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We might want to speak... -- Luke 18:9-14 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
We might want to speak of those who are so impressed by themselves.
An atheist said to a... -- Joel 2:23-32 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
An atheist said to a pastor during a debate on a radio call in talk show: "I could have made a bette
Joan's father pounded it into... -- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Joan's father pounded it into her head: "Finish what you start." Joan did, not always because she wa
For at least 20 percent... -- John 8:31-36 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
For at least 20 percent of their history as a people, they had been slaves under the pharaohs in Egy
Coach Anderson had been pretty... -- Joel 2:23-32 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Coach Anderson had been pretty tough on the team when he discovered how much they had violated train
When President Reagan died, people... -- Luke 18:9-14 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
When President Reagan died, people, in one interview after another, remembered how he had touched or
I remember a teacher who... -- John 8:31-36 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
I remember a teacher who summarized the importance of keeping his life on the straight and narrow.
Salvation from sin and self... -- Joel 2:23-32 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Salvation from sin and self is a universal concept in both Bible testaments.
According to the historian Josephus... -- Luke 18:9-14 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
According to the historian Josephus, the Pharisees came into existence about 150 B.C.
In the Australian bush country... -- John 8:31-36 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
In the Australian bush country grows a little plant called the sundew.
I sat outside a grocery... -- Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
I sat outside a grocery store next to a street person, a thin, worn-looking woman whom I had seen ar
Are you tired of God... -- Sirach 10:(7-11) 12-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Are you tired of God? Are you weary of all the rules and regulations that God wants you to live by?
One of the most mysterious... -- John 8:31-36 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
One of the most mysterious paradoxes -- also one of the most difficult truths to hear -- can also se
Hello, Prayers Are Us? Hi... -- Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
"Hello, Prayers Are Us? Hi, I'd like to order a prayer.
Bent Decker, in his book... -- Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Bent Decker, in his book You've Got To Be Believed To Be Heard, presents research that shows
Zephaniah has a practical lesson... -- Zephaniah 3:1-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Zephaniah has a practical lesson to teach concerning the perils of complacency.
A close friend and colleague... -- Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
A close friend and colleague tells the story of a rich man in his congregation who is always compell
An angel is a messenger... -- Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
An angel is a messenger from God.
The condemnation of Jerusalem is... -- Zephaniah 3:1-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
The condemnation of Jerusalem is shown in the violent words of the prophet Zephaniah.
Following the second World War... -- Jeremiah 14:(1-6) 7-10, 19-22 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Following the second World War churches were filled to capacity in many places.
The letter in the mail... -- Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
The letter in the mail from a close friend read, "Help. Been trying to reach you. Please call.
The Book of Common... -- Zephaniah 3:1-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
The Book of Common Prayer contains a prayer for cities.
The couple sat in the... -- Jeremiah 14:(1-6) 7-10, 19-22 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
The couple sat in the counselor's office, not looking at each other.
Marty was a small man... -- Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
Marty was a small man, rather quiet and shy, with a huge heart.
A French bishop was questioning... -- Zephaniah 3:1-9 -- Proper 25 | Ordinary Time 30 - C
A French bishop was questioning a young boy about religion, to which the boy gave very good and quic

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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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2 Kings 5:1-14
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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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(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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