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A member of our congregation... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 2001
A member of our congregation served as an aircraft-based fighter pilot during World War II and the K
There is a fad with... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
There is a fad with many youth across the country.
Did you ever read or... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
Did you ever read or see the play, Beau Brummel?
A youth sponsor in a... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
A youth sponsor in a large congregation invited the high school youth group to his home for the main
Picture a surprise birthday party... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1998
Picture a surprise birthday party. The specific arrangements have been made well in advance.
Benjamin Martin Weir has led... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Benjamin Martin Weir has led a remarkable life.
Not too long ago, the... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
Not too long ago, the police in our area were warning the families of the bride and groom not to pub
In 1961, an insurance executive... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
In 1961, an insurance executive retired and moved from Chicago to a small farm in southwestern Illin
After a great deal of... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C -- 1995
After a great deal of thought, prayer and discussion, he and his wife finally reached their decision
Richard Foster, most noted for... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Richard Foster, most noted for The Celebration of Discipline, has yet another volume Money
Once a week, Elliot wrote... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Once a week, Elliot wrote a letter to the granddaughter he had helped raise, a granddaughter
We live in a strange... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - A
We live in a strange world, surrounded by legion of options for spending our time, hearing a hundred
Arthur Simon is a remarkable... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
Arthur Simon is a remarkable human being.
Almost everybody knows the five... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
Almost everybody knows the five basic rules for being prepared for an emergency.
So, did you remember? asked... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
"So, did you remember?" asked Lisa.
Film producer Joseph Levine once... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
Film producer Joseph Levine once presented the Italian actor, Marcello Mastroianni, a magnificent go
In 1998, a series of... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
In 1998, a series of tornados caused extensive damage in Florida.
A story is told about... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
A story is told about a "yuppie" who was in a car accident on a dangerous mountain road.
After carefully packing eight years... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - C
After carefully packing eight years' worth of accumulated belongings into a self-haul vehicle to be
In virtually every congregation there... -- Luke 12:32-40 -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - A
In virtually every congregation there are people who become obsessed with "last things" and immerse

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Religion And Politics -- Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, Luke 12:32-40, Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 -- George L. Murphy -- Proper 14 | Ordinary Time 19 - 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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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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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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