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The tires made a crunching... -- Romans 5:6-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A -- 1996
The tires made a crunching sound as the car rolled over the gravel of the driveway -- a sound that b
In this passage of Scripture... -- Isaiah 66:10-14 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
In this passage of Scripture, the writer both mourns Jerusalem's present condition and brims over wi
The prophet Isaiah provides a... -- Isaiah 66:10-14 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
The prophet Isaiah provides a vision at the conclusion of his book, chapters sixty-five and sixty-si
Jesus called on his followers... -- Matthew 10:24-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Jesus called on his followers to get their priorities straight, and be prepared to pay the price.
There are no secrets in... -- Matthew 10:24-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
There are no secrets in the path of life.
Scholars believe that this passage... -- Matthew 10:24-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Scholars believe that this passage from Matthew is a part of a body of collected sayings of Jesus.
We may think of the... -- Genesis 21:8-21 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
We may think of the story of Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness not only as a parable of God's prot
Clarence Jordan, the founder of... -- Genesis 21:8-21 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Clarence Jordan, the founder of the world renowned KOINONIA, a community in Georgia, is said to have
Sarah convinced Abraham to shun... -- Genesis 21:8-21 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Sarah convinced Abraham to shun Ishmael, who became the father of the Arab people.
Erma Bombeck told this story... -- Genesis 21:8-21 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Erma Bombeck told this story:
In baptism, we are symbolically... -- Romans 6:1b-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
In baptism, we are symbolically sealed in the tomb with Christ, only to rise with him.
As Archbishop Oscar Romero stood... -- Romans 6:1b-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
As Archbishop Oscar Romero stood in his cathedral in El Salvador in 1980, celebrating the Mass, a bu
Sheila was a hardened drug... -- Romans 6:1b-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Sheila was a hardened drug addict by the time she was seventeen.
A man and a woman... -- Romans 6:1b-11 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
A man and a woman will say to each other: "I take you ...
Jim's father always told him... -- Matthew 10:24-39 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Jim's father always told him that everyone is tied to something.
Noah Webster labored thirty-six... -- Galatians 6:1-10, 14-16 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Noah Webster labored thirty-six years writing his dictionary.
One of the most telling... -- Galatians 6:1-10, 14-16 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
One of the most telling books about our wasteful American society is David Halberstam's study titled
Fred had become something of... -- Galatians 6:1-10, 14-16 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Fred had become something of a trial for the other members of the Adult Male Bible Study.
A pastor walked through a... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
A pastor walked through a puddle, waited for her shoes to dry, and then scraped the dirt into a pres
The theory of thirds says... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
The theory of thirds says that in any organization, including the church, one-third of the people wi
Thomas a Kempis, in The... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
Thomas a Kempis, in The Imitation of Christ, wrote, "You are not the better because yo
At the opening of the... -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
At the opening of the fifth seal in the sixth chapter of the book of Revelation, we are told that Jo
A character in Bernard Malamud's... -- Isaiah 66:10-14 -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
A character in Bernard Malamud's novel God's Grace says: "A life --to be a life --must run it

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Across The Generations -- Matthew 10:24-39, Romans 6:1b-11, Genesis 21:8-21, Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 -- Carter Shelley -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - A
June 19 is one of those Sundays when many North Americans celebrate a secular holiday, Father's Day,

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John Jamison
Object: A football, a hand-held microphone, a camera, a stack of play money bills. These are the objects I used, but you can use any objects that might symbolize “success”.

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Hello, everyone! (Let them respond.) Are you ready for our story today? (Let them respond.) Great!

The Immediate Word

Christopher Keating
Thomas Willadsen
Katy Stenta
Mary Austin
Dean Feldmeyer
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John E. Sumwalt
Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. (v. 4)

The outhouse on the farm where I grew up was beside the ash pile, at the end of a well-worn path, under a boxelder tree about fifty yards from the back door of the house. It was a two-seater – cold in winter, smelly and hot in summer. There was always a Sears and Roebuck catalogue on the floor in the corner, which served as both reading and wiping material.

Emphasis Preaching Journal

Bill Thomas
Mark Ellingsen
Bonnie Bates
Frank Ramirez
Job 38:1-7 (34-41)
Most people assume God’s answer to Job, showing him the depth and breadth of the universe is meant to cow Job’s resistance, leading him, now broken, to repent, abjectly saying “...therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes (42:6).”
Mark Ellingsen
All the lessons testify to the theme that it’s not at all about you and me; it’s all about God!

Job 38:1-7 (34-41)

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

Jesus said, "What is it you want me to do for you?" In our worship, let us explore what we want Jesus to do for us today.

Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, we are sometimes selfish in our requests to you.
Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, we are sometimes unreasonable in our requests to you.
Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, help us to make you the centre of our world.
Lord, have mercy.

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David E. Leininger
The story of Job is familiar to all of us -- a man whose world was spinning merrily along with everything falling into place is suddenly confronted with one misery after another ... disaster, death, disease, and despair. In some of the most moving poetry ever written, chapter after chapter attempts to deal with the age-old question of why, so often, life is unfair.

Schuyler Rhodes
The voice of praise rings beautifully through this psalm as each verse gives poetic color to the glories of creation and its maker. It is something to be read and re-read as we contemplate the wonders of God.
Steven Molin
There is a candy shop in the city of Keystone, South Dakota, just a few hundred yards down the mountain from that infamous Mount Rushmore monument. I can't tell you the name of that candy store, but I can certainly recall the sign on the counter that stands at just about eyeball-level for the average seven-year-old. The sign says this: "If Mom says, 'No,' ask Grandma!"

Harold C. Warlick, Jr.
An elementary principle in the business world is the law of supply and demand. When supplies outrace the demand for a product, prices are low. We call that a "buyer's market." On the other hand, when there are more buyers demanding a product than there are supplies of the product, prices are high. We call that situation a "seller's market."

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