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How can we sinners know... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 2008
How can we sinners know our sins on earth forgiven?
Among the apostles, the one... -- John 18:1--19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 2008
Among the apostles, the one absolutely stunning success was Judas, and the one
A particular church's practice was... -- John 18:1--19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 2008
A particular church's practice was to read the gospel account of Jesus' crucifixion from
Before the season of Lent... -- John 18:1--19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 2008
Before the season of Lent began, the worship committee decided they would hold a
Gambling, once restricted to Nevada... -- John 18:1--19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 2008
Gambling, once restricted to Nevada, Jersey City, racetracks, and back-room gaming
Community organizers work in a... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
Community organizers work in a variety of environments.
Clem and Irene were brother... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
Clem and Irene were brother and sister.
In 1939, a professor from... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
In 1939, a professor from Germany left Union Seminary in New York to return to war-torn Germany.
We all want our churches... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
We all want our churches to grow spiritually and numerically.
Once, and that was enough... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
Once, and that was enough for me, I observed a mob in action.
Once the damage was done... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
Once the damage was done, Judas couldn't reverse it, any more than we can put toothpaste back in the
Mark Twain had a bit... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
Mark Twain had a bit of advice for those who spend a lot of time tracing their family tree.
Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 2002
Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged and sentenced to death by crucifixi
Ron is naturally cheerful. His... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
Ron is naturally cheerful. His smile lights up any room he enters.
Garrett is only eight years... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
Garrett is only eight years old, yet he "provoked" a community of a quarter million people "to love
The Associated Press reported on... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
The Associated Press reported on Don Gorske's love of Big Macs, the well-known sandwich available at
Good Friday is misnamed. It... -- Hebrews 10:16-25 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
"Good Friday" is misnamed.
Baseball is a great team... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
Baseball is a great team game.
The congregation entered the church... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
The congregation entered the church that Good Friday not quite knowing what to expect.
Kirsty Duncan recently headed an... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
Kirsty Duncan recently headed an expedition to Longyearbyen, a tiny mining town in Svalbard, a huge
His name was Harlan Sanders... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1999
His name was Harlan Sanders. It is hardly a household name outside of his home state of Kentucky.
A new plant supervisor on... -- Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 -- Good Friday - A -- 1996
A new plant supervisor on Grace Under Fire introduced himself to the day crew by reading a prepared
Pretend, for a few minutes... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1996
Pretend, for a few minutes, that you and your friends were present during those final hours of Jesus
GethsemaneIn the garden... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1996
GethsemaneIn the garden that night, Jesus prayed,"Not my will, but yours be done."
The crucifixion seemed to many... -- John 18:1-19:42 -- Good Friday - A -- 1996
The crucifixion seemed to many to mark the utter defeat of Jesus.

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John Jamison
Object: This is a role play activity.

Note: You will need to select six children to play roles in this activity. If you have a smaller group, you might ask some older youth or even adults to play the parts of the two attackers and the man being attacked. I will give suggestions for how they can play their roles, but feel free to help your children make the story as fun and memorable as you can. I have used boys and girls in the various roles, but you can change those however you want to change them.

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Dean Feldmeyer
Katy Stenta
Thomas Willadsen
Christopher Keating
George Reed
Mary Austin
Nazish Naseem
For July 13, 2025:
  • Samaritans Among Us by Dean Feldmeyer based on Acts 2:1-21. Samaritans were despised and dismissed by the original audience who first heard Jesus tell this parable. Who are the Samaritans in our lives and how does this parable apply today?
  • Second Thoughts: The Helpers by Katy Stenta based on Amos 7:7-17.

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Frank Ramirez
I say, “You are gods,
    children of the Most High, all of you;
nevertheless, you shall die like mortals
    and fall like any prince….”
(vv. 6-7)

There have been any number of brother-sister acts that achieved a measure of fame. Take the Carpenters, famed for their singing, musicianship, and songwriting skills. Also worthy of mention are John and Joan Cusack who have acted together in over sixteen films.

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Wayne Brouwer
An ancient legend tells of a remote mountain village where people used to send their senior citizens out into the woods to die. The villagers had an eye to the future; they felt that those beyond a certain age would only slow down progress or use up valuable resources to no economically profitable end. Those who reached a certain age weren’t “put out to pasture” or “put out of their misery”; they were simply put out of other people’s way.
Mark Ellingsen
Bill Thomas
Frank Ramirez
Amos 7:7-17 and Psalm 82
The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is more than 2,700 feet high—over half a mile tall. It has 160 floors and is twice as tall as the Empire State Building in New York City. It is home to the world’s fastest elevator which reaches speeds of forty miles an hour. The Burj Khalifa also hosts the world’s highest outdoor observation deck (on the 124th floor) and the world’s highest swimming pool (on the 76th floor).

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Mabel hummed a familiar hymn tune as she made her way to church. She always enjoyed her Sunday morning walk. It was one of the few times she felt safe to walk alone through the inner city, for she knew nobody would be up at 7.45 in the morning. Today was a particularly beautiful morning, with blue sky, warm sunshine, and the song of a few intrepid blackbirds who still inhabited the city.

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James Evans
Often, a distinction is made between the pastoral or priestly work of the church and the prophetic work. Pastoral care has to do with the care of souls, the offering of comfort in times of loss. The priestly character of pastoral work seeks to mediate the presence of God to those who are hurting.

Schuyler Rhodes
Trusting is never easy. Even in the best of relationships, people step into trust slowly. There is wariness -- questioning -- worry. What happens if trust is betrayed? What if this doesn't work? Sometimes it's like a dance. We step in and out of trust, moving to the rhythms of fear. For many, the routine is achingly familiar. Indeed, it's not easy to trust.
John Jamison
It was back in the days when the railroad was the most common mode of transportation. There were automobiles, and some airplanes, but the steam locomotive was the way most folks traveled and the way that most of the goods were distributed around the country. After dinner, people sat in the drawing room and listened to the radio programs, fading in and out from some faraway location, over the magical broadcasting signal.
Robert Leslie Holmes
Not many tourists to Washington, D.C., look for the Federal Bureau of Standards offices. It's the Capitol and the White House, the Supreme Court Building or the Smithsonian most of us want to see when we go there. Yet, at the Bureau of Standards offices something very important is stored, something that impacts your life and mine every single day. Have you ever bought the materials for a new project? When you did, most likely you purchased so many inches or feet or yards. Or, you stopped to buy gasoline for your car and purchased it at a certain price per gallon.
David O. Bales
I have the two best jobs in the world. I teach social studies at Leon Griffith Junior High School (a fairly small junior high) and I am Sunday School Superintendent at Calvary Presbyterian Church (an enormous church school). Each job is my vocation. I tell people that at school they'll find my room where the halls cross. At church they can look but probably won't find me. I'll be in someone's classroom. At each job I practice what I most deeply believe: it's how you see the world that determines how you respond to it. I'll give you an example, actually, two examples.
Erskine White
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed,
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!
(Stuart K. Hine)

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