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It is a strange paradox... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2008
It is a strange paradox that we admire generosity a great deal, while hesitating to be generous, our
Some years ago, police officers... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2008
Some years ago, police officers in Oklahoma City discovered several drivers who were carrying around
Hurrying to catch a plane... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2008
Hurrying to catch a plane, Don had a few minutes to spare so he stopped to buy a newspaper and a box
Tecumseh, a Shawnee chief who... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2008
Tecumseh, a Shawnee chief who lived 1768-1813 once said, "When you arise in the morning, give thanks
My wife and I were... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2008
My wife and I were once invited to a party in the home of a successful businessman.
Ezra Goodman, in his book... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2008
Ezra Goodman, in his book, The Fifty-Year Decline and Fall of Hollywood, speaks frankly about
Deuteronomy 8:7-18 Gratitude... -- Luke 17:11-19, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, Deuteronomy 8:7-18 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2008
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
Senator Tom Carper spoke to... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2002
Senator Tom Carper spoke to the Delaware Postmasters at their annual Christmas dinner.
A quote from Oliver Wendell... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2002
A quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes: "If one should give me a dish of sand, and tell me there were pa
Now Thank We All Our... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2002
"Now Thank We All Our God" has long been a standard hymn for Thanksgiving.
Sometimes the best example of... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2002
Sometimes the best example of the powerful impact of faith can only be seen in the life of those who
Ask any volunteer and they'll... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2002
Ask any volunteer and they'll tell you that they are given more than they give.
Seen on a church sign... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2002
Seen on a church sign:
Thanksgiving is not a religious... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2002
Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday. It is a national holiday.
A cartoon shows a man... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 2002
A cartoon shows a man standing at the heavenly gates talking to Jesus.
Some businessmen from a tractor... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 1999
Some businessmen from a tractor company were in Japan looking over building sites for a new plant th
It was Thanksgiving Sunday. I... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 1999
It was Thanksgiving Sunday.
In 1996, Americans gave 130... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 1999
In 1996, Americans gave 130 billion dollars to charitable causes, mostly to religious institutions,
I had the joy of... -- 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 1999
I had the joy of being present on Faith Pledge Sunday at a church where I was serving a short-term i
To think you have a... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 1999
To think you have a disease so despicable, so revolting that you could only live with others who had
David Letterman has a regular... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 1999
David Letterman has a regular routine as part of Late Night with David Letterman: The Top Ten
Bea had given most of... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 1999
Bea had given most of her professional life to a small rural school.
Gratitude is the heart of... -- Luke 17:11-19 -- Thanksgiving Day - A -- 1999
Gratitude is the heart of this story of the healing of ten lepers.

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I am a scoreboard watcher. I follow a lot more games than I actually watch, but since technology makes it easy to check scores on a moment’s whim, I watch a lot of scoreboards of teams and games that I am at least mildly interested in. And as I check those scores, I find myself having immediate reactions: “Great!” “Oh, that's too bad.” “Excellent!” “Nuts.” And in the midst of that sports-fan roller coaster, I must continually remind myself that not all scores are final.
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Joel 2:22-32
Martin Luther sings the praises of God’s love revealed in this lesson. He wrote:

The love of God which lives in man loves sinners, evil persons, fools and weaklings in order to make them righteous, good, wise, and strong. Rather than seeking its own good, the love of God flows forth and bestows good. (Luther’s Works, Vol. 31, p.57)

John Wesley nicely summarizes the Spirit’s role in fighting the lure of our old sinful habits:

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John Jamison
Object: This message is a role-play story. You will need two children to play the roles of the Pharisee and the tax collector. I usually ask two children if they will help me as they are all coming forward for the message, but you may select them however you choose.

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John E. Sumwalt
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, but your commandments are my delight.
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
(vv. 143-144)

When I was an associate pastor in Janesville, Wisconsin one of my responsibilities was to give a lecture on spirituality once a month at a drug treatment facility. The students who attended were persons who had been convicted of drunk driving and were required to attend the class as a condition of their sentence. Attendance was always good.

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Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

We all dislike people who blow their own trumpets, although sometimes we may be in awe of them. Jesus too deplored such behaviour and was never in awe of those who practised it. In our worship today let us open ourselves to Jesus, allowing him to see what is in our hearts.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes we allow other people's behaviour to intimidate us.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we refuse to reach our own fullest potential because we are afraid.

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Schuyler Rhodes
Every morning when sleep leaves and waking comes there is cause for praising God. Caught up, as we are, in the currents and eddies of our lives, this is easy to forget. This wonderful psalm is a reminder. God's bounty and abundance spill into our lives like waters over a causeway. God's delight in creation explodes in a million different colors. In every moment there is reason to give God praise.
Robert R. Kopp
When I was a little boy growing up in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania's First Presbyterian Church, one of those Christian chalk artists with black light, neon colors, and black felt canvas who made pictures of Jesus look like those Elvis portraits for sale on the side of the road at the beach showed up as entertainment for a Sunday evening potluck dinner.
John E. Berger
Today's sermon begins with this little one-person drama.
Mark Ellingson
Have you ever felt that you were absolutely at the end of your rope, left without hope? Sometime during the years of 539 B.C. to 331 B.C. that is the way the people of Judah felt. It seems that their land had been ravaged by a plague of locusts which had had catastrophic consequences.

Once a harvest has been destroyed, you cannot repair it. If a building has burned to the ground, you cannot repair it. In those instances you need to start from scratch with a fresh start.

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