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Newsletter for August 31, 2006
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A cheerful heart is good medicine.
Proverbs 17:22 |
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Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
Lectionary Passages for September 10, 2006 Proper 18 (23)
[Year B]
| Proverbs 22:1-2 THEME: RESPONSIBILITY
Proverbs 221 Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold.
2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD made them both.
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Proverbs 22:8-9 THEME: JUSTICE
8Those who plant seeds of injustice will harvest disaster , and their reign of terror will end.
9Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
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Proverbs 22:22-23 THEME: POOR
22Do not rob the poor because they are poor or exploit the needy in court.
23For the LORD is their defender . He will injure anyone who injures them.
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Psalm 125 THEME: SECURITY
Psalm 125
A song for the ascent to Jerusalem. 1
Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
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Just as the mountains surround and protect Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds and protects his people, both now and forever.
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The wicked will not rule the godly,
for then the godly might be forced to do wrong.
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O LORD, do good to those who are good,
whose hearts are in tune with you.
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But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD.
Take them away with those who do evil.
And let Israel have quietness and peace.
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Mark 7:24-37 THEME: OUTSIDERS
The Faith of a Gentile Woman24Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He tried to keep it secret that he was there, but he couldn't. As usual, the news of his arrival spread fast. 25Right
away a woman came to him whose little girl was possessed by an evil
spirit. She had heard about Jesus, and now she came and fell at his
feet. 26She begged him to release her child from the demon's control.
Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia, 27Jesus told her, "First I should help my own family, the Jews. It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs."
28She replied, "That's true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are given some crumbs from the children's plates."
29"Good answer!" he said. "And because you have answered so well, I have healed your daughter." 30And when she arrived home, her little girl was lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone.
Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man31Jesus left Tyre and went to Sidon, then back to the Sea of Galilee and the region of the Ten Towns. 32A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him. 33Jesus
led him to a private place away from the crowd. He put his fingers into
the man's ears. Then, spitting onto his own fingers, he touched the
man's tongue with the spittle.
34And looking up to heaven, he sighed and commanded, "Be opened!" 35Instantly the man could hear perfectly and speak plainly!
36Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news, 37for
they were completely amazed . Again and again they said, "Everything he
does is wonderful. He even heals those who are deaf and mute."
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James 2:1-10 THEME: GOOD WORKS
James 2
1My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim that you have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people more than others?
2For instance, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in shabby clothes. 3If
you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you
say to the poor one, "You can stand over there, or else sit on the
floor"--well, 4doesn't this discrimination show that you are guided by wrong motives?
5Listen
to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this
world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the
Kingdom he promised to those who love him? 6And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? 7Aren't they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear?
8Yes indeed, it is good when you truly obey our Lord's royal command found in the Scriptures: "Love your neighbor as yourself." 9But if you pay special attention to the rich, you are committing a sin, for you are guilty of breaking that law. 10And the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as the person who has broken all of God's laws.
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James 2:14-17
Faith without Good Deeds Is Dead14Dear
brothers and sisters, what's the use of saying you have faith if you
don't prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can't save anyone. 15Suppose you see a brother or sister who needs food or clothing, 16and
you say, "Well, good-bye and God bless you; stay warm and eat
well"--but then you don't give that person any food or clothing. What
good does that do?
17So
you see, it isn't enough just to have faith . Faith that doesn't show
itself by good deeds is no faith at all--it is dead and useless.
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Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers.
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