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From: Ann <<A href="mailto:akhfontaine@gmail.com">akhfontaine@gmail.com</A>><br>
Sent: Sat, Oct 16, 2010 10:59 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Propertalk] Gospel sermon bits for October 17 - Part 6<br>
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<div>It is not about that kind of faith (personal faith in God) but about faith that justice will prevail - not to lose heart<br>
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On Oct 16, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Joe Parrish <<A href="mailto:JoeParrish@compuserve.com"><A href="mailto:JoeParrish@compuserve.com">JoeParrish@compuserve.com</A></A>> wrote:<br>
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<div><FONT size=4>If we must stick with the lectionary, here is my hardest question: <EM>Is Jesus tying faith to our persistence? </EM>In the Healing of the Ten Lepers, Jesus ties faith to gratitude, but persistence and gratitude are both actions initiated by the individual. Given my particular theological slant, I have a hard time seeing faith as the result of the action of an individual and not the sole action of God. </FONT></div>
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<div><FONT size=4><A href="http://thehardestquestion.org/yearc/ordinary29gospel/" target=_blank></A><A href="http://thehardestquestion.org/yearc/ordinary29gospel/" target=_blank><A href="http://thehardestquestion.org/yearc/ordinary29gospel/" target=_blank>http://thehardestquestion.org/yearc/ordinary29gospel/</A></A></FONT></div>
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<div><FONT size=4>Russell Rathbun, 2010 </FONT></div>
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