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Jeremiah is concerned with false... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - B -- 1994
Jeremiah is concerned with false shepherds who fail in their duty -- the rulers and officials who fa
The ideal characteristic of the... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1991
The ideal characteristic of the forthcoming shepherd of Israel was to be righteousness.
When we elect a person... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1991
When we elect a person to the office of president, we not only want a person who is a good leader an
The promises of God assure... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - B -- 1991
The promises of God assure us that he will not forsake his people nor allow them to be long without
In 1890 Canadian James Naismith... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - C
In 1890 Canadian James Naismith faced a career decision as he concluded his senior year as a Presbyt
In the film, A Walk... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - C
In the film, A Walk In The Clouds, the character Paul (Keanu Reeves) has just returned from W
Yabshi Pan Rinzinwangmo is a... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - C
Yabshi Pan Rinzinwangmo is a young Tibetan-Chinese woman who is believed to be a daughter of Buddha.
Mary wanted to teach the... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - C
Mary wanted to teach the fourth-grade Bible class at our after-school youth program.
History tells us that Constantine... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B
History tells us that Constantine endeavored to Christianize the Roman world.
The Presbyterian minister in town... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B
The Presbyterian minister in town became very frustrated with the lifestyle of some of his parishion
I was once in the... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B
I was once in the remote mountains of a small country when the church leaders decided to celebrate a
Several years after the war... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - B
Several years after the war an older minister was addressing a group of theological students in semi
At an early age I... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - C
At an early age I developed a love for words; I like the sound of certain words, the way they seem
The cowboy had spent days... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - C
The cowboy had spent days rounding up stray cattle and searching for newborn calves which had becom
The country of Persia (present... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - C
The country of Persia (present day Iran) was once ruled by a wise king who cared very much for his p
Anyone who has been on... -- Jeremiah 23:1-6 -- Christ The King (Proper 29) - C
Anyone who has been on a farm can see how dependent the animals are on the farm.

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John Jamison
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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Katy Stenta
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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.
Mark Ellingsen
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Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 77:1-6

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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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