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The terrible thing, the most... -- Luke 6:39-49 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
"The terrible thing, the most impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self -- all your wishes a
Whenever sacrifices were offered... -- Exodus 24:3-8 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Whenever sacrifices were offered in he Old Testament there was an altar present.
I like Communion Services where... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
I like Communion Services where a real loaf of bread is used. Wafers are fine.
There is a line in... -- Luke 6:39-49 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
There is a line in a popular modern Christian song that goes, "They'll know we are Christians by our
Moses told the people... -- Exodus 24:3-8 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Moses told the people what the Lord wanted them to do, and they said, “We will do it.” But the
Think of the numerous meetings... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Think of the numerous meetings which have occurred around a table.
Noteworthy in Luke's account of... -- Luke 7:1-10 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Noteworthy in Luke's account of this healing is the fact that Jesus doesn't have personal contact wi
Herbert Lockyer has told... -- Exodus 24:3-8 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Herbert Lockyer has told of a friend in Glasgow, Scotland, who, many years ago, was in and out
Grandfather was a self-taught... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Grandfather was a self-taught music man, much in demand for old-time barn dances.
Throughout this passage, we are... -- Luke 7:1-10 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Throughout this passage, we are repeatedly shown that one's worth is not measured by an abundance of
One might wonder how... -- Genesis 3:(1-7) 8-21 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
One might wonder how Adam and Eve could be tempted.
The Israeli guide said, No... -- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
The Israeli guide said, "No one know for sure whether or not this is the authentic Upper Room, but t
The church office had been... -- Luke 7:1-10 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
The church office had been notified of a member's admittance to the hospital the day before, and the
Jesus knew the importance... -- Genesis 3:8-21 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Jesus knew the importance of storytelling as a way to convey great truths.
Discipline is not always well... -- Luke 7:1-10 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
Discipline is not always well regarded today.
After years of waiting, a... -- Luke 7:1-10 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
After years of waiting, a man was at last promoted to the position of foreman, but he soon found tha
An ice-cream parlor... -- Genesis 3:(1-7) 8-21 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
An ice-cream parlor manager from Bethesda, Maryland, named Nathan Peabody, received a phone ca
This passage of Scripture is... -- 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30, 41-43 -- Proper 4 | Ordinary Time 9 - C
This passage of Scripture is a prayer by Solomon.

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The hymn, “The Church’s One Foundation” was written by Samuel J. Stone around 1866. It was part of a collection of twelve hymns that emphasized a part of the Apostles’ Creed. “The Church’s One Foundation” speaks specifically to article nine of the Apostles’ Creed, and it emphasizes that Jesus is the one upon whom the church is built. According to C. Michael Hawn, the song became known as the “battle song of the church.”

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John E. Sumwalt
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me. (v. 4)

Are there angels among us who save people in danger?

One of the stories I tell in response to this question, was sent to me by Robyn Bradley of Oxford, Wisconsin. She’s a therapist and licensed clinical social worker who is the Director of Psychological Health for the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

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John Jamison
Object: A hearing aid.

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

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
There was a farmer living in a remote part of the Norfolk countryside who had been burgled a number of times. On the last occasion he was disturbed in middle of the night, he went downstairs with his gun and when a torch was shone into his face, he pulled the trigger several times.

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Stan Purdum
(See Lent 4, Cycle A, and Easter 4, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

If asked how many images of God this most familiar of all psalms includes, most people would probably say one, that of shepherd. (And, while saying it, there's a good chance they'd actually be picturing Jesus with a lamb in his arms, thanks to the famous painting of that scene hanging in Sunday school rooms all over America.) But, in fact, there are two images of God in this psalm -- the shepherd (vv. 1-4) and the host at a banquet in the temple (vv. 5-6).

Richard E. Zajac
... the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep...

Doctor Bernie Siegel claims that coincidences are God's way of remaining anonymous.

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I have spent nine years here at the hospital. In the course of those nine years I've witnessed and experienced many strange things. I've watched events occur that made me stop and think and wonder. I've found myself doing something or I've found others doing something that made me scratch my head. I've come across many coincidences that made me wonder if indeed they were coincidences.
David H. Webb
It is hard to find a more bold expression of the Easter faith than what we hear from Peter today in our first lesson.

Peter and John had just healed a lame beggar at the gate of the temple. Without hesitation Peter proclaimed to the astonished crowd that the healing was the work of God who had raised Jesus from the dead. Almost immediately, the Sanhedrin arrests Peter and John and puts them on trial. They ask. "By what power or by what name did you do this?" (v. 7).

Mark J. Molldrem
Easter is in springtime for a reason. Springtime is that time of year when new life emerges from the old. Easter is that time of history when New Life emerged from the old.

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