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Power, prestige and money -- the... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
Power, prestige and money -- the three great temptations of our day.
Among the feats for which... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
Among the feats for which Mohawks among the Native American population are known and widely-respecte
From her kitchen window, Mary... -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
From her kitchen window, Mary looked out at her garden and noted the squirrel cavorting around the e
The German language contains a... -- Romans 10:8b-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
The German language contains a word for which there is no comparable English equivalent: Gottesdiens
Corrie ten Boom, in her... -- Romans 10:8b-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
Corrie ten Boom, in her book, The Hiding Place, tells the story of one day of interrogation while in
A book that commends itself... -- Romans 10:8b-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
A book that commends itself purely on the basis of style, charm, wit and pure reasoning is I'm Dysfu
What does it mean to... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
What does it mean to be tested?
Remember your roots, offer your... -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
"Remember your roots, offer your fruits." Remembering roots is our link to the heritage we have w
A leader of a mainline... -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11 -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 1995
A leader of a mainline Protestant body deplored the problem of church closings in his denomination.
It often seems as if... -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
It often seems as if this old creedal formula from the people of Israel has no merit in the modern a
A teenager came home from... -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
A teenager came home from school announcing that she wished to travel with her class across country
And behold, now I bring... -- Deuteronomy 26:5-10 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
"And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which thou, O Lord, hast given me." (
The ugliness of open ingratitude... -- Deuteronomy 26:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
The ugliness of open ingratitude is graphically portrayed by the story of a young army captain who w
It is dangerously easy to... -- Romans 10:8b-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
It is dangerously easy to begin to assume that God is our personal possession.
Never was the adage that... -- Romans 10:8b-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
Never was the adage that confession is good for the soul so true as it was in the following fable en
A terribly heinous crime... -- Romans 10:8b-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
A terribly heinous crime was committed in a big city and the police had some good leads as to
I have a problem for... -- Romans 10:8b-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
I have a problem for you. It is an easy problem.
In his article, How to... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
In his article, "How to Handle Temptation," Dr. Smiley Blanton states:
The best way to drive... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
The best way to drive out the devil,if he will not yield to texts of Scripture,
You shall worship God alone... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
You shall worship God alone and serve God only. How easy that is to say!
Acid rain, toxic waste, pollution... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
Acid rain, toxic waste, pollution --all are common words in today's vocabulary.
Beware of people who quote... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
Beware of people who quote Scripture at you in order to upset your faith!
Jesus quotes the word of... -- Luke 4:1-13 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
Jesus quotes the word of God, "Man shall not live by bread alone." But we still succumb to the tempt
Self-contribution flows out of... -- Deuteronomy 26:5-10 -- First Sunday in Lent - C
Self-contribution flows out of a grateful heart.

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Are You Tempted To Be Offended? -- Luke 4:1-13 -- George L. Murphy -- First Sunday in Lent - C
Jesus is getting plenty of media coverage these days.

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Thomas Willadsen
Nazish Naseem
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George Reed
For July 6, 2025:
  • Who Is My Neighbor? by Tom Willadsen based on 2 Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Psalm 30.

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John Jamison
Object: This is a role play activity for the children.

Note: You will need an older volunteer to help with this activity. One option would be to find a teenager with some physical ability. If a teen is not available, an adult could be used instead. For simplicity here, I will refer to my older volunteer as “TOM”. You will also need to select three of your younger children to serve as volunteers in the story.

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Emphasis Preaching Journal

Mark Ellingsen
2 Kings 5:1-14
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Mark Ellingsen
Bonnie Bates
2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30
Naaman seeks healing. He travels hoping healing will come to him when he visits the king of Israel. Yet, healing does not come in that way. Rather healing comes through Elishah. Healing comes from believing and being cleansed in the River Jordan. Healing comes through Naaman’s faithfulness and through God’s grace. Psalm 30 also reminds us to seek healing; to seek God and God will heal and restore us. Do we believe that? Do we believe that God can bring healing?

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John E. Sumwalt
But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

When I visit your church for the first time, consider the possibility that I might be looking for a church home. I am a good-looking old guy, but I have gray hair and I dress down in the summer, so don’t be put off by my cargo shorts and tank top. Talk to me!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Damien and Ora grinned at each other in excitement. The time had come - at last! They'd been with the Leader for months and months, waiting for this moment. Not that it had felt much like training. They'd simply lived with the Leader, listening to his stories, hearing about the Kingdom, learning to get along really well with all the other people at Mission Headquarters. Now all seventy of them were ready, the spaceship had docked, and the Mission was about to begin. Ora was glad she'd been paired up with Damien again.

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James Evans
Stan Purdum
Carlos Wilton
(See Epiphany 6/Ordinary Time 6, Cycle B, and Easter 3, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

April Yamasaki
A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

Larry D. Powell
In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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