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I don't want to go... -- Luke 8:26-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
"I don't want to go home." The plaintiff cry was a familiar one at the end of camp week.
The only act of apology... -- Zechariah 12:10-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
The only act of apology I know of in the Scriptures is in Acts 16:39.
Raised in Michigan where entire... -- Luke 7:1-10 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Raised in Michigan where entire choirs of summertime frogs sing in bogs beside country roads, I miss
The encounter with a transformed... -- Luke 8:26-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
The encounter with a transformed life is powerful to those who know a person well.
A mother heard her... -- Mark 5:21-43 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
A mother heard her small daughter praying, on different occasions, in a thoughtless and rambli
Many people don't realize that... -- Luke 7:1-10 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Many people don't realize that one of the great genius insights of the Old Testament and Jews is the
According to the General Accounting... -- Luke 8:26-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
According to the General Accounting Office, identity theft has grown rapidly.
In literature, there is... -- Mark 5:21-43 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Clark Clifford, counsel to a... -- 1 Kings 19:1-14 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Clark Clifford, counsel to a number of American presidents during the past 40 years, and an eminent
I arranged for a plant... -- Luke 8:26-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
I arranged for a "plant" in the worship service.
An Indian child came... -- Mark 5:21-43 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
An Indian child came in from the wheat field one day with a hurt bird in her hand.
Jeffrey Archer has given us... -- 1 Kings 19:1-14 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Jeffrey Archer has given us one more exciting tale in the breathtaking novel, A Matter of Honor
We are told that... -- 2 Samuel 6:1-15 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
We are told that the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his household.
The New Revised Standard Version... -- 1 Kings 19:1-14 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible translates v. 12b.
After a two-month... -- Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
After a two-month period of minor eruptions, Mount Saint Helens exploded on May 18, 1980, belc
It had been 30 years... -- 1 Kings 8:(22-23, 27-30) 41-43 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
It had been 30 years since he had walked down the aisle the first time.
Death is not a... -- Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Death is not a friend; it is an enemy. A bug in the eye hurts.
Contrary to what some may... -- 1 Kings 8:(22-23, 27-30) 41-43 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Contrary to what some may think, speaking of the inclusive nature of God's love is not an innovation
God did not create... -- Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
God did not create death.
One of the most exciting... -- 1 Kings 8:(22-23, 27-30), 41-43 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
One of the most exciting experiences we have had in recent years was sharing in a month of mission w
One of the poets... -- Deuteronomy 15:7-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
One of the poets of the South, Sidney Lanier, sings of the journey of a Georgia river - the Ch
1 Kings 8 is a... -- 1 Kings 8:(22-23, 27-30), 41-43 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
1 Kings 8 is a rebuke to those who would seek to contain God within the church or creed or denominat
Unfortunately, the church has... -- Deuteronomy 15:7-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Unfortunately, the church has not always been noted for acting like the church.
when they look on the... -- Zechariah 12:10-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
"...
Our neighbor's misfortune is... -- Deuteronomy 15:7-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C
Our neighbor's misfortune is always an opportunity for us to be of help to our neighbor.

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What kind of poetry is written in the midst of war? Gentle poetry. Brutal poetry. Shocking poetry. Haunting poetry.

It was expected on all sides that the First World War would end quickly — but it slogged on for four long years. How many died? You’ll get as many answers as the number of sources you check, but let’s say twenty million for the sake of a number. Each one of those was a human being, each life cut short was irreplaceable, each one a cherished child of God.

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David Kalas
Not all suffering is equal.

We know, of course, that some pain is worse than other pain and some suffering is more difficult to endure. I have discovered, for example, that I classify some troubles as “headaches” while other troubles are “heartaches.” The “headache” type of suffering is a nuisance, no doubt, but it is not nearly so painful to me as the “heartache” type of suffering. Troubles at work are headaches; troubles at home are heartaches.
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John Jamison
Object: The object of this lesson is a phrase for everyone to remember. If you want to add a bit of interest, you could print that phrase on a card or ribbon to give to each child. For the most impact, create one for every member of the congregation and have the children hand them out after the message.

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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

His friends and followers said to Jesus, "Increase our faith!" In our worship today let us explore faith and ask that he might increase our faith too.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes I feel anxious and worried.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I find it hard to believe that you will always care for me.

Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I envy other people because of their great faith.

Lord, have mercy.

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Carlos Wilton
The little-known book of Lamentations was likely composed in the ashes of Jerusalem, following the Babylonian invasion which carried the leaders of the Jewish community off into exile. It speaks to the concerns of the Jerusalem community for their long-term survival under occupation by a foreign power. While the book's title sounds grim, and its setting is dark, the book is fundamentally life-affirming. It is a testimony to the steadfast love of God that may be discovered through renewed faith, even in troubled times.

Lee Ann Dunlap
Some records are made to be broken -- like Olympic speed skating; Cal Ripkin, Jr.'s, most consecutive baseball game appearances; and North Dakota's longest cow chip toss. Other records we'd prefer to let stand -- the world's deadliest disaster, or the most active hurricane season, for instance. Years 2004 and 2005 will probably make the books as among the most dramatic in weather history. Hurricanes pounded the southern coast of the USA. Floods and blizzards battered the midwest. Earthquakes devastated parts of central Asia.
Rick McCracken-Bennett
Ever since the sign went up on our property that our church was coming I've gotten phone calls from people asking when we'll have a church. I can be a smart aleck as some of you will attest and so I'm often quick to respond that we already have a church, we just don't have a building. "Well," they usually say, "give me a call when you get the building done; I'm not going to worship in a high school cafeteria." Before I can give my canned speech about the difference between a church and the building I realize I'm talking to a dead phone.
R. Kevin Mohr
It can be really depressing to listen to the news anymore. It doesn't matter which network you watch, everywhere you turn it's the same old bad news: natural and manmade disasters, the continuing conflicts in the Middle East and in Iraq and Afghanistan, medical miscues, entertainers gone wild and self-destructive, sports heroes disappointing us. Then there's a federal government that often seems to be, at best, incompetent or, at worst, corrupt. What makes it even more depressing is that at least 51% of us voted those currently in the White House and on Capitol Hill into office!
Gary L. Carver
You may have noticed that I read earlier from the King James Version of the Bible and not the New International Version from which I usually read. I read from a Bible that was given to me by my father which was passed on to him by his father. I read earlier from my Grandfather Carver's pulpit Bible from which he began preaching over ninety years ago and used for over forty years. Needless to say, when I accepted this Bible from my father I received it as a sacred trust.

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