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Power And Principalities -- Matthew 25:31-46, Ephesians 1:15-23, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, Psalm 100 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, George Reed -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2011
As the liturgical year comes to a close, we celebrate Christ the King Sunday, also referred to in so

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Your children are so talented... -- Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
"Your children are so talented -- and yet they're so nice!" people often exclaimed to Janet.
During the exile, God's people... -- Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
During the exile, God's people are scattered like abandoned sheep.
A widow trudges through a... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
A widow trudges through a cemetery, counting off the rows of headstones, until she reaches the one w
Throughout high school, Stephanie was... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
Throughout high school, Stephanie was not open to talk about spiritual matters.
Vera is one of the... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
Vera is one of the most hope-filled people one will ever meet.
Henry van Dyke was an... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
Henry van Dyke was an author, educator, and clergyman.
Just as you did it... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
"Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me." Is
Sandy and Kevin began a... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
Sandy and Kevin began a prison ministry at the county jail.
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24br... -- Matthew 25:31-46, Ephesians 1:15-23, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2008
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Matthew makes it clear that... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2002
Matthew makes it clear that the faithful are to take responsibility for the downtrodden.
Some years ago, a little... -- Matthews 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2002
Some years ago, a little known woman named Natalie died in St. Louis.
A young boy was with... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2002
A young boy was with his parents as they walked downtown in a large city.
I have heard of your... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2002
"I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints ...
Once a great conductor was... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2002
Once a great conductor was rehearsing the orchestra in preparation for a concert.
Paul prays the Spirit will... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2002
Paul prays the Spirit will give us wisdom.
On the television game show... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2002
On the television game show Jeopardy!
There was once a famine... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 2002
There was once a famine in Lithuania and the poor left the cities and swarmed over the countryside i
In the two decades following... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 1999
In the two decades following her husband's death, she has walked the corridors of Mott Children's Ho
In Theology And Therapy... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 1999
In Theology And Therapy, Samuel Southard tells of admiring his mother's work as a Red Cross n
Thanksgiving is a good time... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 1999
Thanksgiving is a good time to ask ourselves if we are remembering Christ's command to feed the hung
I have not stopped giving... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 1999
"I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." Do we remember to give th
The worship service was over... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 1999
The worship service was over. Most of the people had left the coffee hour.
I grew up in a... -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 1999
I grew up in a small mountain town in Appalachia. My father was a railroad clerk.
Bud shifted in his seat... -- Matthew 25:31-46 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A -- 1999
Bud shifted in his seat.

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The Wealth Of Christ The King -- Ephesians 1:15-23 -- Janice B. Scott -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - A
Years ago, a Norfolk teenager won nearly ten million pounds on the National Lottery.

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Object: This message is a role play. You can do this with only two children playing the parts of the two women, but if you have more children, you could have two more playing the parts of the children, another playing the part of the synagogue leader, and another playing the part of the country’s leader. You can also add any other roles you might want to add to make it interesting. Also, I have created places for your characters to speak, but you can add more of those to make it all more fun and memorable.

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Wayne Brouwer
C. Knight Aldrich, a medical doctor and the first chairperson of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago (1955-1964), was a keen analyst of the motivations for our behaviors. He worked with the social services agencies of Chicago for a time, particularly spending hours with teenagers who had been arrested for shoplifting or other theft. Aldrich interviewed them to find out how they had come to this. He also talked with the parents, attempting to discover how they had handled the problem from the first time they knew about it.
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Peter Andrew Smith
“We have questions about your conduct as our pastor,” Carl announced as soon as Pastor John sat down at the hastily called board meeting. “We have received complaints about you from the congregation.”

“Complaints?” Pastor John frowned. “From whom and about what?”

“Mrs. Finnigan saw you coming out of what she politely described as ‘A Gentleman’s Club’ last Thursday night when she was driving downtown.” Bruce scowled. “Do you deny this?”

“Not at all,” Pastor John said. “I did have to go to that place on Thursday evening.”

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:
Jesus was aware of people's deepest needs and what prompted their actions. In our worship today let us consider how we can discover people's deepest needs and the motives for their actions.

Invitation to Confession:
Jesus, sometimes we see only the surface and condemn without real understanding.
Lord, have mercy.
Jesus, sometimes we are afraid to get sufficiently close to other people to see their inner needs.
Christ, have mercy.

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James Evans
(See Epiphany 4/Ordinary Time 4, Cycle C, for an alternative approach.)

The old saying, "experience is the best teacher," could serve as a subtitle for this psalm. Written as a prayer for help in a time of distress or oppression, the psalm subtly hints at a recognition and awareness that only comes with time. There is a track record, so to speak, that the psalmist is aware of: God's record of dependability. Based on God's proven record of saving power and grace, the psalmist is able to pray for salvation, but at the same time celebrate the certainty of its arrival.
Lee Ann Dunlap
Carrie's1 high school guidance counselor noticed she had been acting out a bit in school recently. She had appeared depressed and had been having some authority issues over rules and such. The guidance counselor set Carrie up with a local pastor who had been volunteering a few hours each Friday after a teen suicide a few months before. Most of the other students who came to see the pastor just needed someone to listen to their usual teen issues and heartaches. But, shortly into their time together, Carrie began to open up about some real grown-up problems.
Kirk R. Webster
It's a typical Sunday morning at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Florida. The people file in and sit down in plush pews. Their attention is drawn to the chancel where they see choir members calmly seated, robed in dark blue and white. The mahogany altar table is draped with a silk parament. Two bronze candleholders stand guard at the table edges.
R. Robert Cueni
As was his custom, Jesus went that Sabbath morning to the synagogue for worship. As he was preaching and teaching, he happened to glance toward the fringe of the crowd where he saw a very crippled woman. She was bent over and was unable to stand up straight. When he inquired, Jesus was told the woman had been that way for eighteen years.
John H. Will
Call to Worship
Indeed, this is a day of rest and gladness.
This is God's Sabbath, created for our reflection and renewal.
Let us then not profane it, but keep it holy.
We do this as we honor God and commit ourselves to the well--being of God's creation.
Each of us individually needs a personal rejuvenation of spirit.
Together we seek a strengthening of community, a community that continues to build itself in love.
So do we come as one people to worship God, our Maker and our Sustainer.

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