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<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT size=3><FONT size=4>Everything else follows from this
one verse:</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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<P><EM>it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom.</EM></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>Wow. God, for no other reason than it simply pleases God - delights God - for
this reason alone - God gives us the kingdom. No worries. So get over all your
anxiety, guilt, shame, unworthiness, wretchedness, etc., etc. You don't deserve
it, but God is giving it to you anyway - not because of who you are or what
you've done - but just because it tickles God no end to give it to you.</P>
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<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>David Ewart</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>- - - - -</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>...get out of the habit of thinking of
God's kingdom as some kind of line drawn around 'some place up there somewhere',
& instead, think of it, discern it as Jesus does: God's loving Rule in
action. God isn't into institutions or organisations, kingdoms of the sword, or
even the mind. Only a Rule of the heart. God's & ours. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/laterallyluke/LLK123240PENT10.html">http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/laterallyluke/LLK123240PENT10.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>Brian McGowan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>- - - - -</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>At the beginning of the Gospel, Jesus
refers again to the treasures in heaven that await us. Alongside the accounting
and judgement, there will also be the question - did you enjoy all that you were
given? Did you make time for all the good things God wanted you to experience?
Did you take it for granted? Did you share the good things I gave you on trust
with other people so that they could enjoy them too?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><FONT size=4></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.wellsprings.org.uk/weekly_wellsprings/year_c/sunday_19.htm">http://www.wellsprings.org.uk/weekly_wellsprings/year_c/sunday_19.htm</A></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><FONT size=4></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>- - - - -</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>we tend to be pre-occupied or even
obsessed with having "enough" money or resources on which to live,
<STRONG>heedless of the fact that things not only change rapidly but if we live
just worried about having "enough," our attention will be so diverted that we
don't recognize the beauty of the lilies of the field, or the arcing flight of a
bird.</STRONG> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.drbilllong.com/LectionaryII/Lk1232.html">http://www.drbilllong.com/LectionaryII/Lk1232.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><SPAN class=style1><FONT size=4>Bill Long
7/30/07</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><STRONG>- - - - -</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><STRONG>We need to gather up our garments,
like the Israelites just before the Passover in Exodus 12, who were so dressed
so that they could make a "quick getaway" when the Angel of Death passed over
their houses.</STRONG> The emphasis of the passage is that the master's coming
is certain but the timing of the coming is uncertain. Thus, be always
ready.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><STRONG><FONT
size=4></FONT></STRONG></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><A
href="http://www.drbilllong.com/LectionaryII/Lk1232II.html"><FONT
size=4>http://www.drbilllong.com/LectionaryII/Lk1232II.html</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><FONT size=4></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><SPAN class=style1>Bill Long
7/30/07</SPAN>, Part 2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><STRONG><FONT size=4>- - - -
-</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>The early Christian community expected his
return at any moment as King and Great Judge. Then, he would reward the faithful
(i.e., he would serve the servants). The heavenly wedding feast and the future
feast of the Kingdom were glimpsed in the Eucharist, where the Lord is fully
present and received by the faithful, but not as yet clearly seen. In this
parable, Luke telegraphed the ideal attitude of those who gathered for
fellowship on the Lord's Day: celebrate his presence (the heavenly banquet) and
actively await for his coming (the Kingdom feast) by serving each other.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/c/19-c/A-19-c.html">http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/c/19-c/A-19-c.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>Larry Broding </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>- - - - -</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>v40. "The Son of Man is coming at an
unexpected hour." The reference to the coming Son of Man alludes to Daniel 7:13,
the one who receives dominion and rule from the Ancient of Days. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4><A
href="http://www.lectionarystudies.com/studyg/sunday19cg.html">http://www.lectionarystudies.com/studyg/sunday19cg.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=module-header><FONT size=4>Bryan Findlayson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>- - - - -</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I doubt that there is anything I dislike more than waiting. It
may be that you can identify with me in my annoyance with waiting, especially
when it is prolonged awaiting someone’s arrival. Husbands sometimes come to
church in a mental “miff” because they have sat in the car, waiting for wife
and/or family to get out to the car. Wives can get upset waiting for their
husband to get home from work, especially if they have dinner in the oven
getting extra crispy or on the table getting cold. I was watching the news a
couple of weeks ago, during the ice storm, and much was made of the thousands
who were forced to spend a day or more in the airport, waiting for the weather
to clear and for the airline schedules to be untangled.</DIV>
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<P class=bodytext>Our culture is not inclined to wait, either. Think, for
example, of how many “fast food” restaurants there are in our city, as compared
with those which cook food the slow, old-fashioned way. TV dinners are the
solution for those who wish to eat at home, quickly. Credit cards have a great
appeal to us because we can buy the things we want without having to wait till
we have the cash to do so.</P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><A
href="http://bible.org/seriespage/way-wait-luke-1235-48">http://bible.org/seriespage/way-wait-luke-1235-48</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Bob Deffinbaugh<FONT size=3> </FONT></FONT><FONT
size=4></FONT></DIV>
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