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Proper 20 | OT 25 | Pentecost 17 ›
Matthew 20:1-16
Philippians 1:21-30
Exodus 16:2-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45
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  • Stories

    Peter Andrew Smith
    Frank Ramirez
    Contents
    "Redefining Fair" by Peter Andrew Smith
    "How Great Thou Art!" by John Fitzgerald

    Redefining Fair
    by Peter Andrew Smith
    Matthew 20:1-16

    “Are you boys finished with your chores yet?” Linda called out from the kitchen.

    Paul put two full bags of plastic containers next to the garage...

  • Children's Liturgy and Story

    Janice B. Scott
    Call to Worship:

    Sometimes life can seem unfair, because we are unable to see the big picture. But God always sees the big picture and always does what is right for us. In our worship today, let us consider a story which Jesus told and...

  • Preaching

    Stan Purdum
    (See Proper 12/Pentecost 10/Ordinary Time 17, Cycle A, for an alternative approach to vv. 1-11, 45b; and see Proper 14/Pentecost 12/Ordinary Time 19, Cycle A, for an alternative approach to vv. 1-6, 16-22, 45b.)

    This is our fourth encounter with Psalm 105 in this cycle of the lectionary. The new material this time is verses 37-45, which speaks of God's care of Israel in...

  • Preaching

    William E. Keeney
    "For The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4 and he said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So...

  • Preaching

    Russell F. Anderson
    BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THE LESSONS

    Lesson 1: Exodus 16:2--15 (C)
    In the hardships of the wilderness, the people complain to Moses. They protest about the lack of food, as they remember the plentiful and well--seasoned fare they enjoyed in Egypt. The Lord hears their murmuring and sends quails in the evening and manna in the morning. Most likely, the manna was a fine, honeydew like...

  • Sermon

    David Kalas
    Let me ask you to do a little remembering today. I don't know specifically what it is that I'm asking you to remember: that will vary with each individual. In general, though, here is the assignment: I want you to remember "the good old days."

    What comes to mind when you hear that phrase? What time? What place? What period of your life and experience first occurs to you when you...

  • Sermon

    Larry Lange
    Don had not worked like a dog for nothing. He had struggled up the corporate ladder to one rung below the vice-presidents --who were all brothers. So Don knew he wasn't going any higher on the ladder.

    That was okay with him. They had treated him like family. He had earned a six-figure salary and eight weeks of vacation and had 10,000 frequent flyer miles to play with.
    ...

  • Sermon

    Richard E. Gribble, CSC
    The term "late-bloomers" refers to people who respond later in life to an invitation, but still manage in the end to accomplish great things. History has known some famous late-bloomers. Fortunately for us, early or late, these people followed their special invitation offered by God, achieved much, and made the world a better place for all.

    Anton Bruckner was a late-bloomer. Many...

  • Sermon

    Marilyn Saure Breckenridge
    Introduction

    A pastor friend asked one of his parishioners, the manager of a local seed company, some questions about the seed business. He asked him, "Where do you get the seed and to whom do you sell it?" And he asked him if he needed extra laborers at certain times of the year. The manager told him that the seed company contracts with growers who raise the crops in the...

  • Sermon

    Jeff Wedge
    Many people cling very tightly to life. They refuse to let go of it, and hold onto a shred of life beyond all reasonable expectations. And then there are others.

    There was an old man, lying in the bed in the back bedroom, surrounded by his wife, daughter, and his four granddaughters. His breath was coming slowly, almost in sighs, and the time between the sighs was stretching to longer...

  • Commentary

    David Kalas
    Conventional wisdom says that it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.

    That makes sense with wheels, of course, but the setting in which the phrase is most often used in our day has nothing whatsoever to do with wheels. Rather, the squeaky wheel has become a metaphor for a complaining person. And so for the squeaky wheel to get the grease means that the complainer gets what he...

  • Commentary

    R. Craig Maccreary
    Needless to say, I suspect that I have captured your attention at this point. Most of the readers of this journal understand the ground rules that govern the kinds of churches they serve. One can see all sorts of red lights coming on their panels as their clerical radar picks up storms ahead. Given the diversity of the people who populate our churches and their points of view, it is not...

  • Children's Activity

    Teachers or Parents: Young children especially have an acute sense of what's fair and what is not fair. This story of God's grace may not make sense to them, just as it doesn't make sense to many adults. Grace just does not seem fair! The important point here is that the children hear that God's grace is for them. There is no tenure in the church that assures salvation.

    *...

  • Children's sermon

    Jesus told a story once to tell us something about God. He said that a man needed people to work for him so he said, "I'll pay you good money if you will work for me today." (Now ask: "Which of you will pretend to be this worker?" Let them respond. Use more than one child so that, in the end, the last one hired is the remaining child.) A few hours later he still needed help. "I still need...

  • Children's sermon

    Good morning, boys and girls! How many of you brought your parents with you to church today? (let them answer) How many of you brought a friend with you today? (let them answer) Most of you just brought your parents. Not many brought a friend. This week, find a friend who does not have his or her own church and bring him or her with you. Then I can make a new friend and they will have a new...

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