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As in the earthquake narrative... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
As in the "earthquake" narrative of Paul and Silas in Acts 16, God often uses natural events in a mo
Opposites! Two stories based... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Opposites! Two stories based on opposites.
The Bristlecone pine is recognized... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
The Bristlecone pine is recognized as the oldest living tree in the world, with some specimens in th
She went to Bosnia early... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
She went to Bosnia early on, because she wanted to do something with her nursing degree that had mea
When you fill a container... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
When you fill a container with water you expect to empty its contents in time.
Vision is a dangerous thing... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Vision is a dangerous thing.
Booker T. Washington said: I... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C -- 1995
Booker T.
The new member class was... -- Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
The new member class was being given a tour of the church, including the explanation of the "I AM" s
Wallace Stevens makes the reality... -- Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
Wallace Stevens makes the reality of God's language and our ability to hear obvious in a line from a
When we know a guest... -- Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
When we know a guest is coming, it affects everything we do in the house.
The late Martin Franzmann wrote... -- John 17:20-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
The late Martin Franzmann wrote a great hymn that reflects the cry for unity that comes from the hea
There was a youngster, Andrew... -- John 17:20-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
There was a youngster, Andrew, who was about seven years old.
Mahatma Gandhi in his younger... -- John 17:20-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
Mahatma Gandhi in his younger days was impressed by Christianity.
God bless ecumenical activity! Most... -- John 17:20-26 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
God bless ecumenical activity!
The issue: What makes for... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
The issue: What makes for human freedom?
The natives of North and... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
The natives of North and South America grew a special type of corn that we still produce today.
A seminary student on internship... -- Acts 16:16-34 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
A seminary student on internship was startled one Sunday when a young woman came up to her and said
Most major amusement parks feature... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
Most major amusement parks feature a ride through a waterway system that eventually leads to a pinna
Often, when trying to get... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
Often, when trying to get lively and picturesque sermon ideas, I discuss the matter with my eight-ye
Dennis Waitley in Seeds of... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
Dennis Waitley in Seeds of Greatness speaks about the need to have goals in one's personal li
Handling Life's Second Bests, is... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
"Handling Life's Second Bests," is the title of a sermon by Harry Emerson Fosdick.
When Thomas Edison was twelve... -- Acts 16:6-10 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
When Thomas Edison was twelve, he took a job on the Grand Trunk Railway as a "news butcher," selling
One person's death can have... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
One person's death can have a rippling effect for good that eventually changes the lives of many peo
Will Durant explains that history... -- Acts 7:55-60 -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
Will Durant explains that history is smeared with atrocities.

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Clouded Vision -- Acts 1:1-11, Acts 16:16-34 -- David E. Leininger -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C
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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
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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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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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