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It was 1953 when the... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C -- 1998
It was 1953 when the first expedition reached the top of Mount Everest, which of course is the highe
A woman on the I... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C -- 1998
A woman on the Peter Gunn television show many years ago fell in love with Gunn.
A struggling congregation, unable to... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C -- 1998
A struggling congregation, unable to find a new pastor who would accept their Letter of Call, slowly
Jesus would not have been... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C -- 1998
Jesus would not have been nominated for any "Seeker-
How often we hear about... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C -- 1995
How often we hear about a highly regarded person who leaves his job, moves on to another position an
The rows were straight as... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C -- 1995
The rows were straight as a sunbeam, and as bright with promise.
For the first time ever... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C -- 1995
For the first time ever, Ben was recruiting Sunday church school teachers.
When Jesus was not welcomed... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C -- 1995
When Jesus was not welcomed by the Samaritans, the disciples angrily wished the Samaritans to be pun
All of us make excuses... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
All of us make excuses for why we are not better followers of Christ.
Since this passage is selected... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
Since this passage is selected as a Pentecost reading, the emphasis in exposition can rightly point
Three blind mice. Unable to... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
Three blind mice. Unable to see the turnpike rising up ahead on the horizon of tomorrow.
I broke the shackles and... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
"I broke the shackles and went to the field.
If Jesus were in charge... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
"If Jesus were in charge of an average congregation I figure there would be about four people left t
God calls all of us... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
God calls all of us to be proclaimers.
The Ford Taurus with the... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
The Ford Taurus with the "Driver Education Class" sticker on the trunk pulled out of the high-school
Jesus set his face to... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem, and nothing or nobody could stop him.
A cartoon on the editorial... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
A cartoon on the editorial page of a newspaper showed a picture of Jesus eating the last supper with
What keeps us looking back... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
What keeps us looking back? Throwing glances over our spiritual and emotional shoulder to the past?
Leslie Weatherhead wrote a book... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
Leslie Weatherhead wrote a book called Jesus and Ourselves.
Joseph Pintauro wrote in his... -- Luke 9:51-62 -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - C
Joseph Pintauro wrote in his book, To Believe in God, "Nowadays to be on your way is to be ho

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The Journey From "i" To "thou" -- 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Galatians 5:1, 13-25, Luke 9:51-62, Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 -- Roger Lovette -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - 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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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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(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.
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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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