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Many of Jesus' listeners, including... -- John 6:55-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 2000
Many of Jesus' listeners, including a number of disciples, turned away from him because of his teach
Before being sent into battle... -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 2000
Before being sent into battle, one of the most basic things that soldiers are taught is how to ident
The writer uses military images... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 2000
The writer uses military images to describe the need for a Christian to be prepared for the enemy's
President Jimmy Carter appeared on... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 2000
President Jimmy Carter appeared on the Today show to promote his book Living Faith.
Many people find it just... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 2000
Many people find it just plain difficult to digest emotionally the abundance of bad news in the medi
Missionaries going overseas often end... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 2000
Missionaries going overseas often end up in places with little communication access.
Living within the Body of... -- 1 Corinthians 12:27-31a -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
Living within the Body of Christ works wonderfully in theory, until we're challenged with the unexpe
There is a change in... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
There is a change in the atmosphere around Buckingham Palace these days.
The pastor had finished his... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
The pastor had finished his normal elderly visitation talk when the old woman asked him to pray with
William E. Diehl, former Manager... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
William E.
Back in the 1970s, one... -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
Back in the 1970s, one of the fads was the Pet Rock.
The Eat, Drink, and be... -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
The "Eat, Drink, and be Merry" sermon comes at us in every which way through the media, through adv
Gardner Taylor tells a story... -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
Gardner Taylor tells a story about a man who approached him following a Sunday service.
Jesus was very wise in... -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
Jesus was very wise in his use of metaphors with which to explain himself.
As different parts of Christ's... -- 1 Corinthians 12:27-31a -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
As different parts of Christ's Body, we are to function and live a productive and fruitful life.
Charles Olsen in his perceptive... -- 1 Corinthians 12:27-31a -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1997
Charles Olsen in his perceptive book, Transforming Church Boards, helps congregations appreciate th
The vital connection between God's... -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
The vital connection between God's Spirit and life is established from the very beginning.
Life is made up of... -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
Life is made up of choices.
She had heard the words... -- John 6:56-69 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
She had heard the words all her life: "Experience is the best teacher." She realized how that for he
Canada may soon become an... -- Ephesians 5:21-31 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
Canada may soon become an international refuge for women.
In his book, Forty Ways... -- Ephesians 5:21-31 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
In his book, Forty Ways to Say I Love You, James Bjorge writes the following:
This text can be and... -- Ephesians 5:21-31 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
This text can be and often is badly misused, to the detriment of many a marriage.
In ancient times, the household... -- Ephesians 5:21-31 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
In ancient times, the household was considered the basic social unit, a microcosm of the rest of soc
BLAME ME NOT -- author unknown... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
BLAME ME NOT -- author unknownYou call me Master and obey me not,
A magazine ad for Nike... -- Ephesians 6:10-20 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1994
A magazine ad for Nike shoes reads: "There you are.

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The Pursuit Of Wisdom -- 1 Kings 2:10-12 and 3:3-14 -- Janice B. Scott -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B
The USA probably has the right idea.

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The Raft Of Passage -- John 6:56-69 -- Lawrence H. Craig -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B
Anchored a fair distance off the shore of the great lake called Erie, it was constructed of planks o

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Wayne Brouwer
In Hendrik Ibsen’s famous drama Peer Gynt, the hero of the story tries to find the meaning of his life by traveling and interviewing others. At one point he visits an asylum where “lunatics” are kept. Their craziness, thinks Peer Gynt, must arise from the condition that they are, as he puts it, “outside themselves.”

Not so, says the director of the asylum.

Outside themselves? Oh no, you’re wrong.
It’s here that men are most themselves—
Themselves and nothing but themselves—
Sailing with outspread sails of self.
Bonnie Bates
Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
2 Samuel 18:5-8, 15, 31-33
David’s willingness to forgive his son Absalom suggests a comment by Victorian-era English poet William Blake: “Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.” Martin Luther offered several comments about the profound love of God (reflected here in David’s love of his wayward son). The reformer noted that “Our Lord God must be a devout man to be able to love knaves. I can’t do it, although I am myself a knave.” (Luther’s Works, Vol.54, p.32). And elsewhere he added:

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John E. Sumwalt
Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. (vv. 31-32)

Every one of us needs to forgive someone and to accept forgiveness from someone. And it is a toss-up as to which is more difficult.

I have collected a number of favorite forgiveness stories over the years. I do not know the source. If I have purloined one of your stories, please forgive me.

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John Jamison
Object: A copy of a birth certificate.

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The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

In our worship today, let us come to Jesus to drink at his fountain of living water and eat of the living bread that he offers us, so that we will never be spiritually hungry or thirsty again.


Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, help us to drink your living water.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, help us to eat your living bread
Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, help us to live forever.
Lord, have mercy.

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Mark Ellingsen
Theme of the Day
United in the grace of Christ.

Collect of the Day
After recognizing Christ as the true bread that gives life, we pray for this bread that He may live in us and that we may live as His body in the world. Justification (as Intimate Union), Sanctification, and church are emphasized.

Psalm of the Day
Psalm 130
See Pentecost 3.

or Psalm 34:1-8
Stan Purdum
Because the organizing principle of the lectionary is that the psalm is supposed to be a meditation on the First Lesson, we may be forgiven for puzzling about the pairing of Psalm 130 with 2 Samuel 1. The two readings match in neither subject nor tone. The 2 Samuel lection gives us David's lament over the death of Saul and Jonathan, while Psalm 130 is a penitential prayer and a plea for help (and no, we don't buy that mourning over the death of a loved one is akin to mourning over one's sins).

William E. Keeney
Friends told me recently that they had bought a bread-making machine. Such machines cost from under $100 on up. They can bake a wide variety of breads depending on the type of machine bought. They can make one to two pound loaves in a couple hours, or you can set the more expensive ones to bake over a longer period of time and have fresh baked bread ready when you want it.
Thomas W. Lentz
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
-- Ephesians 4:29

Charles And Donna Cammarata
Call To Worship
A celebration of the God who is our foundation.
Leader:
The one constant,
People:
The unchanging reality,
Leader:
That we can always count on,
People:
That will never disappoint us,
Leader:
Is this,
People:
That the Father,
Leader:
Our Father,
People:
In heaven,
Leader:
Will never,
People:
Ever,
Leader:
Abandon or forsake us.
People:
Praise God!
Leader:
With hearts, and hands,

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