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When Michelle began her first... -- John 18:1--19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2007
When Michelle began her first year of college, she had a pretty good idea what truth was.
A pastor tells of a... -- John 18:1--19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2007
A pastor tells of a woman who participated in dramatic readings from the Passion during
While crawling into bed one... -- John 18:1--19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2007
While crawling into bed one night, I got bashed with a right hook. Stars twinkled. My
A couple of years ago... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
A couple of years ago, Geoff Smith set out to break the world record for the longest time being buri
Shad Hernandez, 23, a Navy... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
Shad Hernandez, 23, a Navy search-and-rescue swimmer, jumped from a Seahawk helicopter off the carri
For the past few years... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
For the past few years, my mother has been giving me limoge boxes for Christmas.
Every successful church needs a... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
Every successful church needs a pest. Mary is a faithful member of a large downtown urban church.
Our congregation was talking about... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
Our congregation was talking about buying video equipment so that we could continue to tape our serv
In the video series I... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
In the video series Wrestling With Angels, Lewis Smedes narrates a segment dealing with the s
In the late eighteenth century... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
In the late eighteenth century, Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, sent out a proclamation to G
O Henry's masterful tale, I... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 2001
O Henry's masterful tale, The Gift of the Magi recounts a story of sacrifice.
Clay Allison fought for the... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
Clay Allison fought for the South in the Civil War, was captured as a spy, and escaped, and may have
Our lesson encourages us to... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
Our lesson encourages us to not forsake the assembling together of believers.
In 1996 Shannon Lucid set... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
In 1996 Shannon Lucid set the record for the longest time an American has spent in orbit.
A girl of sixteen, the... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
A girl of sixteen, the oldest in a large, motherless family, lay dying.
A group of soldiers were... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
A group of soldiers were talking about the value of religion in a person's life.
She was one of those... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
She was one of those five-year-old girls that beamed life.
Jamie was a pastor's nightmare... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
Jamie was a pastor's nightmare. She often pointed out the faults of others.
The author of Hebrews valued... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1998
The author of Hebrews valued encouragement!
A young high school junior... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
A young high school junior said to his friends one day, "When I die I want all of you to wear bright
Many denominations, and consequently congregations... -- Hebrews 10:1-25 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Many denominations, and consequently congregations within them, have the tradition of maintaining a
One late afternoon in Florence... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
One late afternoon in Florence, we got caught in a terrific downpour and found ourselves seeking ref
When I lift my heart... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
When I lift my heart in prayer,Uttering forth my every care --
Death, thou wast once an... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Death, thou wast once an uncouth hideous thing, Nothing but bones,
Have you ever traveled on... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - C -- 1995
Have you ever traveled on a highway and suddenly, out of nowhere, three crosses appear?

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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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2 Kings 5:1-14
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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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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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