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It took three years for... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1999
It took three years for the transition to be complete.
The holy kiss has for... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1999
The holy kiss has for the most part disappeared from church tradition in the West.
A traditional Navajo belief is... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1999
A traditional Navajo belief is that physical and mental illnesses rise from one being torn from the
There is a story about... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1999
There is a story about a man who was starving for something to eat and was surrounded by small stall
When you mention the Intimidator... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1999
When you mention the Intimidator to NASCAR racing fans, they immediately know you are talking about
One warm summer day, two... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1999
One warm summer day, two pastors were walking in the park.
David Copperfield puts on an... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1999
David Copperfield puts on an astounding magic show. Some of it is similar to other shows.
When I was a student... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1999
When I was a student pastor in seminary, I knew of two sisters living in the same room in a local nu
According to a recent survey... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1996
According to a recent survey, seventy percent of Americans say that the ability to read a map is an
Senator Howard Baker, Jr., liked... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1996
Senator Howard Baker, Jr., liked to tell stories about Sam Ervin.
Who am I? Who are... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1996
Who am I? Who are you? How committed am I to this relationship?
When a policeman puts on... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1996
When a policeman puts on a badge for the first time, he realizes the tremendous authority the commun
The church youth group visited... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1996
The church youth group visited a local nursing home to sing Christmas carols.
Contrast the essence of peace... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1996
Contrast the essence of peace in God and peace with one another with the following Gunsmoke episode.
Farewell is a word of... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1996
Farewell is a word of warning.
Randy headed for the church... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A -- 1996
Randy headed for the church, planning to spend the entire afternoon helping the worship committee cl
When Lee received the gifts... -- Genesis 1:1-2:4a -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
When Lee received the gifts from Diane he was amazed.
Darkness covers the face of... -- Genesis 1:1-2:4a -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
Darkness covers the face of the deep. Creation happened by some deep intention in the heart of God.
During one of his table... -- Genesis 1:1-2:4a -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
During one of his "table talk" sessions, Martin Luther was badgered by a young theologian who wanted
There is an old story... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
There is an old story about twin brothers. One became a doctor and the other became a minister.
Ed and Dave were brothers... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
Ed and Dave were brothers. But they didn't get along and hadn't for years.
A wise person once said... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
A wise person once said that an artist trying to create a picture of the Christian church would have
The president of the United... -- 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
The president of the United States annually gives the State of the Union speech.
A couple went to a... -- Matthew 28:16-20 -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
A couple went to a restaurant for dinner.

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Star Wars And God's Peace -- Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8 -- George L. Murphy -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - A
George Lucas' "Star Wars" movies have had a huge impact on our culture, and our parishioners are awa

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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
Bill Thomas
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Bonnie Bates
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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James Evans
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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