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The Prodigal Son -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
So he returned home to his father.
The Great Feast -- Luke 14:24 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
The Devil's Advocate:
The Ten Virgins -- Matthew 25:10-13 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
The Devil's Advocate:
The Unprofitable Servant -- Matthew 25:19, 21, 26 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
The Devil's Advocate:
The Parable Of The Sower (Soil) -- Mark 4:3, 5, 7, 8 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
The Devil's Advocate:Mr. Sower -- the soil is now ready.
The Wicked Husbandmen -- Mark 12:6-7, 9 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 1993
The Devil's Advocate:

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The Liberated Women Companions Of Jesus -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
And also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, fro
Mothers -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
What's A Mother To Do?
Women Who Love Too Much -- Or Too Little -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
Mary And Martha: Nine To Five, Five To Nine -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things: one thing is needful.
Fashionable Motherhood -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels ...
America, Apple Pie, And The Disposable Mother -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
"If a man tells his father or his mother, what you would have gained from me is Corban (that is, giv
Families, Motherhood, And Apple Pie -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
"My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it." -- Luke 8:21
From Generation To Generation: The Faith Of Our Mothers -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your moth
The Inward Woman -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
Let not yours be the outward adorning with braiding of hair, decoration of gold and wearing of fine
What's A Father To Do? -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her ...
The Struggle To Honor Fathers -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
"But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, What you would have gained from me is given
The Ambiguities Of Fatherhood -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
"Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), "that it may be well
Fashionable Fatherhood -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for t
Fathering In Feminist Times -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
On Fathering Prodigals And Others -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
"And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
Fathering Number One Types And Number Two Types -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
"Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
Murphy Brown And The Absent Father Syndrome -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ...
In Search Of The Perfect Father -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
Honor your father and mother ...
Projecting From Father Failure To Divine Father -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
It is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if childre
Iron John And Plastic Pete -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
Bid the older men be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.
Tapestry -- Weaving The Many Colors Of Love -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
Life is like a tapestry, intricate and varied in pattern and design, woven in many colors of love, a
The Inward Man -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
Even so husbands should love their wives as their own bodies.
Greed, Grace, And Goal Lines -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2001
We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good and evil, a

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Parades And Crosses -- The Challenge Of Ministry -- 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - B -- 2005
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Looking To The Unseen -- 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 2005
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A Time For Us -- Ephesians 1:3-14 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - B -- 2005
In the musical, West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein's modern paraphrase of Romeo and Juliet
From Father Failure To Divine Father -- Romans 8:12-17 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - B -- 2005
One of the most significant steps in our growth as human beings is the discovery that our earthly p
Birthpangs Of The New Age -- Romans 8:22-23 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Day of Pentecost - B -- 2005
It may surprise you to know that from time to time, ministers get complaints.
Parades And Crosses -- The Challenge Of Ministry -- 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - B -- 2005
He had grown up in a fashionable suburb of a large American city, a cosmopolitan area of considerab
Looking To The Unseen -- 2 Corinthians 4:13--5:1 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 5 | Ordinary Time 10 - B -- 2005
It once was reported on the news that one of our Mariner spacecraft was expected to make a new disco
No-fault Religion -- 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 6 | Ordinary Time 11 - B -- 2005
It happened in a church parking lot, and my friend saw it happen.
Are You A Taker Or A Giver? -- 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 8 | Ordinary Time 13 - B -- 2005
It was quite a picture -- on the front of the New York Times magazine.
Modeling A Necessary Future -- Ephesians 2:11-22 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - B -- 2005
It was the custom in my friend's church for many years to have a week of family camp in the summer.
The Acceptable Time -- 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - B -- 2005
When Paul arrived at the city of Corinth, Greece, the middle of the first century A.D., he knew he h
The Paradoxical Power Of Weakness -- 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- Proper 9 | Ordinary Time 14 - B -- 2005
There are people who speak to us more powerfully out of their weakness than out of their strength.
Are You A Taker Or A Giver? -- 2 Corinthians 8:13-14 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
It was quite a picture - on the front of the New York Times Magazine some time ago.
Let George Do It -- Romans 12:6-13 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
Many will remember the decade of the '60s in America.
The Lure Of Downward Mobility -- Mark 10:43-45 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
I first heard him speak some years ago at the Beecher Lectures at Yale Divinity School.
When Giving Gets Personal -- Hebrews 9:11-12 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
To tell the truth, I had wondered whether the reports I had read were exaggerated.
Changing Fraud To Faith -- Luke 19:8 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
It might not have been your first choice on a tour of the Mideast.
Can The Rich Be Righteous? -- Luke 18:25 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
It was a beautiful day in Italy. Rome had been magnificent, but hot.
Can The Righteous Be Rich? -- 2 Corinthians 9:10 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
There is a delightful story that has circulated in ministerial circles for years.
Lifestyles Of The Rich, The Powerful, And The Poor -- Luke 12:48 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
I rarely watched Robin Leach's popular television program The Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous
Making Friends With Money -- Luke 16:9 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
A magazine cartoon showed a scene of yesteryear as two men watched a wealthy man ride by in his eleg
Christianity As A Materialistic Religion -- Matthew 25:21 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
Archbishop William Temple of the Church of England has become famous for his oft--quoted statement t
Squeezing Camels Through The Eye Of A Needle -- Luke 18:25 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
America is awash in money - big money.
Double Or Nothing -- Matthew 25:27-29 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
The financial and investment community was uneasy as the ominous day, October 19, 1988, approached.
The Ten Percent Solution -- 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 -- Maurice A. Fetty -- 2002
It is believed by many that money and religion are incompatible.
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 While the Prodigal Son was still far off, his father saw him, ran to him, put his arms around him and kissed him. In our worship today, let us turn to God so that he may run to us, put his arms around and kiss us.

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 Jesus, for the times when we run away from you,

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 Jesus, for the times when we have wasted our inheritance on dissolute living,

Christ, have mercy.

 Jesus, when we return to you,

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