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<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT size=3>THE FOLLOWING are SermonWriter materials for
<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">July 18</SPAN> (Proper 11C). They focus on the
Gospel lesson, <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Luke 10:38-42</SPAN>, the story
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PREACHING:</SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><SPAN>
</SPAN></SPAN></B>I never heard a sermon but what I got some good
out of it.<SPAN> </SPAN>However, I had some mighty close
calls.<SPAN> </SPAN>(Dr. Pierce Harris)</P><BR>
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</SPAN></B><SPAN>Passionate Spirituality</SPAN></P>
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SENTENCE:</SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN>Jesus calls us to passionate spirituality -- the practice of
faith with joy and enthusiasm.</SPAN>
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TO:</SPAN></FONT><BR><BR><FONT
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">TRUE
STORY:</SPAN></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">The great Leopold
Stokowski was conducting a dress rehearsal of Bach's "St. Matthew's
Passion," when he suddenly stopped and tapped for silence. He
waited for the auditorium to become perfectly still, and then he
said:</SPAN><BR><SPAN
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">"Well, I guess you
know the notes well enough. </SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">But the spirit is
lacking. </SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">I want each of you
to sit down tonight with your Bible</SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">and read St.
Matthew's account of the life of Christ. </SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">Try to grasp it
all. </SPAN></FONT><BR><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">Who knows --
perhaps that message is just what our listeners
need</SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">in a time of doubt
and despair. </SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">Then let's come
back to our performance</SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">and try to convey
to our audience</SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">the meaning and
inspiration of these sacred words."</SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">His comment
surprised the musicians, but they began picking up their instruments
and leaving. Many of them did as Stokowski had advised.
They went home and read the Gospel of Matthew from beginning to
end. They struggled to understand this man
Jesus.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,serif">The following
night, at the concert, they gave an inspired
performance.</SPAN></FONT><BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>