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601. Proverbs of Solomon

Proverbs 14:1-35

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Gary M. Burge

... reverence for God by making a wide detour around evil (14:16a; cf. 3:7; 4:27). Fools, however, exhibit reckless, uncontrolled behavior, which is conduct the uncorrected, naive person naturally inherits (14:15a, 16b–18a). The prudent, in contrast, easily acquire knowledge to augment their skill set for dealing with life’s challenges (14:18b; cf. 14:6b, 15b). Proverbs 14:19–24 initially describes two unexpected attitudes (see “evil . . . good” in 14:19, 22). The wicked bow down before the righteous ...

602. Gathered Around Jesus

Mark 6:30-34; 53-56

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David Coffin

... for as we gather around Jesus? This is a question that might guide our mission as a church in this season of Pentecost. In one of the final episodes of “Little House on the Prairie,” the townspeople learned that a land development tycoon had acquired the title to all the land in Hero Township or Walnut Grove, which they had believed to be homesteading land. The community leaders failed to defeat the land baron’s claim on legal grounds. Finally, the townspeople were inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s ...

603. Good News from the Threshing Floor

Mark 12:38-44

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Thomas C. Willadsen

... the start of the fourth chapter of Ruth. Boaz went to the gate of the city and talked to the man who was a closer relative. The other man would have purchased the field if Ruth was not part of the deal. He chose not to buy the field and acquire Ruth as his wife. Boaz was scrupulous in following the legal customs of purchasing a field. This scene is a lot like what Jesus said of the scribes in this morning’s gospel lesson. The scribes loved to walk around in their Guccis and tailor-made suits. They sat in ...

604. The Mother of All Yard Sales

Luke 12:13-21

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Dean Feldmeyer

... . You Are What You Own And why shouldn’t we? We live in a culture which constantly bombards us with the message that you are what you own. Do you want to be smart? Buy this. Do you want to be pretty? Buy that. Do you want to be successful? Acquire this. Do you want to be admired and desired? Own that. I recently heard, on a radio program, that within hours of the end of the Tour de France bicycle race, people were going into bike shops asking to buy the very same bicycle that the winner had ridden. The ...

605. Eternally Yours

Luke 15:1-10

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Lori Wagner

Value drives our behavior. We go the extra mile for things, people, and returns that we value. It’s that simple. If we value belonging, we join a group. If we value money, we try our best to acquire it. If we value attention, we become ostentatious. If we value an heirloom, we display it and guard it and preserve it. If we value food, we become a foodie. If we value books, we accumulate a library full of them. If we value our health, we will change our ...

606. Upside Down And Backward

Luke 17:5-10

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Jill J. Duffield

... faith, offer it to God, use it in service to Jesus and trust that coupled with the power of God it will turn the world in ways that reflect the goodness and mercy of the One who created it. In a world that always wants more, that acquires and consumes and then repeats this cycle endlessly, Jesus said, enough. You have enough. You have more than enough. Through Christ, all things are possible. In a culture that all too often exploits those who serve, who refuses to pay a living wage to workers we have come ...

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