, published by
God is waiting for us... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
God is waiting for us to come home and put his arms around us "just as a hen gathers her chicks unde
Two young boys sat scrunched... -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Two young boys sat scrunched over in the shade of a large tree making a "covenant" between themselve
A brush fire swept over... -- Luke 13:31-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
A brush fire swept over an area near a farm, causing great alarm.
Hearing reality is always a... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Hearing reality is always a difficult thing.
Simeon predicted that the lot... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Simeon predicted that the lot of the baby he took up in his arms and the mother he blessed would not
Walter Brueggemann in a book... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Walter Brueggemann in a book called, Prophetic Imagination says the "task of prophecy is to e
It's been almost twenty years... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
It's been almost twenty years ago but I still vividly remember traveling through the Rocky Mountains
The Scotsman James Haldane joined... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
The Scotsman James Haldane joined the navy at an early age.
Simeon was apparently a Pharisaic... -- Luke 2:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Simeon was apparently a Pharisaic quietist who bore the two characteristics of Jewish piety; he was
Many attorneys hesitate to let... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Many attorneys hesitate to let their clients testify in their own defense.
Perhaps one had to be... -- Luke 9:28-36 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Perhaps one had to be there to fully appreciate our Lord's transfiguration.
Our commonwealth in heaven is... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
"Our commonwealth in heaven" is provocative imagery.
There is a cult in... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
There is a cult in India dedicated to robbing temples.
Hear the words of Augustine... -- Philippians 3:17--4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Hear the words of Augustine: "All are aware that we live in the house that is called the Bishop's Ho
Jeremiah's Temple sermon, denouncing the... -- Jeremiah 26:8-15 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
Jeremiah's Temple sermon, denouncing the corrupt court of King Jehoiakim, led to cries for his immed
As one reads these words... -- Philippians 3:17-4:1 -- Second Sunday in Lent - C
As one reads these words from Saint Paul, one cannot help but wonder about his arrogance at saying h

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Nazish Naseem
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  • Who Is My Neighbor? by Tom Willadsen based on 2 Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Psalm 30.

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John Jamison
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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Emphasis Preaching Journal

Mark Ellingsen
2 Kings 5:1-14
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
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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