[Propertalk] Fw: SermonWriter materials for (June 14) Proper 6B, Mark 4:26-34

[john edgar]

I think Barclay was on to something.  I think community support and involvement is important, but for me faith is an individual journey.  I'm very minimalist; loving kindness and seeking justice - community; walking humbly with God - me.

John Edgar
Corner Brook, NL
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  From: Brian Hazard 
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  re: Barclay's first statement; I agree with Ann.  We enter in community and from community.

  Does Barclay not mix his parables just a bit in the later analysis -- it sounds much like the parable of the sower to me?

  Ann Fontaine wrote: 
    Seems that Jesus did not say any such thing -- it was all or nothing for him -- mostly addressed his words to "you" plural -- not singular.  I wonder if we have become too singular in our faith journey just like the stories in the book _Bowling Alone_ 

    Ann 

    On Jun 8, 2009, at 7:46 AM, Joe Parrish wrote: 


      People do not enter the kingdom in crowds; they must enter as individuals; for the moment of entry is the personal and individual acceptance of the will of God.  That is why the growth of the mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds, into a tree symbolizes the kingdom.  That is why, if a person is placed in an environment which is hostile or indifferent to the claims of God, he must not regard it as something to regret and resent, but as a privilege and a challenge to be the tiny seed from which the kingdom grows. 

      The Beatitudes and the Lord's Prayer for Everyman, William Barclay 





    Ann Fontaine c3 
    Lander, Wyoming 


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