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  • Paul Andrew avatar

    12th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A. Sparrow Stories.

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 26, 2023
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     | 2,269 views

    Several times the sparrow flew at the closed window and smacked itself into it, until it got so weak it could no longer fly; it only could walk.

    Pastor Don Friesen tells a fascinating story about a sparrow that somehow got into the rafters of St. Helen’s Parish Church in the English town of Brant Broughton. At the time of the intrusion, they were recording a guitar recital for later broadcast on the radio. The chirping bird didn’t exactly ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time- Get Behind Me, Satan

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 29, 2023
     | 1,362 views

    You tell the Lord you don’t want him to die, and he responds by calling you Satan.

    The book, Tigers in the Dark, tells about a time when all the electricity went out at a Barnum and Bailey Circus. There was total darkness at the circus. They had just started the act with the tiger trainer locked in a cage with several fierce Bengal tigers. The tigers could see the man - the man ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time- The Opening Up Of A Relational Space By Forgiveness.

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jan 11, 2022
     | 1,240 views

    Forgiveness is a conditional gift offered that opens a relational space that expects a reciprocal response.

    There used to be a sign in the Princeton University Book Store basement which said: "Love your enemies—it will drive them crazy." Clever but love of enemies and forgiving, commanded by Jesus in our Gospel this Sunday, is not hoping that the other person will change or trying to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Twenty-Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time- Yes Means No And No Means Yes.

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 21, 2023
     | 1,048 views

    Statistically, in St. Matthew’s Gospel, words and expressions which emphasize obedience, the doing of God’s will, are among his favorite.

    Nikos Kazantzakis was a tortured Greek writer who was constantly haunted by God. He once wrote of an experience he had when he climbed Mount Athos to visit a monk at a monastery. “Father Makarios,” he said to the old monk, “I remember that in your younger days you wrestled with the devil. Do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C: Divine Passives

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 3, 2025
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    How? By (1) being small; (2) daily fervent prayer (3) and knowing that God’s grace precedes and enables our good works, the (4) fourth is tapping into the “fulfillment formula” of God’s sovereignty by God’s divine passives.

    Walking or moving in the Opposite Spirit is a teaching from Saint Ignatius of Loyola, [Agere contra, Latin “to act against"]. This spiritual practice involves purposefully acting in the opposite direction of your natural inclinations to produce a positive spiritual resolve and result. So, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B: The Fellowship Of The Rings

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 1, 2024
     | 630 views

    When I was a young boy; My mama said to me; “There’s only one girl in the world for you; And she probably lives in Tahiti.”

    Marriage requires 4 types of "RINGS”:1 The Engagement Ring: The idea of Soulmates was first written about by a Greek playwright, the ancient equivalent of Hollywood.1 It’s a made-up romantic term meaning that there is only one person whom you are spiritually destined to marry. “Those ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year C - Parable Of The Supervising Servant

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 8, 2025
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    Jesus is coming for you when he is ready, not when you get ready.

    Our Gospel parable today of the Supervising Servant tells us that everybody has a day when we will be judged immediately after death, but the day and time is unspecified, and so Jesus is giving a series of admonitions saying to be prepared and vigilant. Jesus probably delivered the parable as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time- Year C: Suitable Explanation Of The Gospel

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 1, 2025
     | 374 views

    An encounter with Jesus Christ through Scripture, prayer, and friendly conversation

    You are among the seventy-two disciples Jesus appointed, and commissioned by your baptism, and confirmation to tell others that Jesus saves. The verb used is “apostle”: He literally “apostled” us into the world. The Church officially teaches in the National Statutes of OCIA that baptized ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Listen 1: "the Call To Cast" Series

    Contributed by Lynn Sims on Apr 28, 2025
     | 351 views

    Jesus doesn’t wait for perfect people. He walks right into our daily lives, invites us into something greater, and says, “Follow Me.”

    Fishing for Men - Series Listen #1: The Call to Cast Matthew 4:18–20 (KJV) 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Getting Free From The Nets Series

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 17, 2013
     | 6,061 views

    Dominant Thought: Jesus expects men to make His call to follow our highest priority - one that is evidenced by obedience to His will

    This week we celebrate the fact that we live in a great nation. I’m thankful for the freedoms that we enjoy – grateful to those who sacrificed so that we’d have them – and mindful that we can’t take any of that for granted. I’m thankful that we live in a land ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    An Appetite For God Series

    Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Nov 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,299 views

    Are you satisfied by an ordinary life or hungry for God?

    An appetite for godliness “What does God expect of me?” “How should a Christian act under pressure?” “Am I pleasing the Lord and honoring Him?” Answers to these questions can be found throughout the Bible, but there is one section of the Word, where Jesus Himself answers these questions and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Presentation Of Jesus

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Dec 20, 2020
     | 5,683 views

    God does extraordinary tings with ordinary people.

    The Presentation of Jesus Luke 2:20-40 We now come to the first Sunday after Christmas. This Sunday often sees a lull in attendance as people rest after all their Christmas preparations and celebrations. Christmas is but the beginning of Jesus’ earthly life. All the life of Jesus on earth is ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    May: My Month Of Supernatural Results

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 26, 2025
     | 432 views

    This month will not be ordinary because your God is not ordinary. He is the God of signs and wonders, and when you walk with Him, supernatural results follow naturally.

    MAY: MY MONTH OF SUPERNATURAL RESULTS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Jeremiah 32:27 "Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?" Supporting Texts: Luke 1:37, Job 42:2, Isaiah 55:11, Ephesians 3:20, Psalm 126:1–3 INTRODUCTION: The month of May ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Shepherds And Angels: Suddenly Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 1, 2020
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,210 views

    What happens when the Divine enters the ordinary?

    Rev Bradford Reaves Grace Community Church, Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com Watch this message on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XoQ2v6xn_tM Introduction We are here in the heart of the birth Narrative for Jesus. This is what we have spent the last few months. Yes, months. This is not something ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Life That Stands Through A Storm

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on May 6, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,063 views

    This is a message based on Jesus' parable of the Wise and foolish Builders. Anything less than Jesus Christ, and the word of God to build our lives on will fail us.

    *THE LIFE THAT STANDS THROUGH A STORM* Matthew 7:24-27 Dorn Ridge & York Manor February 26, 2012 (Perhaps a quarter of this message originated with another contributor.) INTRODUCTION: 1.) Jesus was the great illustrator, and one of the places this is clearly seen are in His parables. A.) ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ